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Watching the Lionesses' historic Euro success from the stands at Wembley in July, Shaunagh Brown was captivated by the occasion.

"It doesn't have to be rugby, and it doesn't have to be organised sport where you have winners or losers. It would have to be a character who does it and doesn't care what our bodies look like." "So many schools are under pressure with exam results and league tables - and the pressure when Ofsted come in to get your 'Outstanding' or 'Good'. "Running around in a skirt or dress is not conducive to just playing," the 32-year-old tighthead prop, who has played for Harlequins since 2016, said. "Because everyone involved in sport knows how much it brings to life. How much discipline it gives it, how it allows you to communicate with others and meet people you haven't met before. "There's so much about sport and PE that is not tangible, or recordable. It's like 'wow, people are willing to spend their time on the internet, waiting in a queue to be able to buy tickets for women's sport'." It was not just the Lionesses' triumph on the pitch that heartened Brown. But why can't we aim for the same sort of level of success as the Lionesses?" "Football is a different beast to rugby in terms of numbers, money and everything. As the top-ranked side - and with an imperious 23-match unbeaten run that stretches back to 2019 - England are much fancied to win a third World Cup title.