former england world cup winner maggie alfonsi says more investment is needed in both formats.ways been a bit of, i guess, a cycle, and i guess now we are seeing such a success in women's sport, we want to change that cycle and get to the point where there is investment in both formats, the seventh game and the 15s game, so post—world cup, the rfu said they would renew i7 contracts and they would renew i7 contracts and they would be for the sevens players, so those who are involved in european by those who are involved in european rugby at the elite end will have to look for further employment to sustain their ability to be an athlete. that is where the frustrations are coming about, but what is positive is there is funding, there is support and it is not enough, and going forward, then it's to be further investment, not just in rugby but other sports, as we have seen with england cricket. the perfect segue there, talking about england cricket. the england cricket captain heather knight says their world cup win could be a watershed moment for the women's game. it was a thrillin

former england world cup—winning captain maggie alfonsi says more investment is needed in both formatsow we have seen such success in women's sport, we want to change that cycle. we want to get to the point where there is investment in both formats, sevens and fifteens. what the rfu has said, post—world cup they will renew the 17 contracts and those will be for the sevens players. those who are involved and fifteens rugby at the moment at the elite and will potentially have to look for another further employment to sustain their ability to be an athlete. that is where the frustrations are coming from. what is positive is that there is funding, there is support, but it is funding, there is support, but it is just not enough. going forward there needs to be further investment not just there needs to be further investment notjust in there needs to be further investment not just in rugby there needs to be further investment notjust in rugby but other sports as we have seen with england cricket. jordan spieth has risen to number two in the new world golf rankings after his dramatic win in y

former england world cup—winning captain maggie alfonsi says more investment is needed in both formatsre seeing such success in women's sport, we want to change the cycle and we want to get to a point where there is investment in both formats, there is investment in both formats, the seventh and fifteens. the rfu have said post—world cup they will renew 17 contracts for the sevens players. so those involved in the 15th rugby at the moment at the elite tend will have to look for another further employment to sustain their ability to be an athlete. that is where the frustrations are coming about. what is positive is that there is funding and support but it isn't enough and there needs to be further investment not just there needs to be further investment notjust in there needs to be further investment not just in rugby there needs to be further investment notjust in rugby but in other sports, like we've seen with england cricket. the england cricket captain heather knight says their world cup win could be a watershed moment for the women's game. it was a thrilling final at a packed lords