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Last week, RAF Marham made history as the station's first ever Ladies 15's rugby team took to the pitch, welcoming a team from the University of East Anglia.

The Lightning Ladies Rugby team was established at the beginning of summer this year, initially playing sevens at the RAF Akrotiri Festival of Rugby in June. Since then, they have gone from strength to strength, growing the squad and working hard both in training and behind the scenes to prepare for this milestone match.

 

With supporters from the station and the local West Norfolk Women's RUFC cheering from the sidelines, the game got underway. The teams were evenly matched, with the Lightning Ladies showing clear improvement throughout the match and demonstrating the solid foundation they have built over the past eight weeks to become a competitive side. The University of East Anglia team narrowly secured victory with a final score of 19-10.

Lightning Ladies team captain AS1 Stevens said: "All the ladies who played put in an amazing shift on the pitch and I could not have been prouder to captain such an incredible group. The support that came down to watch and cheer us on hasn't gone unnoticed either, and we're so grateful people came to watch our first game."

The Lightning Ladies' player of the match was Cpl Duff, who delivered a fantastic performance from start to finish and really challenged the UEA throughout. She was voted player of the match by the opposing team, which speaks volumes about her performance, and all the Lightning Ladies agreed the award went to the most deserving player.

 

A huge WELL DONE to all those involved.