Bristol flanker Poppy Leitch will captain England Women U20 when they take on Army Women at Aldershot Army Rugby Stadium on Thursday 16 February (KO 7pm). Zoe Aldcroft, who has appeared as a substitute in England’s 2017 Six Nations matches against France and Wales, will start at No 8. Aldcroft and Leitch have 10 senior
There were wins for England, France and Ireland in this week’s Women’s 6 Nations whilst Saracens beat Wasps in the Premiership and Thurrock Ladies were convincing winners over Trojans. All scores here: Women’s 6 Nations Saturday 11 February Wales 0 – 63 England France 55 – 0 Scotland Sunday 12 February Italy 3 – 27
England Women scored 11 tries as they cruised to a 63-0 bonus-point win over Wales Women in the 2017 Six Nations at Cardiff Arms Park on Saturday. Worcester Valkyries wing Lydia Thompson scored a hat trick of tries while Amy Wilson Hardy and Danielle Waterman both crossed twice. The Red Roses went in at half-time
Ireland Women’s Head Coach Tom Tierney has named the Ireland Women’s side, sponsored by Aon, to take on their Italian counterparts on Sunday at the Stadio Tommaso Fattori in L’Aquila. There are two changes to the starting 15 that took to the field last Friday against Scotland. Elaine Anthony moves from the replacements to
Tamara Taylor will make her 100th international appearance on Saturday when England Women take on Wales in the Six Nations at Cardiff Arms Park (KO 11.30am, live on Sky Sports 3). The Darlington Mowden Park Sharks second row, who earned her first cap for the Red Roses in New Zealand in October 2005, is appearing
Scotland Women Head Coach Shade Munro has made one change for this weekend’s match against France on Saturday 11 February (kick-off 9pm local / 8pm GMT) – live on Scottish Rugby TV. Hooker Lana Skeldon returns to the starting XV to replace Rachel Malcolm, who went off the pitch with an ankle injury last Friday.
Heather Cowell scored a first-half hat-trick as Worcester Valkyries stormed to a 36-5 bonus-point win over Darlington Mowden Park Sharks in the Women’s Senior Cup at Sixways on Sunday. Worcester took full control in the first-half as Cowell scored a treble along with scores for Lark Davies, Alexia Mavroudis and Samantha Bree as they went
Bristol Ladies secured a comfortable home victory over Richmond Women yesterday afternoon in the penultimate pool game of the senior cup. The current league leaders put eight tries past the visitors who failed to get any points on the score board. Debutant Brooke Bradley controlled the game brilliantly alongside University of Bristol student Lucy Attwood
Sunday 5th February Women’s Cup Competition Amber Valley Ladies 12 – 5 Rugby Lionesses Ladies Aylesford Bulls Ladies 32 – 31 Saracens Ladies Barnes Ladies 5 – 17 Lewes Ladies Birmingham Moseley Ladies AWO Loughborough Ladies Blackheath Ladies 0 – 39 Hove Ladies Bletchley Ladies 15 – 24 Novocastrians Ladies Bristol Ladies
England Women Sevens suffered a disappointing weekend in Sydney, losing to Brazil in the final of the Challenge Trophy. The side finished the second leg of the HSBC World Rugby Women’s Sevens Series in tenth, losing to the Rio Olympic hosts 17-12 in extra time. They progressed through to the last two with a 29-17
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