Following a thrilling two days of international rugby sevens action in Krakow, South Africa women and Portugal men were also crowned World Rugby HSBC Sevens Challenger Krakow 2025 winners. Portugal men and South Africa women shine in Krakow to become winners of HSBC Sevens Challenger Krakow 2025 Kenya women and Portugal men crowned World Rugby
Head coach LJ Lewis has confirmed her England U20 Women’s matchday teams to face the Springbok Women’s side in Marcoussis, France this Saturday (12pm BST kick-off). Following the conclusion of the Premiership Women’s Rugby season, England will provide matchday experience for a handful of U23 squad members to increase development opportunities for a wider base of
Harlequins Women are delighted to announce that South African international Danelle Lochner has extended her stay in West London. A dual-sport international in both netball and rugby, Lochner joined Harlequins in 2023 and has gone on to establish herself as a key member of the Quins forward pack, making 25 appearances in her first two
Six Nations – Round Three After a week’s break the 6N gets under way on Saturday. Fixtures: Saturday 12 April: France v Wales, Stade Amédée-Domenech, Brive; KO 12.45 BST Ireland v England, Musgrave Park, Cork; KO 16.45 BST Sunday 13 April Scotland v Italy, The Hive, Edinburgh; 15.00 BST France v Wales – Keep your
Head coach James Cooper has named his England U18 Women’s squads to face Italy and Ireland on Matchday 1 of the 2025 U18 Women’s Six Nations Festival at Wellington College. England take on Italy at 15:00 BST this Friday (11th) afternoon in the first of two 35-minute matches, closely followed by their second encounter with
Four regional combines to unearth new women’s rugby talent Top 30 athletes to be invited to a national combine in Wellington Open to women and girls aged 16-25 with no prior rugby experience required Talent search focused on 2029 Rugby World Cup and 2032 Olympics New Zealand Rugby (NZR) has launched Next Ferns, a nationwide
Appointments In a surprise move Dave Ward, head coach of Bristol Bears, leaves his post. Depending on the nature of his ‘new opportunity’, it may well mean the departure of his wife, Abbie, from the Bears’ squad too. What are the odds on Bears picking a woman to replace him? About 100-1 against? I’ll be
Harlequins Women are pleased to announce that Irish international scrum-half Emma Swords has recommitted to the Club ahead of the 2025/26 season. Swords returned to Harlequins last season after a year with Trailfinders Women and played a huge role in helping the side return to the PWR knockouts for the first time since 2022, starting
Loughborough Lightning’s all-time leading appearance maker Meg Davey has signed a contract extension with the club. The 24-year-old became only the second player in Lightning history to make 100 appearances when she followed in Katie Trevarthen’s footsteps in hitting triple figures away against Saracens in November 2024. Her first outing in an African Violet shirt
A revamped regional referee squad programme has been announced today, featuring 82 of the country’s top and emerging referees split across five regional squads. The announcement of the squads is in line with the launch of the High Performance Referee strategy and the 2025 community referee framework. New Zealand Rugby’s High Performance Referee Manager, Chris
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