'I want to win': UKAF's leadership group reveal all ahead of the IDRC 2025

It's IDRC week as the UK Armed Forces prepare to host the tournament for the first time, and UKAF and Army head coach Sarah Mitchelson's team go into the pool games as one of the favourites for the tournament.

BFBS Forces News got a special insight into the team's mentality as all three services' captains sat down for a round-table discussion in Aldershot.

Rose Dixon, captain of the Royal Navy, tells us which physical opponent left mental scars in their last encounter, while Lucy Nye, captain of the RAF, debates the current pathway to international rugby.

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Jade Mullen, the British Army captain who takes the armband this summer, also reflects on a disappointing tournament in New Zealand in 2022 that left the Welsh star in tears.

Watch the full discussion now in our featured video above.