Sunday will see Bristol Ladies take on the new look Aylesford Bulls in the second round of the Women’s Premiership. Kick off is 2:45pm at Cleve RFC. The forwards are mostly unchanged, with strong performances last week seeing all eight keep their starting shirts. Acheson, named in the EPS squad yesterday, will be looking to cement this news with a competent display,
A vibrant new logo for Rugby World Cup Sevens 2018, depicting the world-famous Golden Gate Bridge, was unveiled in host city San Francisco on Wednesday with fans encouraged to sign up to register their interest in tickets via the newly launched tournament website. The iconic AT&T Park in San Francisco will provide the spectacular backdrop
England Women have announced the Elite Player Squad for the 2016/17 season, with 29 players awarded the first ever 15-a-side professional contracts. The 54-player squad is split into full-time, part-time, short-term and non-contracted players with 38 contracts awarded to date. Eight of the 12-player Team GB Olympic squad will return to the 15s programme this
Work is now underway on the RFU’s first floodlit artificial grass pitches (AGPs) in Aylesbury, Preston and Weston Super Mare. The three pitches are part of the RFU’s Rugby World Cup 2015 legacy of delivering more than £50m investment over four years into the development of 100 AGPs across England. Once all AGPs are built it is
Sunday’s game saw a new look Richmond 1st team take to the field against Lichfield, in their first game of the Premiership under new head coach Brett Taylor. Eager spectators were keen to see the current premiership champions in action once again and play an exciting brand of rugby against a strong forward pack from
Worcester Valkyries fell to a 27-6 defeat in their Women’s Premiership opener against Aylesford Bulls Ladies at Sixways on Sunday. Three second-half tries were enough to seal victory for Aylesford after a tightly contested first-half. Early territory and possession showed great promise for the Valkyries when Captain Lisa Campbell showed her class running, at great
Playing in the Championship South West 2 league, Bristol Ladies 2nd XV fell to defeat in their first home game of the season against local rivals Bath. A tight contest saw the half time score at 10 – 12, with the hosts trailing by 2 due to a missed conversion. Bath stole the win in
Bristol Ladies travelled to Wasps yesterday for the first fixture of the Women’s Premiership 2016/17 season. Bristol piled on the pressure from the start, even looking to score with the first play of the ball, however errors in accuracy led to a high penalty count across the first 20 minutes for Bristol, and Wasps scored the
Wakefield Trinity Ladies notched their first win yesterday with a 10-0 victory against East Leeds Ladies. The game was played as a curtain raiser for the Wakefield Trinity Wildcats v Catalan game at their stadium Belle Vue so there was a lot of pressure on the team as they played in a big stadium, in front
On Sunday in the Women’s Top Super Six Featherstone Rovers welcomed Thatto Heath St Helens and the match proved to be a real nail biter ending in a 22-22 draw. Thatto Heath raced into an early lead scoring three tries through Sammi Simpson, Jodie Cunningham and Tara Stanley, who also added one conversion to give
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