In stark contrast to the melodrama in Exeter earlier, the England-Scotland match in Bristol was a foregone conclusion. The only parallel was the rain; it poured. Not for the first time in this tournament, the side destined to lose scored first. The moment Aurelie Groizeleau offered the Scots a penalty, Rachel Malcolm pointed to the
France v Ireland (quarter-final) From another match with an agonising finish I select a stat which occurred much earlier. I believe it determined the final score. On 39 minutes Manae Feleu was shown yellow for pulling a maul down. The Irish built that astonishing attack, but it came to nothing in the end. Back to
Canada and New Zealand both scored 46 points to secure their semi-final places. Now comes the question: which of them put in the superior performance? New Zealand v South Africa Was the first error of the game a portent of things to come? Jorja Miller made a short dash, but her pass was inaccurate. At
It’s excellent news that the IRFU has agreed to stage a women’s Six Nations game at the Aviva Stadium Dublin for the first time. They have chosen the Scotland fixture on Sunday 17 May 2026 (KO 14.00). They join Scotland in making their national stadium available for next season, adding more allure to the tournament.
England’s squad to face Scotland at Bristol looks like this: 15 ROWLAND 14 DOW 13 JONES 12 HEARD 11 BREACH 10 AITCHISON 9 HUNT 1 CLIFFORD 2 COKAYNE 3 MUIR 4 TALLING 5 GALLIGAN 6 ALDCROFT (captain) 7 KABEYA 8 MATTHEWS 16 ATKIN-DAVIES 17 CARSON 18 BERN 19 WARD 20 FEAUNATI 21 L. PACKER 22
Kevin Rouet and Jo Yapp have announced their sides to meet in the quarter-finals They are: Canada 1 HUNT 2 TUTTOSI 3 MENIN 4 DE GOEDE 5 O’DONNELL 6 CROSSLEY 7 PAQUIN 8 FORTEZA 9 PELLETIER 10 PERRY 11 HOGAN-ROCHESTER 12 TESSIER (captain) 13 SYMONDS 14 CORRIGAN 15 SCHELL 16 BOAG 17 KASSIL 18 DEMERCHANT
Swys de Bruin and Allan Bunting have announced their teams to meet on Saturday at Sandy Park Exeter (KO 13.00 BST) They are: South Africa: 15 DOLF 14 SAMBOYA 13 MPUPHA 12 NGWEVU 11 MALINGA 10 VAN RENSBURG 9 ROOS 1 CHARLIE 2 GWALA 3 LATSHA 4 BOOI 5 LOCHNER 6 SOLONTSI 7 MCATSHULWA 8
New Zealand are going to win a seventh world trophy. That is what hundreds of Kiwi pundits are telling us, and the Black Ferns’ performance against the Irish (40-0) adds strength to their contention. But first the schedule: Saturday 13 September New Zealand v South Africa KO 13.00* Canada v Australia KO 16.00 Sunday 14
A. The PWR As teams were announced for Round 3 of the World Cup, some of the nine surviving PWR clubs were happy to highlight their players who were represented. For example, Sale Sharks could boast 4 Scots, 4 Welsh, 3 Americans and 3 English; Loughborough Lightning (alias Northampton Saints) offered 4 Scots, 4 Americans
Here are the results of the Sunday matches: Japan 29 Spain 21 New Zealand 40 Ireland 0 Italy 64 Brazil 3 France 57 South Africa 10 There was only one tight finish, the Sakura overcoming Las Leonas in a dramatic tussle. But even there the losers couldn’t get close enough to gain a bonus point.
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