DMP Sharks are pleased to announce that Phil Sharpe will be their new Head Coach for the forthcoming season on a one year contract. Sharpe, who joins the Sharks from Norfolk based teams Southwold RFC and the University of East Anglia Rugby, will start working with the team from July in preparation for the new
Great Britain Women Royals won the Plate final of the Rugby Europe Grand Prix Sevens Series in Kazan with the GB Lions finishing the tournament in third. An eight-try final game against Spain saw the Royals land the Plate, having been knocked out of the Cup competition by their GB counterparts 5-24. Following their semi-final
Women’s Weekly Round up 12th June – by Rebecca Bird On Sunday the second round of the Women’s Challenge Cup and Women’s Challenge Shield took place. In the cup competition Oulton Raidettes hosted Bradford Bulls Ladies it was the travelling side who won 48-4. Bradford’s Rhiannon Marshall and Ashlea Prescott both scored two tries each,
Here are the first day’s fixtures for the Rugby Europe Grand Prix Sevens Series. Games will be streamed live and free on Rugby Europe TV here. Kazan 7s Fixtures – 11 and 12 June 2016. Match 1 8.00 France 51-0 Finland Match 2 8.22 Netherlands 10-19 GB Royals Match 3 8.44 Spain 12-7 Portugal Match 4 9.06 GB Lions
Four University of Bath students have been selected to represent Team GBR at the World University Rugby Sevens Championships in Swansea. Sydney Gregson, recipient of a Trendell Sports Scholarship, and Lottie Holland (pictured above), supported by the Sport England Talented Athlete Scholarship Scheme (TASS) and the University’s Dual Career programme, have been selected in the women’s squad. Both
Batley Bulldogs’ Evie Kilburn and Millie Taylor have been invited to tour New Zealand with the Australia school champions. As part of the tour they will face the Haka when they play the New Zealand School Champions – an exciting though maybe daunting prospect but one both girls are definitely looking forward to. Following on
After a crazy year of fundraising Batley Bulldogs Girls Rugby League U16s became the first girls rugby league team to tour Australia from the UK. The 16 strong squad, but barmy army of 49 set off on a 4 match tour on 20th of October 2015 to play the top sides in Queensland. The base
Great Britain Women Sevens field two squads this weekend when they play in Kazan in the opening round of the Rugby Europe Grand Prix Sevens Series. Head coach Simon Middleton has named two squads for the tournament, with players from England, Scotland and Wales coming together for their last official competition ahead of the Rio
Women’s rugby has grown in popularity with a combination of England’s women winning the World Cup, 7s players becoming professional and increased coverage (albeit only by a tiny amount) on television. England Rugby has also been investing in getting more women and girls into rugby. Now London club, Hammersmith & Fulham Ladies, are looking
Women’s Weekly Rugby League Round up 5th June by Rebecca Bird On Sunday in the Women’s Super Six Stanningley Ladies hosted Thatto Heath St Helens and it was the travelling side who earned an impressive 74-0 win. Thatto’s Tara Stanley led the charge with four tries and Jodie Cunningham scored twice. There were further tries
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