New RFL president Clare Balding wants women's game to become professional

16 July 2020 05:00
Balding takes over as Tony Adams’s successor ‘Capitalising on next year’s World Cup is a golden opportunity’Clare Balding is hoping to use her two-year term as the president of the Rugby Football League to maximise the potential of women’s rugby league and help introduce professionalism for female players for the first time.Balding took over as Tony Adams’s successor on Wednesday and while the former England footballer used his year in charge to work specifically on highlighting player welfare and rehabilitation, Balding – who fronted the BBC’s rugby league coverage for a number of years – said she wants to put the women’s game in as strong a position as possible going into next year’s World Cup. Related: Jermaine Coleman calls on rugby league to do more to support BAME players Continue readingread full article

Source: TheGuardian