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Record crowd set for England Women’s date at Wembley

England Women have sold more than 33,000 tickets for their historic match against Germany at Wembley Stadium. The match will have the biggest crowd for an England Women’s international to date, surpassing the previous record of 29,092 which was recorded when England played Finland at the Etihad Stadium in 2005, as part of the European

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Six Nations fixtures announced for England Women

England Women will play Italy, Scotland and France at home this season in the Six Nations Championship with Twickenham Stadium, the Twickenham Stoop and The Northern Echo Arena in Darlington hosting the 2014 Rugby World Cup champions. England, who finished second in the 2014 Six Nations, will play their first international XVs game since becoming

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World Cup Winning Rugby Team nominated for award

Having just published a story on the cricket pages about the England cricketers being nominated for Team of the Year, in the 2014 Sunday Times and Sky Sports Sportswomen of the Year Awards, it would be remiss of me not to write about our World Cup winning Rugby Team also being nominated. After  disappointing final losses to New

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Amber Reed earning her coaching badges at Bloxham

Amber Reed, member of England Women’s triumphant  World Cup squad, is earning her coaching badges at Bloxham School in Oxfordshire. To say Amber Reed has a hectic rugby life is an understatement. The 23 year-old graduate sports coach combines playing for Bristol and England by working at the school where her duties include looking after the

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England women show their support for Pink Friday

England Women showed their support for Breast Cancer Care’s #Pink Fridays during a training exercise at St.George’s Park earlier today. Three Lions captain Steph Houghton said: “The whole team is really proud to support Pink Friday and the fantastic work that Breast Cancer Care does.  It’s a fun way to get behind the charity and help raise

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Diamonds made to work by valiant England

England produced a spirited display in Canberra this morning to put Australia’s perfect 2014 record under serious threat. However, the Diamonds proved too strong for their visitors and eventually saw out a 54-47 victory to end the calendar year with a 100% win record. It was a vastly improved performance from England in this second

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NCPC at Loughborough University becomes ICC testing centre

The International Cricket Council (ICC) has today announced that the National Cricket Performance Centre (NCPC) at Loughborough University has been accredited as an ICC centre for testing suspected illegal bowling actions. The NCPC is the fourth facility to be accredited for this purpose by the ICC, joining Cardiff Metropolitan University, Cricket Australia’s National Cricket Centre

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