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Delivering for your nation at a World Cup brings heightened pressure, and doing so at a home tournament takes the expectation up to a whole new level.<\/b><\/p>\n

Red Roses prop Maud Muir did just that last September, winning a home Rugby World Cup with England in front of a record women’s rugby crowd of 81,885.<\/p>\n

England cricket all-rounder Freya Kemp, who is gearing up for this summer’s home T20 World Cup, was keen to ask for advice – much to Muir’s surprise.<\/p>\n

When asked via a video message what her best piece of advice would be, the prop replied: “Embrace it. Embrace having so many home fans, and be able to have an escape. You are so familiar with where you are that you can go home and relax a bit more.”<\/p>\n

Muir was a key player for John Mitchell’s side throughout the World Cup with her destructive ball-carrying and scrummaging.<\/p>\n

With England on course for an eighth straight Six Nations title and having been part of Gloucester-Hartpury’s three consecutive Premiership Women’s Rugby crowns, Muir knows a thing or two about winning.<\/p>\n

But that is not the only reason Kemp was given the opportunity to ask the star prop a question.<\/p>\n

The 24-year-old Muir was a keen cricketer in her youth before establishing herself as one of the best front rows in the world.<\/p>\n

Rugby in the winter and cricket in the summer was how the sporting year was structured for Muir.<\/p>\n

“I eventually had to pick between the two and unfortunately I was not as talented at cricket,” Muir said.<\/p>\n

“I kind of did cricket as my mum loved it, as she hated watching rugby because she was scared of me getting injured. I was very grateful to play cricket for so many years.<\/p>\n

“We were a cricket family. My brother still plays and my dad was part of the Redbacks Cricket Club, which we would go to every summer with family and friends and play cricket.<\/p>\n

“I fielded and didn’t really bat or bowl. I would sometimes wicket-keep. I was throwing myself around the cricket field.”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Known for “boshing” – a term the England forwards like to use for swatting aside defenders – Muir smiled when discussing the skill.<\/p>\n

However, to “bosh” is what she reckons the correct terminology is.<\/p>\n

“It is running into someone and boshing them, or tackling them and boshing them,” Muir says.<\/p>\n

Quietly spoken and humble off the field, the former Wasps front row is a powerful athlete on it, who enjoys physical confrontation.<\/p>\n

Given she is “too aggressive” for a return to cricket, what she does hope to do one day is have a pottery room at the back of her house, complete with a wheel and kiln – a type of oven used for hardening and drying pottery.<\/p>\n

Leading from the front is also done on the team bus, with ‘Maud’s Tours’ now part of the team’s itinerary.<\/p>\n

“It started last Six Nations in York. I am at the front of the bus as my little mate Lucy Packer gets travel sick,” she explained.<\/p>\n

“I am always at the front and the mic is always there. I started with the tour of York and it has stuck since. I do forget every week that I am doing it.<\/p>\n

“It is last minute, trying to get as many facts as I can. True or false. They could be false as Meg Jones likes to send me some stuff.”<\/p>\n

The next destination is Parma – yet to be researched by Muir – where Italy host the world champions on Saturday.<\/p>\n

England sit top of the Six Nations table with three bonus-point wins over Ireland, Scotland and Wales.<\/p>\n

The 84-7 victory over Scotland was an ideal way to celebrate Muir’s 50th cap, where her father wore a kilt and an England top – another picture for her scrapbook.<\/p>\n

“It was such a special occasion. Being at Murrayfield in Scotland made it so special for my family, especially my dad,” Muir said.<\/p>\n

“I have photograph evidence. He is in my scrapbook.<\/p>\n

“He had the best of both worlds. He is 77% Scottish.”<\/p>\n

Before Saturday’s game, which will likely set up a fifth straight Grand Slam decider against France, Muir is planning to head to a local pottery centre to make a bowl for ramen.<\/p>\n

Bowling Italian defenders out of her way will likely follow.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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