World in Their Hands: The Story of the First Women’s Rugby World Cup
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‘A hilarious, thoroughly interesting and endearing read about those who paved the way for women’s rugby today. One of the best rugby stories in history – men’s or women’s – told perfectly’ – Jessica Hayden, The Times
‘A remarkable and inspirational story’ – Sarah Mockford, Rugby World
‘Thomas has done brilliantly to unearth a treasure trove of im-portant stories from those who have made women’s rugby what it is today. An extraordinary, empowering and truly engaging read’ – Fiona Tomas, The Telegraph
‘An uplifting and outstanding effort to tell the story of the amazing pioneers behind the 1991 World Cup. This is a story that deserved its own spot-light and Martyn has done a terrific job in bringing it all together’ – Ali Donnel-ly, Scrumqueens
World in their Hands recounts the remarkable events that led to a group of friends from London staging the inaugural Women’s Rugby World Cup in 1991. The tournament was held just 13 years after teams from University College London and King’s contested a match that helped cata-lyse the growth of the women’s game in the UK. The organisers overcame nu-merous obstacles before, during and after the World Cup, including ingrained mi-sogyny, motherhood, a recession, the Gulf War and the collapse of the Soviet Union.
This book is a celebration of female achievement in the face of ad-versity. It is not only the account of a group of inspirational women who planted their flag in turf previously reserved for men, but of their peers and the genera-tions before them who reshaped the idea of what it means to be a woman, find-ing acceptance and friendship on boggy rugby pitches. At the time, with the men’s game tying itself up in knots about professionalism and South Africa, these women were a breath of fresh air. Three decades on, their achievements deserve to be highlighted to a wider audience.
Martyn Thomas
Martyn Thomas is a freelance sports journalist who works with World Rugby as an editorial consultant. He has written extensively about the history of the women’s Rugby World Cup for World Rugby and for Rugby World. Having begun his career at The Guardian and worked as rugby editor for ESPN, he has also written for RugbyPass, Mirror Online, Eurosport, Sport360 and the official Rugby World Cup 2019 match programmes.
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