One of the great mysteries of the world of rugby finally solved.

The original Women's World Cup trophy, missing for more than 15 years, has been found, the English Rugby Federation announced on Friday.

The story, told by the ESPN site, is quite incredible.

For some reason not everyone seems to know, the trophy was in the attic of a house owned by the parents of a former administrator in England.

While sorting a few weeks ago, he found notebooks, posters, and therefore the famous trophy.

After 15 years it's finally been found!



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This cup had disappeared after the victory of England in 1994, during the second edition of the competition, played in Scotland.

"We took it on tours, then it was put briefly in the [World Rugby] museum, before we set off on other tours," former player Gillian Burns, crowned this year, told Reuters. the.

A few years later we started to say, “But does anyone know where the World Cup is?

And no one knew how to say it.

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A replica was then made for the following editions.

A priori, World Rugby does not intend to replace it with the original for the next World Cup, which will take place in New Zealand in 2022. The trophy found will be kept at the World Rugby Museum in Twickenham.

“It's a very special cut, it should be on display for everyone,” says Gillian Burns.

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