In a hard fought and low scoring Quarter Final match, England were beaten by France by 5 – 7. It was a tense and physical but overall disappointing battle and England bow out of the Cup competition. At half time they trailed 7 – 0 but despite a score from Jo Watmore to bring the score
The quarter-finals for round one of the women’s sevens series have been decided after a thrilling day one in the Dubai heat. With Olympic qualification at stake for the top four teams at the end of the series next May, intensity and skill levels stepped up even further from last season, with Australia on top
ENGLAND Women won all of their fixtures on day one at the Dubai Sevens, completing the day with a gritty 17-10 victory over Canada. Simon Middleton’s side backed up smooth wins over Fiji and Brazil with an impressive performance against the Women’s Rugby World Cup finalists from earlier this year and will face France in
There will be no outing at the Aviva Stadium this season for the Irish Women’s Rugby team. Sport for Business believes that is a backwards step, and we at 4 the Love of Sport agree with them. Details of the matches in the RBS Six Nations were recently published and both of Ireland’s home matches (against England and
In their final game of the first round of the Dubai Sevens England beat Canada by 17 – 12. England were 17 – 5 with just a minute to go before a late try from Canada but it was not enough and England ran out winners. England’s try scorers were: Alice Richardson, Natasha Hunt and Captain
England beat Brazil by 29 – 7 to earn their second win in the Dubai Sevens tournament. The tries came from Claire Allan, Natasha Hunt, Michaela Staniford and two from Emily Scott. The England next face their opponent from the World Cup final – Canada – who have also won their two opening matches in style –
England beat Fiji by 26 – 0 in their opening game at the Dubai Sevens. Tries from Danielle Waterman, Jo Watmore, Natasha Hunt and the prolific Michaela Staniford completed the rout. Next up is Brazil who lost their opener to Canada 10 – 26. Full scores of the opening round below: Australia v South Africa
The 2014/15 Women’s Sevens Series gets underway on Thursday in Dubai and this year it’s not just winning that counts – the focus is now firmly on the Olympic Games. By the time the series finishes in Netherlands next May, we’ll know the first four teams that will compete in Rio 2016, along with hosts,
Here is a closer look at the 11 core teams who will be battling for glory this season on the World Rugby Women’s Sevens Series. With 11 core teams now on the World Rugby Women’s Sevens Series in 2014-15 the level of competition should ratchet up another notch, particularly with the reward of a place at
Just months after a record-breaking Women’s Rugby World Cup in France, the tender process has now opened to host the event in 2017. The tournament, which was won by England after a thrilling final in Paris last August, will move to 2017 to maximise synergy with the Olympic and Rugby World Cup Sevens cycles, allowing
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