More than 30 England women's players will receive contracts with 'significant enhancements', the Rugby Football Union (RFU) announced on Thursday, with the three-year agreement covering the 2025 World Cup and running up to 2026.The governing body said 32 contracts will be awarded, up from 30 last season.
More than 30 England women's players will receive contracts with"significant enhancements", the Rugby Football Union announced on Thursday, with the three-year agreement covering the 2025 World Cup and running up to 2026.
England's union was the first to offer their women's national team fully professional contracts in 2019, though most of the leading nations have now embraced professionalism at various levels. In February, the RFU announced a new maternity leave policy entitling contracted players to 26 weeks of fully paid leave and funds for children under a year old to travel with them to games.
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