Rugby-Raducanu helps England prepare for the All Blacks


  • Rugby
  • Wednesday, 12 Nov 2025

Tennis - China Open - The Beijing Olympic Green Tennis Center, Beijing, China - September 29, 2025 Britain's Emma Raducanu looks on during her round of 32 match against Jessica Pegula of the U.S. REUTERS/Tingshu Wang

BAGSHOT, England (Reuters) -There is nothing unusual about elite coaches bringing in expertise from other sports but a few eyebrows were raised at England's training base on Tuesday when coach Steve Borthwick said that tennis player Emma Raducanu had been helping out.

Briton Raducanu won the 2021 U.S. Open as an 18-year-old qualifier but has been hampered by injuries and constant coaching changes since and has struggled to get even close to reproducing that success.

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