Players speak out Both Welsh and English rugby players have now expressed their displeasure that internationals are not being shown on free-to-air television. At a press conference before Wales’ match against the USA the captain Hannah Jones said she was expressing the views of all her team in bemoaning the absence of TV coverage. For
We now know both teams for the return bout between England and Canada at the StoneX Stadium, London Canada Kevin Rouet has made a number of changes. Coming into the starting XV are Olivia DeMerchant (prop), Sara Svoboda (flanker) and Taylor Perry (centre). The one new cap is Krissy Scurfield on the left wing; she
The Scotland squad first: 15 Rollie, 14 Lloyd, 13 Orr, 12 Smith, 11 McGhie, 10 Nelson, 9 McDonald; 1 Bartlett, 2 Skeldon, 3 Belisle, 4 McMillan, 5 Bonar, 6 Malcolm (captain), 7 McLachlan, 8 Gallagher. Bench: 16 Martin, 17 Young, 18 Cockburn, 19 Wassell, 20 Donaldson, 21 Mattison, 22 Thomson, 23 Musgrove There are plusses
No Ruby Tui For the Black Ferns’ last game before the WXV kicks off in their own country, Allan Bunting has chosen the following 23 players to face Australia in the return match of the O’Reilly Cup: 15 Patricia Maliepo, 14 Mererangi Paul, 13 Amy du Plessis, 12 Logo-I-Pulotu Lemapu Atai’i (Sylvia) Brunt, 11 Katelyn
Louis Deacon has almost completely recast his squad to face Canada second time round. It means he is intent on seeing as many of his likely 30 choices for his WXV squad as possible before they fly out. The squad: 15 Ellie Kildunne, 14 Jess Breach 13 Megan Jones 12 Amber Reed 11 Claudia Macdonald
It’s hard to think of a more crowded day on the international calendar than next Saturday, 30 September. It will see no fewer than five test matches taking place, plus another outing for the Barbarians. The line-up England v Canada (Hendon), Italy v Japan (Parma), New Zealand v Australia (Hamilton), Scotland v Spain (Edinburgh), Wales
England v Canada, Sandy Park, Exeter Ellie Kildunne caught the eye with one of her greatest displays in an England shirt. After Marlie Packer made her first decisive jackal in the first minute, Kildunne was on the end of a delicate cross-chip by Holly Aitchison; she shifted it on to Abby Dow, who managed to
Take a look at the Wallaroos’ fixture-list (down below) and wince. But they are made of sterner stuff than mere reporters, so they will be relishing meeting in sequence the world second-ranked whom they’ve never beaten, the first-ranked and the third-ranked. We can only imagine how their last WXV game against Wales will turn out.
This is a quite unpredictable Red Roses squad to face Canada, as we should expect when the lines of authority are so stretched. How far was the future head coach able to have the last word about the choices? The good news is that Lark Atkin-Davies will win her 50th cap, a thoroughly deserved reward
The three lists below indicate the spinning-top that is the USA Eagles campaign at present. To start with, two head coaches are responsible: Rich Ashfield in Ireland only, then Milton Haig takes over for the Wales match and the all-important WXV campaign. The Full List: Catie Benson (Sale), Monalisa Tupou (Life West), Kathryn Treder (Loughborough),
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