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).
Richmond v Saracens Few games of club rugby have been as momentous as this one. Both Richmond and Saracens were facing crises of the first order, and Storm Dennis was threatening to wreak more havoc than Storm Ciara the previous weekend. Ciara had brought two Six Nations matches to the front pages. Richmond had been
The RFU and Gloucester Rugby have confirmed ticket details for the 2019/20 Tyrrells Premier 15s final at Kingsholm on Sunday 31 May 2020 (kick-off 3pm). In the first two seasons of the Tyrrells Premier 15s, Saracens and Harlequins reached the final with Saracens coming out on top on both occasions. As things stand, the two
Against all the odds the SRU, the RFU and the Six Nations committee agreed on an immediate and positive decision: the fixture, delayed by Storm Ciara, would be played the very next day. This welcome news brought its own problems: Would the mainly amateur Scottish team all be available on that next working day? Would
Storm Ciara swept across the British Isles, forcing the abandonment of the Scotland-England fixture. But Ireland’s captain Ciara Griffin wasn’t giving way to her namesake. Her side took on Wales at Donnybrook and brought off an important win. The weather worsened before the end to leave the players suffering a blend of rain, sleet and
This may be the most important book on sporting captaincy since Mike Brearley’s magisterial ‘On the Art of Captaincy’ published in 1985. He had certain advantages: a first-class brain – a double first at Cambridge and a first place in the Civil Service exams – and immense charm. Like the rest of us, Catherine Spencer
Six Nations Round 2 Preview: The Fixtures: France v Italy at Limoges 8 February 20.00 GMT Ireland v Wales at Energia Park, Donnybrook 9 February 13.00 GMT Scotland v England at Scotstoun, Glasgow 9 February 12.10 GMT A lot has been happening in the short gap between rounds. Not least the appearance of Cath Spencer’s
England Women head coach Simon Middleton has named his matchday squad for this weekend’s 2020 Women’s Six Nations match in Scotland [Sunday 9 February, kick-off 12.10pm, live on Sky One and Sky Sports Action). Middleton makes five changes to the starting XV who defeated France 13-19 in Pau on Sunday. Fresh from earning her 50th
The French management, Annick Hayraud and Samuel Cherouk, had to hold an intense debrief with the players to find out what happened in the opening minutes of the England game, when they left their aggression and spirit in the changing rooms; then what when wrong in the second half. It was vital to broach these
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