Pool A – New Zealand, Brazil, France, Spain Pool B – Canada, England, Russia, South Africa Pool C – Australia, USA, Fiji, China Fixtures and Results 12.00 New Zealand 34-0 Brazil 12.22 France 12-5 Spain 12.44 Australia 15-5 Fiji 13.06 USA 40-7 China 13.28 Canada 14-12 Russia 13.50 England 28-7 South Africa 14.44 New Zealand 15-19 Spain (Just to confirm
England got off to the best possible start at Netball Europe today as they claimed convincing 63-42 and 69-33 victories over Trinidad & Tobago and South Africa respectively. Although England do not get their official Netball Europe campaign underway until tomorrow, they arguably had their toughest day of the tournament today. Each team will have
Taoiseach Mr Enda Kenny TD (Prime Minister of Ireland) and World Rugby Chairman Bernard Lapasset have officially opened the organisation’s new headquarters in Dublin in the presence of World Rugby Council members and other dignitaries. Following the launch of an exciting new logo and brand late last year, the global governing body for rugby has
Scores from day 1 at the Netball Europe Open Championships in Belfast. England play two and win two, Ireland also win, Scotland lose and Wales draw against Northern Ireland. Full scores are below: 08.30 Hrs Switzerland 14-36 Ireland 10.30 Hrs Trinidad & Tobago 42-63 England 12.30 Hrs Scotland 34-45 South Africa 14.30 Hrs Wales 53-53 Northern Ireland 16.30
Brighouse Ladies travelled to the home of Oulton Raidettes on a warm sunny afternoon. The Sunday afternoon game kicked off under the cover of cloud, much to the player’s relief after their warm up preparations had been in the blazing sunshine. Both teams seemed a little nervous as the game got under way, with unforced errors
Saracens’ Sarah McKenna has been called up to replace Alice Richardson in this week’s Sevens World Series event at the Twickenham Stoop and Twickenham Stadium (May 15-16). McKenna, who featured in the last round of the World Series in Canada, comes in for the Richmond fly-half who failed a fitness test this morning. England head
The 2015 RPA Players’ Awards took place on Wednesday 13th May at Battersea Evolution, these Awards are the highlight of the domestic rugby union calendar, bringing together the biggest names in the sport to celebrate the achievements of the season and crown the 2015 Players’ Player of the Year. This year the England Women’s Player of
The San Francisco Bay area will host Rugby World Cup Sevens 2018 after the World Rugby Council awarded hosting rights for the prestigious event to USA Rugby. The magnificent Giants Stadium in San Francisco, supported by Avaya Stadium in San Jose, will provide an impressive stage for the world’s top men’s and women’s rugby sevens
Dublin and Belfast will host Women’s Rugby World Cup 2017 after World Rugby awarded the hosting rights for the prestigious tournament to the Irish Rugby Football Union (IRFU). With women’s rugby continuing to experience record global growth, the pool stages will be held at University College Dublin, before the world’s top female rugby players convene
The Netball Europe Open Championships, takes place at the Antrim Forum, Belfast,Northern Ireland, between May 14 and 17, and features England, Scotland, Northern Ireland and Wales in addition to world number six South Africa and Trinidad & Tobago, ranked ninth in the world. In addition to the main competition between the high performance nations, a
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