Trailblazers in turf

A few weeks back we had the immense privilege of attending our first ever World Cup Final!

For the Women's Rugby World Cup final at Twickenham, The Grounds Management Association, England Rugby and World Rugby fittingly arranged for an all-female grounds team to prepare the pitch ahead of the match. Alongside the brilliant Shakira Allen, we documented the occasion and met some hugely talented and inspirational women while doing it.

The 3am wake up call on the morning of the final was a challenge, but well worth it to capture that pitch prep in all its glory. And we even got a big surprise moment after all the fans had left the stadium and it was just us and the tireless grounds team left...

Check out the results below!

Shooting P-D - Callum O'Toole
Editor - Callum O'Toole
Photographer - Shakira Allen

Huge thanks to the Grounds Management Association, Georgia Hadwin & Nathan Woodford-Rôtt for having us along.

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