Woman who was only girl in the boys team became a success
Emily Rudge wants to see more opportunities for the next generation
12:05, 4 MAY 2021
Emily Rudge who plays for St Helen s Women team and is looking to play in her fourth Rugby League World Cup later this year. Picture Jason Roberts (Image: Photo by Jason Roberts)
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England rugby league captain Emily Rudge is relishing her sport’s surge in profile (Martin Rickett/PA)
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From hordes of screaming fans to seemingly endless requests for autographs and photos, England women’s rugby league captain Emily Rudge has had first-hand experience of the adulation her sport can offer.
Unfortunately for Rudge, her brief taste of rock-star treatment occurred almost 10,000 miles away in Papua New Guinea, during her team’s three-match Test tour to the rugby league-mad nation at the end of 2019.