World Rugby has today unveiled the bumper match schedule for WXV, which sees the Red Roses go up against Australia on the opening weekend. The new women’s international 15s competition, designed to increase the competitiveness, reach and impact of elite women’s rugby, boasts three levels with New Zealand welcoming the world’s top teams, including England,
The Rugby Football Union has announce that the Red Roses will host Canada Women in a two-Test series this September. The series opener will be played at Exeter’s Sandy Park on Saturday, 23 September (KO 14:30), before the second match, which will take place on Saturday, 30 September at a venue and time to be
The Rugby Football Union (RFU) has announced the players who have been awarded contracts for its women’s senior players, the Red Roses. The contracted players have been selected by incoming Red Roses Head Coach, John Mitchell, with his coaching team of Louis Deacon, Lou Meadows and Sarah Hunter, alongside, Executive Director of Performance, Conor O’Shea,
The new England Contracts It’s thoroughly good news that the RFU has unveiled new-style contracts for its Red Roses. There will be more of them (32, not 30), worth – according to some claims – a third more than before. Crucially they extend in range from one year to three. That helps to overcome one
First, the appointments: John Mitchell to take over after the 2023 World Cup Louis Deacon to remain in post, but take charge till Mitchell’s delayed arrival. Lou Meadows, at present I/c Under 20s, to be attack coach. Sarah Hunter to take on a more extensive role as transition coach working with the senior women’s team
rugbypass.com offers us an exclusive: John Mitchell, ex-boss of the All Blacks, is set to replace Simon Middleton. I see that as a thoroughly retrograde step. Mitchell was most recently Japan’s defence coach. Asia Rugby offers the opinion that he was a disaster during his brief spell there. He doesn’t seem to stay in any
The England squad The following players have the privilege of being named in Simon Middleton’s final team selection: 15. Ellie Kildunne 14. Abby Dow 13. Helena Rowland 12. Tatyana Heard 11. Claudia MacDonald 10. Holly Aitchison 9. Lucy Packer 1. Hannah Botterman 2. Lark Davies 3. Sarah Bern 4. Zoe Aldcroft 5. Sarah Beckett 6.
The Rugby Football Union (RFU) and the Rugby Players’ Association (RPA) has announce a ground breaking new maternity, pregnant parent and adoption leave policy for contracted England Women’s players. The policy will work towards providing a supportive environment for contracted players after having children as well as establishing policies to support the player during pregnancy.
This secrecy is perfectly understandable, since everyone concerned in it is given the chance to say what they really think about things. That is the only sensible way to discover the truth. The RFU review divides into two: a technical review to be published this month; and a second ‘wider management review’ to get under
The Red Roses walk empty away How did the red-hot favourites come to lose yet another world cup final, when everything seemed to favour them? Here are a few discussion-points. The shortest answer would be: the Black Ferns encouraged some of their greatest Sevens players to switch across to the Fifteens game. Sevens Kiwi experts
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