In-line with the United Arab Emirates adopting a 4.5 day work week and weekends now consisting of Friday afternoon, Saturday and Sunday, World Rugby can today confirm that it has amended the dates of the Rugby World Cup 2021 Final Qualification Tournament to 19th and 25th February, 2022. Taking place at The Sevens Stadium in Dubai, the
Loughborough Lightning v Bristol Bears On Saturday the AP 15s provided another nail-biter as Lightning just managed to hang on against table-toppers Bears. It looked all over bar the shouting near the start. Lightning lost control of the ball in a tackle; somehow it arrived in Jaz Joyce’s hands and – despite the field looking
A Third Independent Panel to be set up Mark Robinson, New Zealand Rugby’s CEO, has announced that an independent panel is being set up to look into comments posted on social media by Te Kura Ngata-Aerengamate, the experienced Black Fern. The panel would consist of representatives from both inside and outside the rugby community. After
Following a thrilling double header at the HSBC Dubai Sevens, which saw South Africa men and Australia women take home the silverware, attention now turns to Spain where Malaga will host the HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series for the first time. Taking place on 21-23 January, Spain prepares to make its debut as a host
The five matches stretch out across Christmas like this: Saturday 18 December DMP Durham Sharks v Exeter, 12.00 Loughborough Lightning v Bristol Bears, 14.00 Sunday 19 December Sale Sharks v Saracens, 14.00 Worcester Warriors v Gloucester-Hartpury, 14.30 Monday 27 December Harlequins v Wasps, 14.15 at Twickenham Stadium Coverage this Weekend Saturday: the Loughborough game will
Black Ferns Sevens win adidas New Zealand Team of the Year award for the fourth consecutive year Anna Richards creates history as first female to be awarded the prestigious Steinlager Salver Black Ferns Sevens captain Sarah Hirini has collected three major prizes at the 2021 ASB New Zealand Rugby Awards, including the supreme Kelvin R.
Between 10 July 2019 and 30 April 2021 England and France met eight times. They sought each other out to ensure they faced the sternest opposition in the search for perfection. This autumn saw their policy come to fruition, and they didn’t meet once. Instead, the recurrent world champions came calling. The result of the
Perhaps we shouldn’t be surprised by the latest turn of events in Irish Rugby, but news of a letter to the Irish government signed by 62 present and past Irish internationals complaining about the IRFU’s management of women’s rugby is deeply worrying. The players themselves are not satisfied that either of the reviews ordered by
The RFU has announced the England Sevens programme structure for 2022. England Sevens return to the World Series in both the men’s and women’s competition in Malaga (21-23 January) after Great Britain Sevens competed in the opening two rounds in Dubai, as part of the standing agreement to play the calendar year 2021. The squads
Allianz Premier 15s – Round 8 Saracens v Harlequins No wonder the BBC picked this fixture for viewing. The only difference from past seasons is that the two permanent leaders of the pack met at the StoneX seven points apart. Quins had leeway to make up. Before kick-off both sides stood in memory of Siobhan
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