News from five Continents
1 July New TMO protocol amendment comes into force
1 July England training squad of 37 announced
3 July Poland win European 7s, their first ever victory
4 July England start training at University of Bath
5 July Scotland to play two summer tests, v USA 27 August, v Spain 11 September, both at home
5 July Patricia Garcia to stand for Presidency of FER
6 July Wales announce new contracts; Ioan Cunningham commits till 2025
8 July Black Ferns final trial at Pukekohe; Rawata beat Ngalingali 59-5
12 July France to play Italy twice in warm-ups: 3 September (Nice); 9 September in Italy (TBC)
13 July New appointments at Quins: Amy Turner, head coach; Brent Janse van Rensburg, assistant coach/technical director; Ross Chisholm, skills coach
13 July Micro-chipped mouthguards to be available to all players at the RWC
14-17 July Rugby America North (RAN) 12s at University of West Indies, Kingston Jamaica
15 July Giselle Mather steps down as Wasps DoR
16 July Farah Palmer Cup, round One
17 July England, Ireland, Poland, Spain qualify for World 7s
19 July The Monty Heald Fund will support Canada’s preparations for the RWC
20 July GB 7s to replace England for next season’s World Series. Separate teams retained for Commonwealth Games and World Cup
20 July Greg McWilliams names Irish squad of 29 to tour Japan in August (2 tests)
21 July Official launch of Scrum Queens – The Story of Women’s Rugby by Alison Donnelly
22 July RFU recommends ban on transgender women playing women’s rugby
23-24 July Farah Palmer Cup, round two
23-24 July Rugby Europe Under 18 Sevens Girls Championship 2022, Prague
24 July Japan 15 South Africa 6
24 July Canada 34 Italy 24
26 July Giselle Mather to become DoR of Ealing Trailfinders
26 July LJ Lewis promoted from assistant to head coach of Wasps
26 July Sam Monaghan (Ireland) moves from Wasps to Gloucester-Hartpury
27 July French government considers ban on floodlight matches, to reduce energy bills
28 July RFU introduces new age brackets for girls’ rugby, u12, u14, u16, u18
29-31 July Commonwealth Games Sevens
30 July Japan 10 South Africa 20, their first ever away win
30-31 July Farah Palmer Cup, round three, to continue to 9 September
