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Round one: Tyrrells Premier 15s

The Tyrrells Premier 15s season got underway on Saturday, with last year’s losing finalists Harlequins Women getting their campaign off to a flying start with 101-0 victory over Richmond Women. In the early kick-off, champions Saracens also got their campaign off to a winning start [22-35] at Bristol Bears Women. Meanwhile, Gloucester-Hartpury Women defeated Firwood

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More French referees undergo training

Fifteen French female referees met at Marcoussis recently to prepare themselves for the coming season. Fitness, both physical and mental, were on the menu. Their aim is to reach the standard being set by the current No 1 French referee, Aurélie Groizeleau, and increase the number of highly qualified female referees at the FFR’s disposal.

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Women’s Rugby League results – 22 September 2019

Women’s Rugby League Results Sunday 21 September 2019 Super League Castleford Tigers  44  York City Knights 0; Featherstone Rovers  18 York City Knights 16; Championship Widnes Viking Women 8 – 32 Stanningley Hull FC  0 – 24 Warrington Wolves ; Oulton Raidettes 20 Huddersfield Giants 18; League One West Leeds Eagles Ladies 34 Hull KR

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Wasps make winning start

Wasps iron out some early nerves to cement their first victory on home turf.  On a gorgeous day for rugby at Twyford Avenue the hosts pulled away in the second half, to finish the game 47-10 ahead. Source: WaspsWorcester put pressure on Wasps from the kick off and an early penalty took the visitors to a

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Our Worst Fears – Tyrrells First Round

The cricket season is not over: Harlequins posted the first century in the Tyrrells as Richmond were sent back up the A316 carrying with them a 0-101 defeat at the Stoop. They won’t be thanking the fixture-setters for offering them the two finalists (twice over) for their first two games. Simon Middleton had promised to

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Wasps team to play Worcester

Wasps FC Ladies take on the recently re-branded Worcester Warriors in the first league game of the Tyrrells Premier 15’s 3rd season. Giselle Mather has named her squads following her week long tour with the team in Montpelier concluding with playing the French champions. Claire Cripps starts in the front row for her 17th season

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2019/20 England Women’s Sevens squad named

Head coach Charlie Hayter has named his England Women’s Sevens squad for the 2019/20 season. 12 of the 15-player group featured throughout 2018/19 as the side secured Olympic qualification on behalf of Great Britain in a memorable Rugby Europe qualifier in Kazan, Russia. Abbie Brown will captain the squad for a second consecutive season while

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Scotland Squad to tour South Africa September 2019

Philip Doyle, the Scotland Head Coach, has announced a squad of 26 to play two tests in South Africa at the end of September: Forwards Christine Belisle (Cartha Queens Park) Sarah Bonar (Loughborough Lightning) Lisa Cockburn (Darlington Mowden Park) Mairi Forsyth (Corstorphine Cougars) Megan Kennedy (Stirling County RFC) Jade Konkel (Harlequins) Rachel Malcolm (Loughborough Lightning)

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The Six Nations 2020 – A Look Forward

The season hasn’t started, the Autumn internationals haven’t taken place, but already we can look forward to the Six Nations 2020-version with renewed anticipation, if not 20:20 vision. Steep as this climb will be for all the participants, a yet more demanding peak lies on the horizon: the next Rugby World Cup in New Zealand

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