The County Championship divisions have been renamed after some of England’s most distinguished rugby players. The divisions will now be known as the Bill Beaumont Senior Men’s County Championship, the Jason Leonard U20 County Championship and the Gill Burns Women’s County Championship. The Bill Beaumont Senior Men’s County Championship is made up of the Bill
The sun was out in Darlington on Sunday as Sharks took on top 4 outfit Saracens in the final game of the regular season and the last game of the women’s premiership as we know it. Alongside the match Sharks hosted over 100 of their loyal supporters for the Annual Wine and Cheese Luncheon and
Worcester Valkyries fell to a 44-17 defeat in their final Women’s Premiership fixture of the season against Aylesford Bulls Ladies at Surrey Sports Park. Aylesford stormed into a healthy first-half lead with a Hannah Breach brace followed by tries from Leanne Riley, Michi Sillari and Rachel Burford as Zoe Bennion added a score for the
Yesterday Bristol Ladies claimed the top spot in the Women’s Premiership for the first time in the club’s history. The bonus point victory over Wasps Ladies set up a home play off semi final against Saracens Women on April the 9th and the focus now turns to the Plate final next weekend, and progressing through the
The women’s Premiership came to a close at the weekend with Bristol Ladies sealing top spot after a bonus point win over Wasps Ladies, leaving Lichfield in second place despite cruising to a bonus point win over Richmond on Saturday. The play off semi finals are now set, with Bristol facing Saracens, and Lichfield facing
After what feels like a long break for the Six Nations, Bristol Ladies 1st XV return to action this weekend with their final fixture of the Women’s Premiership. The home game against Wasps Ladies marks the final hurdle before the start of the Play Offs, with the games this weekend deciding who finishes top of
England Women secured their first Six Nations Grand Slam since 2012 with a 7-34 win over Ireland at Donnybrook Stadium on Friday night. The Red Roses scored five tries through Amy Wilson Hardy, Laura Keates, Amy Cokayne, Emily Scarratt and Lydia Thompson with Scarratt ending the match with a personal haul of 14 points. Ireland
Lichfield Ladies will again be impressively represented in the final games of the Women’s 6 Nations this weekend. England will field four of the team while Scotland will have three amongst their replacements. [There could have been five in the England team but scrum half Natasha (Mo) Hunt is sidelined by injury.] Last time out
England Women U20 head coach Jo Yapp has made three changes for the second of two matches against France, this time taking place at Stade Guy Boniface, Mont-de-Marsan on Friday night (KO 7pm). All three changes come in the backs, where Chantelle Miell returns to the squad for the first time since the second match
A whopping seven Worcester Valkyries will be in international action this weekend as the Women’s Six Nations comes to a close. England Women will meet Ireland at Donnybrook Stadium on Friday as the two sides chase the championship title in only the second head-to-head Grand Slam finale in the history of the women’s tournament. Valkyries’
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