#rwc25

Support women’s sports! There are still teams playing in this World Cup where they are not “professional” players or they are at risk of losing the professional status ie they do not have paid full-time contracts. By watching the games you are showing that there is demand and that the players deserve contracts

It’s so unbelievably gay! Yes even gayer than football/soccer with at least 188 out of 512 players being openly queer (unofficial just based on obvious statements in the media/they've publicly dated women) with 3 teams (England, Italy, Scotland) having a majority of players being queer. So if you get a crush on some players you’re not ruled out (I support your delusions) and not to reduce the players to their looks but they are all very attractive

It’s a honestly a great sport! What’s not to love about watching 15 players on each team run into each other with an egg shaped ball? Okay but seriously there’s a bit of everything and the pace of the game means you can actually watch what’s happening in real time without the need for specific slowed down camera angles. There’s a real mix of skills and tactics played such as the strength needed in scrums to kicks up and down the pitch to throws in from the sideline where they literally launch players into the air to catch the ball. It’s an exciting sport through and through (also what other sport has such funny position names like tight-head, loose-head, hooker yes that’s a real position, flanker, and lock)

It’s better than American football! Yes I’m purposefully rage baiting my US American friends with this one BUT you can only fight me on this IF you watch a couple of games of the tournament. Listen I’ve watched some NFL games and it’s just boring to me, plus I’m not local enough to any of the teams to get invested that way. From start to finish a match will only take up 2hrs of your time so you don’t even have to commit your whole day!

The players are very personable! You’ve got icons like Ilona Maher, Meg Jones, and Rhona Lloyd to name just a few. They’re very active on social media beyond just posting about their sport; they’re into fashion, some do crochet, or tiktok trends, DITLs, and just generally muck about online—it’s very easy to like them

It’s pretty inclusive of body types! If you’re tired of not seeing people that look like you play sports then let me tell you rugby could be the sport that scratches that itch. Sort of scrawny? Look at the wingers. You’re stocky/strong? Well you might just belong on the front row. You’re a bit lanky and taller than all your mates? You’ll always have a place among the backs <3. All body shapes and sizes are valued and play a crucial role

I want to talk to people about this! It’s a World Cup it literally only happens once every 4 years and I just want to chat with people about it lol. It’s being hosted in England this time so pretty central in terms of world timezones and if not you can just watch the highlights online/on social media

This week was crazy. Like I believed in our team and I was surprised from commenters and pundits by how few seemed to understand this Team Canada's style, drive, and persistence. Like, I know the Black Ferns are THAT team, always have been and always will be, but like Canada, this year, is so unique and so freaking capable! I didn't think we were viewed as such "underdogs" after ranking 2nd overall worldwide this year and been winning every game just like the Ferns have been so far. No one ever pays attention to Canada, ha!

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This weekend was wild! I had an excellent time at the watch party, met new friends to watch future matches. A few of them suggested going to the local uni rugby matches to support the women's team so I'm def jazzed about that! And then yesterday the Fever forced a Game 5 in the WBNA semi-finals which is just crazy!

It was SUCH a good game and like, I just didn't want a blow out and it was not that. It was a hard, sustained fight by both sides and it's clear that the England team and the experience and the strength needed to win. They were the clear winner BUT Canada was the clear contender to make them work for that win and it was beautiful.

And then to top it off the attending crowd was just under 82,000! A world record it's the second highest attendance for a rugby game in BOTH woman and men leagues!

So this year I think really brought new eyes to the women's game and I think that'll continue. The news definitely hit the airwaves here in Canada and we had a famous musician from a beloved Canadian band, The Tragically Hip, help promote another fundraising initiative with these sweet rugby jerseys that are already sold out. That's fantastic!