How do you prepare yourself for a game that nobody thinks you can win? One might wonder what on earth can be said in the dressing room before heading out on to a pitch to face a team that has, on paper, every right to be winning the game. The gap between teams at the top level of women’s rugby has been apparent for a while. England trailblazed ahead by beginning the professionalisation of the women’s game in preparation for the 2017 Rugby World Cup.