I doubt if any RWC has known events like this. After the France-Ireland match on Sunday not one, but two citings were entered by Ireland. Manae Feleu, co-captain of France, was accused of a dangerous tackle. But far more serious, Axelle Berthoumieu; the blind-side flanker, was accused of biting Aoife Wafer’s arm. A disciplinary committee
World Rugby has announced the Emirates Match Officials for the Women’s Rugby World Cup 2025 semi-finals in Bristol on 19-20 September. VIEW FULL APPOINTMENTS >> Aimee Barrett-Theron (South Africa) will take charge of the first semi-final between defending champions New Zealand and Canada at Ashton Gate Stadium at 19:00 local time (GMT+1) on Friday. It
In stark contrast to the melodrama in Exeter earlier, the England-Scotland match in Bristol was a foregone conclusion. The only parallel was the rain; it poured. Not for the first time in this tournament, the side destined to lose scored first. The moment Aurelie Groizeleau offered the Scots a penalty, Rachel Malcolm pointed to the
France v Ireland (quarter-final) From another match with an agonising finish I select a stat which occurred much earlier. I believe it determined the final score. On 39 minutes Manae Feleu was shown yellow for pulling a maul down. The Irish built that astonishing attack, but it came to nothing in the end. Back to
Canada and New Zealand both scored 46 points to secure their semi-final places. Now comes the question: which of them put in the superior performance? New Zealand v South Africa Was the first error of the game a portent of things to come? Jorja Miller made a short dash, but her pass was inaccurate. At
England’s squad to face Scotland at Bristol looks like this: 15 ROWLAND 14 DOW 13 JONES 12 HEARD 11 BREACH 10 AITCHISON 9 HUNT 1 CLIFFORD 2 COKAYNE 3 MUIR 4 TALLING 5 GALLIGAN 6 ALDCROFT (captain) 7 KABEYA 8 MATTHEWS 16 ATKIN-DAVIES 17 CARSON 18 BERN 19 WARD 20 FEAUNATI 21 L. PACKER 22
Kevin Rouet and Jo Yapp have announced their sides to meet in the quarter-finals They are: Canada 1 HUNT 2 TUTTOSI 3 MENIN 4 DE GOEDE 5 O’DONNELL 6 CROSSLEY 7 PAQUIN 8 FORTEZA 9 PELLETIER 10 PERRY 11 HOGAN-ROCHESTER 12 TESSIER (captain) 13 SYMONDS 14 CORRIGAN 15 SCHELL 16 BOAG 17 KASSIL 18 DEMERCHANT
Swys de Bruin and Allan Bunting have announced their teams to meet on Saturday at Sandy Park Exeter (KO 13.00 BST) They are: South Africa: 15 DOLF 14 SAMBOYA 13 MPUPHA 12 NGWEVU 11 MALINGA 10 VAN RENSBURG 9 ROOS 1 CHARLIE 2 GWALA 3 LATSHA 4 BOOI 5 LOCHNER 6 SOLONTSI 7 MCATSHULWA 8
New Zealand are going to win a seventh world trophy. That is what hundreds of Kiwi pundits are telling us, and the Black Ferns’ performance against the Irish (40-0) adds strength to their contention. But first the schedule: Saturday 13 September New Zealand v South Africa KO 13.00* Canada v Australia KO 16.00 Sunday 14
Four most experienced female officials appointed for quarter-finals Ian Tempest (England) to reach 50 tests as a Television Match Official Match official profiles are available in the World Rugby Media Zone. World Rugby has announced the Emirates Match Official appointments for the Women’s Rugby World Cup 2025 quarter-finals on 13-14 September. The four most-capped female
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