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Will there be a bank holiday if England win Rugby World Cup?

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ByTasnim Chowdhury

BBC Sport journalist

England face Canada in the Women's World Cup final at 16:00 BST on Saturday, but will there be a bank holiday if the Red Roses become champions?

The UK governnment's department for Business and Trade say they recognise England's "extraordinary achievement" to reach their seventh successive Women's Rugby World Cup final.

However, the government has no plans to create a one-off bank holiday as the "current pattern of bank and public holidays is well established".

There were similar queries after the England women's football team won their second European Championship earlier this summer.

The department for Business and Trade said they regularly receive requests for additional bank and public holidays, but there is a considerable cost to the economy.

"The latest analysis estimates the cost to the UK economy for a one-off bank holiday to be around £2 billion," they said.

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