Getting hit in the face taught Gwennan Hopkins to be patient. Winning a taekwondo world title taught her not to rush things. Weightlifting gold helped power her rugby. And turning down England for Wales? Well, that was just the right thing to do.

If you’re lucky, and find yourself in Oxford, the most English of England’s cathedral cities, look to the tree-lined river, and you might catch a glimpse of a rugby superhero deftly punting her way through the waters. Maud Muir is a prop of many talents.