The British Olympic Association has today announced the names of the 24 women who will compete in rugby sevens at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games. It will be the first time in 108 years that Team GB has had representation in rugby at Olympic level and a first for the seven-a-side format. Competition takes place
On Wednesday evening Bradford Bulls Ladies welcomed Thatto Heath St Helens in the semi final of the Women’s Challenge Cup, in a close match it was Thatto Heath who progressed to the final with a 20-16 win. Thatto’s Sammie Simpson scored twice, and there were further tries for Katie May, Emily Rudge and Roxy Mura
The Challenge Cup gets underway again this week with the mid-week fixture between Bradford Bulls (pictured above) v Thatto Heath. Then on Sunday Leigh Miners Rangers will play the British Army. In the Shield competition Normanton play Thatto Heath Reserves and since Selby Warriors have pulled out of the competition their match will result in
The 2016 Associations Cup came to an exciting conclusion on Sunday. The England Lionesses sealed the 2016 Women’s Associations Cup with a hard-earned 36-14 win over England Students at Featherstone Rovers’ BigFellas Stadium on Sunday. The Students needed a 46-point win to steal the trophy from the Lionesses, but that result never looked likely as the eventual
Bristol Ladies have announced that Roy Davies has been promoted into the role of Head Coach for the 2016/17 season. “We are delighted to have Roy on board for another season with Bristol Ladies. He brought a new dimension and coaching style to club last season, helping develop both international players and guide the cup squad
FISU World University Rugby Sevens Championships took place this weekend in Swansea. In the women’s tournament the University of Bath was represented in Team GB by students Sydney Gregson, a Trendell Sports Scholar, and Lottie Holland – both supported by the Team Bath Dual Career programme. The competition started well for the women’s team as GB
Lydia Thompson’s brilliant hat-trick carried England to a comfortable 39-13 win against USA in the final game of the 2016 Women’s Rugby Super Series on Saturday in Salt Lake City. The Worcester winger got her team off to a dream start in just the fifth minute with a try in the corner following quick hands
Here are the seedings, Pools and fixtures for the Women’s Olympic 7s due to take place 6 – 8 August 2016 Women’s Olympic Games top four seedings 1st Australia 2nd New Zealand 3rd Canada 4th Great Britain The pools for the Olympic Games women’s event are as follows: Pool A Pool B Pool C
England Women have made four changes to the side that beat France for their final game of the 2016 Women’s Rugby Super Series. Among the starting line-up are Katie Mason and Bianca Blackburn, who both scored in the opening game against Canada, Izzy Noel-Smith and Richmond prop Vickii Cornborough. Worcester centre Ceri Large also starts
Barrow Ladies RFLC are a new rugby league team playing in the Merit League, they have the players, the coaches, the ground, kit, sponsorship – now they would like to play! The team have been in training for months and are formed of players who are mostly new to the game, but they have come
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