Maggie Alphonsi is poised to lead the England women's rugby team to a clean sweep against world champions New Zealand, but before that she chats to the Daily Telegraph's Mick Cleary.
"Maggie Alphonsi was another of those high-achieving sportswomen not to flicker on the radar of those tunnel-visioned people who compile the shortlist for the BBC’s Sports Personality of the Year programme.
"Mind you, if she had featured on their horizon, she would more likely have demolished their antennae rather than make it gently twitch, a ferocious, fast-moving, all-encompassing figure closing in on her target.
"Alphonsi wins her 60th cap on Saturday afternoon as England take on New Zealand, an openside flanker as accomplished in her own field as Richie McCaw is in his.
"In a time of such introspective gloom for English rugby, it’s nigh on negligent that the recent achievements of the women’s rugby team have not been more highly acclaimed. One victory over an All Black side would be a thing of wonder (the men have not managed it since 2003) but two within four days is rather special."
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