The country’s top women’s rugby players will be in action in a nine-week Farah Palmer Cup with the 2020 draw released by New Zealand Rugby today. Fans will be treated to some thrilling action with leading Black Ferns and Black Ferns Sevens players representing their Provincial Unions across 39 matches, kicking off on Saturday 22
Richmond Rugby would like to invite applications for the position of Assistant Coach of our Women’s Section. Details of the role, responsibilities, application process and timings are included below. RICHMOND RUGBY CLUB: ASSISTANT COACHES WOMEN’S SECTION The Richmond Women’s Section is a fully integrated section of the wider Richmond Rugby Club. Following the recent appointment
What we do know Kazakhstan have high hopes of making it to their seventh World Cup. When they failed to get to Ireland in 2017 that was their first absence from the top table since independence. Last summer they beat China in a double header to qualify for the final stages of qualification in Asia.
Back in May Selina of rugbyaufeminin.com put together a fascinating survey of French fortunes since Samuel Cherouk took over as head coach in January 2017, and especially since the last World Cup. This was the inspiration for a parallel browse through the Red Roses’ stats. It makes for interesting comparisons. First a few French Figures
Richmond Rugby has announced the appointment of Mark Cadogan as Head Coach of the Richmond Women’s section. Mark, who is an RFU Level 3 qualified coach, joins Richmond from Harlequins Women where he was Assistant Coach for the Women’s First XV and the Lead Coach for the Development Squad and the Centre of Excellence. During
It has been suggested recently that England, Scotland and Wales might combine permanently to form a Great Britain Sevens squad. It brings with it all sorts of fascinating imponderables. As far as the Olympics are concerned, it is a done deal. Either a GB team is entered or none. The first squad of its kind,
It’s nothing new for an ambitious young player to move abroad to raise her skill-set and experience rugby of a higher standard. The question is: how far does that help her native land in raising its own profile? Before the fourth season of the Premier 15s gets under way, news comes trickling through of players
New Zealand awarded titles as HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series 2020 concluded Following a comprehensive consultation process the remaining rounds of the women’s and men’s HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series 2020 in Langford, London, Paris, Singapore and Hong Kong have been cancelled due to the ongoing and dynamic global nature of the COVID-19 pandemic, bringing
2021 offers both the top events of women’s rugby inside a couple of months. For elite players all over the world this means making a decision: can I do both; if not, which one do I choose? One player has made her mind up: Marjorie Mayans, the great French flanker, famed for the quality of
It’s excellent news that Safi N’Diaye is one of the two current players to form part of the working group established by World Rugby to look into its governance. She is a familiar figure to British rugby fans, having represented France over 70 times in an 9-year career at the top level. In France she
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