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03/09/2010 BREAKING NEWS!! Danielle Waterman Lead’s The Field in England’s Rugby World Cup!

World class DKH Legacy Trust athlete, Danielle Waterman, is currently leading the field for Team England in the Women’s Rugby World Cup 2010 campaign as they brace themselves for their third consecutive final against New Zealand on Sunday 5th September.

The Harnessing Talent athlete, who benefits from the Trust’s initiative that supports elite sports performers develop a career outside of competitive sport, was among the star players to help England reach the penultimate knockout stage of the competition by scoring against Australia with a thrilling 15-0 defeat.

She has also managed to earn herself the impressive ‘player of the match’ accolade along the way by scoring 2 tries against the USA in the quarter final match, which England won 37-10. This adds to the talented full back’s impressive array of achievements throughout her rugby career, which includes being England’s current youngest ever capped player after gaining her first international cap at the age of 18.

Outside of rugby, Danielle is amongst Sport England’s 21 world-class athletes on the ‘Sporting Champions’ initiative that the Trust is currently supporting with its Harnessing Talent Programme, which brings elite athletes face-to-face with young people to help inspire and motivate them.

On the 29th September, the Trust will be delivering a ‘Sporting Champions’ training sessions to sport performers at Loughborough University to help educate and train them on how to mentor, work with others and deliver motivational speeches. To find out more about Harnessing Talent, click here.

We wish Danielle and England the very best of luck for the final of the Women’s Rugby World Cup on Sunday where hopefully England will continue to be victorious and be crowned World Champions!