Source: Loughborough Lightning

Lightning clinch first round victory over Richmond

With Lightning opening play for the Tyrrells Premier 15s season, their clash with Richmond promised to be dramatic and the game did not disappoint. Lightning looked dangerous from the offset and didn’t take long to take the lead from the boot of Daley-Mclean. After a prolonged period of pressure from the home side, Lightning’s dominant

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Source: Bruce Perkins

Tyrrells Premier 15s is back

The opening round of the the Tyrrells Premier 15s, 2018-9 version, could scarcely have played out more dramatically: two 3-point victories and four yellow cards awarded against one team for starters. For a real sniff of novelty we needed to be watching the Bristol-Wasps fixture: the home team on a new ground, Dings Crusaders’ Shaftesbury

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Source: RFU

England Women appoint Richard Blaze as forwards coach

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

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Source: Mike Robey

Wakefield ace captains Yorkshire to victory

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.

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Source: MARTIN BUREAU/AFP/Getty Images

Asian Games rugby sevens competitions get underway in Indonesia

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

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