Linde van der Velden says she is ‘incredibly honoured’ at being named the first-ever captain of the newly-formed Exeter Chiefs Women’s side. The highly-rated forward has been handed the role by head coach Susie Appleby ahead of the new 2020/21 Premier 15s campaign, which gets underway later this month. Van der Velden, who joined the
England rugby international Rachael Burford establishes the Girls Rugby Club – a global rugby club for girls, by girls Survey of female rugby players finds 1 in 2 have faced negative stereotypes and 83% have experienced issues with size and fit of supplied rugby playing and training kit Over 90% believe playing rugby improves their
World Rugby Awards to take place in an innovate virtual format on Monday, 7 December, 2020 Special edition will recognise rugby’s front liners who showed great solidarity during the pandemic and honour the best from the last decade of rugby (2010-19) Rugby fans around the world to get involved and decide winners in six new
Women’s international rugby to resume in November Experienced match official team selected with more than 60 tests between the appointees 18 match officials from six unions appointed as preparations continue for RWC 2021 Italy v Scotland Women’s Six Nations match doubles up as part of Rugby Europe Rugby World Cup 2021 European qualification pathway World
Nigel Owens set to become the first referee to take charge of 100 test matches Joy Neville becomes first woman to perform TMO duties in a major international competition Karl Dickson and Mike Adamson set to referee first major international matches Appointments regionally based, recognising the ongoing impact of COVID-19 Nigel Owens is set to
With the new Premier 15s season edging ever closer, Exeter Chiefs Women’s Head Coach, Susie Appleby, is continuing her squad strengthening with four more new recruits added to the mix. Welsh quartet Meg Davies, Ffion Lewis, Abbie Fleming and Niamh Terry are the latest recruits Appleby has added to her squad. Lewis, Fleming and Terry
It’s exactly a month to the restart of the Six Nations. Can it really be happening? On 24 October Scotland are due to welcome France and Ireland entertain Italy. Such are the hopes. In publicising these plans the Six Nations committee in Dublin must either have sought the backing of all the governments involved or
Where the real strength lies In all probability Saracens and Quins will continue to dominate the scene over the next year or two. The question is: who can hope to get closest to them? The two Ws, Wasps and Worcester, have made huge gains in the transfer market, raising hopes for a top-four placement in
The Premier 15s are hoping to start the season on 10 October. This is heartening news for everyone concerned, especially the players. Getting fit for action is one thing. Knowing when your fitness is going to be needed is quite another. Some limitations are suggested such as playing ‘local’ matches first where possible, and asking
Twenty-four winners confirmed across six men’s and women’s award categories New Zealand men’s and women’s champions presented with series trophies HSBC Dream Teams include a trio of New Zealand women and two Fiji and South Africa men Ireland’s Jordan Conroy and New Zealand’s Stacey Fluhler named Gilbert Top Try Scorers More than 2,000 fans vote
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