Wear the Rose: An England Rugby Dream airs on ITV co-funded by O2 and RFU

The England Rugby women’s team, the Red Roses, will feature in a two-part behind the scenes documentary to be aired 3rd and 4th October on ITV and catch-up on the ITV Hub. An embedded camera crew have followed the Red Roses as they prepare for the Women's Rugby World Cup in New Zealand.

The documentary will show viewers the hard work and dedication it takes to wear the rose and represent the team at the highest level. With exclusive  footage, viewers will experience the highs and lows of selection and life off the pitch with the world’s number one ranked team.

In April of this year, the Red Roses smashed domestic attendance records for women’s rugby during their victorious TikTok Women’s Six Nations campaign, with 15,836 fans watching the 69-0 victory over Ireland.

Gareth Griffiths, Director of Partnerships and Sponsorships at Virgin Media O2, said: “As proud partners of England Rugby for 27 years, we are so pleased to produce this unique Red Roses documentary that gives fans exclusive access to the players and personalities behind the team’s success as they prepare for New Zealand. This has been 18 months in the making and builds on our hugely successful England Rugby content platform O2 Inside Line, which will provide further insight from inside the Red Roses’ training camp throughout the autumn.”

The documentary was funded by the RFU and O2, and developed and produced by TCO London with Series Producer Richard Cooke and Executive Producers Andrea Kurland, Sarah O’Kane and Phil Young.