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Emily Scarratt: A legacy that lives on
Emily Scarratt inspired painting (Women's World Cup 2025, Eng v USA) On Tuesday 21 October 2025 , Emily Scarratt announced her retirement from international rugby, closing an extraordinary chapter in English sport. Across an exceptional career spanning 119 Test matches , she scored 754 points : 54 tries, 158 conversions and 56 penalties. It is more than any other player in an England shirt. A double World Cup winner and the first Red Rose to compete in five Rugby World Cups
Oct 201 min read


Red Roses visit Touchlines of Fortitude
Just two days after their Women’s Rugby World Cup 2025 victory, several members of the Red Roses Rugby team visited The Beach Gallery in Teddington during the final week of the exhibition Touchlines of Fortitude . The visit came after the players stopped at Teddington Ink next door to celebrate their World Cup win with new tattoos. Still wearing their gold medals, they laughed, shared stories and marked their triumph in ink. Curator Agnieszka Lokaj , who was in the gallery
Oct 192 min read


Touchlines of Fortitude exhibition
Touchlines of Fortitude exhibition 1 Curator introduction The occasion of the 2025 Women’s World Cup has been the catalyst for this Touchlines of Fortitude exhibition, exploring rugby, art and female resilience. It has been my pleasure to work on the presentation of work by the exhibition’s three featured artists: Gina DeGagna, Agnieszka Lokaj and Tahira Mandarino. Each artist has taken their own uniquely personal approach to exploring women’s stories of strength and empower
Oct 132 min read


Awards winners
We’re delighted to announce the winning submissions for Touchlines of Fortitude’s open-call exhibition. Congratulations to all the winners, but a huge thank you to everyone who submitted work. Your stories of female strength and resilience – and the way you’ve used your passion and creativity to express and amplify those tales in so many different ways and forms – have truly inspired us. Winners were selected by a panel including leading art critic Tabish Khan , award-winning
Sep 2711 min read


Touchlines of Fortitude - Open call group exhibition
There’s so much to see at Touchlines of Fortitude. This free-to-attend open-call exhibition of works by local and emerging artists is absolutely packed with amazing art, photography and sculptures that amplify and celebrate amazing stories of female strength and resilience in all its forms. Curator introduction The theme we asked our artists and writers to examine for this Touchlines of Fortitude open-call exhibition was ‘Female Resilience’. We knew that female strength and
Sep 232 min read


"Building Resilience" public talk
How do sport and art each uniquely build resilience? Hosted by Alison Kervin OBE, with speakers Megan Seward (ex player for Cheltenham Tiger, presenter for England Rugby), Kia Hayman (Thamesians rugby player) and artist Kate Howe (artist) Alison Kervin OBE is a renowned sports journalist with an extensive history in rugby coverage. As well as being the first woman to be sports editor of a national newspaper at the Mail On Sunday, she was the first female editor of Rugby Worl
Sep 162 min read


Touchlines of Fortitude - launch
Welcome to Touchlines of Fortitude: a creative celebration of female strength, resilience and expression in all its forms – and there has never been a more relevant time to talk about what women’s strength means, and how we can keep the conversation around it alive and vibrant. With the 2025 Women’s Rugby World Cup shining a global spotlight on women’s sport – and aiming to be the most inclusive women’s sporting event in history – Touchlines of Fortitude’s extensive programm
Sep 102 min read


Alison Kervin OBE, Dr Anna Johnson and Millie Walton join the judging panel for Touchlines of Fortitude
Three celebrated writers have joined the judging panel for Touchlines of Fortitude: a vibrant programme of exhibitions and free-to-attend...
Aug 263 min read


Hobbycraft prize announcement
We’re delighted to announce that as part of its sponsorship of Touchlines of Fortitude, Hobbycraft – the UK’s largest arts and crafts...
Aug 111 min read


Touchlines of Fortitude welcomes Hobbycraft as a key partner
The UK’s largest arts & crafts retailer adds its support to the creative celebration of ‘Female Resilience’ in Twickenham this September...
Aug 113 min read


Meet the judges
Tabish Khan and Karen Turner join the judging panel for Touchlines of Fortitude: a Twickenham-based art exhibition celebrating ‘Female...
Jul 184 min read


Touchlnes of Fortitude - press release
Introducing Touchlines of Fortitude: celebrating stories of female strength and resilience through art and creativity during the 2025 Women's Rugby World Cup in Twickenham this September Monday 14th July, 2025 ESSENTIAL INFO A powerful, inspiring and vibrant programme of free-to-the-public creative events Taking place in Twickenham and the surrounding area this September Using the intersecting lenses of sport and art to amplify and celebrate stories of
female strength, resi
Jul 184 min read
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