Rugby World Cup: England want to 'create a movement' like Lionesses

Infante says they want to create a movement at the Rugby World Cup and follow in the footsteps of the Lionesses.

The Lionesses won the European Championship in front of a record crowd at Wembley and the Red Roses are favorites to win the World Cup.

The title bid starts on Saturday with a match against the Fijians.

Infante was hoping that England's performances would show the sport was exciting to watch.

She referred to the 87,192 people who watched the final of the Lionesses.

I wasn't a women's football fan before that, but tuning in and getting behind them was huge and I think many people did that.

People might not have ever watched women's rugby before, but they have the chance to tune in if we can have that same influence.

More than 30,000 tickets were sold for the opening match of the New Zealand cricket team's tour of Australia.

England, who are ranked number one and have won a record 25 Tests in a row, are expected to play in the final at the same venue.

When the Red Roses play France in the Women's Six Nations, they will play their first stand-alone game.

It is hoped that a successful World Cup campaign will help them build on their record ticket sales in the Women's Six Nations.

Infante said that they wanted to push themselves because they were thinking about where they were now as a sport.

It's an exciting game to watch.

We are on the road with the Six Nations and hopefully we can drum up more interest and keep building on it.

It feels great to be a part of it.

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