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Freelance sports journalist. Currently writing for BBC, The Guardian, Rugby World

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Sarah Rendell
4 months
Grabbed a meal deal and noticed my England report from Twickenham yesterday was trailed on the Observer front page, it is still so surreal to be published in the paper #W6N
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Sarah Rendell
11 months
Bryan Habana was asked on the Boks Office podcast who the top RWC try-scorer was as they wanted him to say himself (he's tied with Jonah Lomu with 15 tries). But instead he answered Portia Woodman-Wickliffe (she has 20). That's how representation grows 👏👏
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Sarah Rendell
8 months
When you meet Siya Kolisi you have to get a picture. An icon who stopped for every single person who wanted to speak to him
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Sarah Rendell
2 years
I’m emotional seeing the record support at Kingsholm for England v Wales. So many times I’ve seen messages and heard people saying who cares about women’s rugby? Thousands 👏🏻 of 👏🏻 people 👏🏻do #ICare #EngvWal #W6N
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Sarah Rendell
1 year
I’m in the airport waiting for my flight home and thought I’d have a look at my report in print from yesterday, found it made the front of the sport section ☺️
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Sarah Rendell
3 years
🚨 Surreal day alert 🚨 It’s the opening day of the Six Nations and I’m covering it for the BBC. Now there’s a sentence I never thought I would write 😅
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Sarah Rendell
2 years
Some criticism being aimed at Simon Middleton but he has been huge for England. Since becoming head coach in 2015 he has claimed five Six Nations titles, two record wins over New Zealand and record-breaking 30 consecutive wins. No World Cup but his side almost won it with 14
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Sarah Rendell
2 years
Is anyone else already nervous/excited for the RWC final?
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Sarah Rendell
2 years
Does anyone else feel Sam Kerr is underrated? She definitely receives a lot of praise but to have Golden Boots in three different leagues, be her country’s top scorer and setting records in the Champions League, it feels like she needs to be spoken about more #Kerr #Chelsea
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Sarah Rendell
10 months
When asked about how exciting RWC 2023 has been, England head coach Steve Borthwick spoke really well on 'tier two' nations: "One exciting thing is the gap between tier one and tier two and how that has closed. 1/2 #RWC
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Sarah Rendell
2 years
This Euros has also got me excited for the 2025 Rugby World Cup, seeing crowds go wild for the Red Roses will be equally as emotional #EURO2022 #EnglandRugby
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Sarah Rendell
2 years
Ruby Tui leading the crowd in song and the camera pans to a young girl grasping the winger's book, an inspiration. #Tui #NZLvENG
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Sarah Rendell
2 years
The top three most read stories on @guardian_sport right now are all women's rugby, the sport is growing with some cracking matches to boot #RWC2021
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Sarah Rendell
2 years
The shout out from @andNickMullins about the Premier 15s starting next week has just underpinned what this tournament has done for the sport. An incredible tournament, spine-tingling final and record-breaking attendances. Let's see it filter into the club game #RWC2021 #Prem15s
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Sarah Rendell
2 years
🚨 Big news 🚨 Harlequins and England prop Shaunagh Brown is retiring from rugby at the end of December. She hangs up her boots with 30 caps, four Six Nations titles and a Premier 15s trophy. #Premier15s @ShaunaghBrown
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Sarah Rendell
2 years
800,000 people watching England France yesterday, amazing audience for the Rugby World Cup #RWC2021 #FRAvENG
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Sarah Rendell
9 years
Never thought I'd say this but I'm agreeing with a lot @KTHopkins has to say at the moment!
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Sarah Rendell
5 years
@bobbyberk @AOC I absolutely love your show, it’s not just Queer Eye, it’s so much bigger than that! Changing societies views and having political impact
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Sarah Rendell
3 years
To be featured on The Indy front page is definitely a career highlight. Covering the Six Nations has been incredible and for a report I wrote to be on the front page is amazing! @Independent
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The Independent
3 years
Tomorrow's @independent front page #tomorrowspaperstoday To subscribe to the Daily Edition
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Sarah Rendell
1 year
Abby Dow beating five defenders to score, in other news water is wet #WALvENG
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Sarah Rendell
1 year
In 2020 I covered England v Wales in the Women’s Six Nations which was played at the Stoop, quite literally in the shadow of the men who had their game on the same day at Twickenham. Today I’m heading to the Red Roses’ first standalone match at Twickers with a world record crowd
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Sarah Rendell
2 years
#journorequest are there any girls or women’s rugby clubs who are training Saturday morning who are watching the RWC final together? Let me know if you are!
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Sarah Rendell
2 years
Sport makes me emotional anyway but to see a sold out Eden Park for New Zealand v England is going to be so special #NZLvENG
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Sarah Rendell
2 years
I thought Amy Cokayne was immense, solid at set piece and scored a hat-trick #NZLvENG #RWC2021
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Sarah Rendell
7 years
Love this video but I feel like monogamous relationships needed more positives. Loved learning about more open relationships though
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Sarah Rendell
1 year
Ireland put in a real shift to prove everyone wrong with England far off a record tournament defeat. It is the Red Roses' lowest scoring game of the campaign so far. England need to be better next week #IREvENG
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Sarah Rendell
2 years
England become the first team in Euros history, women’s or men’s, to score seven in a match #ENGvNOR
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Sarah Rendell
1 year
Things you love see, the Women’s Six Nations being advertised during half-time during the FA Cup on BBC One 😍
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Sarah Rendell
2 years
Have a read of my follow-up of the dominant Saracens win over Exeter yesterday! In my research for this I found Saracens have lost just 8 games in 92 played in the Premier 15s 🤯 #Premier15s #Saracens
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2 years
Mean defence, flawless attack: how Saracens reclaimed Premier 15s crown | By @rendellx
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Sarah Rendell
1 year
Chloe Kelly and Alex Greenwood push the camera away from Nnadozie as she stays on the floor in heartbreak, a great moment
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Sarah Rendell
9 months
Abbie Ward walks out at Ashton Gate, 17 weeks after giving birth with child Hallie in her arms - what a special moment
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Sarah Rendell
2 years
Who else is absolutely loving the commentary by @Sara_Orchard @griffinciara94 and @brianmoore666 ? Informative, balanced and passionate #EngvIre
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Sarah Rendell
1 year
Want to know everything you need to know about the 736 players at the World Cup? This guide has you covered:
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Sarah Rendell
2 years
Portia Woodman eclipses Sue Day's record for the most tries in Rugby World Cup history. 20 scores in eight appearances, an unbelievable stat #NZLvWSL #RWC2021
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Sarah Rendell
3 years
A totally surreal and exciting day as I am working on the Lions match for BBC Sport! Such a dream come true
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Sarah Rendell
9 months
Putting both competitions under one sponsorship is great in terms of marketing the men and women's games alongside each other. I hope Guinness do a lot in terms social media, for example Maro Itoje and Abbie Ward chatting line-outs would be a video I'd want to see #SixNations
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Guinness Men's Six Nations
9 months
Six Nations. Twelve Teams. One Title Partner. We’re all in 🏉 🗞️ @GuinnessGB @GuinnessIreland #GuinnessM6N #GuinnessW6N @Womens6Nations
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Sarah Rendell
2 years
Ruby Tui is made of different stuff, such a special player #AUSvNZL #RWC2021
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Sarah Rendell
5 years
🛎Personal news🛎 I will be starting as a digital sports journalist at a new publication in September! I will be moving to London too so it’s a new chapter 🥳
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Sarah Rendell
2 years
What a semi-final! Questions over Canada's fitness dispelled as they just kept hammering England's line, the fact they are amateur is mind-blowing! But in the end the Red Roses see out an absolute thriller #CANvENG #RWC2021
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Sarah Rendell
10 months
"From a coaching point of view it was a bit close for comfort! I have also enjoyed a lot of the other games. The way Portugal have come and played. I think you see a tournament that has been a bit different to previous World Cups."
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Sarah Rendell
2 years
It’s the best day of the year, the Six Nations is back ✨
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Sarah Rendell
5 years
Just because someone doesn’t have a degree or hasn’t gone through the usual channels to be successful doesn’t mean they don’t deserve it! @melaniietweets you’ve worked so so hard to be where you are and I can’t wait to read your novel❤️
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Sarah Rendell
1 year
One of the biggest days of my career so far and I'm realising a dream I would never have thought would be possible - join me for Spain v England in the World Cup final:
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Sarah Rendell
2 years
Absolutely love this from @AlexScott : “ #whocares , millions care. Millions. Like our captain Leah Williamson said, the tournament may be over but the journey has just begun.”
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Sarah Rendell
1 year
The Premier 15s will have its first final without the presence of Saracens. Unbelieveable heart from Exeter to down the defending champions. History beckons for Exeter or Gloucester-Hartpury in the final #Premier15s
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Sarah Rendell
2 years
Imo this battle is better than the France England match so far, cracking rugby with either side capable of winning #CANvENG #RWC2021
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Sarah Rendell
2 years
Did I just cry when England walked out to that huge roar? Absolutely, what an iconic moment #ENGvAUS
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Sarah Rendell
7 years
@StefMichalak So did you Stef, you organised everything, I love that you use the position you're in to do amazing things
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Sarah Rendell
1 year
Owen Farrell is just 27 points away from breaking England men’s all-time point scoring record. It is currently held by Jonny Wilkinson who scored 1,179 points
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Sarah Rendell
3 years
Ben Youngs equalling the England men’s cap record with 114 but he’s a long way off the overall record. Rocky Clark holds that with 137 caps 🔥 #SixNations #ITAvENG
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Sarah Rendell
10 months
Ben Youngs has had an amazing career and deserves his plaudits when he bows out of England duty this weekend. However, he is not England’s most capped player. That record belongs to Sarah Hunter with 141 caps #ENG
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Sarah Rendell
2 years
‘We aren’t a team in decline, we are a team that is here to build and here to stay,’ that’s the message from DMP co-captain Trudy Cowan Read the full interview below #Premier15s #DMP
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Sarah Rendell
1 year
#IGiveAFuck great graphics from Stella, a movement started from a report by @fi_tomas_ on sexism within Irish rugby
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1 year
I think we all do? 👀 #IGiveAFuck
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Sarah Rendell
2 years
Warren Gatland says ahead of returning to the Wales coaching job he “wasn’t aware of any of the issues that were taking place". "Probably last week (when I learned of it). Everyone needs to take responsibility."
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Sarah Rendell
10 months
"A lot of the [exciting] games involved tier two teams. We experienced it ourselves, in particular in our games against Fiji and Samoa. Those guys have got world class players in their teams and we have had very tight, enthralling encounters.
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Sarah Rendell
1 year
My coverage ends with Spain's trophy lift. 21 live blogs and three features in my first World Cup - such a privilege from a personal perspective and amazing to see women's football in the spotlight. 1.8 million people reading my final blog was also mind blowing🤯 #WWC
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Sarah Rendell
2 years
Anyone else still get really confused looking at the clock even though we knew it was changing? It's before the match kicked off even though we're at half-time, trippy as hell #ENGvAUS #RWC2021
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Sarah Rendell
6 years
Absolutely love this 😍 @melaniietweets
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Sarah Rendell
2 years
Poppy Cleall's best match since the Six Nations imo, absolutely immense off the bench #CANvENG
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Sarah Rendell
5 years
My FoI on Ambulance Apparent hoax calls has been published in the Evening Standard
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Sarah Rendell
10 months
A word for Steve Borthwick and his coaching staff too. They have been in charge of England since December and have taken a lot of criticism but put together a heroic game plan together today. Huge. #ENG
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Sarah Rendell
2 years
As 2022 comes to a close here are a few accounts you should follow for all things women’s sport ahead of a busy 2023 calendar: @SuzyWrack @stella_mills_ @M0lly_Writes @MattMerritt @I_Ainsworth01 @SarahJMockford @MissLJJ @ameeruszkai @NanceBaker
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Sarah Rendell
3 years
It was so great to meet @OwainWynEvans today, thank you for being so lovely ☺️
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Sarah Rendell
4 years
Check out my latest piece for @TheRugbyPaper below! It was great to chat to @eloisehayward for this! Read it 👉🏻
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Sarah Rendell
1 year
Leah Williamson joins Beth Mead and Vivianne Miedema in Arsenal's squad alone to suffer an ACL this season, more research is needed into why the rate of this injury is so high in women's football. A huge blow for Arsenal and England, less than 100 days out from the World Cup
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1 year
We can confirm that Leah Williamson suffered a ruptured anterior cruciate ligament on Wednesday night. We're all right behind you, @leahcwilliamson ❤️
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Sarah Rendell
2 years
The Premier 15s returns this weekend and if you want a play-by-play of each club ahead of the action kicking off, read my preview 👇 #Premier15s
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Sarah Rendell
1 year
England international Shaunagh Brown has come out of retirement and signed a deal for the 2023/24 season with Harlequins
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Sarah Rendell
11 years
@JLSOfficial the video is so emotional thanking fans like that was so good! They have had such an amazing journey! #JLStersMadeBillionLights
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Sarah Rendell
2 years
Eddie Butler’s voice is the Six Nations #SixNations
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Sarah Rendell
1 year
Fifth game of the tournament, my first covering a World Cup! Join me for Spain v Costa Rica:
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Guardian sport
1 year
Spain v Costa Rica: Women’s World Cup 2023 – live
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Sarah Rendell
6 months
Duhan van der Merwe is now just two tries away from Scotland men’s try-scoring record. He is now on 25, Stuart Hogg holds the record with 27 #SCOvENG
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Sarah Rendell
9 months
Abbie Ward will start for Bristol Bears, just 17 weeks after giving birth, in the opening game of the PWR
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Bristol Bears Women 🐻
9 months
Throwing it back to the girls' junior rugby days for our Community Day team announcement ⏪😍 🎸 Ready to rock 'n' roll for #AllianzPWR round 1⃣ #BRIvSAL | @huboofulfilment
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Sarah Rendell
6 years
Nothing better than reading in the sun @melaniietweets
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Sarah Rendell
3 years
As an England fan I'm gutted but it's amazing to have an in-form Scotland in the Six Nations. It makes the entire tournament much more exciting. #SCOvENG #SixNations
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Sarah Rendell
7 years
Met @geohenleyreal after her show Angry tonight and she was so lovely! The show is amazing, cried so much!
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Sarah Rendell
1 year
Grab your copy of Rugby World! I have contributed to this issue with a Mo Hunt interview and a Premier 15s officiating feature 🙂
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Rugby World
1 year
Our brand new issue is in shops today! Here's what's inside:
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Sarah Rendell
8 months
If Owen Farrell pursues a deal in France, in my opinion he isn't 'turning his back on English rugby'. He's pursuing an opportunity while taking time away from international rugby. Saracens would certainly miss him but what an addition he would be to Racing's squad
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Sarah Rendell
8 years
I love this video; everyone should go and watch it!
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Sarah Rendell
3 years
My first article about women's football for the BBC!
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BBC Sport
3 years
It would be the Chelsea forward's first start of the Olympics. #tokyo2020 #bbcolympics
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Sarah Rendell
1 year
The image of Lucy Bronze sobbing has really hit me, I hope she gets another chance to lift the World Cup #ENG
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Sarah Rendell
1 year
The worst defeat at Twickenham ever for this English side. Blown away by a clinical, professional and lethal French team. Steve Borthwick has a lot of work to do. This performance has also proved Engand's problems run deeper than who plays at 10. #ENGvFRA
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Sarah Rendell
1 year
About to catch my (very delayed) flight to Newcastle for England v Scotland! Wish me luck in getting to the stadium in time 🤞🏻 #ENGvSCO
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Sarah Rendell
2 years
It’s been a surreal day covering my first major tournament final. A career highlight after what has been an unbelievable tournament across the board to cover 🎉 #ENGvGER #EURO2022
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Sarah Rendell
3 years
I’m so incredibly proud to have contributed to the current @JournalRugby issue! Grab yours now to read a whole host of rugby 🙌🏻
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Sarah Rendell
2 years
I'm inspired by countless women everyday and I wanted to mention a few on International Women's Day! Here are some amazing journalists you should be following: @_JessHayden @stella_mills_ @Sara_Orchard @fi_tomas_ @molly_mcelwee @lucy_campbell_ @MNaz98 @SuzyWrack @em_sandy #IWD
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Sarah Rendell
8 months
Mary Earps didn’t just win SPOTY because she had a phenomenal year in goal for both Manchester United and England, she also got Nike to sell her replica shirt and shared her own story to inspire the next generation of footballers #SPOTY
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Sarah Rendell
6 months
🚨 Breaking news 🚨 Courtney Lawes will leave Northampton Saints after 17 years at the club at the end of the season. The 35-year-old will join Brive in a ‘transformational’ deal for his family. Lawes retired from international rugby last year.
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Sarah Rendell
1 year
England captain Sarah Hunter leading out the team for a final time at Kingston Park #ENGvSCO
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Sarah Rendell
8 years
Loved seeing @JBGill on points west! #farmerlife
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Sarah Rendell
2 years
What a game! As an England fan it's a heartbreaking end, but, as a rugby fan those are the games we want to see. A tasty competition and I cannot wait to see if Scotland can capitalise on this momentum. #ENGvSCO
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Sarah Rendell
1 year
Women’s Six Nations being advertised, you love to see it 😍
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Sarah Rendell
5 years
I’m so happy to say that I’ve passed my MA Newspaper Journalism course! At times it has been stressful with my travels thrown in but I am delighted with the result ☺️
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Sarah Rendell
1 year
Johnny Sexton level with Ronan O'Gara for the all-time Six Nations point scorer record now with 557 to his name, could well break it this afternoon #SCOvIRE
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Sarah Rendell
1 year
Praise for Johnny Sexton from Owen Farrell, says he ‘orchestrated’ the Grand Slam and he ‘epitomises’ everything in the Ireland team #IREvENG
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Sarah Rendell
2 years
The season has ended and that means just one thing... let the transfers begin! There have already been over 70 with hundreds more to come this summer. Myself and @m_christenson will be keeping you up to date with every deal via @guardian_sport
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Sarah Rendell
1 year
Do you want the low down on each country ahead of the Women’s Six Nations? Have a read of my guide 👇🏻 #W6N
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Guardian sport
1 year
Women’s Six Nations 2023: team-by-team guide. By @rendellx
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Sarah Rendell
5 years
Eastenders just shone a light on such a prominent issue, so sensitively and emotionally handled #eastenders
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Sarah Rendell
2 years
France fully deserve the Grand Slam, they’ve been dominant with Ireland the only team on their level this year. Some great things to take from that match for England but they need huge improvements to have a shot at the World Cup next year #FRAvENG #SixNations
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