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
Yesterday marked the first day of a celebration of volunteering which runs from June 1-12 and highlights the outstanding work of volunteers across the length and breadth of the UK. In rugby, volunteers really are the heartbeat of the game, with many thousands across the country giving their time, energy and enthusiasm to grow our sport.
One hundred schools from across England are today being celebrated for helping to introduce over 130,000 new students to rugby, thanks to completing a three-year programme developed by England Rugby. The schools, which stretch across the nation from London, Bristol, Birmingham, to Manchester, Leeds, and Exeter, are 100 of the 400 schools participating in CBRE
1st round of the Super 6’s and a trip over the Pennines for Featherstone Rovers Ladies to Wigan on a hot sunny Sunday. The game started with the Wigan St Patrick camped in Featherstone’s half of the field, but a fine defensive effort from Rovers kept them scoreless and after 7 minutes a scrum 10 metres
Australia’s women made history in France on Sunday when they became the first Australian Rugby team to win a World Rugby Sevens Series. After five rounds of the series, the girls in gold needed just a quarter-final win over Spain in Clermont to secure the title, after winning series rounds in Dubai, Sao Paulo and Atlanta this
England Women have finished fourth in the 2015/16 HSBC World Rugby Women’s Sevens Series, following a same-place finish in the final round at Clermont-Ferrand on Sunday. Having topped Pool A on day one, the side were unable to continue their winning run on the second day of competition, having been denied their second final in
The twelve teams have now been split into two Super Six leagues and this Sunday in the Women’s Featherstone Rovers made the journey to Wigan St Patricks and it was the travelling side who raced to a 64-4 win. Featherstone’s Emma Hardy led the way with an impressive four tries to her name, and there
Australia in pole position after day one in Clermont-Ferrand – they will claim their first series title if they win their quarter-final on day two of the HSBC World Rugby Women’s Sevens Series in Clermont-Ferrand on Sunday. Along with England and New Zealand, Australia went unbeaten in Stade Gabriel-Montpied on Saturday after a thrilling day of rugby
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