A better question would be: “Do I feel alright in this?” Once upon a time women rugby players had to wear men’s kit; there was no alternative. Now sportswear companies line up to offer their services to clubs and national women’s teams. Here are a few, in strictly alphabetical order: Adidas; Admiral, Canterbury, Castor, Kukri,
Only one elite level match graced International Women’s Day in the British Isles. Brython Thunder entertained Gwalia Lightning at Parc y Scarlets to decide final placements in the semi-finals. Both sides had already qualified, but the main (unspoken) aim was to avoid meeting the perennial trophy winners, Wolfhounds. To do that, Brython needed to secure
Gloucester-Hartpury v Exeter Chiefs Certainly not G-H. No Zoe Stratford today, nor Emma Sing. The spotlight fell instead on Mo Hunt, the local favourite, celebrating her 100th appearance for the club. It was forward domination that did the trick. The longer the first half lasted, the greater the toll on the Chiefs’ pack, normally their
This weekend sees the tenth and last round of the regular season. We already know that the two Irish sides, Wolfhounds and Clovers, are assured of home semi-finals, but there’s plenty left at stake. This is how the simplified table looks: Wolfhounds 40 points Clovers 38 Gwalia Lightning 24 Brython Thunder 19 Glasgow Warriors 16
On 18-19 March a lawsuit will come before the High Court in London that will have an overwhelming effect on the game of rugby union as we know it. The matter concerns alleged brain injuries caused by the game. Around 800 people have added their names to the list of complainants. The debate will turn
Inside barely a fortnight last month the Black Ferns lost two of their all-time greats, Kelly Brazier and Portia Woodman-Wickliffe. Who could possibly replace them? Kiwis would chorus ‘Braxton Sorensen- McGee and Jorja Miller!’ But they are already inside the fold. What about new faces? I’ll leave the answers to Whitney Hansen and her assistants.
1st February – Black Ferns win Singapore 7s: third win on the trot 2nd – Sam Needs names 44 Wallaroos for first training camp in Canberra 2nd – Dates for Pacific-4 series announced, but not venues 2nd – 9th round of Elite 1 in France; Stade Toulousain (1st) beat Romagnat (2nd); both unbeaten till now
There’s no PWR rugby this weekend, so let’s build an imaginary schedule to replace it. These matches will NOT be taking place as advertised here: Richmond v Wasps KO 13.00 (BBC1) Firwood Waterloo v Darlington Mowden Park Sharks KO 15.00 (BBC 2) Worcester Warriors v Lichfield Ladies KO 17.00 (ITV1) Teams have not yet been
Introduction For readers unfamiliar with this Kiwi term, first a brief explanation. Everyone else can scroll down to the next section. The SRA competition was established in 2022 to provide a link in playing standards between the Farah Palmer Cup and the Black Ferns. Aupiki means ‘ascent to the highest realms’, and is a pleasing
The PWR now takes a week’s breather; cudgels taken up again on 8 March. The most striking feature of recent matches has been their closeness. For example: Loughborough Lightning 21 Bristol Bears 24; Sale Sharks 15 Harlequins 12; Saracens 36 Bears 33; Quins 38 Exeter Chiefs 38. This means drama! with a capital D, and
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