The guys who select the livestream matches chose well for the first showing – even if it was three rounds late. Bristol and Wasps produced another close-fought drama at the noon-day hour. The Amber-and-Blacks showed they meant business by coming down the night before. This crafty move paid off; they pulled away in the closing
More Thoughts on the latest England Contracts The 28 contracts recently awarded to Red Roses mark another step forward in the management of professional terms for women rugby players. Before the Scotland match last March England’s head coach Simon Middleton said: …by the time the World Cup comes round I would like three or four
Typhoon Hagibis has hit the 2019 World Cup hard and caused a massive reaction from disappointed players, officials and spectators. It has its bearing too on the course of the next World Cup, to be fought out in New Zealand in two years time. As two greats of the Italian game, Leonardo Ghiraldini and Sergio
The third round saw quality, drama and one tight finish. Saracens had to work hard to maintain their unbeaten run. First the results: Harlequins 39 Gloucester-Hartpury 12 Loughborough 24 Saracens 28 Richmond 35 Worcester 8 Wasps 29 DMP 14 Waterloo 0 Bristol 36 In the east Midlands Lightning led for most of the game. It
The FFR has announced an enlarged group in preparation for their two autumn tests against England. The names in italics are additions to the 26 awarded new contracts last month. ANNERY Julie (Stade Français Paris) ARRICASTRE Lise (Lons Rugby Féminin Béarn Pyrénées) BANET Cyrielle (Montpellier RC) BOUDAUD Camille (Stade Toulousain Rugby) BOUJARD Caroline (Montpellier RC)
At last the RFU has published its new list of 28 contracted players for the coming season and up to August 2020. They are: Zoe Aldcroft (Gloucester-Hartpury Women) Sarah Beckett (Harlequins Women) Sarah Bern (Bristol Bears Women) Hannah Botterman (Saracens Women) Shaunagh Brown (Harlequins Women) Bryony Cleall (Saracens Women)* Poppy Cleall (Saracens Women) Amy Cokayne
First, some higher mathematics: Quins 101 Richmond 0 Sarries 46 Richmond 0 So by rights, Quins should beat Sarries 55-0 in the Grand Final next May. Or will they? Before we look at Richmond’s second outing, the Saturday games must lead the way. There was a highly significant result at Shaftesbury Park. Loughborough, their eyes
I can’t claim to have seen all the great English wicket-keepers of the post-war period, but I did see one, Leslie Ames, who dates from before the war. Though by the time I saw him in a Kent county game in the early 1950s he no longer wore the gloves. Who have there been since?
Fifteen French female referees met at Marcoussis recently to prepare themselves for the coming season. Fitness, both physical and mental, were on the menu. Their aim is to reach the standard being set by the current No 1 French referee, Aurélie Groizeleau, and increase the number of highly qualified female referees at the FFR’s disposal.
The cricket season is not over: Harlequins posted the first century in the Tyrrells as Richmond were sent back up the A316 carrying with them a 0-101 defeat at the Stoop. They won’t be thanking the fixture-setters for offering them the two finalists (twice over) for their first two games. Simon Middleton had promised to
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