Former England and Saracens Women’s rugby player Maggie Alphonsi visited Halifax RUFC to meet the resident women’s team and take them through a training session.
Former England flanker, Alphonsi is one of the biggest names in English Women’s rugby. A pivotal member of the Women’s Rugby World Cup 2014 winning England side and earned 70 caps during her international career. Although, Alphonsi also understands the value of grassroots rugby in nurturing the next generation of women’s rugby players, and visited Halifax RFC to pass on some of her experience and advice.
During her visit to Halifax RUFC, Alphonsi spoke about the current health of English rugby, both at grassroots and elite level. Alphonsi also spoke about the positive impact Rio 2016 will have on rugby, helping to continue the development of Women’s rugby.
