WHERE ARE THEY NOW?

BACK ROW (from left): Maxine Edwards: A prop who played for Bromley, Blackheath and Saracens and appeared at three World Cups. Worked as a business analyst before qualifying as a teacher. Now based in Kent and is head of IT and computer science at a secondary school.

Jayne Watts: Richmond prop who was an outdoor instructor, moved to Scotland where she became a primary school teacher and is now living in retirement near Dundee.

Jane Mangham (now Coates): A loosehead prop who studied at John Moores Poly in Liverpool and played her club rugby for Waterloo. A housemate and a close friend of Gill Burns, has coached rugby in Scotland where she is now a teaching assistant in Edinburgh.

Claire Vyvyan Williets: Loughborough centre who is the sister-in-law of former England second row Hugh Vyvyan, worked in IT for ICI and is now a senior vice president UK & Ireland for DellEMC.

Nicky Ponsford: Waterloo prop played in England’s first-ever Test match against Wales in Pontypool in 1987. Spent 18 years with the RFU as head of women’s performance, now on a two-year secondment with World Rugby.

Giselle Mather: Wasps fly-half, a World Cup winner in 1994, worked as PE teacher. Later the head coach of Teddington Rugby Club and then worked in the London Irish Academy. Is now Wasps Ladies DoR.

Pat Harris: A prop who played for Richmond, became a qualified physiotherapist and was the physio for England women’s rugby team. She is now living in Newquay and is a senior physiotherapist for Care Cornwall.

Janis Ross: Flanker helped Emma Mitchell and Sam Robson form Saracens Women in 1989. A former rower now an artist.

Sue Dorrington: Richmond hooker hailed from the American mid-west and is now a special events consultant.

Emma Mitchell Saracens scrum-half played 52 times for England, worked in academic publishing for a clothing company in the United States. Now an executive coach and lifestyle practitioner with GB Sport.

MIDDLE ROW (from left): Heather Stirrup Wasps lock, who later managed the England women’s team, moved to Canada, where she teaches at St. George’s School in Vancouver.

Sally Cockerill

Went to school in Cornwall and played county hockey before finding rugby. Played for Newport and Great Britain and worked as a community investment manager.

Cheryl Stennett

Wasps winger became a school teacher and now lives in Cheltenham, where he is working for the Gloucester School Sports Network.

Debbie Francis

Leeds University, Finchley and Richmond winger who also played for her native Scotland and Great Britain. Lives in Surrey and works as an IT manager. Her husband Mark is an experienced rugby coach.

Sam Robson

Centre, who played for Loughborough, Saracens, Wasps and Great Britain, was a sports development officer. Worked in marketing for Waltham Forest Council and is now a director of TAG Global Events.

Gill Burns: No.8 who played for Waterloo. Spent 23 years teaching PE and maths at Range High School in Warrington. Has been president of the Lancashire RFU and is vice-chair at Firwood Waterloo. Has a company selling customised cushions.

Sarah Wenn: Wasps and Clifton lock who became a civil engineer spending nearly a decade with John Laing before 18 years working for Heathrow airport. Based in Kings Worthy near Winchester.

Jenny Chambers: Richmond flanker managed leisure centres before becoming a professional horticulturalist.

Has been a lecturer at the Abingdon & Witney College and has managed the local community centre.

FRONT ROW (from left): Jane Mitchell Loughborough Collegeeducated full-back, twin sister of Emma. Also played for the USA and lives in California. Works as a senior business analyst for retailer Title Nine.

Carol Isherwood: Flanker set up Leeds University’s women’s team and was the first woman appointed to the IRB Rugby Committee. Worked in sports development and performance, has also been a regional manager for the FA and is now a sports consultant.

Mary Harrington:

Richmond back row works as an engineer in the aviation industry for a company that makes ejector seats.

Ailish O’Kelly: Wasps winger turned to rugby from athletics where she was a sprinter and is now based in Hertfordshire, where she works as a PE teacher.

Karen Almond: Fly-half and captain, played for Loughborough Students, Wasps and Saracens, winning eight league titles. Settled as a teacher in New Zealand before moving to Perth, Western Australia.

Jacquie Edwards: Centre, the younger sister of Maxine, is now based in Whitstable as a PA to the director of sport at the University of Kent. Also an actor, model and singer known as Ginger Bennett.

Helen Harding: Scrumhalf who spent over 25 years playing for Wasps. A warranty controller before training as a teacher and is now teaching PE and rugby at St Helen’s School in Northwood.

Sandy Ewing: A prop who played for Wasps, moved to New Zealand where she lives in Auckland and works as an IT consultant for the Fonterra Diary.

Val Blackett, not pictured: Clifton winger was part of the 1994 World Cup-winning side. Her current whereabouts are unknown by former teammates.