Olympic Sevens silver medallist Krissy Scurfield will make her Loughborough Lightning debut against Harlequins this weekend. The Canadian winger is one of seven personnel changes head coach Nathan Smith has made to his starting side ahead of the Premiership Women’s Rugby Round 4 encounter on Saturday 26 October (kick-off: 3pm) at the Twickenham Stoop –
This is the first round where every club member will in theory be available. In other words WXV players will be back in action. Leading Red Roses on view include Abby Dow, Abby Ward, Alex Matthews, Ellie Kildunne, Emily Scarratt, Lucy Packer, Maud Muir, Mo Hunt, Rosie Galligan, Sarah Bern and Tatyana Heard. Have a
Two of the country’s brightest young stars are among those named in the Black Ferns Sevens contracted squad for 2025. Teenagers Maia Davis (pictured) and Le’Oxeayn Maiu’u join the Olympic champion squad as preparations for the upcoming season are well under way. Maiu’u graduated from Mt Albert Grammar last year and has joined the team’s
Rachel Malcolm and Daisy Hibbert-Jones have been announced as Loughborough Lightning’s co-captains for the 2024/25 Premiership Women’s Rugby season. Number eight Hibbert-Jones has led the team for the first three games of the season as well as the two PWR Up Series matches in preseason. The 22-year-old has amassed 41 appearances since making her debut
Marlie Packer on England’s Dominance and 2025 Hopes England will host next year’s Women’s Rugby World Cup, in an interview with SportsBoom, Captain Marlie Packer reflects on the current season and expectations for next year’s showpiece. Dominance of the Red Roses England are on a 20 match unbeaten run and solidify their spot at the
Now we know the pools and the match schedules for next year’s World Cup. First the pools: The 2025 RWC will be the first to include 16 nations since 2002. Regrettably the likely outcomes remain the same. Delightful as that is for the favoured nations, a competition that has thrown up only three winners across
The biggest celebration of women’s rugby will kick-off with hosts England facing USA in the opening match at Sunderland’s Stadium of Light on 22 August 2025. The match schedule has been designed with teams and fans’ interests at heart, creating exciting matchups across the eight host locations. All matches are organised over six weekends with
Loughborough Lightning have completed the signing of Scotland international Leia Brebner-Holden. The 22-year-old was drafted into the Lightning squad in the build-up to the weekend’s 36-17 victory over Sale Sharks, where she made her debut as a second-half substitute. Born in Taunton, Leia qualifies for Scotland through her mother Lorna and made her senior international
It’s still far too early to make predictions about final outcomes. Though a vast number of WXV players returned to club action, only a select few Red Roses were permitted to join in. Gloucester fans will claim that made the difference. Susie Appleby had even re-engaged Liv McGoverne at Sandy Park to help New Zealand’s
Red cards and head injuries – the problems mount up This matter is so serious that I hardly dare broach it. World Rugby and national unions face the prospect of a legal case that could have the direst effects on their future. Meantime, WR is proposing to adjust responses to a red card. In certain
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