Most Red Rose fans have firm ideas about their preferences for the big games to come. Let’s look at the dilemmas facing the selectors. The France game next weekend will be infinitely tougher than the show at Leicester. There a few lionesses were slaughtered as surely as the wretched bull in a Spanish bull-ring. After
Neither side will be satisfied with the game, but Ireland righted the wrong of their loss in Edinburgh last April. Astonishingly this was their first match since then, and it showed at the start. Scotland, playing with confidence, moved into a 14-0 lead. Lisa Thomson completed strong pressure to force her way over. She was
The French staff have revealed the party to play in the 2025 RWC. Forwards MAKARITA BALEINADOGO ROSE BERNADOU AXELLE BERTHOUMIEU MANON BIGOT YLLANA BROSSEAU LEA CHAMPON KHOUDEDIA CISSOKHO ANNAELLE DESHAYE CHARLOTTE ESCUDERO MADOUSSOU FALL RACLOT MANAE FELEU TEANI FELEU AGATHE GERIN (nee SOCHAT) HINA IKAHEHEGI ASSIA KHALFAOUI TAINA MAKA MARIE MORLAND SERAPHINE OKEMBA ELISA RIFFONNEAU
Spain had two targets in mind as they stepped out to face the Red Roses in Leicester: to put points on them and to leave the field with their heads held high. They achieved both, enough to renew calls for better treatment from the 6 Nations board. The trouble is, England put fifteen tries on
Any hopes Cymru might have had of completing an unbeaten tour were firmly squashed in Sydney. The weather at the North Sydney Oval was reminiscent of a South Wales valley; pools of water everywhere. But the Wallaroos adapted far better. Welsh analysts will pick up on the many failings of Sean Lynn’ s side, but
I don’t enjoy being proved right At least it’s only once, not twice. In my review of the Red Roses World Cup squad I queried the lack of props, five not six. That has not yet proved a major blow. But now that Claudia Moloney-Macdonald has a minor leg niggle, it exposes the lack of options
The head coach, Juan Gonzalez Marruecos, has selected this squad to face England at Leicester: 1. GEMMA SILVA 2. CRISTINA BLANCO 3. MIRELA DE ANDRES 4. MONICA CASTELO 5. ELENA MARTINEZ 6. ANA PERALTA 7. VICTORIA ROSELL 8. ALBA CAPELL 9. MAIDER ARESTI 10. AMALIA ARGUDA 11. CLARA PIQUERO 12. ZAHIA PEREZ 13. ALBA VINUESTA
John Mitchell has done the decent thing by picking a formidable starting XV, but far from his first choice. The Team (15-1) SING ROWLAND JONES SHEKELLS BREACH HARRISON L. PACKER FEAUNATI M. PACKER BURTON IVES CAMPION WARD BERN ATKIN-DAVIES K. CLIFFORD Bench: CAMPBELL BOTTERMAN MUIR ALDCROFT KABEYA HUNT HEARD DOW Not for the first time,
It’s been a busy July! 1 July Julia Omokhuale (Leicester) and Laetitia Royer (Romagnat) join Saracens 1 July Chloe Rollie (Scotland) moves from Trailfinders to Toulon 2 July IRFU launches ambitious development plan for women’s rugby across Ireland 3 July 50 days to 2025 RWC 3 July Rugby Canada’s funding campaign reaches $750,000 3 July
The Red Roses’ upcoming Test matches will be co-streamed on England Rugby YouTube and BBC iPlayer and website. John Mitchell’s side will prepare for the 2025 Women’s Rugby World Cup with a home fixture against Spain at Mattioli Woods Welford Road, Leicester, on Saturday 2nd August (KO 3pm BST) and an away encounter with France on Saturday 9th August
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