The two Saturday matches were coloured by dreadful weather, high winds and heavy rain. Loughborough Lightning v Leicester Tigers I wonder if Leicestershire’s Tigers saw the irony of calling this game their ‘Derby’ day – wrong by one county! Scoring was more plentiful here than in the other game at Bristol. Tess Feury got the
South Africa welcomed England for the start of a three-pronged tour, to include a rare test match. But to start, yet another smash-and-grab T20. Here were the teams for the opening T20 at Buffalo Park, East London: South Africa Laura Wolvaardt (captain), Tazmin Brits, Anneke Bosch, Suné Luus, Annerie Dercksen, Nondumiso Shangase, Nadine de Klerk,
The new head coach of Canada Sevens, Jocelyn Barrieau, has announced her squad to compete in the first round of the SVNS World Series in Dubai, starting on 30 November. It is: 4. Breanne Nicholas (Kent Havoc RFC) 8. Carmen Izyk (RC Toulon Provence Méditerranée) 11. Piper Logan (Calgary Hornets and UCB) 17. Camille Arvin-Bérod
After a break, lasting an extra week for some players, the PWR returns to normal. Fixtures Saturday 23 November Loughborough Lightning v Leicester Tigers, 14.00 Bristol Bears v Trailfinders, 14.00 Sunday 24 November Sale Sharks v Exeter Chiefs, 12.00 Saracens v Quins, 15.00 It’s Gloucester-Hartpury’s turn to be deprived of a fixture. The first contest
Once more we have come to World Rugby’s Nominations Day. It makes you wonder how many sportspeople have sat waiting for the boss to read out next weekend’s team. Am I in or out this time? But this is much more serious stuff. World Rugby appoints starry panels to decide a range of nominations. The
The British and Irish Lions have taken a step further. A first ‘engagement‘ day took place in the company of – among many others – Emily Scarratt, Jasmine Joyce-Butchers, Rachel Malcolm and Sam Monaghan representing the four nations. Will any of them be selected?! It just seems a pity that they can’t be called by
The offerings last weekend brought us a third of the way through the regular season. Here’s the current table: Table P W B Pts Exeter Chiefs 6
Here’s a look at the four matches: the Vallis Way and Stoop ones in some detail. Trailfinders v Gloucester-Hartpury Winter was clearly on the way at Vallis Way as players, spectators and commentators had to peer through the gloom to spot the ball. The players proved best at that challenge. Here we had a contrast
The Head Coach of Wales rugby has left his role by mutual consent. Ioan Cunningham was caught in the crosswires between the players and the governing body, the WRU. It would be wisest to assess the two elements separately. Welsh rugby is in turmoil. Quite apart from the women’s toils, the men’s team and their
It’s exactly a year since Fi Tomas published her piece on PWR’s new deal with TNT Sport to cover one match per round (www.telegraph.co.uk/rugby-union/2023/11/08/tnt-secure-premiership-womens-rugby-rights-deal/) The contract was hailed by Belinda Moore, the then CEO, as a big breakthrough for women’s rugby, the first chance for club rugby to be viewed on live television on a
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