The US claims that the opening match of the Women’s Rugby World Cup on Friday will spark an upset over England in Sunderland.
Redborough has lost once to the US, their first encounter in the 1991 World Cup final, and is a pre-tournament favorite.
But they want to make a statement as they stand on the side of the Eagles, confused the party and turn their eyes to reach the semi-finals.
“I don’t think it’s a challenge. I think it’s a great opportunity to really showcase what we’ve been working on and create a name for ourselves,” Captain Kate Zachary told ESPN.
“So we go into that game thinking we have a chance to win. Clearly, if we don’t win the goal, we’re going to win a lot of small wins. The UK has a monster mall. Can we shut it down?
After a dominant campaign in 2022 and falling to 10th place worldwide, the US is desperate for success, shaking the tag “Sleeping Giant”.
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Ortiz: There is no better place to host the World Cup than the UK
USA Scrum Half Olivia Ortiz shares excitement about facing England in the opening match of the 2025 Women’s Rugby World Cup.
“We’re built to do great things, I want you to get out of here and everyone’s rewards for them actually giving it everything,” Zachary said.
“We ideally walk away with hardware, but if we’re high without anything else, we’re back in America and everyone thinks we’re really a great power. The huge sleeping people haven’t spoken for years.”
The game’s biggest star, Ilona Maher, said she knows she doesn’t have enough 80 minutes of performance, starting with an outside centre that will face the UK.
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“We’re starting very strong in some of these games and in the first half,” Maher told ESPN. “That’s how we keep that momentum going. I think (opposed) Britain will be around forever. You can’t slide with them.”
Scrum half Olivia Ortiz said he wanted to bring an explosive, offensive style of rugby into the tournament along with players such as fly half McKenzie Hawkins, Maher and Winger Blue Matitega.
“We want to play really fast tempo games and that physical game, and when the space opens, we want to kick and use them and regain the pressure on the opponents,” Ortiz told ESPN.
“Whether that’s through our executions, our passes, our kicks.