Sadia Kabeya: Meeting other players who look like me brought me out of my shell I can be myself now'
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Sadia Kabeya: Meeting other players who look like me brought me out of my shell  I can be myself now'
"It was amazing, Kabeya says. The full-time whistle was a lot of relief, a chance to breathe out and then: Wow, we've done it.' England's triumph capped a dominant three years, a 33-game winning run, but the off-field impact is what Kabeya remembers most. In particular, getting off the team bus to be greeted by thousands of supporters and the roar from the 81,885-strong Twickenham crowd after the anthems."
"The walk-in was amazing, a once in a lifetime experience. Just to see the amount of support, the diversity in it families, people who are younger, older, loads of men coming to the game it was huge. I definitely have to watch videos back to see it because I don't think I captured it enough because I was a bit in shock. You look up and you see everyone in the stands. I remember everyone pointing up and being like: Look, look.'"
Sadia Kabeya experienced intense relief and disbelief when England beat Canada to win the Rugby World Cup. England completed a dominant three-year run that included a 33-game winning streak. Kabeya emphasized the powerful off-field moments, especially the walk-in at Twickenham and the roar from 81,885 supporters after the anthems. She described the diversity of fans — families, younger and older people, and many men — and the shock that made her film the moment to relive it. Kabeya produced a player-of-the-final performance in the 33-13 victory, and thousands later celebrated her chant at Battersea Power Station.
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