Eboni Usoro-Brown: ‘We go into the World Cup as underdog favourites’

The England defender asked her mother to send her to boarding school at the age of 12 and believes the hosts have the mentality to be world champions

Here’s how hard Eboni Usoro-Brown likes to work. “Last year, obviously, I had the Commonwealth Games,” she says. “But at the same time I was also playing for Team Bath in the Superleague, I was completing my training contract and I was planning my wedding in October. I think most people would say do one or two of those things in a year, but not necessarily four …”

Fortunately for Usoro-Brown, 2018 went off pretty well. England won netball gold against Australia at the Commonwealth Games in scenes that both delighted the nation and put the sport on the map. Team Bath finished a respectable fourth in the Vitality Superleague and, outside sport, Usoro-Brown completed her training as a solicitor. She is also now happily married after what, judging by Instagram, was a highly tasteful affair. For further proof of Usoro-Brown’s dedication, watch the video of her inspecting her coasters being laser‑etched at the printers.

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