7 d. ago 'Best in the world' rugby star disappeared in a year and is now a care worker

In 1999, Peter Rogers was seen by many as the best loosehead prop in the world, having destroyed a succession of scrums during Wales' 11-match winning run under Graham Henry

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7 d. ago 'Best in the world' rugby star disappeared year later and is now a care worker

In 1999, Peter Rogers was seen by many as the best loosehead prop in the world, having destroyed a succession of scrums during Wales' 11-match winning run under Graham Henry

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9 d. ago Hannah Botterman: I want to be the best loosehead prop in the world

The 26-year-old was one of the key performers in the Red Roses’ 69-7 victory over the United States at the Stadium of Light on Friday.

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9 d. ago Hannah Botterman: ‘I don’t want to be shy about the fact that I want to be the best loosehead prop in the world’

Interview: A try-scorer in England’s opening win over the United States, Botterman feels she is ready to take the next step at a home World Cup

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2 w. ago Hannah Botterman hopes England can emulate Lionesses effect at Rugby World Cup

The Red Roses begin their World Cup campaign on Friday with a clash against the United States at the Stadium of Light.

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2 w. ago Rugby’s family fortunes: From a Hollywood movie star dad to a World

As the world’s elite descend on England 2025, meet the famous parents, aunts, uncles, cousins and siblings who have inspired themWhen the loosehead prop Hannah Botterman made her England debut, on the sidelines, her aunt shed a tear; knowing full well what it meant to wear the Red Rose for the first time. Jane Everett also knows what it feels like to lift the Rugby World Cup, having been part of the victorious England side of 1994, a feat her niece’s team will try to emulate on home soil this September.Everett, an unused replacement tighthead prop when England beat the United States 38-23 in Edinburgh, also coached another member of the 2025 cohort, the prop Kelsey Clifford, at Old Albanian Juniors once she retired from playing. Continue reading...

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