Claudia Moloney-MacDonald: ‘Winning the World Cup was monumental – much bigger than us’

Red Roses wing says her Exeter Chiefs side are aiming to raise the bar on eve of new Premiership Women’s Rugby seasonSaying the team comes first is one thing. Actually meaning it, and backing up that simple statement with action, is quite another. When the England wing Claudia Moloney-MacDonald says the team was more important than personal ambition during the Women’s Rugby World Cup, you can’t escape the feeling she really means it.There is no better illustration of England’s squad depth than the fact Moloney-MacDonald was not a regular starter in August and September. She returned from a hamstring injury to face Samoa in the pool stage, scoring in England’s 92-3 win, but did not make John Mitchell’s squad again as the hosts plotted a path to victory. Continue reading...

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