The Women's Rugby World Cup 2025 will run from 22 August to 27 September and will feature 16 teams for the first time since 2002. England will host matches across eight cities: Sunderland, Brighton, Bristol, Exeter, London, Manchester, Northampton and York. The England Red Roses are tournament favourites on home soil and include nine publicly out LGBTQ+ players. Holly Aitchison (27) and Hannah Botterman (26) are a couple who have played together for Saracens and England and made their relationship official in 2020. Sarah Bern (28) plays prop for Bristol Bears, promotes LGBTQ+ visibility and body positivity, and is in a relationship with Mackenzie Carson.
The Women's Rugby World Cup 2025 will take place between 22 August and 27 September, and England's team boasts nine LGBTQ+ players, as reported by Outsports. The Women's Rugby World Cup will see England hosting matches across eight cities: Sunderland, Brighton, Bristol, Exeter, London, Manchester, Northampton and York. For the first time since 2002, 16 teams will compete, and the Red Roses will start the Women's Rugby World Cup tournament as favourites on home soil.
Holly Aitchison, 27, is in a relationship with fellow Red Rose Hannah Botterman. The pair first met at Hartpury College in 2015 but grew closer after Aitchison joined Saracens in 2020, having switched from rugby sevens to 15s, where Botterman was already playing (since 2017). They've played together for both Saracens and England, and made their relationship official in 2020. This year, Aitchison signed a two-year deal with Sale Sharks.
Sarah Bern, 28, plays as a prop for Bristol Bears. This year she was named 16th on The Independent's Pride List. Bern is a strong advocate for LGBTQ+ athletes and body positivity. She has spoken openly about coming out, sharing that although she was nervous to tell her parents, "they didn't care at all... they love me just as I am." Bern is in a relationship with fellow Red Roses prop Mackenzie Carson.
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