Fabio Roselli joins Sean Lynn in presenting his first ever Six Nations squad. It is: 15 Vittoria Ostuni Minuzzi 14 Aura Muzzo 13 Alyssa D’Incà 12 Beatrice Rigoni 11 Francesca Granzotto 10 Veronica Madia 9 Sofia Stefan (captain) 1 Silvia Turani 2 Laura Gurioli 3 Sara Seye 4 Valeria Fedrigi 5 Giordana Duca 6 Beatrice
I see this as the key match of the opening round of the Six Nations. It’s high time a third nation threatened the supremacy of the duo England-France. Ireland are the likeliest candidates, and they are at home in Belfast, where les Bleues have not yet played a 6N match. The Teams: Ireland: 1 O’Dowd,
Sean Lynn had little room for manoeuvre in constructing his first Welsh side, but he has taken the bold steps you would expect of him. He has solved the No 10 dilemma by placing Kayleigh Powell at 12, giving the attack a double edge at its source. Both Powell and Lleucu George have a powerful
All the six staffs have three goals in mind as they approach a new Six Nations: the first round, the campaign as a whole and the World Cup beyond. Let’s say John Mitchell has his eye firmly on that last one. Nobody could have guessed the 23 he has selected for the Italy game. The good
Here are two really juicy fixtures for teams who all feel they have a point to prove. Saturday, 22 March Ireland v France (Kingspan Stadium Belfast), KO 13.00 (GMT) Scotland v Wales (Hive Stadium Edinburgh), KO 16.45 The One-thirty Show For the two home sides the question is: can they be sure of maintaining last
The road ahead for teams competing in the 2025 RWC Here’s an interim rundown of test fixtures up to and including the World Cup. More are sure to be added. Further down I add some comments. Australia 3 May v Fijiana, Fiji 10 May v New Zealand, Newcastle, Qd. Pacific Four 17 May v USA,
The fourth version of this age-group festival will take place again at Wellington College, England, from 11-19 April. It provides a vital stepping-stone on the path towards senior representative level. The tournament is carefully arranged to cater for the needs of this age-group. So when we hear of teams playing two matches in succession, we
Now we know who will represent England in the coming 6 Nations. What we don’t know is who will go on to enjoy a home World Cup. This is John Mitchell’s choice: Forwards Zoe Aldcroft (captain, Gloucester-Hartpury, 58 caps) Lark Atkin-Davies (Bristol Bears, 62 caps) Sarah Beckett (Gloucester-Hartpury, 35 caps) Sarah Bern (Bristol Bears, 66
Gloucester-Hartpury v Saracens Gloucester-Hartpury (hereafter G-H) achieved the impossible, a third trophy win running. Sarries didn’t make it easy for them, putting up fierce resistance on their home patch. But the writing was on the wall from the moment Emma Sing collected Ella Wyrwas’ high box-kick and returned it with profit. Lleucu George sent a
Gloucester-Hartpury v Saracens Rosie Galligan points to the Saracens ‘family’ as the key to success. Gloucester-Hartpury will see the game as a final fling before Sean Lynn’s departure. Which will prove the stronger motivator? Both sides know that keeping emotions under control will be vital. The Teams: Gloucester-Hartpury 1 Perry 2 N. Jones 3 Muir
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