Meet the Guernsey mother championing mums in rugby

BBC News

2 days ago

A mother-of-two from Guernsey is championing rugby among mums in the Channel Islands and further afield.Guernsey Raiders forward Daisy Travers set up the Mums who play rugby Facebook group earlier this year, which already has more than 500 members.Now she has set up a mums-only invitational rugby team - and is aiming for them to play their first tournament later this year.Mrs Travers said: "It's been overwhelming, it's really lovely to connect with mums from literally all over the world."
Mrs Travers, who was the Raiders' players' player of the season last year, said there was an "amazing sense of community" among both mums and rugby players."The two combined feels like there's this really great support network out there."It was "early days", but the new team already has players from the Channel Islands and the UK, she said.She hoped the team - which is open to first-time players as well as people returning to rugby after having kids - would "raise the profile of rugby for mums".
Mums get things done
Mrs Travers said "juggling childcare with training" could be challenging, but it was "important" to for mums to have time for themselves."Switching the mum off" for a few hours helped her and others "go home and be a better parent", she said."Some of those tough days it really does make a difference, no matter how tired you are," she said.Mrs Travers said motherhood and rugby had many crossovers. "Mums get things done", which was a useful quality on pitch, she said."If you fancy it, come and give it a go."