RFU unveils plan to boost women’s game and build on England’s World Cup win

<ul><li><p>Strategy includes back-to-back World Cup triumphs</p></li><li><p>Other targets include 3 million fans and £60m in revenue</p></li></ul><p>The Rugby Football Union has promised to “keep its foot on the gas” after unveiling an ambitious five-year action plan to build on the momentum of <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2025/sep/29/england-rugby-road-to-world-cup-2025-glory-in-pictures">the Red Roses’ Women’s Rugby World Cup victory</a>.</p><p>The strategy, called Every Rose: Our Time, includes the goal of becoming the first England team to win back-to-back Rugby World Cups, and getting <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2025/sep/28/england-women-rugby-world-cup-final-celebrations">100,000 women and girls playing the game</a> across the country by 2030, up from the 60,000 who participate now.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2025/oct/06/england-women-rugby-world-cup-rfu-action-plan-strategy-fans-revenue">Continue reading...</a>