A look back at the Black Ferns v Black Ferns XV – lessons and deductions Background And there’s a lot of it! The management had three aims in mind: the coming test against Australia, a first ever tour of South Africa for a “Black Ferns XV” (aka a second squad); and, most important, the RWC
A. France There are 38 names in the latest French squad: Forwards: BERNADOU, BERTHOUMIEU, BIGOT, BROSSEAU, CHAMPON, CISSOKHO, DESHAYE, ESCUDERO, FALL RACLOT, M. FELEU, T. FELEU, GROS, IKAHEHEGI, JOYEUX, KHALFAOUI, MAKA, MORLAND, MWAYEMBE, OKEMBA, RIFFONNEAU, SOCHAT, TOUYE (22) Backs: ARBEY, ARBEZ, BORDES, BOULARD, BOURDON SANSUS, BOURGEOIS, CHAMBON, DEZOU, GRISEZ, KONDE, LLORENS, M. MÉNAGER, NEISEN, QUEYROI,
Black Ferns selectors have named their match-day 23 to play Australia in the O’Reilly Cup presented by Bupa Test match infront of a sold out crowd at Sky Stadium, Wellington on Saturday, July 12, 4.30pm kick-off. Matatū lock Laura Bayfield is in line for her Black Ferns debut off the bench following an impressive performance
England U20 Women’s head coach LJ Lewis has named her side to face Italy on Matchday 2 of the 2025 Six Nations Summer Series. Following on from an opening 31-17 victory over Scotland, England continue their campaign at the CCB Centre for Sporting Excellence in Caerphilly this Friday (13:00 BST). All Summer Series fixtures will
Prolific try-scoring back Ellen Scantlebury has extended her contract with Loughborough Lightning. The powerful winger/centre scored an incredible 21 tries in six matches for Loughborough University in 2024/25, including seven in a single match against Edinburgh. Alongside her efforts in helping her fellow students reach two BUCS Super Rugby finals, the 21-year-old has made 16
This was an intriguing choice of tour for Canada in their preparations for the World Cup – a first ever visit to South Africa. There could be little doubt about outcomes, the Books sitting a whole ten places below them in the world rankings. But Kévin Rouet felt it would be entirely beneficial for his
Head coach LJ Lewis has confirmed her England U20 Women’s squad to take on Scotland on Matchday 1 of the Six Nations Women’s Summer Series. The pathway sides meet this Saturday at the CCB Centre for Sporting Excellence in Caerphilly, Wales (18:00 BST). All Summer Series fixtures will be streamed live on the Six Nations
Sir Keir Starmer has backed the England Women’s Rugby team to excel when the tournament kicks off on August 22 in Sunderland. Striking new murals unveiled in Bristol and Northampton featuring Red Roses stars Sarah Bern and Sadia Kabeya alongside local girls from grassroots rugby, celebrating the heroes of today and tomorrow with more to
As usual, the summer break has seen many players switching clubs. There is nothing unusual about that, but this year brings its own quota of interesting issues. Today, 30 June sees the two latest signings for Trailfinders, Isla Duncan-Bell and Celia Quansah. Duncan-Bell becomes the second GB 7s regular to move to the 15s game,
Allan Bunting has announced the names of 33 players to form the squads to play their last two home matches before the RWC. The squad: (I offer them as originally shown, though the rest of the world isn’t as bright at arithmetic. For us two halves are needed to make a whole, and two five-eighths
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