Rugby Journalist and Digital Sport Editor at The Times, Jessica Hayden, has announced that she will be writing a book about England Women’s Rugby National Team, The Red Roses.
The book is set to document the current England Women’s squad and also “give readers exclusive insight with unparalleled access to the players, coaches and support staff,” according a tweet from Hayden.
I am thrilled to announce that I am writing a book about the Red Roses!
The book documents the current England women’s rugby team and gives readers exclusive insight with unparalleled access to the players, coaches and support staff.
— Jessica Hayden (@_JessHayden) March 22, 2023
Quoted on the publishers website, the freelance rugby presenter says: “I am delighted to be writing such an important book about the England women’s rugby team. I hope that this book can be enjoyed by everyone who appreciates high-performance sport, regardless of their prior interest in women’s rugby.”
Birlinn has acquired the rights to publish the book for their Arena Sport imprint of World Rights including audio and Jamie Harris from Arena Sport says: “We’re really excited to be bringing Jessica Hayden on board and expanding our women’s sport list. With the last World Cup putting Women’s Rugby firmly on the map, it’s long past time the players were given the spotlight in their own words. Jessica has been right at the heart of the action as a commentator, columnist and presenter, making her the perfect person to tell this amazing story.”
Sue Day, Chief Operations Officer and chief financial officer at the RFU is quoted on the Birlin website: “This book will provide a record of the Red Roses and their achievements. Jess will document the team’s record through her passionate writing which will be an important tool building up to the 2025 World Cup. This is huge for the women’s game which, like many women’s sports, lacks records. This will be an important resource for those reading and learning about the game in the future.”
The Red Roses is scheduled for publication in Spring 2024.
In January 2019, England’s Red Roses became the first fully-professional women’s rugby team in the world.
They won the Women’s Rugby World Cup in 1994 and 2014, and have been runners-up on five other occasions. Last year, they came close to winning the 2021 (played in 2022) Rugby World Cup after an agonizing 34-31 loss to New Zealand.
The Red Roses will host the Rugby World Cup in 2025.
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