We finally arrived around 2.00 pm and were warmly greeted by Nick Woodland who runs the Melbourne Minxes and Mini Minxes rugby club for young girls. Our visiting Derby was part of a mini documentary series following the rise of Women’s Rugby – we were meeting the Minxes to explore where it all starts and what motivates young girls to play rugby rather than taking up sports and past times more traditionally associated with younger females.

Certainly in the case of the Minxes the motivation soon became very clear – Nick Woodland, himself. We were very impressed with his absolute dedication to rugby but predominantly to the Minxes and the growth of girls’ rugby up in Derby.
While my camera man was filming the girls at play, I got to speak to some of the parents who are equally as enthusiastic and dedicated, willing the sport on to greater recognition on the world stage. Many of them travel great distances so that their daughters can engage in this great sport and the parental support for the Melbourne Minxes was palpable.

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