The World Cup is just around the corner and Macclesfield preseason training has been in full flow in preparation for the new challenge of life In NC 2 The team are incredibly lucky to be involved in two exciting events next week, on Tuesday night the team host a regional team from the Chicago area who are on tour to support the USA. This is the first time that the women’s team have had a pre-season friendly so hosting a touring team from the USA makes it doubly exciting. Team manager Liz Jarratt commented, “We’re very excited to be hosting an International touring team, especially within this World Cup window. It should be an exciting start to our season – I hope we can get a crowd down to see an excellent game of Women’s rugby.” Kick off is 7.00pm.
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Then on Thursday, members of the Canadian coaching staff and squad will be delivering a session to the women’s team, which is a fantastic opportunity for them to engage in the practices of an elite rugby team and gain an insight into this world. Members of the junior girls’ section have also been invited to watch the session and gain an insight into elite-level sport. Canada is a team which is more than capable of reaching this year’s final, so it should be another exciting night. One of the Canadian players to watch out for over the next month is flanker 26-year-old Sophie de Goede, who captained Canada to the semi-finals of the World Cup in 2022 and is one of the stars of the PWR. The Macclesfield team will be supporting Canada in their second match against Wales on the 30th of August, over at Sale.
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The team currently train on Tuesday nights from 6:45pm to 8:00pm and are always on the lookout for new players, whatever level of experience. If you or anyone you know wants to give rugby a go, then come on down on a training night, pop along to a match or contact the team via social media or WomensXV@maccrugby.co.uk
