The Blues are the 2026 Sky Super Rugby Aupiki champions, claiming a dramatic 28 – 21 victory over Matatū with a match-winning try in the 80th minute at One New Zealand Stadium in Christchurch. Played in front of over 10,000 fans, the Grand Final was an arm wrestle from start to finish, with neither side
Men’s and Women’s Ashes to run alongside each other at heart of 2027 international cricket summer The unmatched drama of home Ashes series will take centre stage next summer with the 2027 international schedule announced today. England Men and England Women will be going all out to regain the Ashes with their series to run
Loughborough Lightning can today confirm that 12 Loughborough University players will step up from BUCS Super Rugby into the senior Lightning environment for the 2026/27 season. These agreements will see Ashton Adcock, Ella Barnes, Alice Bennett, Izzy Clist, Emily Heaps, Lilly Hickey, Aoibhe Kelly, Freya MacColl, Imogen Mockford, Alice Redfern, Sasha Roberts, and Harli Stanton
Jorja Miller has re-committed to the Black Ferns Sevens and New Zealand Rugby through to the end of 2029. The reigning back-to-back World Rugby Sevens Player of the Year and 2024 Kel Tremain Memorial New Zealand Rugby Player of the Year said she was as motivated now as when she signed her first contract as
Loughborough Lightning have today confirmed that Emily Scarratt is leaving the club ahead of the 2026/27 season to take up a full-time position with the Red Roses. The two-time World Cup winner held a player-coach role with Lightning prior to her playing retirement last October, before becoming a full-time assistant coach ahead of the 2025/26
FIXTURES FOR THE 2026-27 SEASON Pool A: Saracens, Exeter Chiefs, Sale Sharks, Loughborough Lightning and Leicester Tigers Pool B: Harlequins, Bristol Bears, Trailfinders Women and Gloucester Hartpury SATURDAY 19 SEPTEMBER 1pm – Bristol Bears v Trailfinders Women (North Bristol RFC) 1.30pm – Harlequins v Gloucester Hartpury (Twickenham Stoop) 2pm – Leicester Tigers v Saracens (Mattioli
The women’s competition at Red Bull Four 2 Score continues to gain momentum, with four teams from around the world set to compete at the 2026 Global Final in Toronto, Canada. Bringing together returning champions, rising contenders and inspiring stories from across the globe, the tournament continues to provide a unique platform for female footballers
Hampshire Hawks (women) vs Durham Cricket (women) (match 56, league one – semi final 2) at The Kia Oval, Kennington South London on 17 July 2026 Low scoring thriller (semi-final between first and fourth-placed teams) with tense ending, sending Durham Cricket women ‘heading for the final’ against The Blaze (winners of the other semi-final.)
A joint RFU, PWR, BUCS and Celtic Challenge statement The Rugby Football Union (RFU), Premiership Women’s Rugby (PWR), British Universities & Colleges Sport (BUCS) and the Celtic Challenge are pleased to confirm that, following close collaboration, progress has been made to align the 2026/27 women’s performance rugby union calendar across international fixtures, PWR League and
Roses Pathway Head Coach Josie Pointon has selected 15 athletes who will make up the inaugural cohort of the new programme to the England Netball pathway. All 15 athletes selected have had stand-out seasons in the Netball Super League (NSL), NXT Gen League or NPL (Netball Performance League). The cohort features 18-year-old Shannon Mahlik who
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