1st February – Black Ferns win Singapore 7s: third win on the trot
2nd – Sam Needs names 44 Wallaroos for first training camp in Canberra
2nd – Dates for Pacific-4 series announced, but not venues
2nd – 9th round of Elite 1 in France; Stade Toulousain (1st) beat Romagnat (2nd); both unbeaten till now
2nd – Over 19,000 tickets sold for Scotland v England at Murrayfield; new record
2nd SVNS table: 1st NZ, 2nd Oz, 3rd USA
3rd – The FFR and the IRFU announce a new Soldarity Cup, for men’s and women’s games.
3rd – 20,250 tickets already sold for England v Wales at Bristol
3rd – Romain Huet keeps same French 7s squad for Perth as for Singapore
3rd – PWR, Prem Rugby, RPA and RFU will stage Gala Evening on 10 June; prices from £500 to £5,700; for all shapes and sizes, but not pockets
4th – Wendy Young, creator of Your Scrumhalf Connection, to commentate on Trailfinders v Sale Sharks on 14 February
5th – Ellie Kildunne’s autobiography “Gamechanger”, co-written by Alex Bywater, to appear on 9 April (earlier appearances very possible)
5th – Renewed concerns expressed by Scottish players over their treatment and contracts (pre- RWC 2025)
5th – Italy U21 squad start 2nd training session at Parma (5-7 Feb)
6th – Sunday Times Sports Team of the Year: Red Roses; Sportswoman of the Year Ellie Kildunne
6th – Rugbypass offers its PWR team for the 1st half of the season
7th – Gloucester-Hartpury stay unbeaten in PWR after 10 rounds; 2 draws out of four!
7th – Ellie Kildunne appears on the Jonathan Ross Show on ITV
8th – NZ win Perth SVNS
8th – Mud and water for Sale’s match v Quins; Sam Monaghan loved it
9th – Mererangi Paul signs for nib Blues for forthcoming Super Aupiki
9th – First of two training sessions for France at Blagnac; 2nd due 24-27 March; 38 players selected
10th – WER announces first matches of second season; 2 May, Boston v New York; 3 May, Bay Breakers v Denver
10th – Hollie Davidson to referee a Top 14 match in France
11th – Isabella Locatelli (Italy & Colorno) to retire
11th – Kerin Lake (Wales) & Jade Konkel (Scotland) to retire from international rugby
11th – All venues now revealed for Pac-4 Series; all games in USA bar one in Oz
11th – World Rugby relaunches its Women in Rugby Careers Programne
12th – Manae Feleu appointed (sole) captain of France
12th – Kelly Brazier (NZ 7s and 15s) announces her retirement; gold medals galore
12th – Wallaroos confirm two tests in USA; Sacramento 11 April; Kansas City 18 April
13th – Whitney Hansen announces her first Black Ferns squad of 41
14th – Argentina win Nairobi leg of HSBC SVNS 2
14th – New South African Pick n Play Women’s Super League starts with 8 clubs
14th – Wendy Young commentates in England; come again!
15th – Wolfhounds still unbeaten in Celtic Challenge; 1 bonus point missed in 7 rounds; Regan Casey (Canada) debuts for them
15th – Tokyo Hercules beat Hokkaido Barbarians 21-19 to win national club championship
16th – First Black Ferns training session in Wellington
16th – IRFU sets up “Combines” to identify high potential athletes from other sports
16th – The RWC trophy goes on show across England
16th – Match officials confirmed for W6N and Pac-4
18th – Super Rugby Aupiki draw announced; new venues and starting times; new schedule starts later to match global calendar, 13 June
18th – Belinda Moore moves from Wales Head of Women’s and Girls’ rugby to become growth director for the Hundred with the ECB
18th – Under new agreement Women’s Sports Network (WSN) to show all WER matches across USA
20th – Sean Lynn posts 47-strong training squad for Wales
23rd – 2025 RWC claimed to have had £294.7 million impact on national economy
23rd – NZ and NZ RPA sign collective agreement
24th – More than 60,000 tickets sold for England v Ireland, a new tournament record
25th – New entrants to Rugby Canada’s Hall of Fame include Liz Ferguson, Rose Labrèche and Kayla Mack
26th – Portia Woodman-Wickliffe (NZ) retires for the second time
28th – Women and Girls in Rugby Week begins
28th – English Rugby to undergo major reconstruction
28th – Celtic Challenge results: Gwalia Lightning 7 Wolfhounds 52; Edinburgh Rugby 26 Clovers 43; Glasgow Warriors 10 Brython Thunder 32
28th – A short month; not much going on!
