Last weekend Bristol Ladies made history, taking part in the first Women’s Premiership 7s final, which was televised live on BT Sport. The day started with the pool stages hosted at Broadstreet RFC, where Bristol Ladies were in a group with Lichfield, Wasps and Saracens. The team started off well with a 38 – 0 victory
Sevens stars set to shine as rugby returns Olympic opportunity drives global growth Game-changing Rio 2016 anticipated Rugby’s first Olympians in 92 years are ready to take their place in history at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games and World Rugby Chairman Bill Beaumont believes the stars of sevens will shine brightly to inspire a new
The County Championships has undergone a restructure across the senior men, women and U20 County Championships with fixtures now announced for the new season. Following a successful inaugural competition this year, which received overwhelming support from the counties and players, the Women’s County Championship will be expanded for 2017 with 26 teams competing across two
In ground-breaking news for women’s rugby, England Rugby have announced that professional player contracts will be awarded for the 15-a-side game for the first time as part of their on-going commitment to the professionalisation of women’s rugby. England Women first awarded contracts to 20 sevens players in October 2014. Now there will be 48 player contracts for
Tuesday 19th July marked the last Team GB selection announcement for the Rio 2016 Olympic Games, with Britain’s best rugby seven’s players being the last to learn their fates. Amongst the 12 strong men’s and women’s squads are three Loughborough alumni, with current student Meg Jones also named as a travelling reserve. The number of
A place in the history books awaits Natasha Hunt (pictured above) and Amy Wilson Hardy after they today became the latest University of Bath graduates to be selected by Team GB for the Rio 2016 Olympic Games. The duo have been named in the first-ever GB Olympic women’s rugby sevens squad, with the sport making
Lydia Thompson’s brilliant hat-trick carried England to a comfortable 39-13 win against USA in the final game of the 2016 Women’s Rugby Super Series on Saturday in Salt Lake City. The Worcester winger got her team off to a dream start in just the fifth minute with a try in the corner following quick hands
Here are the seedings, Pools and fixtures for the Women’s Olympic 7s due to take place 6 – 8 August 2016 Women’s Olympic Games top four seedings 1st Australia 2nd New Zealand 3rd Canada 4th Great Britain The pools for the Olympic Games women’s event are as follows: Pool A Pool B Pool C
England Women have made four changes to the side that beat France for their final game of the 2016 Women’s Rugby Super Series. Among the starting line-up are Katie Mason and Bianca Blackburn, who both scored in the opening game against Canada, Izzy Noel-Smith and Richmond prop Vickii Cornborough. Worcester centre Ceri Large also starts
A last-gasp try secured England Women their first victory over France since 2013 on Tuesday night, running out 13-17 winners in the Women’s Rugby Super Series in Utah. A team drive over the line in the final play gave Zoe Aldcroft a try on debut, securing England the win, with the side having dominated for
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