Source: World Rugby

Women’s World Series Sevens London – Day 1 Fixtures and Results

Pool A – New Zealand, Brazil, France, Spain Pool B – Canada, England, Russia, South Africa Pool C – Australia, USA, Fiji, China Fixtures and Results 12.00     New Zealand 34-0 Brazil 12.22     France 12-5 Spain 12.44     Australia 15-5 Fiji 13.06     USA 40-7 China 13.28     Canada 14-12 Russia 13.50     England 28-7 South Africa 14.44     New Zealand 15-19 Spain (Just to confirm

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Source: England Rugby

Sarah McKenna called up for London Sevens

Saracens’ Sarah McKenna has been called up to replace Alice Richardson in this week’s Sevens World Series event at the Twickenham Stoop and Twickenham Stadium (May 15-16). McKenna, who featured in the last round of the World Series in Canada, comes in for the Richmond fly-half who failed a fitness test this morning. England head

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Source: World Rugby

Ireland to host Women’s Rugby World Cup 2017

Dublin and Belfast will host Women’s Rugby World Cup 2017 after World Rugby awarded the hosting rights for the prestigious tournament to the Irish Rugby Football Union (IRFU). With women’s rugby continuing to experience record global growth, the pool stages will be held at University College Dublin, before the world’s top female rugby players convene

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Source: England Netball

The Netball Europe Open Championships

The Netball Europe Open Championships, takes place at the Antrim Forum, Belfast,Northern Ireland, between May 14 and 17, and features England, Scotland, Northern Ireland and Wales in addition to world number six South Africa and Trinidad & Tobago, ranked ninth in the world. In addition to the main competition between the high performance nations, a

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Source: David Roper for Matchtight

Stacey Francis makes a winning return to action

Stacey Francis made a winning return to action as the Team Bath Netball defender helped England wrap up a 3-0 series whitewash of Trinidad & Tobago.   Francis missed the last month of the Superleague season and the first two matches of the Test series while she recovered from a knee injury.   But she showed

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Source: England Netball

Neville’s England reign off to a successful start

England got off to the perfect start under Tracey Neville as they secured a hard fought 65-42 victory over Trinidad & Tobago to take a 1-0 lead at the University of Bath in their three-match International Series. With several England regulars still competing for their ANZ franchises down under, the starting seven allowed a chance

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Source: The FA

England U17s qualify top of their group

England have beaten the Netherlands 2-0 in the Elite Round of the UEFA European Women’s Under-17 competition and finish top of their group. England – 6pts Ireland – 5pts Netherlands – 4pts Hungary – 1pt England’s goal scorers were Lotte Wubben-Moy on 2′ and Georgia Stanway  sealing the win on 70′. They will now go to the

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