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The national team's world champion player Kildunne remarked she is "willing to explore" upon questioning concerning possible participation in the suggested R360 competition.

"This isn't implying that I will join, but I'd like to grasp the league in greater detail to see if that's an opportunity that I would want to accept," she explained to a radio program.

The player was speaking at the club venue to help launch the Rugby Football Union's celebratory rugby event.

This program is designed to ensuring the lasting impact of the national team's Women's Rugby World Cup win.

As the national side engage with clubs up and down the nation, rumors regarding the future of the club rugby in both men's and women's rugby continue to circulate, with the proposed R360 consistently making news.

The press stated on Thursday that Ellie Kildunne is a primary objective for the breakaway, and that it had been advised "a significant number" of her national teammates have already signed preliminary deals to join R360.

Kildunne is at the moment playing for Premiership Women's Rugby side Harlequins, who start the competitive campaign on October 24 against Loughborough at the Twickenham Stoop.

"I'm just focused on the upcoming matches that I've got, and as you can imagine recent days has been hectic, so I cannot focus too far ahead - I'm unsure what I will choose for dinner tonight," remarked the player.

"We can expect significant funding for the sport now, many developments that people will witness and I believe that's the direction that rugby union needs to go.

"We have achieved a significant change and that will inevitably bring conversations and disputes.

"That competition is at present a concept we are not fully informed about."

Ellie Kildunne Committed to Utilize Increased Fame

She was a popular player during the competition and secured crucial points for England in each of the semifinal victory over France and final success versus Canada.

And her fame seems to have increased following the event.

"A waste collector approached me in the street as I headed to my vehicle, to offer congratulations. And the mail carrier upon arriving at the door was like, 'Oh, it is you'," she said.

"In my opinion overall, women's rugby currently has a platform that's been accelerated, and our goal is to use that platform to encourage younger girls towards rugby, and to further increase the quantity of participants that are engaged with the game.

"We want to remain connected with the younger audience and prove that we are accessible. We act as role models and they can dream to be us - and they need to witness it to believe it."