A daring new Ladies’s Rugby World Cup trophy has been unveiled on the day which marks 100 days to go to the 2025 World Cup’s opening match the place England will play the USA in Sunderland.
Revealed at an occasion at London’s Battersea Energy Station reside on the BBC and in entrance of followers and members of the media, the arrival of the game’s greatest match in England is gathering tempo with more tickets now available to buy.
Crafted in sterling silver and plated with 24-carat gold, the newly designed trophy fuses historical past and future by retaining the long-lasting twin handles of the unique prize whereas introducing a smooth, oval silhouette, with names of previous champions engraved on its base acknowledging the trailblazers who’ve formed the sport.
The world map etched into the floor symbolises the sport’s common attain, celebrating the nations which have competed on the Rugby World Cup stage and the brand new stars who will carry the sport ahead.
Former World Cup champions and legends of the sport have been concerned within the trophy’s design course of, together with Rachael Burford, Gill Burns, Monalisa Codling, Katy Daley-McLean, Fiao’o Fa’amausili, Sarah Hunter, Farah Palmer, Anna Richards, and Melodie Robinson.
There’s unstoppable momentum constructing in England with a document 300,000 tickets already snapped up, greater than double the whole attendance from three years in the past in New Zealand, and a further wave of tickets released to coincide with the trophy reveal and 100 days to go.
The brand new trophy will now embark on a three-week tour of the eight host locations throughout England all through Could and June, setting off from London, earlier than persevering with to Brighton & Hove, Exeter, Bristol, Northampton, Manchester, York and ending in Sunderland.
More tickets go on general sale at this time on a primary come, first served foundation, together with well-liked matches such because the opening encounter between England and the USA at Sunderland’s Stadium of Gentle.
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