World Rugby has announced the match official appointments for the Women’s Six Nations 2016, which gets underway in February. Appointments were made by the World Rugby Match Official Selection Committee at its recent meeting and follow a detailed review of all recent performances. The championship opener between Scotland and England on Friday, 5 February will
Full back Alice Middleton and centre Anna Wilson scored scored 3 tries apiece in Cambridge’s 8 try rout today as Cambridge beat old foe Oxford by 52-0 in the first ever women’s Varsity Match to be held at Twickenham. Middleton put a total of 27 points (3 tries and 6 conversions) on the board during a
Sophie Goldschmidt, the RFU Chief Commercial and Marketing Officer, is to leave the RFU to take up a new position as Group Managing Director at CSM Sport & Entertainment. Arriving in July 2011, she became the first female Board member of the RFU and was responsible for all commercial, marketing and communications matters. RFU CEO
England National Academy recorded two straight wins over the Canadian Maple Leafs last week, ending with a 22-19 victory at Esher RFC on Saturday in another close encounter between the two sides. Two first half tries from Heather Kerr and Poppy Cleall, followed by a double from Abbie Scott after the break gave England their
Worcester Ladies Media officer, Andy Baldwin, took advantage of the international break from fixtures this last weekend, to get a summary of Worcester’s current status from Director of Rugby, Donna Kennedy. Donna told him: ‘With 2 league games left to play we are still in contention for the top 4 finish that we need to
It’s been a successful few days for some of Bristol Ladies on international duty. Amy Wilson Hardy represented England in the first leg of the World Rugby Women’s Sevens Series, who finished third in the series. England made it to the semi final where they came up against an in form Russia, a match England lost
Five tries from University of Bath graduate Amy Wilson Hardy helped England Women finish third overall in the Emirates Airline Dubai Sevens. The Bristol RFC centre, who completed her Integrated Mechanical and Electrical Engineering course in the summer, made a flying start to the tournament as she ran in a hat-trick of tries in a
ENGLAND Lead XVs Coach Scott Bemand has named the National Academy squad that will face the Canadian Maple Leafs on Saturday at Esher RFC, kick-off 2pm. England will compete against the Maple Leafs for the second time this week, having recorded a thrilling 37-29 victory over the visitors on Tuesday, thanks to a strong second half
Australia claimed the opening round of the HSBC World Rugby Women’s Sevens Series in Dubai on Friday, beating Russia 33-12 in front of a packed house. Despite losing their inspirational captain Sharni Williams to injury on day two, the girls in gold remained unbeaten throughout the tournament. In yet another thrilling day of rugby in
England Women Sevens were undone by Australia in their final pool game at the Emirate Airline Dubai Sevens and will play Canada in tomorrow’s quarter final (6.06am GMT, coverage live via World Rugby). A late surge from England allowed Jo Watmore to cross the line but Australia proved too strong in attack and claimed a
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