Rugby World Cup: The intrigue & inspiration behind first women’s tournament of 1991

Ask anyone with a bit of knowledge about the first women’s rugby union World Cup and the myths and legends will flow readily.

One team was supposedly accompanied by KGB agents. Another had to sleep on the floor of a hotel conference room three days before the final. A young baby attended talks with rugby’s international governing body as one woman balanced motherhood with organising a major tournament.

It was only nine days long, but the intrigue – as…