Quins v Leinster – Twickenham Stadium This was another major step forward in the growth of international club rugby. Harlequins deserve huge congratulation for putting on a fabulous show. The rugby wasn’t bad either. Both sides were oozing with international talent – a total of 21 at the starting gate – but as a provincial
Tyrrells Round 10 Review Wasps v Gloucester-Hartpury On the shortest day of the year this was a game long on tension and excitement. Two sides studded with international players put on a wonderful display of attacking rugby. Glos-Pury got away to a flyer. All too soon for Wasps, Kelly Smith added to her wagon-load of
Harlequins women have set the pace in attracting larger gates at their matches. At successive ‘Game Changers’ (2018-9) they attracted 4,542 then 4,837 spectators, two great achievements. Yet in Round 9 of this season’s Tyrrells a mere 1,198 turned up to their most crucial home fixture against Saracens. All the other nine clubs would be
Richmond v Wasps The gulfs set between the top, middle and bottom of the league were there for all to see. Wasps had succumbed to Quins in the previous round at home. At Richmond under lights they proved far too strong for the hosts. The core skills were there to view. On the one side,
Quins versus Sarries The Stoop offered a club game that might go down as the most extravagantly exciting and talent-ridden ever seen in women’s rugby in England. Neither side was at full strength, but the crowd of over a thousand would never have guessed it from the performances laid before them. In the first half
By a lucky chance the line-up of fixtures for Round 9 offers us drama all the way. First, Quins meet Sarries in the big showdown at the Stoop to decide who will be the first to lose this season. For all the publicity surrounding that event, there will be far more tension at the Northern
Tyrrells Round 8 results: Bristol Bears 24 Gloucester-Hartpury 53 Loughborough Lightning 50 Worcester Warriors 26 (H-T 38-7) Saracens 69 DMP Sharks 12 Wasps 13 Harlequins 39 Waterloo 20 Richmond 10 The big news is a first win of the season for Waterloo against Richmond (20-10). Huge congratulations to them. For the Londoners this is a
Four games were played on the Saturday as Worcester and Bristol waited a day longer. Only one result offered a margin below 34; the worrying gaps in success show no signs of narrowing. Wasps v Saracens Sarries weren’t at their destructive best in the fine cold weather at Twyford Avenue, but they weren’t allowed to
The Autumn Internationals 2019 – How did Twelve Nations get on? 12 Results: 3 November Spain 29 Wales 5 9 November France 10 England 20 10 November Ireland 13 Wales 15 16 November Italy 17 Japan 17 20 November USA 0 Canada 19 16 November England 17 France 15 17 November Scotland 3 Wales 17
The elite division gets to work again this weekend after the Red Roses’ three-match winning run. The Programme Saturday 30 November 12.00 Harlequins v Firwood Waterloo 13.00 Wasps v Saracens 14.30 Gloucester-Hartpury v Darlington Mowden Park Sharks 17.00 Richmond v Loughborough Lightning Sunday 1 December 14.00 Worcester Warriors v Bristol Bears There’s a big ‘Sepsis
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