Twickenham to be renamed the Allianz Stadium The RFU has been debating the future of its famous home for a long while. Factors like the Covid 19 pandemic and an urgent need for repairs to the fabric of the stadium have led to this distasteful outcome. The situation had become so desperate that, from what
The Paris Olympics front of stage There are so many signings that I list them separately below 2 July Portia Woodman-Wickliffe (NZ) announces her retirement from international rugby post-Olympics 2 July Sophie de Goede (Canada captain and Saracens) suffers an ACL 3 July Cerys Hale (Wales) announces her retirement 3 July Trailfinders Women announce the
Spoiler Warning: I’ve had my doubts about the viability of the enterprise from the start. A unified GB squad is needed to meet Olympic requirements; the individual nations of England, Scotland and Wales would be ineligible. My current concerns 1 The lack of information coming out of GB 7s’ HQ. The national unions of the
Life grows more complicated Just as we get used to the pace of the Olympics and find the sport we want to follow, the latest Red Roses training squad has dropped on our front-door mat. It has a new title: “Red Roses Pre-Season Camp 1 Squad”, and consists of 40 players (see full list). The
GB’s defeat 17-7 to USA in the quarters leaves a lot of questions hanging in the air. First, the results: Pool B Ireland 12 GB 21 (W) Australia 36 GB 5 (L) GB 26 South Africa 17 (W) The Quarter Final USA 17 GB 7 (L) A Few Pool Stats
Cardiff Arms Park Results: England 22 USA 40 Canada 53 Wales 17 After the two rounds that leaves the ranking order like this: Canada 2 wins, USA and Wales 1 win, 1 loss; England 2 losses The Maple Leaflets proved worthy unofficial champions of this new event. After getting the better of England in Round
Two matches started the 2024 version of The Hundred, between the Oval Invincibles and Birmingham Phoenix. Results: Women: OI 150-5; BP 105 Men: BP 89; OI 93-2 Here are a few disordered thoughts, centred on the women’s match. The Shape of the Game Did the crowd feel it got its money’s worth? Neither game had
Transatlantic Under 20s Quad Series – Second Match The second match of the new series provided the same excitement and doubt as the first. This was excellent news for both nations, as they aim to extend and improve their pathways. The crowd saw 69 points posted, but the final margin was a single score. The
Canada U20s v England U20s The game that got the new series under way provided excitement and unpredictability. By half-time it looked as though the Red Rosettes would suffer their second hiding in successive matches (memo: 21-72 to France). There were mitigating factors for a 0-22 score. The coach, James Cooper, had said that some
England v New Zealand – fifth and last T20 Lord’s Cricket Ground England completed their expected unbeaten season, winning the T20 series 5-0. But this was far from a walkover. The top-order failed to function as hoped, and the White Ferns’ batting gave them hope for a while. In the end the hosts cruised home,
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