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GBXVs: Pioneers of Women's Rugby

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GBXVs: Pioneers of Women's Rugby

Name: GBXVs: Pioneers of Women's Rugby
Uploaded: 2026-05-29T08:50:44.000Z
Duration: 4 min 38 s
Description: Ahead of the first-ever Lions Women’s Tour to New Zealand in 2027, we spoke to some of the Great Britain Women’s rugby team, who played in the first women’s international rugby match on UK shores four decades ago, on how they paved the way for the modern game. This is their story. Find out more: https://www.lionsrugby.com/en/news/great-britain-xvs-the-story-of-rugbys-pioneers

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Great Britain Women's Rugby Team British & Irish Lions

Ahead of the first-ever Lions Women’s Tour to New Zealand in 2027, we spoke to some of the Great Britain Women’s rugby team, who played in the first women’s international rugby match on UK shores four decades ago, on how they paved the way for the modern game.

This is their story.

Find out more: lionsrugby.com/en/news/great-britain-xvs-the-story-of-rugbys-pioneers

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Ahead of the first-ever Lions Women’s Tour to New Zealand in 2027, we spoke to some of the Great Britain Women’s rugby team, who played in the first women’s international rugby match on UK shores four decades ago, on how they paved the way for the modern game.

This is their story.

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