The Italian Federation (FIR) has invested in fifteen scholarships to support players at or close to international level. These will help them to pursue their job or studies while continuing their rugby careers. The Olympics: According to opinion polls a majority of Japanese want the Olympics postponed or cancelled. The Prime Minister insists they will
The RFU can confirm the Allianz Premier 15s season has been paused until the end of the month. This suspension includes rounds 11 and 12, originally due to take place on Saturday 16 January and Saturday 23 January 2021 respectively. The decision has been taken following increased prevalence of Covid 19 in the community and
Six Nations Statement on Women’s and U20’s Championships Six Nations Rugby Limited today confirmed that the Women’s & U20s 2021 Championships will not take place in the regular Six Nations window of February and March this year. The Women’s Championship will instead be scheduled in revised windows later this spring or early summer Six Nations
The First Rugby of a New Year Three games survived from the five scheduled. The really bad news came with the abandonment of Sarries’ home game. Surely it signals the end of matches in London till the current lockdown can be eased. We were left with two high-class contests at Shaftesbury Park and Hartpury, plus
Saracens Women’s 2020/21 round 10 Allianz Premier 15s match against Sale Sharks Women has been postponed. The interim decision to postpone the fixture, originally due to take place at the Copthall Stadium this afternoon, has been taken by the Rugby Football Union following the announcement of a major incident being declared in London yesterday given
Harlequins Women’s 2020/21 round 10 Allianz Premier 15s match against Wasps FC Ladies has been postponed. The interim decision to postpone the fixture, originally due to take place tomorrow, has been taken by the Rugby Football Union due to ongoing Covid-19 concerns within the Harlequins camp. Last weekend’s match between Harlequins Women and Saracens Women
The upcoming live streams for the Allianz Premier 15s have been revealed. There have been nine matches shown so far this season on England Rugby and Premier 15s channels with nearly 600,000 views across YouTube, Facebook and Twitter. The teams that will feature on the live streams have been announced up until the end of
The RFU can confirm the re-arranged dates for DMP Durham Sharks v Sale Sharks Women and Harlequins Women against Saracens Women. Both Allianz Premier 15s matches were postponed last weekend. DMP Durham Sharks’ round seven match against Sale Sharks Women was called off due to a frozen pitch and has been re-arranged for the next
Susie Appleby spoke of her delight after she today bolstered her Exeter Chiefs Women’s squad with three new international names. Irish winger Laura Sheehan, together with USA forwards Rachel Johnson and Joanna Kitlinski, have all been added to the Chiefs roster ahead of this weekend’s return to Allianz Premier 15s action against local rivals Bristol
DMP Durham Sharks’ Allianz Premier 15s match against Sale Sharks Women has been postponed due to a frozen pitch. The Round Seven fixture was originally due to take place this afternoon. A pitch inspection conducted by an independent RFU referee took place at the Northern Echo Arena this morning with the pitch deemed unplayable. A
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