Australia captain Ed Jenkins and Team GB captain Emily Scarratt have been announced as World Rugby’s Keep Rugby Clean ambassadors in Rio de Janeiro and with just one day to go until rugby sevens makes its debut at the Olympic Games, the pair joined together with the sport’s governing body to pledge their support to
Richmond FC have announced the appointment of Brett Taylor as the Head Coach of Richmond Women’s rugby. The former Northampton Saints professional rugby player joins the reigning Premiership and National Cup champions and will lead a new look coaching team for the forthcoming 2016/17 season. Brett, an RFU Level 4 Coach, brings a wealth of
Rugby sevens set for Olympic Games debut at Rio 2016 Pre-Games programme the most scientific and comprehensive of its type in rugby 83% of all tests conducted out of competition with blood and urine analysed Samples to be stored for future analysis as per other World Rugby events Players have received mandatory Keep Rugby Clean education World
The Rio 2016 Olympic Games are not yet underway and yet they are already delivering a lasting sustainable legacy of rugby development and growth thanks to the success of the IMPACT Beyond Rio 2016 programme. A collaboration between World Rugby, the Confederação Brasileira de Rugby (CBRu), the Brazil National Olympic Committee, the City of Rio
Women’s Challenge Cup Final – Leigh Miners Rangers vs Thatto Heath St Helens On Sunday in the Women’s Challenge Cup Final Leigh Miners Rangers faced Thatto Heath St Helens. Thatto Heath started the game on a high, their reserve team having just taken the Shield competition against Whitley Bay Barbarians and, full of confidence, they came
Women’s Shield Final – Whitley Bay Barbarians vs Thatto Heath St Helens Reserves On Sunday Whitley Bay Barbarians faced off against Thatto Heath St Helens Reserves in the Women’s Shield Final. Thatto Heath came out firing and inside the first few minutes following a break from Danni Bound the ball was moved wide and Lydia Binstead
The County Championships has undergone a restructure across the senior men, women and U20 County Championships with fixtures now announced for the new season. Following a successful inaugural competition this year, which received overwhelming support from the counties and players, the Women’s County Championship will be expanded for 2017 with 26 teams competing across two
Bradford Bulls’ Provident Stadium will host a day of firsts on Sunday 31st July as the the 2016 Women’s Challenge Cup & Challenge Shield Finals Day take place. The Women’s Challenge Shield will kick off proceedings at 1pm, with Whitley Bay Barbarians taking on Thatto Heath-St Helens Reserves. Then, at 3pm, Thatto Heath could be
World Rugby is pleased to announce that tickets for the World Rugby Conference and Exhibition 2016 (ConfEx) are now on sale. The event, which will bring together leading figures and decision-makers from across rugby and the wider world of sport, is taking place on 14-15 November at the Hilton London Metropole. ConfEx 2016 will offer
Super 6 round 5 and the visitors to Big Fellas Stadium and Featherstone Rovers were Bradford Bulls Women. Playing down the slope Featherstone received the kick off and immediately showed their intention, with a strong set of drives down field. Ten metres out from the try line Amy Smith put in a cross field kick, on
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