Lydia Thompson’s brilliant hat-trick carried England to a comfortable 39-13 win against USA in the final game of the 2016 Women’s Rugby Super Series on Saturday in Salt Lake City. The Worcester winger got her team off to a dream start in just the fifth minute with a try in the corner following quick hands
Here are the seedings, Pools and fixtures for the Women’s Olympic 7s due to take place 6 – 8 August 2016 Women’s Olympic Games top four seedings 1st Australia 2nd New Zealand 3rd Canada 4th Great Britain The pools for the Olympic Games women’s event are as follows: Pool A Pool B Pool C
England Women have made four changes to the side that beat France for their final game of the 2016 Women’s Rugby Super Series. Among the starting line-up are Katie Mason and Bianca Blackburn, who both scored in the opening game against Canada, Izzy Noel-Smith and Richmond prop Vickii Cornborough. Worcester centre Ceri Large also starts
Barrow Ladies RFLC are a new rugby league team playing in the Merit League, they have the players, the coaches, the ground, kit, sponsorship – now they would like to play! The team have been in training for months and are formed of players who are mostly new to the game, but they have come
A last-gasp try secured England Women their first victory over France since 2013 on Tuesday night, running out 13-17 winners in the Women’s Rugby Super Series in Utah. A team drive over the line in the final play gave Zoe Aldcroft a try on debut, securing England the win, with the side having dominated for
England Women have named their match-day 23 for their second game in the Women’s Rugby Super Series against France on Tuesday. Following a disappointing 52-17 defeat to Canada on Friday, England have made seven changes to the starting line-up. Lauren Cattell comes in at outside centre while Fiona Pocock, Laura Keates, Alex Matthews and Poppy
In a really exciting development for women’s rugby league the Wakefield Trinity Wildcats announced, during their half time break on Sunday, in front of thousands of their supporters, the formation of women’s team Wakefield Trinity Ladies. This bold move shows the tremendous growth in popularity of women’s rugby league a game that is raising its profile season after
Women’s Weekly Round up 3rd July by Rebecca Bird On Sunday, in the Women’s Super Six League, Stanningley Ladies hosted Wigan St Patricks and in a hard fought encounter it was Stanningley who just had the edge to card a 26-22 win. Stanningley’s Emma Johnson, Sophie Robinson, Rachel Barker, Heather McDonald and Sarah Lovejoy all
England Women made a disappointing start to the Women’s Rugby Super Series in Salt Lake City, losing 52-17 to Canada. Second half tries from Katie Mason, Millie Wood and Bianca Blackburn were not enough to claw back a half time deficit which saw England trailing 39-0. Canada’s physicality put them on the front foot, meaning
England Women have named their match-day 23 ahead of their first game in the Women’s Rugby Super Series against Canada. Lichfield centre Millie Wood will start and gain her first senior England cap while Worcester prop Laura Keates will be looking to come off the bench to gain her 50th. With 661 caps in total,
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