While the England women’s football team were battling to victory against hosts Canada in Vancouver in the football World Cup, the rugby team began their Rugby Super Series campaign in the stifling heat at Calgary Rugby Park with a convincing 39-10 win over the USA. Richmond’s Sarah McKenna scored a brace of tries in the seven-try
England Women’s Head Coach Simon Middleton has announced his starting line-up for Saturday’s Rugby Super Series opener against the USA at Calgary Rugby Park, kick off at 11pm BST on Saturday 27th June. Lichfield’s Sarah Hunter will captain a young England side that includes two players, Lark Davies and Rachael Lund, who could make their
World Rugby and the Brazilian Rugby Confederation (CBRu) have inaugurated Brazil’s first ever semi-permanent beach rugby pitch on the iconic Copacabana Beach in Rio de Janeiro. As part of World Rugby’s Olympic Day celebrations, children and young people from local social projects, schools and clubs were invited to the opening of the pitch, which will
Rugby has joined the global sporting family in celebrating #OlympicDay as World Rugby announces that record numbers of children are getting active and getting into rugby. With more than 7.2 million players getting active across 120 national member unions, World Rugby’s Get Into Rugby mass participation programme attracted a record 460,000 children in 2014 and
England Women’s Head Coach Simon Middleton has called up England Under 20s player Rachel Lund to compete in the Rugby Super Series in Canada which kicks off this weekend. Middleton, whose side will play the USA, New Zealand and Canada between June 27 and July 5, has called up Lund in place of Bristol’s Abbie
This weekend Selby Warriors were at home to Featherstone Rovers and it was the travelling side who had the edge to grab a 34-10 win. Featherstone’s Emma Dobson-Slowe led the way with two tries to her name and there were further tries for; Hannah Barstow, Jasmine Roley, Sinead Peach and Katie Cooper-Birkenhead. Birkenhead added further
England Women had to settle for fourth place at the Rugby Europe Grand Prix in Brive, France, today (Sunday) which also handed them a fourth place finish overall in the series. A young England side, who finished third in the first of the two-leg series last weekend in Kazan, couldn’t overcome Russia in the third/fourth
A dramatic last minute try and a spirited second-half fightback saw England Women earn a 14 – 14 draw in Biganos against France Women this evening (Saturday June 20). France controlled the first-half with two early penalties from Elisa Ciria and tries from Melanie Jean and Anais Mikalef gave the home side a 14-0 lead
England will play Wales in the quarter-finals of the Rugby Europe Grand Prix in Brive, France, tomorrow (Sunday). England, who finished third in the first of the two-leg series last weekend in Russia, came through unbeaten on day one despite naming a young and relatively inexperienced side for this tournament. First-up they defeated Germany 47-7
England Women’s Rugby League coach Chris Chapman has named his 17-player team for their second international against France in Biganos, Saturday June 20 (6.30pm). The team won the first of two tests against their French counterparts, on Wednesday 17 June, by 24-4 and will be hoping for more success tonight. England Women: Charlotte Booth (Bradford Thunderbirds) Samantha Simpson
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