An England Women’s Under 18s Sevens squad will travel to Liege in Belgium this weekend to compete in the Rugby Europe Sevens Championship. A squad of 12 players will compete against Portugal, Germany and the Ukraine in the pool stages on Friday and Saturday. Also competing for European glory are the Netherlands, Russia, Sweden, Wales,
Japan and Ireland will compete on next season’s HSBC World Rugby Women’s Sevens Series after qualifying in Dublin this weekend. Progression to the final of the tournament in UCD Bowl was enough for both sides to ensure they will be core teams on the prestigious series when it kicks off at the end of this year.
Results from pool games at Women’s Sevens Qualifier in Dublin China 29-7 Kenya Netherlands 33-0 Colombia Brazil 10-19 Japan Wales 33-12 Samoa South Africa 31-5 Hong Kong Ireland 64-0 Mexico Netherlands 22-7 Kenya China 26-0 Colombia Wales 14-17 Japan Brazil 42-5 Samoa Ireland 50-0 Hong Kong South Africa 38-0 Mexico Kenya 12-7 Colombia China 10-22
Twelve women’s sevens teams have arrived in Ireland ahead of this weekend’s sevens series qualifier in Dublin. The top two teams from the event will qualify as core teams on next season’s HSBC World Rugby Women’s Sevens Series circuit. Brazil, China, Colombia, Hong Kong, Japan, Kenya, Mexico, the Netherlands, Samoa, South Africa, Wales and hosts Ireland
England players Victoria Fleetwood and Abbie Brown (pictured above) have been awarded central contracts from the Rugby Football Union for the forthcoming season. The duo join a squad of 17 players from last season who have had their contracts renewed. A 20th and final member of the squad will be confirmed shortly. Fleetwood and Brown
Source: TRFCThurrocks invitational ladies 7s outfit The Thunderbirds were in action again this weekend playing at the prestigious Find Rugby Now tournament at Wasps RFC. Sponsored locally by Wallis Teagan and World Freight and playing for BreakThroughBreastCancer they eventually came 3rd on a highly competitive day in West London. Having secured wins versus their old
Great Britain Rugby Sevens have today announced the coaching structure for the men’s and women’s programmes ahead of the Rio 2016 Olympics Games. The women’s programme will be led by England sevens women’s head coach Simon Middleton with Richie Pugh, Wales women’s sevens head coach and men’s attached coach, as assistant coach. Middleton was appointed
England Women had to settle for fourth place at the Rugby Europe Grand Prix in Brive, France, today (Sunday) which also handed them a fourth place finish overall in the series. A young England side, who finished third in the first of the two-leg series last weekend in Kazan, couldn’t overcome Russia in the third/fourth
England will play Wales in the quarter-finals of the Rugby Europe Grand Prix in Brive, France, tomorrow (Sunday). England, who finished third in the first of the two-leg series last weekend in Russia, came through unbeaten on day one despite naming a young and relatively inexperienced side for this tournament. First-up they defeated Germany 47-7
England Women have made three changes for the final round of the Rugby Europe Sevens Grand Prix in Brive this weekend (20-21 June). England, who finished third in round one in Russia on Sunday, will be led by Susie Appleby as she takes over the coaching reigns for this tournament. Appleby has named Abigail Chamberlain
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