World Cup-winning England captain Zoe Stratford has introduced that she is pregnant together with her first youngster.
“We’re extremely grateful and excited,” Stratford stated in an Instagram put up asserting her being pregnant. She is going to miss the subsequent Girls’s Six Nations as she is because of give delivery in September.
Stratford was appointed England captain initially of 2025 and led the Pink Roses to victory within the World Cup on residence soil. For her providers, she was appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE).
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She is the third England participant to announce being pregnant after the World Cup, following Lark Atkin-Davies and Abbie Ward.
England start their Six Nations marketing campaign in opposition to Eire on April 11, with supervisor John Mitchell anticipated to announce the workforce title on Friday.
Heart Meg Jones, who performed for England on the World Cup and was nominated for World Rugby Participant of the 12 months, will substitute Stratford as captain this 12 months.
“To start with, I am actually excited for Zoe and I hope she and Strat are proud of the information,” Jones stated.
“It is an amazing honor to be named captain of the Pink Roses. Mitch and I’ve developed a powerful relationship over the previous three years and it is nice to have him trusted to steer the group alongside his close-knit management workforce.”
“I am trying ahead to getting again into camp with the women for the Six Nations. I am the identical Meg as ever and I do know I will have nice help from Zoe, the leaders and the entire workforce.”
