The term ‘Super Saturday’ won’t quite work here; the third and last round takes place on Sunday 14 July. Fixtures: Ireland v Scotland, KO 09.00 Italy v Wales, KO 17.30 France v England, KO 20.00 BST times I’ll restrict my comments to the latest version of the crunch. It doesn’t enhance England’s chances of gaining
Game One: Ireland v Italy Despite a 9am start it was hot. Remember that word? Italy offered us the second dramatically tight game of the series. It started unpromisingly with a series of minor errors. Then, after the Azzurre had dominated possession for a while, Niamh Gallagher spoiled a good break on the counter by
Head coach LJ Lewis has confirmed the England Women’s Pathway matchday squad to take on Wales in the 2024 Six Nations Women’s Summer Series this Tuesday (9th) in Parma, Italy. Matchday 2 at the Stadio Sergio Lanfranchi follows on from a 33-10 victory for England over Ireland last Thursday, captain Lilli Ives Campion registering two
Round One This important and imaginative series got under way in Parma with three matches. Your puzzle for today: the Red Roses win every game against France they play. Why do France’s Under 20s win every game they play – against absolutely everyone? Then, the curious timings of the three daily matches: one early morning,
The Captains and Coaches from all Six Nations unions gathered on Wednesday 3rd July, at the historic Teatro Regio in the centre of Parma to mark the start of the inaugural Six Nations Women’s Summer Series, which gets underway on the 4th July. Hosted at Stadio Sergio Lanfranchi, the first-of-its-kind tournament will feature three match
Head coach LJ Lewis has named the first England Women’s Pathway matchday squad of the 2024 Six Nations Women’s Summer Series, who face Ireland this Thursday (4th) in Parma, Italy. The first of three matchdays begins at the Stadio Sergio Lanfranchi, with the match kicking-off at 17:30 BST and will be streamed live on the England
A reminder that a very important initiative starts on 4 July. A new offspring of the Six Nations sees the equivalent U20 squads meet in Parma, to dispute three rounds of matches. The second round plays on 9 July, the third on the 14th. That means it will not take the same format as its
England U20 Women’s head coach LJ Lewis and assistant coach Sarah McKenna have selected their matchday 23 for an Anglo-Welsh clash against Liza Burgess’ Wales this weekend. The U20 Women’s fixture takes place at the home of Dings Crusaders RFC, Shaftesbury Park, this Saturday (4 May, 14:00 BST kick-off). Entry to the ground is free
Our second U20 interview was with Sophie Hopkins of Sale Sharks How old were you when you started playing rugby? Sophie: I started when I was about 14. My first club was Fullerians. I actually started playing at school before that, but my first club was Fullerians. What attracted you to rugby? Sophie: My PE
We were lucky to get some time with two of England’s U20s before they set off to play France in Rouen tomorrow. The first conversation was with Gloucester-Hartpury’s Lola Whitley: Was this your first call up to the U20s? Lola: No. So I was first called up last year in the into the pathway that
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