World Rugby has revealed the shortlists for the Men’s and Women’s Sevens Players of the Year 2019 awards in association with HSBC, which will be presented at the World Rugby Awards at The Prince Park Tower in Tokyo, Japan, on 3 November. A first-time winner of each award is guaranteed, although some of the nominees
The third season of the Tyrrells starts in a fortnight and the transfers keep coming. But two big news items take precedence. First, Exeter’s long-trumpeted decision to establish a women’s section, with a view to applying to join the Tyrrells next year; second, the award of professional terms to players at Worcester Warriors and Saracens.
The three Quilter autumn internationals announced by the RFU show another new trend. the two continental members of the Six Nations are the chosen opposition, Italy to be played once, France twice, away then home. One traditional autumn option, the Super Series involving Canada and the USA, was overtaken by its retiming and restructuring –
England Women will play three tests this autumn, including two Quilter Internationals on home soil. The Red Roses face France at the Stade Marcel Michelin in Clermont-Ferrand on Saturday 9 November, KO 2.10pm local time [1.10pm UK time], live on Sky Sports Mix, Action and Main Event. In the first of England’s two Quilter Internationals,
The Rugby Football Union (‘RFU’) has been awarded a grant to become the 34th project within the Families Fund portfolio (‘the fund’), and the only National Governing Body working in this fund. Launched in 2017, the £40M fund is aimed at getting families in lower socio economic communities exercising together. The RFU will launch 12
More Signings Ellena Perry has returned to her alma mater, Gloucester-Hartpury, where she is joined by experienced back-rower Erica Mills, whose army career has taken her to the West Country. Perry becomes a rare Red Rose to move from a top-3 club, thus helping to even out the imbalances of the Tyrrells. Anna Caplice, the Irish
England Rugby is inviting women to ‘release their inner warrior’ and register now for a free place at one of more than 100 ‘Warrior Camps’ taking place up-and-down the country this September. This initiative is part of England Rugby’s ‘Inner Warrior’ campaign, which has been created to introduce women to contact rugby, who have not
World Rugby has announced the appointment of Olympic gold medallist, former International Olympic Committee (IOC) Executive Board Member, and CEO of Sports Innovation Lab’s Angela Ruggiero as an independent member on its Executive Committee.As a leading figure in the sports world Ruggiero will bring a wealth of knowledge of athlete, governance, fan-engagement and business experience
The RFU has announced its plans for the future of its elite Tyrrells competition well in advance of the final year of its original form. It may well have taken the clubs by surprise as much as the wider public. All ten clubs will be audited rigorously during the coming season on two counts: their
The Rugby Football Union (RFU) has today confirmed the process for finalising the next three-year structure of the Tyrrells Premier 15s – the top-flight women’s domestic rugby competition in England. In the first half of the upcoming season (2019/20) the RFU will audit all ten existing Tyrrells Premier 15s clubs on a combination of their
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