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The 2025 Women's Rugby World Cup starts on Friday, with players from 16 teams looking to make an impact on the global stage, be they professional, semi-professional or amateur.

Below AFP Sport looks at five players who could make a significant mark upon what is set to be the best attended and most watched Women's Rugby World Cup of them all:

The World Sevens player of the year and a gold medallist from the 2024 Olympic Sevens in Paris, Miller has limited experience in the 15-a-side game but such is her quality she has still forced her way into reigning world champions New Zealand's squad.

The 21-year-old flanker's pace, power and rugby intelligence has even seen her keep co-captain Kennedy Tukuafu out of the starting side at times, a sure sign of the regard in which she is h

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