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Volunteers have made more than 100 red roses to show their support<\/p>\n
ByLeigh Boobyer,\u00a0Bristol\u00a0and\u00a0Alistair Durden,\u00a0Bristol<\/p>\n
More than 100 red roses crocheted by volunteers are being put up around a city’s stadium ahead of hosting the Women’s Rugby World Cup.<\/b><\/p>\n
The roses will be tied to lampposts around Ashton Gate in Bristol, where England will play Scotland<\/a> in the tournament’s quarter-final on Sunday at 16:00 BST.<\/p>\n The project is part of a national push by England Rugby to inspire more women to take up the sport.<\/p>\n Bath Rugby Ladies player Trish Brown, who has been running the crochet caf\u00e9 in St George’s Bristol, said it has been “a really lovely activity”.<\/p>\n “We’ve had a range of people come along, it’s been the perfect intergenerational activity with lots of young people and lots of slightly more mature people,” she said.<\/p>\n Ms Brown, who is operations director at St George’s Bristol, said England Rugby have supported the caf\u00e9 by providing free yarn.<\/p>\n Trish Brown said crocheting has been “a really lovely activity”<\/p>\n “People who wouldn’t necessarily be into rugby have gone ‘well I know about crocheting, culture and art, what’s this to do with it?’,” she said.<\/p>\n “So we’re making connections between new audiences and people.”<\/p>\n The roses will later be handed to and schools and parts of the Bristol Bears Community foundation, she added.<\/p>\n England’s Tatyana Heard and Abby Dow have previously told BBC Sport about their love for crochet<\/a> and how it helps them during the world cup.<\/p>\n The crocheting is part of a national project to help inspire more women and girls to play rugby<\/p>\n Get in touch<\/p>\n Tell us which stories we should cover in Bristol<\/p>\n Follow BBC Bristol on Facebook, external<\/a>, X, external<\/a> and Instagram, external<\/a>. Send your story ideas to us on email or via WhatsApp on 0800 313 4630<\/a>.<\/p>\n![\"Trish](\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/141929e0-908c-11f0-b903-bb3f680f6a7f.jpg\")
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