The result looks like a runaway win for the visitors, but the coaches won’t see it that way. Both will have concerns. Kevin Rouet will be asking what happened to his side for long stretches of the second half. Ireland registered three tries to add to an early success. For Scott Bemand the concerns run
Harlequins Women are delighted to announce that Katie Shillaker, Grace Crompton, Lauren Torley and Heather Cowell have all committed to the Club ahead of the 2025/26 season. All four have shone for GB 7s in recent years and will now return full-time to the Harlequins Women’s programme ahead of the new campaign. Heather Cowell is
There is lovely and ugly news in the selection of the 32 to represent Scotland at the RWC. First the squad: Forwards LEAH BARTLETT, BECKY BOYD, SARAH BONAR, ELLIANN CLARKE, LISA COCKBURN, EVA DONALDSON, ADELLE FERRIE, EVIE GALLAGHER, JADE KONKEL, RACHEL MALCOLM (captain), ELIS MARTIN, RACHEL McLACHLAN, MOLLY POOLMAN, LANA SKELDON, ALEX STEWART, EMMA WASSELL,
The RFU has published a report showing Impact ’25 Year 3 results, with only 15 days remaining until the Women’s Rugby World Cup kicks off in Sunderland, when the Red Roses take on the USA on 22 August. A full report will be available in the autumn. The Impact ’25 programme sees over £14.55m of
The management have selected the following players to represent France in their solitary warm-up match before the World Cup: 1 DESHAYE 2 BIGOT 3 BERNADOU 4 M. FELEU 5 MADOUSSOU FALL 6 ESCUDERO 7 CHAMPON 8 T. FELEU 9 CHAMBON 10 ARBEZ 11 ARBEY 12 NEISEN 13 M. MENAGER 14 GRISEZ 15 BOURGEOIS 16 RIFFONNEAU
The newly sponsored Affidea Stadium in Belfast (formerly the Kingspan) will host a big game between nations aiming to go a very long way in the World Cup. Scott Bemand has made ten changes to the last side he put out: 15 FLOOD 14 PARSONS 13 DALTON 12 BREEN 11 McGANN 10 O’BRIEN 9 REILLY
John Mitchell wasn’t likely to send out his No 1 choice side against France, even though this is the final call. He has made eleven changes to last week’s side. It looks like this: 15 KILDUNNE 14 DOW 13 JONES 12 HEARD 11 BREACH 10 HARRISON 9 HUNT 1 BOTTERMAN 2 COKAYNE 3 MUIR 4
When does a torrent become a flood? Today we have news of a third Black Fern to sign for an English PWR club. Georgia Ponsonby will join team-mate Alana Borland at Trailfinders Women. Amy Rule signed for Exeter Chiefs in June. It’s quite a while since I spoke of possibly disgruntled Black Ferns deciding to
Trailfinders have announced the signing of Black Fern, Georgia Ponsonby. A Rugby World Cup winner with New Zealand and a standout performer across both domestic and international competition, Ponsonby arrives in West London as one of the most complete forwards in the global game – a relentless ball carrier, defensive rock, and razor-sharp operator in the
Here are three very varied items. Canada v USA These old foes met for the last time before the real battles begin. A record-breaking North American crowd of 11,453 provided a wonderful atmosphere. They witnessed an exciting game in which the Eagles took early command to lead 14-0. They built powerful phases to keep the
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