The Women’s London Championship (WLC) takes on an extended form in its second season, Sussex joining Essex, Kent, Middlesex and Surrey. The counties will play each other once in 50-over format. The schedule lasts from May to July, Essex starting the show with a home fixture against Kent on 1 May. Surrey are the reigning
Saracens v Quins The two big beasts battled to a magnificent draw, to become the first clubs to record two draws against each other in one season of the Prem 15s. The other one though was a mere figment of the administrators’ imagination. This was the real thing, requiring Zoe Harrison to pull a last-minute
It is sad in the extreme to hear of Spain’s dissatisfaction with a recent decision to postpone their World Cup qualifier with Ireland. José Antonio Barrio, head coach of Las Leonas, roundly blames the IRFU and World Rugby for underhand dealings. Ireland asked for a delay to the match. Spain considers the reasons they offered
Huge excitement as Simon Middleton announces his latest selections to the Red Roses squad. 38 players can hope to look forward to a 6 Nations programme, then a World Cup and the very exciting WXV in 2023. This is a large group (it contains 21 forwards and 17 backs) as Middleton sees the need to
Every player will be dead set on producing her best in the last round before the Six Nations break. International head coaches will still be checking over those last few places in their 23s before kick-off on 3 April. Fixtures: DMP Durham Sharks v Gloucester-Hartpury Exeter Chiefs v Loughborough Lightning Saracens v Harlequins Wasps v
At last the central facts have squeezed out of the Six Nations information machine. We can only imagine why we had to wait till 14.38 on Tuesday 23 March when a competition is due to start eleven days later. And there was no hint of an explanation or apology from Dublin. Perhaps nobody could find
News of the BBC’s decision to air matches from the Barclays FA Women’s Super League can be viewed two ways: 1. as a huge and welcome leap forward for women’s sport 2. as making a similar gesture towards the Allianz Premier 15s slightly more possible The BBC has to take calculated risks in opening up
Lightning v Wasps Another magnificent match to set the blood racing. Third against fourth, and Giselle Mather was so intent on securing a vital fourth position (or better) that her team arrived the night before. Pre-match you had to worry about Lightning’s missing persons, especially up front with two long-term captains missing. And so it
We’re back to a full programme, the first since the announcement of the WXV. Every player now has a newexciting horizon opening up. And she knows that national head coaches will be peering closely at performances as they weigh up their choices for Six Nations squads. Fixtures: Bristol Bears v Harlequins Gloucester-Hartpury v Worcester Warriors
‘Rugby’s Greatest Championship’ ‘Bringing you Everything’ These two statements stand at the head of the twitter account of the Women’s Six Nations Championship. The first still holds true, even in its reduced format this year. The second is untrue. A mere fortnight before kick-off basic details remain unpublished. We have to assume that ‘Everything’ means
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