Home from Home More than one PWR club has a Janus-like head, facing two ways. Gloucester-Hartpury, as their double name hints, will be operating at Kingsholm, Gloucester six times this season, leaving the remaining twelve rounds to the Alpas Stadium back home in Hartpury. Loughborough Lightning have the longest neck, stretching 50-odd miles south to
I mentioned a worrying tackle in the Wales v USA match (http://4theloveofsport.co.uk/ 2023/10/01/two-down-three-to-go-wales-prove-their-worth/). On the advice of the TMO, Andrew McMenemy, the referee, Clara Munarini showed USA’s Eti Haungatau a yellow card. It is now known that Haungatau has been cited for dangerous play and will appear before a disciplinary committee consisting of Jennifer Donovan
Here are the eighteen squads as originally advertised. Inevitably there may be last-minute adjustments. I’m afraid World Rugby is not awarding a prize for the first person to recite all 540 names by memory. Australia Emily Chancellor (Harlequins), Bree-Anna Cheatham (Queensland Reds), Annabelle Codey (Queensland Reds), *Brianna Hoy (NSW Waratahs), Eva Karpani (NSW Waratahs), Atasi
It was kind of Fi Tomas to confirm my worst fears (https://www.telegraph.co.uk/rugby-union/2023/10/01/england-women-red-roses-natasha-hunt-lucy-packer-wxv/) about the nonsensical appointment of John Mitchell as the successor to Simon Middleton. The RFU in its wisdom decided on the following: To appoint a man, not a woman To appoint a man two years older than 57-year-old Middleton To appoint a New
The whole of French rugby has been understandably preoccupied with the great events of a first home men’s world cup. Now at last we get details from the women’s camp about their squad of 30 to undertake the trip to New Zealand. It is: Carla Arbez (Stade Bordelais) Cyrielle Banet (Montpellier HR) Axelle Berthoumieu (Blagnac RF)
Here are the 30 players to represent England in the inaugural WXV: Forwards: Zoe Aldcroft (co-vice-captain, Gloucester-Hartpury), Maisy Allen (Exeter Chiefs), Lark Atkin-Davies (Bristol Bears), Sarah Beckett (Gloucester-Hartpury), Sarah Bern (Bristol Bears), Hannah Botterman (Bristol Bears), Mackenzie Carson (Gloucester-Hartpury), Kelsey Clifford (Saracens), Amy Cokayne (Leicester Tigers), Rosie Galligan (Saracens), Sadia Kabeya (Loughborough Lightning), Alex Matthews
A Game to treasure The last of the five tests played out on 30 September proved to be the game of the day. It was on a knife edge till the 89th minute. But the Sakura made a telling point by defeating the home-team in the tightest of games. The Azzurre started on top, Beatrice
The Hive, Murrayfield The northernmost of the five international matches taking place on the same day saw the Scots assert their superior ranking and greater experience in a clear-cut win. Spain have plenty of talent, but showed the occasional lack of an instinctive response to game- situations. So when Helen Nelson popped a chip deep
WXV, here we come! 1 September The DAM Health Stadium Edinburgh is renamed ‘The Hive’ with new sponsors, Scottish Gas, who are sponsoring Murrayfield too 1 September Alev Kelter is the MVP of 2023 Premier Rugby Sevens 1 September World Rugby announces: ‘Emerging rugby nations and women and girls are the major driver for new
England v Canada This was far from a convincing win for the English. A player up after eighteen minutes, they still struggled to hold the Canadians in check. This was the second game of the day to suffer a red card. My fears about the coming WXV, not to mention all future internationals, are not
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