Philip Doyle has chosen a new path to the Six Nations. A squad of 25 will fly out to Almeria on the south coast of Spain to take on Las Leonas on 19 January. Two uncapped forwards, Leah Bartlett (Loughborough Lightning) and Molly Wright, originally from New Zealand, find favour. Rachel Law and Mairi MacDonald
Once again fixtures were spread over seven hours or more, some due to double-headers with the men’s team. With your private helicopter handy, you could see three full games in succession. Saracens v Lightning As in Round Nine, today we saw the top four clubs pitted against each other. At Allianz Park Chantelle Miell was
Fiona Fletcher will make her 50th appearance for Harlequins Women as the side visits Gloucester Hartpury on Saturday. Prop Vickii Cornborough marks her return from long term injury, starting alongside England prop Shaunagh Brown, as fellow England Sarah Beckett joins her in the pack as part of a star-studded back row consisting of Italian international
This weekend, Wasps FC Ladies will travel to Darlington to face DMP Sharks in the first game of the decade. Round 10 saw the team suffer a loss to Gloucester Hartpury in a closely contested game and they went into the new year in 5th place. Having convincingly beaten DMP Sharks in their last encounter,
England Rugby is offering women nationwide the chance to get fit for free this January, through the next phase of their successful Inner Warrior campaign, which has been created to introduce women to contact rugby who may not have played before. By joining one of many Warrior Camps taking place up and down the country
2019 lies slap in between two World Cups, so was everything quiet on the rugby front? No! All around the world women’s rugby is pacing forward. The fifteen tests played out in November helped to boost the number of internationals during the year to the unprecedented total of 75. But the problems of funding and
If we all wanted to see wider competition for the top places in the Tyrrells, hopes were dashed before the first round by the Harlequins’ signings. They were determined to overturn the results of the previous two finals, so they opened the door to five more international stars. Amy Cokayne (RAF and Wasps). Lagi Tuima
Quins v Leinster – Twickenham Stadium This was another major step forward in the growth of international club rugby. Harlequins deserve huge congratulation for putting on a fabulous show. The rugby wasn’t bad either. Both sides were oozing with international talent – a total of 21 at the starting gate – but as a provincial
Karen Findlay and Gary Street have named the side that will take on Irish rivals Leinster Women for the first time at Big Game 12. The friendly fixture, which will kick off shortly after Harlequins’ men’s team face Leicester Tigers at Twickenham, will see a host of international stars on both sides. Irish trio Gill
Tyrrells Round 10 Review Wasps v Gloucester-Hartpury On the shortest day of the year this was a game long on tension and excitement. Two sides studded with international players put on a wonderful display of attacking rugby. Glos-Pury got away to a flyer. All too soon for Wasps, Kelly Smith added to her wagon-load of
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