It’s excellent news that the IRFU has agreed to stage a women’s Six Nations game at the Aviva Stadium Dublin for the first time. They have chosen the Scotland fixture on Sunday 17 May 2026 (KO 14.00). They join Scotland in making their national stadium available for next season, adding more allure to the tournament.
Let’s try to put the good news from Edinburgh in its place. Scotland will play their first planned match at Murrayfield next spring against England. This is a huge leap of faith by the SRU and congratulations to them. I add ‘planned’, as there was that accidental match in 2020 that I reported on at
The Six Nations Women’s Summer Series offers a new step on the women’s rugby development pathway, with 14 graduates from the first edition of the event going on to play in the 2025 Guinness Women’s Six Nations The 2025 Women’s Summer Series will take place at the Centre for Sporting Excellence in Ystrad Mynach, Wales, with
The all-action Number-Eight claimed 41% of the fan vote to win this year’s Guinness Player of the Championship award Wafer was shortlisted alongside England winger Abby Dow, France second-row Manaé Feleu and Scotland back-row Evie Gallagher The shortlisted nominees are based on performance statistics from the five rounds of the Women’s Championship, as well as
Four stars of the 2025 Guinness Women’s Six Nations have been shortlisted for the prestigious Player of the Championship award, with the winner set to be decided by a fan vote. Ireland back-row Aoife Wafer, England winger Abby Dow, France second-row Manaé Feleu and Scotland back-row Evie Gallagher are all in contention to claim this
The six nations in turn Wales Like Ireland the Welsh squad had suffered badly from the negligent guardianship of the national union. The Irish, as we will see below, had put their house in order sooner. The Welsh players responded warmly to Sean Lynn’s appointment. A prime need was to restore a degree of confidence,
“If it ain’t broke” Does the 2025 version of the Six Nations mean that it needs a revamp? My initial reaction is to say no. The current pattern looks like this: England win all their matches; France win all theirs except against England; the other four fight tooth and nail, to provide the really tight
The Guinness Women’s Six Nations is the biggest annual event in women’s rugby, and for this year’s edition of the Championship the players and teams once again took centre stage, inspiring and entertaining fans with elite sporting drama. Following five captivating rounds, fans were tasked with voting for the top player per position to decide
A minute’s silence was observed with due reverence to mark Pope Francis’ death. While this match couldn’t equal the tensions of yesterday’s pair, it will help bring more supporters in to fill Parma’s stadium. It was worthy of bringing down the curtain on a dramatic 6N tournament. Both sides started in top gear. How long
The Hive, Edinburgh Somehow the Scots salvaged a win that they hardly deserved, and could move into the break before the World Cup with confidence restored. For the Irish this was a reverse they could not have expected. At least it was by a hair’s breadth. They have plenty still going for them. For much
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