EMILY ROBINSON may be the trained carpenter in the England scrum.
But there’s nothing chippie about the Harlequins flanker’s determination to help make Twickenham a home from home for the Red Roses.
Twickenham recently was given a new painting of the Roses pride of place in the Twickenham President’s dining room[/caption]
Emily Robinson wants Twickenham to become a home ground for the Roses[/caption]
Robinson made her debut in this month’s crushing 68-5 win over Italy that continued the side’s 100 per cent start to the TikTok Six Nations campaign.
Simon Middleton’s squad are not getting ahead of themselves but know that the April 29 showdown with France at Twickenham is likely to be the decider.
And Robinson — who is working alongside brother Will on a major refurb of their house — is desperate to prove she can be part of an England squad that will really feel like it owns the place by the 2025 World Cup.
RFU bosses have given a new painting of the Roses pride of place in the Twickenham President’s dining room, a sign of the way women’s rugby is growing.
Robinson said: “We want to entertain people and put bums on seats.
“That comes with building a fanbase and people wanting to come and watch you play.
“It was amazing to run onto the pitch for the first time in an England shirt at Northampton last week.
“The atmosphere was fantastic.
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“But if we’re thinking about the World Cup you want that one big stadium and we need Twickenham to feel like a home ground.
“That comes with things like painting murals.
“I’ve had a lot of people say to me that they think women’s rugby is a lot more fluid than the men’s game.
“They love the skills and the speed of the game and it’s gaining a real interest, which has come from how hard the girls have worked to get the game where it is.”
Robinson’s younger sister is Exeter scrum-half Flo and she hopes it is a matter of time before they can play for England together.
She added: “Flo has been unlucky. She was about to come on for her debut against France last year when the lights went out and the match was abandoned.
“But the idea of playing together is the sort of thing you strive for.”
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