Dr. Amelia Hollywood with her rugby team
Dr Amelia Hollywood, Lecturer in Health Services Research in the Reading School of Pharmacy, was selected to represent the South East of England and play in the England Nationals Masters Tournament.
The South East Sharks won the masters women’s category, after winning all their games with an overall score line of 49 tries for and only 5 tries against!
The Rugby World Cup starts this Friday, 20th September, with Japan taking on Russia. You can watch all the games on ITV to cheer on your country.
If you are inspired and would like to give a less contact version of rugby a try, there are o2 touch session running at the University of Reading Sports Park. More information can be found here: https://www.o2touch.co.uk/centres/university-of-reading/20711/