A Black Ferns-All Blacks double-header at Sky Stadium in Wellington will be the centre point of an action-packed 2025 domestic Test season featuring nine matches across New Zealand. The Black Ferns Rugby World Cup build up includes three home Tests starting in Christchurch against world No.2 Canada, while the All Blacks season kicks off in
It’s quite excellent news that Wales are to tour Australia next summer and play two tests in Brisbane and Sydney. Amidst all the unhappy disclosures emanating from the Principality, this strikes a far more positive note. Tours have been great rarities for the national side: this one provides a sensible preparation for the world cup,
Harlequins has confirmed that Canadian back-row Maddy Grant has joined the Club as injury cover for the remainder of the 2024-25 season. The flanker makes the move to South West London as injury cover for her international teammate Sara Svoboda, who has been sidelined due to a knee injury she sustained earlier in the season.
Premiership Women’s Rugby (PWR) has today announced an exciting new partnership with Canterbury, the official kit partner to Irish Rugby and the British & Irish Lions. This innovative partnership is designed to ensure every player in the league is equipped with three pairs of high-performance Canterbury rugby boots, providing them with the support needed to
South Africa men delight huge crowd to win first HSBC SVNS Cape Town title since 2015 with 26-14 victory over Olympic champions France New Zealand comeback from two tries down to defeat the USA 26-12 in thrilling women’s final France beat Australia 17-14 for women’s bronze, while Fiji claim men’s bronze with 47-10 win over
PWR Round 9 The champions started like champions. From an attacking line-out they drove ten metres for Neve Jones to open their account. Emma Sing was today’s kicker. 0-7 The weather was still, let’s call it, inclement; yesterday’s rain and wind continued. So when G-H switched their attack from forward power to spreading wider, handling
PWR – Round Nine’s Saturday Games First, your weather report: Storm Darragh brought high winds, heavy rain and a first cancellation of the season. It had to be the most anticipated match thus far: Bristol Bears v Exeter Chiefs. So Ilona Maher was saved a few thousand selfies and autographs. But the disappointment was great.
The semi-finals were confirmed following a thrilling first day of HSBC SVNS action in Cape Town with a new competition format adding to the drama Hosts South Africa thrash Argentina and Ireland to top pool, while Spain continued fine form to set up semi-final clash. Fiji against France is a repeat of Olympic gold medal
Sadia Kabeya makes her first Loughborough Lightning start of the 2024/25 season against Gloucester-Hartpury at cinch Stadium at Franklin’s Gardens this weekend. The Red Roses flanker made her return to action from injury as a half-time replacement against Saracens last weekend, and will now operate from blindside flanker against the Premiership Women’s Rugby defending champions
PWR – Round Nine Preview Fixtures Saturday 7 December Leicester Tigers v Saracens 12.30 Trailfinders v Sale Sharks 15.00 (live stream) Bristol Bears v Exeter Chiefs 15.05 (viewable on TNT) Sunday 8 December Loughborough Lightning v Gloucester-Hartpury It’s Quins’ chance to get some Christmas shopping done early. The biggest talking-point by far will be the
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