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BBC News
21-06-2025
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Rugby world record attempt was 'amazing', say Newbury players
A rugby player has said taking part in a Guinness World Record attempt for the longest game of women's rugby was "amazing".The game kicked off at Mullingar Rugby Club in County Westmeath, Ireland, at 08:00 BST on Wednesday, concluding just over 29 hours Coleman and Roisin Winston were two of three players from Newbury Rugby Club who took Coleman said the experience was "super exhausting" but "absolutely amazing". She said watching the sun set and rise during the same match was "mental", and that the cold, damp night was harder than the hot days."All you want to do is sleep," said Ms Coleman, whose longest shift was about six and a half hours."I got to about five and I was like 'I cannot do this, my legs are killing me, my feet are so sore'."But she persevered because she knew her teammates needed the Winston also said the team was one of her biggest motivators."We did a really good job of pulling together and looking out for each other," she said. The event, which also included an attempt on the men's world record, was raising money for three charities - children's rugby charity Wooden Spoon, rugby mental health charity LooseHeadz, and The Lions said the women's record of 24 hours, five minutes and 15 seconds was surpassed, with a new benchmark of 26 hours and 33 previous men's record, which stood at 30 hours, 29 minutes and 41 seconds, was also surpassed on Thursday will be subject to official verification by the Guinness World Records. More than £110,000 was raised at the event with fundraising Ms Coleman and Ms Winston said the fundraising element helped motivate them when the going got tough."It was all about the children and young people we were helping... that's why I did it," said Ms Winston said: "It's really nice to know that you've done something really hard but you're making a difference to people who really need it."That was enough keep you going through the night." You can follow BBC Berkshire on Facebook, X (Twitter), or Instagram.
BBC News
19-06-2025
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'Amazing' team for longest rugby match world record attempt
A woman who is part of a team attempting to break a rugby world record has praised her "amazing" Coleman from Thatcham, Berkshire, is one of three players from Newbury Rugby Club travelling to Mullingar RFC in Ireland to take part in a 36-hour rugby challenge is raising money for three rugby-related Coleman told BBC Radio Berkshire they had met the rest of their "fantastic" team ahead of the match starting on Wednesday, which is due to finish at 20:00 BST on Thursday. "Everyone is so lovely [but] obviously slightly crazy for wanting to play 36 hours of rugby," she said her strategy was to take the match - which is split into lots of games - bit by bit."Honestly, [I'll] just take it one segment at a time," she said."We play 40 minutes, get a 15 minute break - so just look at it at a game of rugby many times." Because it is a formal world record attempt, there can be no bending of the rules."It has to be actually to the laws of rugby for it to stand as an actual world record," said Ms Coleman."It has to be full contact, proper rugby, 23 players on each team."Players can accumulate time off for small breaks, she said."If you play, say, a four hour stint then you can have an hour to get your power naps, your food, little bit of rest in, see the physios, that kind of thing," she team is hoping to raise more than £100,000 for children's rugby charity Wooden Spoon, rugby mental health charity LooseHeadz, and The Lions Trust. You can follow BBC Berkshire on Facebook, X (Twitter), or Instagram.
