Harlequins are delighted to confirm the signing of Welsh International and GB 7s Olympian Kayleigh Powell ahead of the 2024/25 PWR season. Powell joins Quins following a successful stint representing GB 7s on the World Sevens Series, including most recently at this week’s Paris Olympics. The versatile back has joined the Club on a full-time
Loughborough Lightning have secured Red Roses prospect Grace Clifford on a multi-year extended contract. The tighthead prop joined Lightning in 2022 from Harlequins, making a try-scoring debut against Wasps in September 2022. Having shone for England Under-20s, Clifford earned a Red Roses transitional contract in 2023 and has gone on to mark 19 Lightning appearances,
The Paris Olympics front of stage There are so many signings that I list them separately below 2 July Portia Woodman-Wickliffe (NZ) announces her retirement from international rugby post-Olympics 2 July Sophie de Goede (Canada captain and Saracens) suffers an ACL 3 July Cerys Hale (Wales) announces her retirement 3 July Trailfinders Women announce the
Spoiler Warning: I’ve had my doubts about the viability of the enterprise from the start. A unified GB squad is needed to meet Olympic requirements; the individual nations of England, Scotland and Wales would be ineligible. My current concerns 1 The lack of information coming out of GB 7s’ HQ. The national unions of the
Loughborough Lightning have extended the contract of 62-times capped England international, Laura Keates. Keates was left without a club ahead of the 2023/24 season following the demise of Worcester Warriors and joined Lightning in March 2024, making her debut off the bench in the Allianz Cup victory over Sale Sharks in April. The 35-year-old marked
Life grows more complicated Just as we get used to the pace of the Olympics and find the sport we want to follow, the latest Red Roses training squad has dropped on our front-door mat. It has a new title: “Red Roses Pre-Season Camp 1 Squad”, and consists of 40 players (see full list). The
Ellen Scantlebury has extended her Loughborough Lightning contract after a breakthrough first season at the Club. The Somerset-born winger started life at Loughborough in the University’s BUCS Second XV before progressing into the first team. Scantlebury’s journey along the pathway saw her make a try-scoring Lightning debut against Gloucester-Hartpury in September 2023’s Allianz Cup game
Forty Red Roses will link up for the team’s first training camp of the 2024/25 season today (Monday 29 July). John Mitchell’s side ended a successful 2023/24 campaign by earning a third consecutive Guinness Women’s Six Nations Grand Slam in April, adding to the inaugural WXV 1 title secured in New Zealand six months previous.
Cardiff Arms Park Results: England 22 USA 40 Canada 53 Wales 17 After the two rounds that leaves the ranking order like this: Canada 2 wins, USA and Wales 1 win, 1 loss; England 2 losses The Maple Leaflets proved worthy unofficial champions of this new event. After getting the better of England in Round
The England U20 Women’s side to face USA U20 Women in the Transatlantic Quad Series has been named. The fixture, England’s second and final outing of the series, kicks-off at 17:30 BST this Wednesday (24th) at Cardiff Arms Park and will be streamed live on RugbyPass TV. Loughborough Lightning loose forward Lucy Finch resumes her
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