Source: Lark Atkin-Davies backs girls’ sport after rugby World Cup win – BBC News
Rugby star Lark Atkin-Davies has recalled how the help she received during her school years in Herefordshire turned her into the player she is today.
Atkin-Davies was part of the Red Roses squad that celebrated World Cup glory after England beat Canada in the final at Twickenham at the weekend.
Speaking to BBC Hereford & Worcester, she said it was “so important” that girls had the same access to sport that she enjoyed.
Just days after England’s win, she said she was still “on cloud nine” and had spent 48 hours celebrating, and it had not yet sunk in.
The former Worcester Valkyries champion said she had to hold back tears going into the Allianz Stadium in Twickenham, because of the sheer numbers of fans.
