December is upon us and that can only mean one thing… Wasps Fest is here! And joining us for a black and gold day of Rugby are the predators from up north, Sale Sharks. After their defeat to Bristol Bears last weekend, Wasps have been back at the hive preparing to take on Sale Sharks
Allianz Premier 15s – Round 7 Preview This weekend sees the only remaining unbeaten sides collide at the StoneX Stadium. This will be the big test for the Bears. Last week they shrugged off the challenge of a depleted Wasps side, but now the come to face a team that is very unused to losing.
Harlequins Women Head Coach Gerard Mullen has selected his matchday 23 to take on DMP Durham Sharks at The Stoop. There are seven changes to the starting XV that defeated Sale Sharks last weekend. Club Captain Rachael Burford starts at inside centre with England international Lagi Tuima just outside her at 13. Sheree Cooper and
Harlequins Women has announced that they will play Saracens Women in 2022’s edition of The Game Changer on February 5 at The Twickenham Stoop (Kick-off: TBC). A record crowd of 4,837 visited The Stoop in April 2019 to watch Quins turn on the style to beat Gloucester-Hartpury 62-0. This year’s Game Changer fixture is a
The programme published by the 6N committee is much as we might have expected it, combining fine features with one or two others. Very sensibly it sticks to last year’s late window of March-April. It keeps the notion of a ‘Finals Day’, though this time it’s simply a renaming of Round Five. For all the delights
All matches to be shown in the UK, Ireland and Italy The Women’s Six Nations remains in its own dedicated window in the calendar in March and April The introduction of ‘Super Saturday’ on April 30 is set to become a key highlight of the women’s rugby calendar Fans are set to enjoy a greatly
The HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series 2022 continues with a second Emirates Dubai 7s event on 3-4 December as fans return to The Sevens Stadium The Series kicked off last weekend with South Africa and Australia winning the men’s and women’s titles respectively in round one in Dubai The action gets under way when France
First we need to read Fiona Tomas’ damning indictment (https://www.telegraph.co.uk/rugby-union/2021/11/30/barbarians-farce-proves-double-headers-nothing-pr-stunt-games/) of what happened at Twickenham last Saturday; then, if we are very brave, read the comments it provoked. Yes, they include the well-worn attitude ‘I’d rather watch a boys’ Under 15s game.’ Well, I coached, reffed and watched more U15s teams than most people, plus
World Rugby has announced that it will increase the pace of women’s rugby development through the second phase of its 2017-25 strategic plan. The transformative “Accelerating the global development of women in rugby” plan reflects the international federation’s commitment to increasing competitiveness, player, fan and commercial interest, and further advancing women in rugby around the
An unsuccessful bear hunt in the West Country for Wasps as Bears maintain their unbeaten run in the Allianz Premier 15s and come away with a 36-17 win over Wasps. It was a quick start as Bears opened the game in the third minute with a try from Butchers on the outside. Then with a penalty
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