le qu ins ▁Lad ies . ▁ ▁History ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 6 , ▁A yles ford ▁were ▁promoted ▁into ▁Championship ▁ 2 ▁South ▁East ▁after ▁finishing ▁top ▁of ▁their ▁previous ▁league ▁un be aten . ▁Also ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 6 , ▁their ▁captain ▁Natal ie ▁Gar rett ▁died ▁of ▁cancer . ▁As ▁part ▁of ▁a ▁t ribute , ▁A yles ford ▁Bull s ▁have ▁had ▁N J G ▁im print ed ▁onto ▁their ▁playing ▁sh ir ts . ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 8 , ▁A yles ford ▁were ▁invited ▁to ▁particip ate ▁in ▁the ▁Dub ai ▁Ex iles ▁Rugby ▁ 7 s ▁where ▁they ▁played ▁the ▁England ▁women ' s ▁national ▁rugby ▁se vens ▁team . ▁They ▁were ▁almost ▁re leg ated ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 0 , ▁which ▁led ▁to ▁an ▁over ha ul ▁in ▁the ▁way ▁the ▁team ▁was ▁managed . ▁This ▁included ▁inv iting ▁Germany ▁women ' s ▁national ▁rugby ▁union ▁team ▁head ▁coach , ▁Sus anne ▁W ied emann ▁to ▁coach ▁them . ▁The ▁next ▁year , ▁they ▁were ▁promoted ▁into ▁Championship ▁ 1 ▁after ▁defe ating ▁P ly mouth ▁Alb ion ▁Lad ies ▁in ▁a ▁promotion ▁play off . ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 3 , ▁A yles ford ▁defeated ▁Th ur rock ▁T - B ird s ▁in ▁the ▁promotion ▁play - off ▁to ▁be ▁promoted ▁into ▁the ▁Women ' s ▁Prem iers hip ▁for ▁the ▁first ▁time . ▁The ▁next ▁season , ▁they ▁took ▁part ▁in ▁the ▁first ▁Women