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“We are proud Welsh women, we’re always proud to put on that jersey, we just want to put on a good performance and show everyone what we’re capable of,” said Cox.<\/p>\n
“We’re going to give it absolutely everything, we’re going to turn up for 80 minutes and we’re going to put our heart into it.”<\/p>\n
Despite last weekend’s humbling, Cox said it was important players continue to enjoy the experience of being part of the biggest ever women’s World Cup.<\/p>\n
“We need to play with smiles on faces, that’s something our captains always say to us,” she said.<\/p>\n
“We play rugby because we enjoy it and we put a lot of hard work into it, so it would be absolutely criminal to go out to that pitch and not enjoy every moment you can.<\/p>\n
“Hopefully we’ll go out with smiles on faces and produce some good rugby at the weekend.”<\/p>\n
Cox, 26, is realising a childhood dream in making her World Cup debut.<\/p>\n
“It’s something that I’ve worked for since I was a child, so to be starting at a World Cup is something that I’m super proud of,” she added.<\/p>\n
“It means absolutely everything, I was saying to the majority of my family this is probably my longest held dream.”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n