KENDAL woman Vanessa Temple has been picked for the England rugby league squad which will travel to play France at the end of this month.
Vanessa – who plays for the Wigan Warriors team which won the women's super league grand final at Old Trafford on Saturday by beating Leeds Rhinos – has just completed her first season playing rugby league.
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Born in Ulpha and now living in Kendal, she also plays rugby union for Waterloo Ladies.
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