New Zealand Rugby will re-ignite the search for future Sevens stars with a fourth edition of the highly successful Ignite7 tournament at Blake Park in Tauranga on 1-2 November. Forty-eight promising young athletes will be selected to fill each of the four men’s and four women’s squads for a two-day tournament designed to unearth players
The filling in the sandwich This was the Big Show, big crowds, painted faces, all the fun of the fair. You’ll recall Gaelle Mignot screaming at her troops: “Six weeks, six weeks!” Looking forward, they looked like an eternity. Looking back, they were gone in the blink of an eye. There were three pool rounds
RFU to build on strong foundations to capitalise on World Cup momentum Growing player numbers; fans and revenue key to maintaining momentum Action plan updated two years early in recognition of the dramatic change and success in the women’s and girls’ game since 2021 The Rugby Football Union (RFU) has today unveiled Every Rose: Our
Part One – Preliminaries and Structures This topic is so vast that you could write a book about it. You could, but I’ll restrict myself to a series of topics. This was the tenth of the series and the second to be held in England. From the start the organisers, backed by World Rugby, the
We have a gap of less than a month to recover from the exhilaration of the RWC, before the start of the new 2025-26 version. How do things look? The good news TV/media coverage is increased. The BBC will stream one match per week, in addition to TNT’s pay-walled coverage. Overseas players keep streaming (back)
Harlequins Women have confirmed the coaching team for the University of Surrey’s BUCS Teams for the 2025-26 season. Women’s Pathway Manager, Pat Metcalfe-Jones, will be joined by Ali Chisholm (Pathway Coach), Lagi Tuima (Defence Coach) and Shaunagh Brown (Breakdown Coach). Both the University of Surrey First Team and Second Team will be playing in BUCS
A continuous crescendo to the 27th 1 September. Tess Feury (USA) replaces Bulou Mataitoga (injured) 2. Jenni Scoble (Wales) out of the RWC; replaced by Abbey Constable 3. Laura Bayfield (NZ) avoids ban following a red card; a just verdict 4. Sophie de Goede becomes Canada’s highest points scorer with 262 4. England team to
The victorious England Women’s Rugby team, the Red Roses, step off the international stage for nationwide grassroots rugby celebration. Fresh from their Women’s Rugby World Cup final win, the Red Roses will be stepping off the international stage and into grassroots clubs across England as part of RugbyFest 3–6 October 2025, a nationwide celebration of
We now enter the awards season. Individual awards in the ultimate team game are always liable to cause controversy. My views can be no less subjective than anyone else’s, but here they are: 1. World Player of the Year – Sophie de Goede Quite correct! She tends to be the outstanding player of every game
Fresh from the euphoria of England’s triumph at the Women’s Rugby World Cup, Premiership Women’s Rugby (PWR) has today unveiled its new campaign, “Home of Heroes”, celebrating the return of the world’s best domestic women’s rugby competition on October 24. With the eyes of the rugby world still on the Red Roses’ history-making performance, PWR
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