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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Sport
Brydie Monaghan

Australian women’s rugby team help clean streets of York ahead of game

  • The Australian Women's Rugby World Cup team, the Wallaroos, helped refresh York city centre this week.
  • Seventeen players volunteered with the York BID team to paint benches, bike racks, and bollards along King's Staith riverside.
  • This volunteering effort was part of York's Rejuvenation project, aiming to brighten up the city after a busy summer.
  • The initiative also highlighted York's role as a host city for the Women's Rugby World Cup 2025, with six matches scheduled for York Community Stadium.
  • Carl Alsop, York BID operations manager, expressed his delight at welcoming the team, who recently drew 31-31 with the USA in York.

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