Rugby sevens players are joining forces with fellow Olympic athletes to encourage people all around the globe to ‘stay active’ as part of the annual Olympic Day commemorations on 23 June. Fiji’s inspirational star Meli Derenalagi has joined over twenty athletes from other Olympic sports to feature in the official Olympic Day workout video as
The news of the New Zealand Sevens squad switching to play 15s with their clubs throws a lot of Gilberts in the air. The cancellation of all the World Series 7s tournaments and the postponement of the Olympics has left them unemployed. Their move will help them and NZR to boost the World Cup next
Sale Sharks Women have announced the signing of Wales International winger Lisa Neumann ahead of the club’s maiden Premier 15s campaign. 26-year-old Neumann has 15 caps for Wales Women and already has a wealth of top level club experience, representing Firwood Waterloo Ladies over the past two seasons and previously RGC in Wales. The Welsh
Women’s club rugby is set for a boost this season with World Champion Black Ferns Sevens players to be injected into several regional competitions. Captain Sarah Hirini and World Rugby Sevens Player of the Year winners Ruby Tui, Michaela Blyde and Portia Woodman are among 15 contracted players that will link up with club teams
Let’s work on the frustrating assumption that the 2021 World Cup will be postponed for a year. It isn’t inevitable; the host country has already seen large crowds back at rugby matches, but the rest of the world lags far behind in conquering Covid-19. For the Red Roses any such delay impacts on the senior
Black Ferns lock Charmaine Smith has announced her retirement from all rugby. 29-year-old Smith, who has played 27 Tests for the Black Ferns since 2015, has made the difficult decision after a scan found a bulging disc in her neck. New Zealand Rugby’s Head of Women’s Rugby, Cate Sexton said Smith’s health and wellbeing was
The Good News Rugby Australia has announced the return of rugby on July 3. Super Rugby will restart this weekend (13-14 June) in New Zealand only. The readiness of the players to take part must be viewed against the points that follow. The Less Good News As Sharni Williams reports (Women’s Rugby Pod, 9 June
Richmond Rugby are now inviting applications for the position of Head Coach of their Women’s Section. Details of the role, responsibilities, application process and timings are included below. Richmond Rugby Club: Head Coach Women’s Section The Richmond Women’s Section is a fully integrated section of the wider Richmond Rugby Club. The Head Coach is responsible
This is a rugby quiz with a difference – please read the instruction carefully and please do let us know how you get on! Which 15 England rugby players are hidden in the following words? All the players have a current contract (as of 1 June 2020). Surname only. The words below all form part
On 2 June Africa Rugby cancelled all its competitions. It hoped to be able to resume in the last quarter of the year but outlined all the obstacles that make it less than likely – not only the health risks, but the cost of travel and quarantine limitations. The next day Asia Rugby made a
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