Firwood Waterloo Ladies next challenge is on Sunday 25th October against Eccles Ladies who are a successful team in the Greater Manchester area. Last season Eccles Ladies finished sixth in the Championship North One League. Representative players included 12 players selected for Lancashire, and one for North of England, so Eccles are a thriving team,
Honours were shared at Crusader Park, Thatto Heath when an 80th minute Katie Hepworth converted try drew Yorkshire level with old rivals Lancashire 22-22. The goal sparked celebrations by the Yorkshire team and despair from the Lancashire side who will no doubt feel robbed of victory but the result was fair and reflected the closeness
With confidence riding high from last weekend’s win against Aylesford, Worcester travelled south to Twyford Avenue to take on Wasps which always proves to be a tough Premiership Rugby encounter. Playing in the unfamiliar alternative kit of pink and blue, Worcester immediately put the pressure on Wasps forcing an early penalty, which Worcester kicked for
Bristol Ladies secured a bonus point win in a hard fought victory over a strong DMP side. The first of Bristol’s six tries came from building pressure as they went patiently through the phases, strong forward play saw them gain ground then quick ball through the backs saw Bristol’s Captain Amber Reed over the line on 10
On Saturday October 17th 2015, in round 6 of the Women’s Premiership Lichfield visited Aylesford. Lichfield started really well, immediately going on the offensive and quickly had Aylesford in trouble, the intial pressure paid off when Sarah Nicholas scored the opening try after six minutes. For most of the first half it was a similar story,
This weekend, Richmond faced Saracens, in a top of the table battle, both teams unbeaten, winner takes top spot match. After watching their second team secure six bonus point wins out of six, the pressure was on for Richmond, but they didn’t disappoint. Allianz Park stadium saw some outstanding performances, and even the rain held
Premiership Saturday 17th October Aylesford Bulls Ladies 24-43 Lichfield Ladies Sunday 18th October Darlington Mowden Park Ladies 20-32 Bristol Ladies Saracens Ladies 13-17 Richmond Ladies Wasps Ladies 12-38 Worcester Ladies Championship North 1 Sunday 18th October Eccles Ladies 17-20 West Bridgford Ladies Loughborough Ladies v Camp Hill Ladies Northwich Ladies 0-96 Firwood Waterloo Ladies Novocastrians
Following on from a well-received pilot held in Wigan last year next Sunday, October 18, sees the second staging of the Women’s Rugby League County Origin Series, brought this year to St Helens. The successful Thatto Heath Crusaders club, home to the national Women’s Rugby League champions, has won the right to host the event
A dominant display at The Portway Rugby Development Centre saw Bristol Ladies put 74 points past visitors Wasps. 11 tries and 7 conversions saw Bristol coast through this fixture with the girls showing excellent discipline and composure throughout. The game started well for the hosts, with a strong scrum allowing Sarah Hunter to cross the try
In round 5 of the Women’s Premiership Lichfield welcomed Richmond to Cooke Fields. Lichfield started strongly, dominating in the scrum and enjoying more possession and territory, but against the run of play, Richmond were first to score with an unconverted try in the corner after 14 minutes. With Richmond conceding a number of penalties as a
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