Vitality Magazine: MAGGIE ALPHONSI MBE: ‘RUGBY DIDN’T JUST CHANGE MY LIFE, IT SAVED IT’

From ‘statistic’ in a North London council estate to rugby World Cup winner, Maggie Alphonsi is the ultimate success story. On the back of her debut book launch Winning the Fight, Vitality Magazine asks how a once rebellious Maggie found her passion for the sport and overcame the adversities she faced along the way.

Maggie Alphonsi is not only a national sporting icon, the face of international women’s rugby and star player of the England side that won the World Cup in 2014. She is also an inspirational and totemic figure who transcends sport. 

Read about how Maggie came to play rugby and how she isn’t afraid to admit that she’s had barriers to overcome: a minority among her teammates, a black woman in a same-sex marriage who chose to play rugby in a world where football was king at Vitality Magazine