The Six Nations met today in Paris to address the current situation regarding the Covid-19 Virus. Six Nations and its six unions and federations are following the situation very closely with their respective governments and relevant health authorities and will strictly follow any directive given that would impact sporting events. As it stands today, based
Harlequins Women name team for Tyrrells Premier 15s development league fixture away to Loughborough Lightning. Harlequins Women sit second in the Development league with ten wins and a single defeat so far this season. Sixth-placed Loughborough’s last league game came in a narrow 28-25 defeat away to Wasps Lades II at the end of January.
Though all of us rugby fans hope fervently that the Six Nations can finish the course, we have to face facts… and the unknown. How far will Covid-19 go on spreading, how quickly, how lethal will it prove, how will each of us react to its consequences? At present (Thursday 27 February) the matches between
Scott Forrest, the Team GB Sevens Coach, has announced a preliminary training squad of 24 to compete for the 13 places available in the GB Olympic squad for Tokyo: Holly Aitchison (England) Keira Bevan (Wales) Abbie Brown (England) Abi Burton (England) Heather Fisher (England) Deborah Fleming (England) Megan Gaffney (Scotland) Sydney Gregson (England) Hannah Jones
We thought the events of a fortnight ago were pretty extreme, but the breaking news from Milan put them firmly in perspective. The Italian Prime Minister ordered an extensive ban on sports matches in Northern Italy as the coronavirus menace cost two lives in the locality. So the Italy-Scotland game had to be postposed, Scotland’s
The Red Roses are on course for a consecutive Grand Slam after defeating Ireland 27-0 in Doncaster. Tries from Sarah Hunter, Abby Dow, Jess Breach, Vicky Fleetwood and Sarah McKenna sealed victory for Simon Middleton’s side. A home fixture against Wales at Twickenham Stoop and an away match versus Italy now stand in the way of England
All three fixtures take place on Sunday: England v Ireland – Doncaster Italy v Scotland – Legnano Wales v France – Cardiff France The Squad: 15. Jessy Trémoulière 14. Cyrielle Banet 13. Coralie Bertrand 12. Morgane Peyronnet 11. Marine Ménager 10. Pauline Bourdon 9. Laure Sansus 1. Maylis Traoré 2. Agathe Sochat 3. Clara Joyeux
England Women head coach Simon Middleton has named his matchday squad for Sunday’s 2020 Women’s Six Nations match against Ireland at Castle Park, Doncaster (Sunday 23 February, kick-off 12.45pm). The sell-out fixture, the Red Roses’ first of the tournament on home soil, is live on Sky One, Sky Sports Action and free to view on
Featherstone Lionesses Open Age Team have been thanking their sponsors and fans for the support they have received. The Lionesses have said that without the amazing support, both this season and last, they would have been unable to achieve two consecutive seasons as Division One Champions. On top of this is the huge achievement of
The news of a full house at Castle Park Doncaster for the Ireland game is excellent. When was an England Women’s international last sold out five days before the event? But it throws into doubt the wisdom of offering Doncaster Knights a third crack of the whip (after staging two games against Canada and France).
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