The Red Roses captain says nobody should have to choose between their career and having a family.
The Spanish football federation and Chelsea have both announced financial support around fertility recently and Jones has said it is something the Red Roses should “jump on too”.
The admission prompted her England teammate Hannah Botterman to share that she and her partner, the Wales player Georgia Evans, had also been researching their IVF journey.
The Rugby Football Union does have a maternity policy which has been used by players including Abbie Ward, Lark Atkin-Davies and Zoe Aldcroft and they also do have some policies that pertain to fertility.
IVF has been discussed by players before in women’s rugby.
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Jones called for England to take on the policy and said the announcements in football made her think about it about rugby. Evans has learned a lot about the IVF process from Joyce-Butchers and spoke after Botterman said she had been for pre-scans.
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The Red Roses captain says nobody should have to choose between their career and having a family.
T he introduction of funding for egg freezing and wider fertility treatment in women’s football has started a wider discussion about fertility in women’s sport with the Red Roses captain, Meg Jones, shining a light on the topic in rugby. The Spanish football federation and Chelsea have both announced financial support around fertility recently and Jones has said it is something the Red Roses should “jump on too”.
On the Good, the Scaz and the Rugby podcast, Jones described those decisions made in football as “class” before revealing that she and her fiancee, former Trailfinders and sevens star Celia Quansah, have been to get their egg count checked. The admission prompted her England teammate Hannah Botterman to share that she and her partner, the Wales player Georgia Evans, had also been researching their IVF journey.
Jones called for England to take on the policy and said the announcements in football made her think about it about rugby.
The Rugby Football Union does have a maternity policy which has been used by players including Abbie Ward, Lark Atkin-Davies and Zoe Aldcroft and they also do have some policies that pertain to fertility.
The Spanish federation announced last week that it would offer financial support to all workers rather than players.
IVF has been discussed by players before in women’s rugby.
Evans has learned a lot about the IVF process from Joyce-Butchers and spoke after Botterman said she had been for pre-scans.
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