The Red Roses are on course for a consecutive Grand Slam after defeating Ireland 27-0 in Doncaster. Tries from Sarah Hunter, Abby Dow, Jess Breach, Vicky Fleetwood and Sarah McKenna sealed victory for Simon Middleton’s side. A home fixture against Wales at Twickenham Stoop and an away match versus Italy now stand in the way of England
All three fixtures take place on Sunday: England v Ireland – Doncaster Italy v Scotland – Legnano Wales v France – Cardiff France The Squad: 15. Jessy Trémoulière 14. Cyrielle Banet 13. Coralie Bertrand 12. Morgane Peyronnet 11. Marine Ménager 10. Pauline Bourdon 9. Laure Sansus 1. Maylis Traoré 2. Agathe Sochat 3. Clara Joyeux
England Women head coach Simon Middleton has named his matchday squad for Sunday’s 2020 Women’s Six Nations match against Ireland at Castle Park, Doncaster (Sunday 23 February, kick-off 12.45pm). The sell-out fixture, the Red Roses’ first of the tournament on home soil, is live on Sky One, Sky Sports Action and free to view on
The news of a full house at Castle Park Doncaster for the Ireland game is excellent. When was an England Women’s international last sold out five days before the event? But it throws into doubt the wisdom of offering Doncaster Knights a third crack of the whip (after staging two games against Canada and France).
Richmond v Saracens Few games of club rugby have been as momentous as this one. Both Richmond and Saracens were facing crises of the first order, and Storm Dennis was threatening to wreak more havoc than Storm Ciara the previous weekend. Ciara had brought two Six Nations matches to the front pages. Richmond had been
The RFU and Gloucester Rugby have confirmed ticket details for the 2019/20 Tyrrells Premier 15s final at Kingsholm on Sunday 31 May 2020 (kick-off 3pm). In the first two seasons of the Tyrrells Premier 15s, Saracens and Harlequins reached the final with Saracens coming out on top on both occasions. As things stand, the two
Against all the odds the SRU, the RFU and the Six Nations committee agreed on an immediate and positive decision: the fixture, delayed by Storm Ciara, would be played the very next day. This welcome news brought its own problems: Would the mainly amateur Scottish team all be available on that next working day? Would
Storm Ciara swept across the British Isles, forcing the abandonment of the Scotland-England fixture. But Ireland’s captain Ciara Griffin wasn’t giving way to her namesake. Her side took on Wales at Donnybrook and brought off an important win. The weather worsened before the end to leave the players suffering a blend of rain, sleet and
England Women head coach Simon Middleton has named his matchday squad for this weekend’s 2020 Women’s Six Nations match in Scotland [Sunday 9 February, kick-off 12.10pm, live on Sky One and Sky Sports Action). Middleton makes five changes to the starting XV who defeated France 13-19 in Pau on Sunday. Fresh from earning her 50th
The French management, Annick Hayraud and Samuel Cherouk, had to hold an intense debrief with the players to find out what happened in the opening minutes of the England game, when they left their aggression and spirit in the changing rooms; then what when wrong in the second half. It was vital to broach these
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