Second Quilters International – England v Italy Bedford – The Last Line-up before 6 Nations In line with his long-term policy Simon Middleton has made many changes to his starting XV for the last autumn international of 2019. In come Shaunagh Brown, Poppy Cleall, Vicky Fleetwood, Emily Scott and Claudia Macdonald. On the bench there’s
Of all the many test matches being played out this November the most intriguing was surely Italy v Japan. Against Japan Andrea Di Giandomenico, Italy’s head coach, caused a minor surprise by announcing a squad of only 23 – the regulation number for a single test – for both this game and the visit to
Current Black Fern and former Black Fern Sevens player, Selica Winiata has been appointed as a match official for two legs of the HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series 2020. The fullback, who has 40 caps for New Zealand, will officiate at the Dubai and Cape Town tournaments of the world series, taking place on 5-7
The Oceania Rugby Women’s Championship gets underway on 18 November with four teams – hosts Fiji, Samoa, Papua New Guinea and Tonga – vying for a place at Rugby World Cup 2021 in New Zealand.Australia A and a New Zealand Black Ferns Development XV are also competing in the tournament that will be played over
Philip Doyle, Scotland’s new boss, is not a man to mince his words. Some of his most devastating last month ran like this: ‘I have inherited an incredibly weak scrum’. As Scotland’s latest match against Wales unfolded, the truth of the matter was placed before our eyes. For most of the game the Welsh pack
Here are this weekend’s WRLA Winter League results from 17 November: Premier Division Featherstone 44 Wigan 0 Featherstone try scorers: Hannah Watt x 3 Hannah Bairstow x 2 Jess Crockford x 1 Leigh Powell x 1 Regan Walker x 1 Grace Hepton x 6 kicks POM Featherstone Regan Walker POM Wigan Armani Sharrock South Leeds
First Quilter International 2019 – England v France, Exeter – A Result that tells its own Story (almost) If you’re anxious for the action, scroll down to The Main Course The Red Roses were desperately lucky to win the game. It had the crowd on the edge of their seats, except when they were on
The Red Roses beat France 17-15 in their Quilter International against France Women at Sandy Park in Exeter. In bright autumnal sunshine in front of 9,699 in Devon, England recorded their fourth win in a row against Les Bleues off the back of a 20-10 win in Clermont-Ferrand last weekend, the Red Roses’ first win
Weather permitting this weekend’s WRLA games: 17 November 2019 Premier Division Oulton BYE South Leeds v Odsal Wigan St Pats v Featherstone First Division Liverpool BYE Leeds Uni v Dearne Valley Thatto Heath v West Leeds The next weekend fixtures will be on 1st December 2019 Premier Division Featherstone BYE Wigan St Pats v South Leeds
England Women head coach Simon Middleton has made changes to his squad for tomorrow’s Quilter International against France in Exeter. Heather Kerr will start at hooker as Lark Davies is ruled out through injury. Meanwhile, Bristol Bears Women forward Rownita Marston has joined the squad and joins the finishers at Sandy Park. Updated squad list
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