The RFU have confirmed the structure for the remainder of the 2020/21 Allianz Premier 15s season. The league’s match dates have been finalised in line with the wider women’s rugby international calendar with the 2021 Women’s Six Nations dates confirmed as 3 April-24 April 2021. Rounds 15-18 will be played throughout March, April and May
• 2021 Women’s Championship to be rescheduled in April • Unions and Federations agree new format for this rescheduled Women’s Championship Six Nations Rugby Limited has today announced new dates for the rescheduled 2021 Women’s and U20s Six Nations Championships. The 2021 Women’s championship will take place in April with the U20s championship taking place
The RFU acted quickly to ensure the onward progress of its one surviving women’s competition. The provision of lateral flow testing is a massive reassurance for every player. Only one of the two rearranged games saw the light of day on 30 January. The Round 8 clash between Gloucester-Hartpury and DMP Durham Sharks was called off
Today’s Round Eight Allianz Premier 15s match between Gloucester-Hartpury and DMP Durham Sharks has been postponed due to flooding in the Gloucestershire area. Heavy rainfall overnight flooded roads on the main route into Hartpury College and with continued rain forecast today, the decision was made to postpone the fixture from a travel safety perspective. A
The current position (as of the end of January) is that the RWC is full steam ahead. That is the optimistic opinion of Michelle Hooper, the tournament director. New Zealand is a Covid-free nation and intends to keep things that way. it means that all non-New Zealanders entering the country will have to isolate for
Richard Wigglesworth, the Leicester and England scrum-half, is able to play this weekend because of a ruling change. He had been red-carded, but it has been decided that a week where a game has been cancelled due to Covid-19 will count towards the duration of the penalty. The Allianz Premier 15s currently has two players
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It’s more excellent news that the Allianz Premier 15s can restart after a 2-round pause. Two catch-up games come this Saturday, then the rest from February 6 onwards. An added bonus is that the revised schedule makes use of the weekends emptied by the delayed Six Nations programme. In this way the Prem 15s can
It’s four months since 18 September marked a year from the opening of RWC 2021. Since then we have received three nuggety pieces of information from the Organising Committee: the opening match would take place at Eden Park; the draw was made; and the number of entrants would be raised to 16… in 2025. Further
The Allianz Premier 15s is set to return this weekend following a pause. The 2020/21 season was suspended for two rounds [11 and 12] due to increased prevalence of COVID-19 in the community. Rearranged games between Exeter Chiefs and Saracens [round seven] and Gloucester-Hartpury and DMP Durham Sharks [round eight] will be played on Saturday
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