Bristol’s defeat at Saracens last weekend meant that today’s game was a must win for Bristol Ladies in order to finish fourth in the Premiership and claim the final spot in the play-offs. Opponents Worcester had the same aim and the game had been building all week. Bristol started brightly from kick off, but soon
Women’s Rugby – Premiership Saturday 19th December Lichfield Ladies 33-7 Darlington Mowden Park Ladies Worcester Ladies 15-0 Bristol Ladies Sunday 20th December Richmond Ladies 43-10 Wasps Ladies Saracens Ladies 68-5 Aylesford Bulls Ladies Championship North 1 and South 1 are back in action on 10 January 2016
International rugby sevens stars will compete in the annual invitational beach rugby competition at Ipanema beach in Rio de Janeiro on 19 December to promote rugby sevens’ debut at the Rio 2016 Olympics. Supported by World Rugby and run by the Confederaçao Brasileira de Rugby (CBRu) , the event will deliver a fitting celebration of
Trials for the County of Origin Yorkshire Women’s rugby league team were held on Saturday. The conditions were horrendous with torrential rain and really cold temperatures, but that didn’t stop WRLA PR Officer Amanda Wigglesworth from going along to observe or put off any of the 40 players who turned up in the hope of
Last weekend’s loss to Saracens makes this Saturday’s final game of the regular season all or nothing for Bristol Ladies. A win against rivals Worcester will put them into the top four play offs in January. Currently placed 4th in the League with Worcester 5th, and just two points separating them, Bristol have the slight edge.
A covering of snow, coupled with a frozen pitch, saw the visitors adding an hour to their journey time in both directions as the game was moved to South Shields. However, despite this disruption, Worcester returned from a long day out heartened by a most professional performance, running in nine tries without reply to secure
World Rugby has confirmed that Kenya’s women’s rugby sevens team will compete at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games. The announcement follows confirmation by the South African Sports Confederation and Olympic Committee (SASCOC) to the South African Rugby Union and World Rugby that it does not intend to accept a place at the Games, which the
The HSBC World Rugby Women’s Sevens Series will reach its thrilling finale in the centre of France next May. Clermont-Ferrand adds to global schedule of HSBC World Rugby Women’s Sevens Series destinations Series off to a flying start as world’s top female sevens players eye Rio 2016 Women’s rugby experiencing unprecedented global growth The HSBC
A strong second half from an experienced opponent sees Bristol Ladies fall to defeat at Allianz Park Bristol started brightly in the first half, and opened the scoring with a well-executed drop goal from the boot of Elinor Snowsill. Snowsill continued her recent form, by slotting in a penalty won by Bristol after exerting pressure
Sharks met Worcester on Sunday the 13th December 2015 at Harton Technology Centre at South Shields. Sharks got the game underway the ball was retained from the kick off, but great pressure from Worcester forwards meant that possession was lost. Sharks soaked up the pressure but it couldn’t last as Worcester forwards marched over the
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