Bristol had a bonus point win away at Saracens on Sunday to keep them a point clear of Lichfield at the top of the Premiership on Sunday with the nearest challenger Aylesford Bulls ten points behind. Only one fixture fell victim to the weather with Thurrock v Trojans having to be postponed. The weekend’s scores
Sunday the 22nd of January saw Hunslet make the long journey over to Hull Wyke to play the Quarter Final of the Plate competition. Conditions were dry but heavy underfoot and we all knew that today was going to be a tough battle. This was the 3rd time both teams had met this season, having
Worcester Valkyries forward Shona Powell-Hughes has picked up December’s Worcestershire County Council Player of the Month award. The Welsh international thoroughly impressed in her two Women’s Premiership appearances against Bristol Ladies Rugby and Saracens Women last month, and has since been called up to the Wales squad for this Sunday’s game against Ireland in Dublin.
There were two games today in the WRLA Plate competition: Hull Wyke 8 Hunslet 22 Hull Wyke try scorers: Natasha Lister, Jade Key Hunslet try scorers: Anita Shamrock, Erica Zance, Cheryl Armitage x 2, Olivia Gosling Hunslet goal kicks: Gail Johnson Thornhill 58 Odsal 4 Thornhill try scorers: Beth Lockwood, Emileigh Archer, Hannah Butcher x
The RFU has recently launched its ‘Inner Warror, campaign to encourage more girls and women to get involved with rugby. As part of the campaign, 100 ‘Warrior Camps’ will take place in rugby clubs across the country from January 19 – 29, offering fun rugby taster sessions for women who want to try out the
Head Coach Shade Munro has announced a 32-player squad for the 2017 Women’s Six Nations Championship, which will see Scotland play three home games at Broadwood Stadium. Scotland Women will open their campaign against Ireland Women on Friday 3 February (kick-off 6.35pm). It is the first of three home games to be played in Cumbernauld
Preston Grasshoppers RFC, Aylesbury RFC and Hornets RFC are the first three locations to host a RFU Rugby 365 floodlit artificial grass pitch (AGP). The pitches are part of the RFU’s Rugby World Cup 2015 legacy of delivering over £47m investment over four year into the development of 100 AGPs across England. The new AGPs
Five Worcester Valkyries have been named in the 33-player England Women squad for the upcoming Six Nations. The competition, which gets underway on Saturday 4 February, will see every single England Women’s game broadcast on Sky Sports – the first time all of their Six Nations games will be broadcast on television. There are four
The Six Nations Council have announced significant new initiatives to help raise the profile of the Women’s Six Nations from the forthcoming season. This major development will help enhance the Women’s Six Nations Championship in a number of key areas. In an aim to develop Women’s rugby and to increase the profile of the Women’s Six
England Women head coach Simon Middleton has announced his 33-player squad for the Six Nations which gets underway on Saturday 4 February. In addition, it has today been confirmed that Sky Sports will broadcast all five of England Women’s 2017 Six Nations fixtures. This is the first time all of England Women’s Six Nations games
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