New Zealand were the only unbeaten team on a day of upsets at the HSBC Kitakyushu Sevens on Saturday with Spain and Fiji joining them in the Cup quarter-finals as pool winners. The Black Ferns Sevens will now face first-time Cup quarter-finalists China in the opening match on Sunday at 10:30 local time (GMT+9) after
England Women Sevens finished third in Pool C at the HSBC World Rugby Women’s Sevens Series in Kitakyushu, Japan. They will now face Spain in the Cup quarter-final. A week on from winning a bronze medal at the Commonwealth Games in Australia, England opened with a 10-17 loss against Russia, before facing Canada, who they beat
The third round of the Women’s HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series takes place this weekend on 21 and 22 April in Kitakyushu, Japan. Here are the fixtures which will be updated as results come in: Saturday 21 April 2018 Match 1 10.30 Russia 7s 17-10 England 7s Match 2 10.52 Canada 7s 38-14 Fiji 7s
The 12 team captains gathered inside the Kokura Castle Japanese Garden on Thursday ahead of the third round of the HSBC World Rugby Women’s Sevens Series this weekend. New Zealand are the defending HSBC Kitakyushu Sevens champions after beating Canada in the inaugural final last year, but captain Sarah Goss knows that it will not
England Women head coach James Bailey has made two changes to the squad that secured bronze at the Commonwealth Games on the Gold Coast for the third leg of the HSBC World Rugby Women’s Sevens series in Kitakyushu, Japan 21-22 April (live via WorldRugby.org). Commonwealth Games travelling reserve Vicky Fleetwood comes into the playing squad with Millie
The Wakefield Trinity Ladies team opened up their 2018 Women’s Championship campaign with a second half master class after taking a slender 2 point lead into the break against newly formed Hull FC Ladies. Despite the Trinity mens game kicking off an hour after the ladies down the road at Belle Vue a sizable crowd
The women’s rugby league summer league kicked with some fantastic ties taking place. The headline act was of course Bradford Bulls opening up against the Leeds Rhinos (our lead photo shows proud youngster Morgan Bond walking out with the Rhinos). Great to see both the male players at the Bulls game and such a great
This Saturday saw the final Tyrrells Premier 15s play-off round take place at Twickenham Stoop. Harlequins Ladies hosted Wasps FC Ladies in a hard-fought battle ending with a 22-7 victory to the hosts to see them through to finals. Jess Wooden, Stacey White and Deborah McCormack all crossed the whitewash for Harlequins and Danielle Waterman
After suffering a narrow loss to Harlequins Women back at Twyford Avenue last Saturday, Wasps FC Ladies go into the second play off fixture with just a 6-point deficit. The intense game which ended 19-25 saw show stopping chase downs and stunning tries. Liz Crake’s try opened the game just 6 minutes in, with Louise
Meet Emily Maisey, a 1XV player for Wasps FC Ladies. If not found in rugby attire tearing up the back row, you would find her suited and booted, perhaps even with a high heel, hard at work in her city based office. Outside the realms of Twyford avenue, well-dressed and highly intellectual Maisey does not
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