How Ellie fell back in love with the game

By BEN JAYCOCK

HAVING turned away from the sport as a teenager, Sevens flyer Ellie Boatman is now revelling in the newly formed Great Britain team. England, Scotland and Wales combined to form Team GB ahead of this season in a move to try to make the team stronger for the Paris Olympic Games next year. GB are joint sixth with Fiji in the women’s standings with 68 points and 26-year-old Boatman says the main goal for this year is to secure qualification for the Olympics. She said: “It’s been an up and down season but it’s definitely progressing in the r...

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