It’s hard to work out why it has taken an eternity, but the bad news has finally emerged from World Rugby: the World Cup will be delayed to next year Even then proper channels have to be followed, so WR is merely recommending to the Rugby World Cup board that it come to this decision.
Rumour or fact? According to Cheryl Roberts it’s a fact (@cherylroberts00). The South Africa Rugby Union is offering its women’s team contracts; some have already been processed. Confirmation of this good news is hard to trace, but it shows more than goodwill on the part of the authorities. It comes soon after the appointment of
Wasps secured their second ever Premier 15s win against Saracens in a nail biting head to head battle at Twyford Avenue. Unlike their last meeting of the season – today was not a game of two halves. The sides fought tit for tat until the final whistle. Flash back to the first Premier 15s season
Following their agonising defeat to Harlequins last weekend- Wasps prepare to take on top of the table team and London rivals saracens. Last weekend Wasps suffered a late defeat to Harlequins who sealed the win with a penalty in the final three minutes of play to end the game 20-19. In their last meeting with
A reshuffled pack sees Elle Bloor make her first start since injury in the reverse fixture back in November, with Katy Mew moving into the second-row, and Lauren Brooks making her first start of the season at blindside flanker. Brooks is joined in the back-row by Fi Fletcher who moves to openside flanker, with Swedish
The Premier 15s resumes with a full programme Fixtures Exeter v DMPDS Wasps v Saracens Loughborough v Worcester Gloucester-Hartpury v Bristol Sale v Harlequins Games to be livestreamed: Loughborough v Worcester Sale v Quins Wasps v Saracens Round 13 offers three derbies (though Lightning and Warriors are close only on a national scale). Wasps will
Wasps fall short to Harlequins in final minutes of play Wasps fell short to Harlequins by one point in the final three minutes of a breathtaking game of Premier 15s rugby. Wasps we’re leading 19 points to 17 in the 67th minute but with a penalty in their favour Harlequin’s Tuima slotted the ball through
Today’s Allianz Premier 15s match between Worcester Warriors Women and Exeter Chiefs Women will now kick off at 2.30pm (originally scheduled for 2pm). A pitch inspection by an independent RFU referee took place at Sixways this morning following cold conditions and severe frosts this week and the pitch was deemed playable. Following regular dialogue between
This weekend’s fixtures: Saturday Bristol Bears v Sale Sharks DMP Durham Sharks v Wasps Harlequins v Loughborough Lightning Worcester Warriors v Exeter Chiefs Sunday Saracens v Gloucester-Hartpury A new obstacle to progress rears its head: frozen grounds. A floodlit game in Braemar the other night at -22 degrees would have been an experience. The juiciest
It may be a late start to 2021, but Wasps secured a strong start to the second half of the Allianz Premier 15s system in their home match against Worcester Warriors. Wasps had a slow start to the game but soon found their flow in the later stages going onto score six tries and securing
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