"It's still by my bed. Every day. I wake up and the medal's next to my bed. And it's, like, as if! But Kildunne is not resting on her laurels. She says the medal is also a reminder of what's left to achieve for her, and for women's rugby in general. Your heart's telling you that you've done it, but I need to refocus. So it's about how can we win the prem, how can we win another Six Nations, more World Cups?"
"But Kildunne, a full-back, plays largely on instinct and is impossible to predict. She has phenomenal speed and stamina (an unusual combination), exceptional grace and strength, pops up anywhere on the pitch, and could out-sidestep Fred Astaire. In 2024, she was named World Rugby women's 15s player of the year the greatest individual honour in the game. In September's World Cup final against Canada, she scored a try that reminds me of Diego Maradona's legendary goal"
Kildunne keeps her winner's medal by her bed as a daily reminder to refocus on future goals for herself and for women's rugby. She aims to win domestic titles, another Six Nations and more World Cups while sustaining high fan attendance after selling out Twickenham. Kildunne plays as a full-back with instinctive, unpredictable flair, combining phenomenal speed, stamina, grace and strength and appearing all over the pitch. She was named World Rugby women's 15s player of the year in 2024. Her World Cup final try involved beating multiple defenders in a run widely compared to Maradona's legendary 1986 goal.
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