Australian rugby team helps clean up city ahead of World Cup games in York
Australian women’s rugby team help clean streets of York ahead of game
- The Australian Women's Rugby World Cup team, the Wallaroos, helped refresh York city centre this week.
- Seventeen players volunteered with the York BID team to paint benches, bike racks, and bollards along King's Staith riverside.
- This volunteering effort was part of York's Rejuvenation project, aiming to brighten up the city after a busy summer.
- The initiative also highlighted York's role as a host city for the Women's Rugby World Cup 2025, with six matches scheduled for York Community Stadium.
- Carl Alsop, York BID operations manager, expressed his delight at welcoming the team, who recently drew 31-31 with the USA in York.