After a thoroughly frustrating warm-up match that lasted less than 29 overs – it rains in Australia too – England faced the first of three ODIs at Sydney North Oval. The two teams: Australia Alyssa Healy (captain & w-k), Phoebe Litchfield, Ellyse Perry, Beth Mooney, Annabel Sutherland, Ashleigh Gardner, Tahlia McGrath, Alana King, Kim Garth,
PWR – Round 13 Saturday Matches Saracens v Leicester Tigers Gloucester-Hartpury v Loughborough Lightning Saracens v Leicester Tigers “We knew we had to come out and execute”. So said Poppy Cleall, after she won the Player of the Match award. Her words were only too well chosen. Tigers were executed to the extent of a
John Mitchell has announced the names of 38 players to start training up for the Six Nations. Shakespeare tended to opt for five acts to complete his dramas. If this list represents a prologue, there will be many more acts to come before we reach the climax. Yesterday we had news of a new captain.
The opening day of England’s tour of Australia revealed more weaknesses than strengths. A 50-over match against the Governor General’s XI was badly affected by rain; the players leaving the field in the 29th over, not to return. Relaxed rules were in place: 14 per side, but the usual numbers onfield. Only three of the
Was it design or accident that saw Genevieve Shore move across from Chair to Chief Executive of the PWR board on the same day as the Red Roses acquired a new captain? Of the two appointments we might consider the choice of Zoe Aldcroft more predictable than Shore. The PWR had been leaderless since early
Zoe Aldcroft is named captain of England in succession to Marlie Packer. John Mitchell has made what may well prove his most important decision yet as head coach. His choice of Zoe Aldcroft as England captain for the 2025 Six Nations has all manner of consequences. I list the contracted players below. First, Mitchell has
Just five rounds of the regular season left. The big talking-point is the presence of five clubs fighting for the four places in the play-offs. That adds drama and tension to the affair. The top five shape up like this after twelve rounds. Table
The French head coaches have selected 38 players to take part in training sessions in Elche, southern Spain, from 3-10 January. They are: Montserrat Amedéé (Stade Bordelais/Sporting Union Agenais) Carla Arbez (Stade Bordelais/Oleron) Pauline Barrat (Stade Toulousain/Stade Rochelais) Rose Bernadou (Montpellier/Les Rives d’Orb) MaiIys Borak (Stade Bordelais/Toulonnais) Océane Bordes (Stade Toulousain/Stade Bagnerais) Émilie Boulard (Blagnac/Chilly-Mazarin)
I’m not expecting you to tell me who will win the next World Cup. Rather, I’ll point out a few areas where doubt still lingers in the air. A. The position of head coach of Wales. We should know the result of the WRU committee’s deliberations this month; that was Abi Tierney’s commitment. But the
PWR – Round 12 – Sunday Games Bristol Bears v Gloucester-Hartpury Loughborough Lightning v Saracens Bristol Bears v Gloucester-Hartpury After the Big Game at Twickenham came Bears’ attempt at staging an even bigger one. According to many pundits this was the way women’s rugby, even rugby as a whole, must go. It was Ilona Maher’s
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