After, for what most teams, was a long, hot preseason, Tyrrell’s Premier 15’s sees its second season commence this weekend and Wasps FC Ladies raring and ready to pull on those black and gold jerseys to face Bristol Bears at their new venue, Shaftsbury Park. Finishing the inaugural Tyrrell’s season in third, Wasps FC Ladies
Loughborough Lightning have today released their line-up for their first Tyrell’s Premier 15s clash of the season against Richmond FC on Saturday 8th September. The game, which forms part of a double header with the Loughborough men’s National One game against Cambridge RFC, will kick off at noon on the 1st XV pitch on Epinal
After last season’s seventh place finish, Richmond are looking upwards ahead of the new Premier 15s season. New coaching staff and new faces all lend a freshness to the side, but it’s the foundations they built last season that are key to this side. With that in mind, just one new signing starts the opening
The second season of the Tyrrells Premier 15s competition has been preceded by a transfer market only slightly less hectic than in 2017. The gainers once more are clubs in the south-east, though Loughborough Lightning caused a major surprise by announcing the acquisition of no fewer than three Red Roses, Katy Daley-Mclean, Justine Lucas and
World Rugby has today announced that Alhambra Nievas will take up a new full-time role as Referee Development Manager with the governing body. The Spaniard, who recently announced her retirement from refereeing, has extensive experience as a match official across both 15s and sevens and has been a regular on the HSBC World Rugby Women’s
England Women have appointed Richard Blaze as forwards coach with immediate effect. Former Leicester Tigers lock-turned-coach Blaze will head up the forwards division for the England Women’s team following the departure of Matt Ferguson to Northampton Saints earlier this year. Blaze joins head coach Simon Middleton and backs coach Scott Bemand to complete the England
Women’s Championship Origin – At Millpond Stadium, Featherstone Lions – Saturday 1st September Wakefield Trinity Ladies stand off Lisa Taylor captained the Yorkshire County select to victory on Saturday where they beat Lancashire 28-6. Trinity team mates Dani Swain and Jess Matthews were also selected for the game with Swain offering her team lots of go forward at Prop.
A stellar year of international rugby sevens is just about to get even better as the Asian Games in Jakarta, Indonesia, follows on from the Commonwealth Games and Rugby World Cup Sevens in providing a high-profile and incredibly competitive showcase for the Olympic sport. Defending champions Japan’s men and China’s women will be looking to
The Red Roses will play three tests in the 2018 Quilter Internationals, including a first game for the side at Castle Park, Doncaster. England Women will play USA, Canada and Ireland in the three-test November series at three different venues across the country. The Red Roses open their campaign against USA Women at Allianz Park
England Women’s Sevens head coach James Bailey has named his 12-player squad for the final round of the 2018 Rugby Europe Sevens Grand Prix Series in Kazan, Russia on 1-2 September. The tournament, which will be live streamed on RugbyEurope.tv, is the second of two competitions that make up the European series and forms part of the 2017/18
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