At the end of the game I reported on yesterday events took place that have few parallels in women’s rugby. Everything that follows comes under the vital heading ALLEGEDLY. Emily Robinson, Quins’ vice-captain and owner of one Red Rose cap, is said to have head-butted Saracens’ Sydney Gregson. The referee, Mike Hudson, at once showed
After the game at Sale was called off owing to a frozen pitch, we were left with a single Saturday match. How times change. This famed London derby turned into a drubbing for Quins. In freezing conditions – most of the backs sporting black leggings – they had no answer to Sarries’ power, skill and
The fixture schedule was different this week: for the first time it spread across three days, with Bears taking on Gloucester-Hartpury at 19.30 on Friday evening. And sure enough, it was freezing cold. Whose bright idea was this? That helps to explain the lack of scoring, just a try in each half for Gloucester-Hartpury. The
In the front-row, Carys Phillips will make her first Harlequins appearance as she starts at hooker having signed for the Club earlier this week. Phillips is joined by Hannah Sims and Babalwa Latsha in the front-row as they both make their first starts of the season. Elsewhere in the forwards, Shaunagh Brown shifts to number
Catherine O’Donnell will make her 50th appearance for Loughborough Lightning this weekend, as Nathan Smith’s side make the short journey to Leicester Tigers for the first-ever Derby match between the two clubs. Smith makes just two changes to his starting line-up for the Premiership Women’s Rugby clash, with Carmela Morrall and Maja Meuller coming into
A new landmark deal between Allianz Premiership Women’s Rugby and RugbyPass TV is a critical moment for the accessibility and growth of the sport, says World Rugby’s chief marketing and content officer James Rothwell. RugbyPass TV will broadcast one live Allianz Premiership Women’s Rugby game per round, available to watch in all countries across the
You would not have wanted to be part of the Bristol management team watching on. As the game unfolded, the Bears were guilty of error upon error that cost them possession and territory. It was as if the Sandy Park bogey had its beady eye on them. Gabriella Nigrelli, another of England’s young Under 20s
PWR – Round Two Will Sale’s win over visiting Quins turn out to be the result of the season – or the first of a series of disappointments for fhe Londoners? This was just the sort of show the Cheshire side needed; for once the so-called north-south divide was overturned. Not so long ago they
Emily Robinson’s Case In an interview with the BBC (www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-union/67487121) Emily Robinson of Quins claims the notion of the PWR turning professional in the next decade is an easy aim. The only problem with this statement is that she fails to offer much evidence for her optimism. More of the published interview is devoted to
Harlequins Head Coach Amy Turner has named her side to travel to CorpAcq Stadium on Saturday to face Sale Sharks in Round two of the Allianz PWR. Turner makes just three changes to the 23 who beat league newcomers Trailfinders Women last Saturday, as further internationals return to club duties. The pack remains unchanged, with
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