Source: World Rugby

World Rugby confirms Match Official appointments

Aimee Barrett-Theron will become the second female to referee 50 tests after the appointments were announced for the Guinness Women’s Six Nations, Pacific Four Series and the inaugural U21 Women’s Six Nations Series. Aimee Barrett-Theron (South Africa) to take charge of her 50th test with the Guinness Women’s Six Nations opener in France Ten referees

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Source: World Rugby

Full Pacific Four Series schedule

World Rugby, in partnership with USA Rugby and TEG Rugby Live, has officially announced the full schedule for the Pacific Four Series 2026, the sixth edition of the annual intercontinental elite women’s rugby competition featuring Australia, Canada, New Zealand and USA. Five of the six matches in the 2026 edition will be hosted in the United States, with Sacramento (Heart Health Park),

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One-way traffic for Black Ferns

New Zealand v USA Pacific Four, Round Three The Eagles made a promising start, winning penalties and territory, to cause the big crowd to delay their celebrations. By the end the scales had tipped wildly the other way, sending the Black Ferns and their fans into raptures. Mackenzie Hawkins’ early touch kicks lacked accuracy, but

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Source: Rugby Canada

Who will beat Canada in the World Cup final?

Australia v Canada That might be a tiny bit of a hopeful punt, but Canada’s all-round play takes a lot of stopping. The Wallaroos found them too hot to handle. The game could hardly have started worse for the hosts. They let Alex Tessier’s kick-off bounce back into Krissy Scurfield’s hands. Canada were caught holding

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New Zealand v USA

Pacific Four, Round Three When the Black Ferns term this a ‘must-win’ game, they don’t mean it’s high time they downed the Eagles’ colours. No, they intend winning the Pac-4 trophy that Canada claimed last year. Black Ferns Allan Bunting is able to experiment again. He has named four uncapped players, including two more switching

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Source: Rugby Canada

Australia v Canada

Pacific Four, Round Three Jo Yapp has published her team to face Canada in the last round of the Pacific Four series (see lists below). The good news is that Georgina Friedrichs is fit to play, despite receiving what a disciplinary committee deemed “glancing blows” to the head from an American boot, but which the

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