Rugby supporters

As featured in the Worcester Warriors Match Day Programme:

"A pair of Warriors supporting sisters will be swapping rugby boots for walking shoes this May as they prepare to walk 26 miles around London…at night…wearing only decorated bras as they take part in the Playtex Moonwalk 2008 to raise money for Breast Cancer research!

Alice Watts, 25, who captained the Worcester Wobblerettes at last year’s Fat Bloke Sevens tournament and Hannah Gordon, 28, who started her rugby career with Worcester Ladies at the ages of 15, have been coming to Sixways for nearly 12 years. They decided to take up the challenge having completed a 5km run last year.

“We wanted a bigger challenge but at a slower pace!” said Hannah, who now lives in South London. “I wasn’t keen to begin with but through sibling persuasion, Alice managed to convince me!”

“Virtually every family in the country has been affected by breast cancer, including ours” added Alice. “It’s now the most common cancer in the UK, with over 100 women being diagnosed every single day. Whilst 8 out of 10 women who are diagnosed survive breast cancer, we wanted to do our bit to try to make that 10 out of 10. We hope to raise at least £500 but if we can do even more then that’s fantastic. It’s going to be a tough challenge but we will be able to motivate each other enough to get through it. I’m sure we’ve got through worse together!”

The girls have started their training and will be pounding the streets in the coming months. You can track their progress at http://moonwalkingsisters.blogspot.com/ or if you want to donate and help them reach their target you can go to http://www.justgiving.com/sisterswalkingthewalk"