In a rarer type of double-header, four teams from three nations gathered in Cork. The centrepiece was a match-up between the top two. Once more Wolfhounds bore the closest resemblance to a full test side. Wolfhounds v Gwalia Lightning Teams: Wolfhounds 15. Ella Roberts 14. Vicky Elmes Kinlan 13. Aoife Dalton 12. Eve Higgins 11.
A game to provide a welcome change in fortune. Parc Y Scarlets, Llanelli Teams: Brython Thunder 15. Ellie Tromans, 14. Ffion Davies, 13. Savannah Picton-Powell, 12. Meg Webb, 11. Eleanor Hing, 10. Hanna Marshall, 9. Seren Singleton, 1. Stella Orrin, 2. Chloe Gant, 3. Cadi Lois Davies, 4. Robyn Davies, 5. Natalia John (captain), 6.
Two delayed matches: Bears v Chiefs Sharks v Trailfinders Bears v Chiefs A vital game for both sides. Bears nudged ahead when an attacking penalty saw Sarah Bern take a carving-knife through midfield before serving Keira Bevan. (7-0) Bern gave John Mitchell a sharp reminder who his first-choice tight-head is. Hope Rogers made an early
Fixtures: Saturday 8 February: Bears v Chiefs Sharks v Trailfinders These are the two matches that fell foul of some unfriendly weather. The Big One is Exeter Chiefs against Bristol Bears. Both clubs have produced outstanding results, coupled with unwelcome upsets. Consistency has been lacking, which makes predicting the outcome next to impossible. Certainly Sandy
The narrowest of margins Exeter Chiefs v Harlequins A dramatic start: DaLeaka Menin went down injured in the first minute; a yellow for Silvia Turani who caused the mishap. Merry Doidge was held up over line, but Rogers opened the Chiefs’ account inside five minutes. By a great irony, Rogers would later cop her own
The squad for the England U20 Women’s February training camp has been confirmed by head coach LJ Lewis and assistant coach Sarah McKenna. Management have maintained a 32-player selection, including 11 capped players, for the four-day meeting at Loughborough University which commences today (Monday 3rd). Haineala Lutui of Loughborough Lightning makes the short journey to
Loughborough Lightning today confirm that assistant coach Charlie Beckett has left the Club with immediate effect. Beckett joined Loughborough for his first full-time coaching position in the summer of 2024, following his retirement from playing professional rugby. The 29-year-old will pursue a new coaching role away from Loughborough, and the Club opted not to apply
WER takes another step forward First a reminder of the six franchises that comprise the Women’s Elite Rugby (WER) league: The Bay Breakers (San Francisco); Boston Banshees; Chicago Tempest; Denver Onyx; New York Exiles and Twin Cities (TC) Gemini (Minneapolis-St. Paul). If you know your US cities well, you’ll already have spotted symbolic references in
It may be the dawn of the men’s 2025 Six Nations, but let’s turn our minds to more serious matters. In the women’s version all sorts of upsets are possible. We have two new head coaches in charge: Fabio Roselli (Italy) and more recently Sean Lynn (Wales) share the task of improving their squads’ placements.
Bears bow again Results Leicester Tigers 7 Gloucester-Hartpury 38 Bristol Bears 22 Loughborough Lightning 31 Trallfinders Women 17 Saracens 31 Trailfinders Women v Saracens As so often, TF got on top at once. Abi Burton made a charge-down; a penalty followed. On two minutes they produced a catch and drive, and a line-out brought them
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