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Red Roses name matchday 23 to play Wales in Bristol

Head coach Simon Middleton has named his England Women matchday squad to play Wales in the Summer Nations Series on Wednesday. The Red Roses take on Ioan Cunningham’s side at Ashton Gate, Bristol (Wednesday 14 September, kick-off 7.30pm and live on ITV4 and ITV Hub). Sarah Hunter returns to captain the side at No 8

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England Women win opening IT20 at Durham

England Women 134-1 beat India 132-7 by nine wickets Sarah Glenn took career-best figures of 4-23 and Sophia Dunkley hit her highest IT20 score of 61* as England Women beat India Women by nine wickets at Durham. Stand-in captain Amy Jones won the toss and asked India to bat, and her bowlers kept the visitors down to 132-7.

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Rugby World Cup Sevens 2022 semi-finalists confirmed

Rugby World Cup Sevens 2022 semi-finalists confirmed after dramatic second day in Cape Town, with the new world champions to be crowned on Sunday Women’s semi-finals line-up sees Australia take on the USA and New Zealand face France Men’s semi-finals are Fiji versus Australia and New Zealand against Ireland Vibrant ceremony celebrates diversity of South

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Quarter-finals decided after epic first day of Rugby World Cup Sevens

Innovative ‘winner takes all’ knock-out competition format proves a fan favourite on first day of Rugby World Cup Sevens 2022 in Cape Town Global rugby family pays tribute to the late Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II Women’s championship quarter-finals: Australia v England, New Zealand v Ireland, France v Fiji, USA v Canada Men’s championship quarter-finals:

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Nat Sciver to miss India Series

England Women all-rounder Nat Sciver has decided to withdraw from England Women’s Vitality IT20 Series and Royal London Series against India to focus on her mental health and wellbeing. The 30-year-old left Durham today to return home. Amy Jones will captain throughout the Vitality IT20 series in Sciver’s absence, and a replacement player will be

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Cape Town set for landmark Rugby World Cup Sevens 2022

Rugby World Cup Sevens 2022 takes place from 9-11 September in iconic Cape Town Unique ‘knock-out’ competition format means every match counts with 40 teams – 24 men’s and 16 women’s – from all six World Rugby regions competing New Zealand are reigning men’s and women’s world champions, while Australia women and South Africa men

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England squads for Rugby World Cup Sevens named

The England men’s and women’s sevens squads for Rugby World Cup Sevens 2022 in South Africa have been named. The tournament takes place at the iconic Cape Town Stadium and begins on Friday 9 September and broadcast live on ITV Hub. All 24 men’s and 16 women’s teams heading to Cape Town have been seeded

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Lauren Bell earns maiden England Women IT20 call-up

England Women have announced a squad of 14 players for the Vitality IT20 series against India, which gets underway in Durham on Saturday September 10. There are two changes from the group which participated in the Commonwealth Games. Heather Knight continues her recovery from a hip injury, and England’s leading IT20 wicket-taker Katherine Brunt will

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