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BBC News
06-07-2025
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Mural in Northampton features England player and nine-year-old
A giant mural featuring an England Rugby Union international and a nine-year-old girl has been unveiled ahead of the start of the Women's Rugby World artwork depicts Red Roses and Loughborough Lightning flanker Sadia Kabeya on Lapstone House, in St James, her in the painting is Emily, who turns out for Bugbrooke RUFC."It's fantastic to see women's rugby celebrated so vibrantly in the heart of our town," said Northampton Saints' community and women's rugby director, Connor Fleming. The work was commissioned by the Rugby Football Union and funded through its Impact '25 legacy artwork is located near the home of Northampton Saints, where Lightning play their home on 22 August, the Women's Rugby World Cup will take place across eight venues in England, including Northampton Saints' Franklins Gardens. Northampton will host England for their second pool stage game against Gardens will also be the venue for five other matches including Ireland against Japan and France against South Fleming said: "Seeing local talent like Emily alongside an England and Loughborough Lightning star in Sadia Kabeya sends a powerful message to young players that rugby is a game for everyone."Emily said she loved rugby and was a big fan of Saints, Lightning and added: "Seeing [England and Lightning] players like Emily Scarratt and Helena Rowland up close inspires me, and with the World Cup matches being more local I can watch, learn and maybe one day be on that pitch as a Red Rose myself." Follow Northamptonshire news on BBC Sounds, Facebook, Instagram and X.
BBC News
19-02-2025
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England flanker Kabeya renews Lightning contract
England international Sadia Kabeya has extended her contract at Loughborough Lightning for the 2025-26 Red Roses flanker joined the Midlands side in 2021 and if selected will play her 55th game as a Lightning player this Friday against Trailfinders, their final Premiership Women's Rugby match of the season."I re-signed for Lightning firstly because of the people," Kabeya told the club website. , external"The girls and the culture that we have here is great, it makes turning up and training and having those hard sessions worth it. The second reason was the type of rugby that we are playing."Flanker Kabeya has 18 Test caps so far but missed out on England's WXV 1 title defence last autumn due to 22-year-old has played nine games for sixth-placed Loughborough this season, scoring two tries.
