As England captain Emily Rudge bids to drive the women’s rugby league team to World Cup glory this autumn, she does not need to look far for inspiration.Rudge’s wife, Gemma Walsh, is her biggest fan and now, she's also her team-mate.
Walsh has swapped allegiances from Wigan to Saints for the new season, which will see the pair play together in the Women's Super League, which will proceed the World Cup.It's a huge year for the women's game which will see the sport gain increased exposure.
There remains a stigma, certainly within male sport, about sexuality. As an openly gay couple, they will be seen as role-models to many, though they don't see it that way.“I don’t think we feel like role models within rugby league because there are other.