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The Women of the Sutton & Epsom ladies RFC are at the top of their game, after he had just won the championship and promoted, for the second year in a row after a long unbeaten run in this competition.

participation in women's rugby is growing rapidly in the UK with the Rugby Football Union (RFU) is planning to 100,000 women and girls involved in the Sport in England.

For some, it is the physical Training, and others are drawn from The Social side, but the appeal of The Game is something that all players Feel .

Jo Evans to attack on the wings", The initial feeling of scoring a try is like You 're under water," says Sutton & Epsom's Jo Evans .

" If You break down the defense and put The Ball down over the white line, it is not so, as they come up for air, and You can hear your team around You , The Feeling that You got the points. "

after a comprehensive win against Streatham-Croydon ladies, Beth Evans (right) leads her team off the field Captain Beth Evans white, it is important to trust in your own abilities and confidence in fellow team-mates and coaching staff, but also to enjoy it.

"Rugby for me is the sense of unified purpose, which, along with training hard and pushing each other forward," says Evans.

"is It allowed for me to fit, as I Am , with my strengths and weaknesses. I Am one of Four Sisters who play on The Team ; I've always been seen as unsuitable, bigger sister, but rugby has a position for all shapes and sizes.

In the mid-term, The Women huddle together for a team talk, "It has helped me find stronger, more fearless, and in The Process , a fantastic new family, the friends, the a crucial part in My Life .

"regardless of what is situated the says, I was taught to never give up, hit harder, push You to run faster and faster. "

The Club itself is one of the oldest active rugby clubs in England, founded in 1881, although The Women -was team-designed, 17 years ago, when Three Women who had played, approached at the University of Leeds, The Chairman with the idea.

For The First 10 years or so, The Team has only managed a team of 15 on a weekly basis with The Number of players immerse themselves to only four in 2014.

But a handful of women and coaches were determined to rebuild, so that the under-18 girls were able to continue to play into adulthood. The recruitment started with the absolute beginners and newcomers to the Sport make up the bulk of The Team , and this was often reflected in the results, the a 66-0 defeat to Reading Abbey .

followed by any amount of hard work, and at the end of the same season, The Game finished in a 14-14 draw.

Fast Forward to today and the ladies team has More Than 50 active players with at least 160, when the under-15 and under-18 girls teams.

Jenna Parsons is a long-standing member of The Team , and for The First time played, as it is by Six Women , the on The Books .

Jenna Parsons in the mid-term of the bad weather, " That season was probably one of the most difficult, but it was the season that The Team really well, and formed and began to Form what we now provide," says Parsons.

"I Am grateful that we continue to grow, despite the loss corresponds to. It is a Sport that welcomes people from all walks of life. No matter your gender, age, experience, ability, fitness Level or knowledge, it is always a place in a rugby club. "

in the same way As The First team, there is now a second team and a very healthy youth team, to ensure that new players can participate on many levels and help return from injury.

"also, It is great that we play now in a time where we start girls in The Team have convinced their male Partner, because with her new-found love for The Game ," adds Parsons.

"The increased recognition of women's rugby, it is, of course, a large Driving Force for our success. It's onwards and upwards from here. "

Elle Ross is one of those that The Team in a relatively short period of time, in spite of the from their point of view, not a "sporty person" and not having played a team Sport since leaving school ten years ago.

Elle Ross is new to the Sport "I'll never forget turning up for my first night in training: I wore overalls, to remind the people that I was ready for contact but still managed to come home with huge bruises, and I cried each time I received The Ball , because I had no idea what to do," says Ross.

"But I got 'The Bug ', The First Tuesday evening and have not regretted it since.

"I'm proud to say, I'm now on The Team sheet for the majority of first-team games as well as the second team. It is an absolute whirlwind.

"First and foremost, it's helped with my anxiety, because it teaches You to switch off. You can not worry about what You look like or what You are doing, just focus on the now A perfect break for an overactive mind. "

of course, a contact Sport is, The Game is not without risks.

in Front of all of the games there is a steady stream of players heading to see Sutton & Epsom four sports therapists, who between them span three evening clinics and games on the weekend.

Physio Sophie Ward at work in The Treatment room before The Game , "In the ladies' squad, there are some that require ankle and knee strapping for a bit of extra support Following bumps and sprains earlier in the season," says physio Sophie Ward .

"There were a couple of broken bones and head injuries, the latter came to our concussion list with a return-to-play are carefully managed; and it is always a good bit of muscle soreness with The Request for deep-tissue-massage,

"But I can't say I've noticed any difference between women and men on game days. In fact, the only one I can think of is that the ladies locker room smells a whole lot nicer!"

Verity Brooker in The Treatment room before a game, Winger Verity Brooker know what is a long-term injury, such as after a rupture of the anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) suffered in The Last year, and on top of that, she was in The Final stages of their studies. But seven months later, with the support of the physio Teams and a lot of hard work, she was back in action.

"It is a violation, which is a long, slow recovery, and without the proper rehab, it is a High Risk of rerupture," says Brooker.

"I couldn't wait to come back, but the consultants are reluctant to play faster than your deadline, and rightly so.

"I worked really hard on it, to do everything possible to rebuild my muscles, relearning How To use the knee and refinement of my skills again. If the physio properly, can be in The Timeline in different ways.

"My first game back, I was really nervous, but then I thought back to me, I worked hard, built muscle, and it is a good workout, plus it was an accident, so there's just as much chance to do my other knee really. I'm still at work, but I'm on a positive path, to get me back To My full potential. "

Scrum-half white Louise Darby to fight as it is back from the injury to not play if You were told after the restructuring, from a severe skiing accident, You would be able to contact sports again.

Louise Darby back in the Number Nine shirt after injury "Rugby first caught my eye at the University; the speed and strength of The Game and the cohesion of The Team sports were first, what attracted me," says Darby.

"I lived and breathed rugby while playing for Loughborough first XV, where I go to some friends, team-mates, I've seen You play and captain their respective countries. "

after their injury, Darby played Aussie Rules Football (AFL) and has represented Great Britain for five years. While participating in the AFL trials which were held in Sutton & Epsom floor, stayed up to watch The International rugby on TV and got in conversation with the members.

"I promised to come to a training and here I Am , Six Weeks later," says Darby.

"I can't tell You how happy I Am You have to, drew the Number Nine shirt at the sports I had been once told that I would never play again. So, it is rugby in the winter and AFL in the summer for me for the foreseeable Future . "

"The Feeling when You break through and be on The Ball down Panic - the small voice say in her head," don 'T drop 'the'", Jayne Meadows . "Then, once You get The Ball down, it turns To Joy - to stand, and You can see your team-mates will fly at You with a smile on their faces. It is The Best feeling ever. "The Team is coached by Nick Harris who has played The Game since he was Six Years old, but got into coaching when his son, The Game started to play.

"I love The Challenge of trying to pass on my knowledge and experience in a pleasant and inspiring way and jumped at the opportunity to coach The Women 's team when it was established three years ago," says Harris .

Nick Harris prepares his team for the second half

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