Three games here. Saturday saw two London sides hosting. Both Sarries and Quins were anxious to ensure every point; one of the top five clubs was going to face bitter disappointment come the season’s end. For the present they could take advantage against two sides pitched a distance behind them. Quins v Trailfinders Trailfinders conceded
South Africa v England – Third ODI When Jon Lewis retires from the game, he’ll be setting up a psychology support service. Look how brilliantly he has overseen England’s 3-0 demolition of the Proteas in the T20 series. It was a narrow 4-wicket win at East London, a sweeping victory at Benoni, then today… Here
Ilona Maher (USA) has received official PWR backing from Genevieve Shore, the chair, for a visa application that would allow her to join one of its clubs. The two thought likeliest are Gloucester-Hartpury and Bristol Bears, who sit third and fourth in the league table at present. Of course it’s perfectly possible that other clubs
1 English rugby has reacted badly to the news that the RFU’s Chief Executive, Bill Sweeney, received a bonus of £358,000 to add to his salary of £742,000. His starting salary had been £430,000. The committee that decides these sums gave him a score of 0% in two categories, Rugby Inclusivity and Participation in Community
A new leader in charge The names Giselle Mather has listed for the opening tournament in Dubai this weekend are familiar. But her completely new immersion in the game makes their playing strategies quite unpredictable. She had a positive baptism with the visit to the Elche Sevens in Spain, though the opposition there was not
England won the second T20 at a canter. So all’s well? We’ll see. The first query was whether Jon Lewis would make immediate changes in the light of the opening performance in East London. He did, by replacing Lauren Bell with her namesake Filer. But he retained Sophia Dunkley at No. 3, the other big
This should really be a question, not a command from Dick Turpin. But the latest statement to emerge from PWR announces a link with a leading provider of statistics, Oval Insights. That will be a great help to clubs, coaches and players. Fans too may find pleasing indications of how their club is progressing. Were
News dribbles slowly out of GB’s HQ. At least we know the squad: Emma Uren (captain), Isla Norman-Bell (vice captain), Ellie Boatman, Reneeqa Bonner, Abbie Brown, Shona Campbell, Heather Cowell, Grace Crompton, Meg Davies, Eloise Hayward, Vicky Laflin, Georgie Lingham, Alicia Maude, Chantelle Miell, Emma Mundy, Catherine Richards, Jade Shekells, Katie Shillaker, Lauren Torley, Charlie
There have been plenty of controversial England tours in the past, but the one under way in South Africa finds its place among them. Jon Lewis’ XI managed their first hurdle, just scraping home in a T20 by four wickets with four balls left. This was the team he chose: Danni Wyatt-Hodge, Maia Bouchier, Sophia
An angled view of events in Monte Carlo this evening Your new World 15s Player of the Year is Ellie Kildunne. The previous three XV’s winners were: Marlie Packer (2023), Ruahei Demant (2022) and Zoe Aldcroft (2021), so that’s three England winners in four years. Add with Emily Scarratt (2019) and Sarah Hunter (2016), it
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