RFU looks to increase women's game

03 September 2014England's World Cup triumph last month has raised the profile of the women's game and 20 players have since been placed on central contracts, enabling them to train full-time.

The RFU launched its new campaign at the Houses of Parliament on Wednesday and development director Steve Grainger has outlined the objective of "normalising women's involvement in rugby".

"Women's rugby has been a work in progress for the last 12-18 months," Grainger said at the RFU's media day at Twickenham.

"However, winning the World Cup has given us a massive boost because we now…