Black Ferns lock Charmaine Smith has announced her retirement from all rugby. 29-year-old Smith, who has played 27 Tests for the Black Ferns since 2015, has made the difficult decision after a scan found a bulging disc in her neck. New Zealand Rugby’s Head of Women’s Rugby, Cate Sexton said Smith’s health and wellbeing was
Farah Palmer Cup – Update 15 August 2020 The opening two rounds of the Farah Palmer Cup will not go ahead as scheduled, New Zealand Rugby (NZR) has announced today. The North pool of the premier women’s competition was due to kick off next Saturday 22 August, with North Harbour hosting Waikato, Counties Manukau playing
New Zealand’s professional rugby players have combined to create a unique and entertaining new rugby series called Isolation Nation, which will screen twice weekly on Sky Sport. View the teaser video here Sky Sport’s new show has been created in conjunction with New Zealand Rugby (NZR), the New Zealand Rugby Players’ Association (NZRPA) and the
Beth Mooney’s brilliant half-century proved the difference as Australia beat New Zealand by four runs to make the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2020 semi-finals. Beth Mooney hit 60 off 50 balls to help Australia to 155 for five in their must-win match with New Zealand Georgia Wareham’s three for 17 sent the top-order into
Hayley Jensen and Leigh Kasperek took three wickets apiece as New Zealand produced a tremendous comeback to down Bangladesh at the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup. New Zealand bowled Bangladesh out for 74 to boost their semi-final hopes Three wickets apiece for Hayley Jensen and Leigh Kasperek helped the White Ferns win with the lowest
England Women beat New Zealand by six wickets in their first official warm-up game ahead of the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup. On a good wicket it was England’s bowlers who put them in a position to win the game, restricting New Zealand to just 134/9. Katherine Brunt got England off to a flyer with
The omens could hardly have been worse for the French. After losing their talismanic No 8 Romane Ménager to injury, Safi N’Diaye suffered an ankle injury that put her out of commission. After losing convincingly to the Maple Leafs, what chance would they have against the all-conquering Black Ferns? Answer: they beat them convincingly 25-16.
Britain’s women ended their FIH Pro League campaign on a real high with a super 3-1 win at home to New Zealand. Lily Owsley scored twice and set up Hannah Martin as Mark Hager’s side put in their best performance of the season in front of more than 11,500 people at the Twickenham Stoop. Both
James Bailey has named his 12-player squad for the inaugural Fast Four tournament in New Zealand on 26-27 January 2019. The two-day competition will run alongside the HSBC Hamilton Sevens in what will be the first time that a women’s invitational tournament has been integrated into the men’s World Series event. Megan Jones will make
New Zealand will host Women’s Rugby World Cup 2021 after World Rugby awarded the hosting rights for the prestigious tournament to New Zealand Rugby. It will be the first Women’s Rugby World Cup in the Southern Hemisphere. With women’s rugby continuing to experience record global growth and participation levels at an all-time high, the world’s
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