Rugby trio represent UK fire service

Three members of staff from Devon & Somerset Fire & Rescue Service have played for the UK Fire Service Women's Rugby team.

Kezia Lee (winger) is a retained firefighter at Crownhill, Caitlin Short (fly half) is Senior Technical Assets Admin Assistant at Service Headquarters, Exeter, and Bethan Ayling (centre) is a retained firefighter at Tavistock.

They took on the Army Ladies squad for the first time at Imber Court, London, earlier this month with a weakened side due to some international players missing due to injuries.

At half-time, the UK Fire Service Women were 12-0 down after a strong fight. But, with further injuries in the second-half, the firefighters lost 36-0. Their next battle will be against the Navy on 21 January 2015.

The team will be replenished after a lengthy six-week recovery period and are feeling confident in their squad. The UK Fire Service Women’s Rugby team had a comfortable win against the Navy last season so are looking forward to getting another potential win this season.