Second row Rosie Galligan has followed a meticulous and high-tech recovery routine to defy the odds and make England's WXV campaign.
Second row Rosie Galligan says she followed a high-tech recovery strategy "hour by hour" to recover in time for England's WXV campaign.
"I definitely put everything into it. I followed my schedule hour by hour and day by day. Basically, anything to give myself that extra 1% recovery."Galligan endured a three-year wait between her first and second England caps, but was in fine form in this year's Six Nations - winning player of the match in the victory over Wales
"It has been such a tough pre-season for the girls, a lot of the older girls will say it is the toughest they have ever done," said Galligan.
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