Source: WRU

U20 Transatlantic Quad Series – Part Two

Cardiff Arms Park Results: England 22 USA 40 Canada 53 Wales 17 After the two rounds that leaves the ranking order like this: Canada 2 wins, USA and Wales 1 win, 1 loss; England 2 losses The Maple Leaflets proved worthy unofficial champions of this new event. After getting the better of England in Round

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Source: PWR

England confirm U20 side to play USA

The England U20 Women’s side to face USA U20 Women in the Transatlantic Quad Series has been named. The fixture, England’s second and final outing of the series, kicks-off at 17:30 BST this Wednesday (24th) at Cardiff Arms Park and will be streamed live on RugbyPass TV. Loughborough Lightning loose forward Lucy Finch resumes her

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Source: WRU

Wales v USA

Transatlantic Under 20s Quad Series – Second Match The second match of the new series provided the same excitement and doubt as the first. This was excellent news for both nations, as they aim to extend and improve their pathways. The crowd saw 69 points posted, but the final margin was a single score. The

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Source: England Rugby

The New Quad series – Shocks and Surprises

Canada U20s v England U20s The game that got the new series under way provided excitement and unpredictability. By half-time it looked as though the Red Rosettes would suffer their second hiding in successive matches (memo: 21-72 to France). There were mitigating factors for a 0-22 score. The coach, James Cooper, had said that some

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Source: W6N

U20s Transatlantic Quad Series – A Preview

No sooner is the inaugural Under 20s Six Nations tournament completed than another new venture comes over the horizon: a Transatlantic Quad Series. The four nations involved are Canada, England, the USA and the hosts, Wales. This gives them and us the chance to examine how a new set of squads compares. Other, non-participating nations

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Source: W6N

Ireland v Scotland; Wales v Italy

Under 20 Summer Series The last round of the inaugural Under 20s Summer Series kicked off with two internationals widely separated across the day. Ireland v Scotland Despite the 9 o’clock start it was already hot. The temperature would reach 32 degrees in mid-afternoon (hence the big gap in start-times). Scotland finished well beaten, but

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Source: W6N

Overwhelming defeat

U20 Summer Series – England v France Our starting point: a 74-0 walloping of the English by the French in April in Rouen. On three minutes wonderful combinations led to an opening try for Steph Else, who spotted a weak edge to a ruck near the line. The move started from a solid scrum, which

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Source: FFR

France U20 squad to play England named

France squad 15 Kelly Arbey (Stade Toulousain) 14 Cléo Hagel (Lyon OU) 13 Hawa Tounkara (Bobigny) 12 Enoé Neri (Grenoble) 11 Suliana Sivi (Stade Rennais) 10 Maé Levy (Montpellier) 9 Eneke Labeyrie (Lyon OU) 1 Mailys Borak (Stade Bordelais) 2 Marion Zdzioblo (Stade Bordelais) 3 Iliana Acolatse (Grenoble) 4 Kiara Zago (Stade Toulousain) 5 Taina

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