Second Quilters International – England v Italy Bedford – The Last Line-up before 6 Nations In line with his long-term policy Simon Middleton has made many changes to his starting XV for the last autumn international of 2019. In come Shaunagh Brown, Poppy Cleall, Vicky Fleetwood, Emily Scott and Claudia Macdonald. On the bench there’s
Of all the many test matches being played out this November the most intriguing was surely Italy v Japan. Against Japan Andrea Di Giandomenico, Italy’s head coach, caused a minor surprise by announcing a squad of only 23 – the regulation number for a single test – for both this game and the visit to
The Oceania Rugby Women’s Championship gets underway on 18 November with four teams – hosts Fiji, Samoa, Papua New Guinea and Tonga – vying for a place at Rugby World Cup 2021 in New Zealand.Australia A and a New Zealand Black Ferns Development XV are also competing in the tournament that will be played over
Philip Doyle, Scotland’s new boss, is not a man to mince his words. Some of his most devastating last month ran like this: ‘I have inherited an incredibly weak scrum’. As Scotland’s latest match against Wales unfolded, the truth of the matter was placed before our eyes. For most of the game the Welsh pack
First Quilter International 2019 – England v France, Exeter – A Result that tells its own Story (almost) If you’re anxious for the action, scroll down to The Main Course The Red Roses were desperately lucky to win the game. It had the crowd on the edge of their seats, except when they were on
The Red Roses beat France 17-15 in their Quilter International against France Women at Sandy Park in Exeter. In bright autumnal sunshine in front of 9,699 in Devon, England recorded their fourth win in a row against Les Bleues off the back of a 20-10 win in Clermont-Ferrand last weekend, the Red Roses’ first win
England Women head coach Simon Middleton has made changes to his squad for tomorrow’s Quilter International against France in Exeter. Heather Kerr will start at hooker as Lark Davies is ruled out through injury. Meanwhile, Bristol Bears Women forward Rownita Marston has joined the squad and joins the finishers at Sandy Park. Updated squad list
France have lost to England three times this year; no wonder they are taking things so seriously. They were badly outplayed only in the Six Nations game at Doncaster last season, and even there they won the second half 26-17. But they are finding it difficult at present to get on top and stay there.
Great Britain Rugby Sevens have confirmed the wider coaching structure for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games. James Rodwell will assist Simon Amor in the men’s programme while Charlie Hayter will work alongside women’s head coach Scott Forrest. Rodwell, the most capped rugby sevens player of all time, was a pivotal member of the Team GB
Sean Horan, New Zealand women’s silver medal-winning coach at Rio 2016, is set to lead another side at an Olympic Games after his new charges China used their recent HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series experience to overpower a largely youthful Hong Kong team and win the Asia Rugby qualification tournament on home soil in Guangzhou,
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