Overview

• The pair will be honored at World Rugby’s Women’s Summit in London on Sept. 26, the eve of the Women’s Rugby World Cup 2025 final.
• Lynne Cantwell remains Ireland’s most-capped women’s player and now serves as the IRFU’s head of women’s strategy after helping build South Africa’s women’s high-performance programme.
• Rochelle ‘Rocky’ Clark earned 137 caps, helped England win the 2014 world title, received an MBE in 2015, and has since been active in coaching and broadcast roles.
• World Rugby designated Cantwell as Hall of Fame Inductee No.174 and Clark as No.175, bringing the 2025 intake to four and the all-time total to 175 since 2006.
• Earlier 2025 inductees Matthew Burke and Richard Hill were celebrated in Sydney ahead of the Lions’ final test in Australia.