Source: Loughborough Lightning

Hallie Taufoou to leave Loughborough Lightning

Loughborough Lightning forward Hallie Taufoou will play her final game for the Club this evening against Trailfinders. The versatile lock/back row became the 100th player to represent Lightning when she made her debut against Wasps in January 2022 and made 11 appearances in her first spell. Taufoou returned to Loughborough entering the 2023/24 season and

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England Netball U17 squad revealed

Roses Pathway Head Coach Sonia Mkoloma has selected a squad of 12 athletes who will represent England at the Europe Netball U17 Event 2025.  from 5-9 March, will see England’s U17 squad compete against Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, the Republic of Ireland and the UAE. The opening three days of the tournament will feature group

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Source: Alex Ho and Zach Franzen / World Rugby

Vancouver set to get the party started

BC Place will host the fourth round of the HSBC SVNS Series on 21-23 February as the tournament marks a decade in Vancouver. Vancouver is set to host the fourth round of HSBC SVNS 2025 on 21-23 February as the world’s best 12 men’s and women’s rugby sevens teams meet at BC Place After three

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Source: Harlequins

Red Rose Lucy Packer renews with Quins

Harlequins Women are delighted to announce that vice-captain Lucy Packer has extended her stay at The Stoop into the 2025-26 season. Red Roses international Packer has been a key part of this Quins side for a number of seasons, making 98 first-team appearances in the Quarters at scrum-half. A livewire threat around the park, Packer

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Source: Lightning

Mataitoga to make 50th Lightning appearance

Bulou Mataitoga is set to make her 50th Loughborough Lightning appearance under the floodlights at cinch Stadium at Franklin’s Gardens on Friday evening (kick-off: 7.45pm). The USA international retains her place on the right wing and will lead out the team to take on Trailfinders Women in the 18th and final round of the 2024/25

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Source: University of St Andrews

University of St Andrews new hockey pitch certified by FIH

The new dry turf hockey and multisport pitch at the University of St Andrews has been certified by the International Hockey Federation (FIH) – the requirement to hold National League hockey matches. Opened in October 2024, Saints Sport’s new pitch features Polytan’s Poligras Paris GT Zero surface – a dry turf pitch developed for the

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Source: Loughborough Lightning

Sadia Kabeya extends Lightning contract

Loughborough Lightning are delighted to announce that Sadia Kabeya has extended her contract with the Club into the 2025/26 season. The new deal sees the 22-year-old move into a fifth season in an African Violet shirt having made her debut against Wasps back in September 2021. Kabeya hit the 50-appearance milestone in the victory over

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Source: BUCS

Four gold among 21-medal haul for Bath student-athletes

University of Bath student-athletes won 21 medals, including gold in the swimming pool and on the athletics track, when they proudly represented The SU Bath at the BUCS Nationals 2025 in Sheffield. Sixteen of those medals were secured by the University’s swimming squad during an excellent weekend which saw them place third in the overall

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Source: Loughborough Lightning

Rachel Malcolm to leave Loughborough Lightning

Loughborough Lightning have today announced that flanker Rachel Malcolm will depart the Club at the end of the 2024/25 season. A ‘Lightning Original’, the 33-year-old was on the pitch for Loughborough’s very first game against Worcester Valkyries in September 2017, and is the longest-serving current squad member and possesses player number #006. Malcolm went on

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