Abbie Ward on becoming a mum and her future with England

Abbie Ward recently announced on her social platforms that she is to become a mum, and ever since she has been on a mission to normalise mothers in professional sport. On this weeks The Open Side, she opens up on the news and how being a mum will affect her role for England ahead of the Women's 6 Nations.
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[@WorldRugby]

Ground breaker in professional rugby! Will Abbie Ward and the rest of England's staff help lead them to a 6 Nations title? Let us know below!

[@Knigh568]

No because it’s already fixed

[@ConorMakes]

Massive congrats Abbie, looking forward to seeing you back on the field again. Best regards Conor

[@MrSvender]

Congratulations Abbie & Dave. All the best too you both going forward.

[@AndrewJohnson-ur3lw]

I'm sure that you will find most of the squad will want to help support you and the baby. There are not just the team mentally supporting you, there will be the fans as well.

[@alicetickle]

Brilliant interview

[@DavidCuthbertson]

Nice to see England slowly catching up with many other sports teams around the world. Hopefully more publicity will benefit other women in the sport as professionalism continues to grow. Great news for Abbie, and good luck for the future!

[@LeornianCyng]

Congratulations Abbie, wishing her all the best. Can’t wait to the Six Nations to start, wish the organisers wouldn’t them play and sell out the main stadiums. Giving it the same promotion would be a start. Fingers crossed we get a Lionesses v Black Ferns series too.

[@lost_boy]

Congrats Abby! Xx

[@Ivanoskyao]

Mother is big, dad must be huge. The kid is going to be a big boy great for Rugby. 😊

[@cryptosheets3162]

Congrats. Best player int he world! Woop woop!

[@Rotavegas1]

NZ sports woman take their children with them especially if they are nursing them...its been a thing in NZ for awhile...England way behind...

[@Stand663]

I think it’s a good idea, if women want to start a family and play sports. They should have exactly the same pay and conditions, rights etc as any other employees.

[@EloisaAZ]

Don’t men worry about hurting themselves as well?

[@meretehuia3407]

Let it go the World Cup not for everybody. 4 more years then the black ferns come and just beat yous again 😮