Loughborough Lightning have secured the services of prolific tryscoring hooker Kathryn Treder on an extended contract. The 28-year-old spent time with Darlington Mowden Park in the 2022/23 season before making the switch to Lightning for the 2023/24 campaign. Treder made her debut against Leicester Tigers in December 2023 and would go on to make 13
World Rugby Sevens Repechage will decide the final men’s and women’s qualifiers for the Olympic Games Paris 2024 rugby sevens competition Eleven men’s and 11 women’s teams to compete on 21-23 June at Stade Louis II in Monaco Captains were welcomed by Their Serene Highnesses Prince Albert II and Princess Charlene of Monaco at The
Loughborough Lightning are delighted to confirm that Red Roses star Emily Scarratt has extended her contract with the Club. The 111-times capped international has opted to prolong her stay with the African Violets for the 2024/25 campaign. Scarratt made her return to action in February against Bristol Bears after more than year out following a
Loughborough Lightning can confirm that four more players have left the club upon the conclusion of the 2023/24 season. Georgina Tasker, Chloe Rollie, Sara Svoboda and Maja Meuller will be moving on to pastures new ahead of the 2024/25 campaign. Fullback/winger Tasker made her Lightning debut against Saracens in April 2021 and made 51 appearances,
USA international Bulou Mataitoga has extended her stay with Loughborough Lightning into a third season after signing a new contract. The versatile back made her Lightning debut against Wasps in January 2022 and has gone on to make 36 appearances for the African Violets, scoring eight tries. Mataitoga has balanced her Club duties with a
Now comes the startling news we should have expected: for 2024-25 the PWR season will be cut back to allow the World Cup the breathing space it deserves. Last year, the new PWR league was delayed to make way for the first edition of WXV. It meant that the final still lies in front of
Harlequins have confirmed the signing of England international Harriet Millar-Mills ahead of the 2024/25 Allianz PWR season. The experienced forward, who has achieved 66 Test caps and represented the Red Roses at the 2017 Rugby World Cup, joins Quins from Exeter Chiefs Women where she made 22 appearances and scored five tries. Prior to her
Both Sides of the Pond Confirmation of an Under 20 Transatlantic Quad Series involving Canada, England, USA and Wales is the latest good news to come from the world of age-group rugby. For England it means supporting an in-between group, the Under 19s, in their transition from U18 to U20 level. For past generations this
Loughborough Lightning have secured the signing of Great Britain Sevens player Alicia Maude ahead of the 2024/25 Allianz Premiership Women’s Rugby season. The 22-year-old has earned 18 World Series caps for England and Team GB and has appeared in a World Cup and Commonwealth Games in the seven-a-side format of the game. Born in Kingston
England will participate in the maiden Women’s Transatlantic Quad Series this July, hosted by the Welsh Rugby Union in Cardiff. The new U19 programme is a first for the Women’s Pathway at England Rugby, which has been specifically designed to support targeted players transitioning from the U18 age-grade and for U20 players not selected for
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