Black Ferns and Canterbury halfback Kendra Cocksedge has been congratulated by New Zealand Rugby after being recognised in the 2020 New Year Honours list. Cocksedge has several accolades to her name including a two-time Rugby World Cup winner, top points scorer in Black Ferns history, first female winner of the prestigious Kelvin R Tremain Memorial
The Premier 15s first job is to catch up with its tail. Two games are slotted in on 2 January that were called off for reasons that don’t need explaining. By a curious twist they involve clashes between the two at the top and the two at the bottom: Harlequins v Saracens DMPDS v Sale
From the post of assistant Easson had taken over as interim head when Phillip Doyle was unable to continue in post as he was sheltering. Easson has had only a single match in charge, but that was the remarkable 13-13 draw against France at Scotstoun. He has obviously made a most favourable impression on the
The Sevens set-up in the UK presents distinct difficulties The news of an agreement with the National Lottery to secure the future of Great Britain’s men’s and women’s 7s squads will come as a great relief. It was also one of the very few options left open to them. The teams will compete in the
A powerful Exeter Chiefs Women’s side proves too much for the young Sharks Women, going down 38-0 at Sandy Park. Katy Daley-Mclean got us underway at a dry but chilly Sandy Park and it was Sale who looked the most dangerous from the off. Some clever kicks from Daley-Mclean and Wooden kept the dangerous Chiefs
The last round before Christmas and the New Year was also the halfway mark in the competition. The line-ups looked immensely exciting, but seemed to hang by a thread. So much depended on the course of the pandemic and the government’s reaction to it. As it happened, not a single game was called off. The
Whilst you may well be ready to bid farewell to 2020- there is still one fixture left in the Allianz Premier 15s competition this year. Under new restrictions the game will be played behind closed doors but thanks to the generosity and support from the Ladies from Wasps Legends Charitable Foundation – this weekends game
Head Coach Gerard Mullen has named his Harlequins Women side to travel to Worcester Warriors Women in the final Allianz Premier 15s clash of 2020. Looking to close out 2020 with an 8th successive bonus point win, Mullen has named a strong side to travel to face Worcester Warriors Women in the Allianz Premier 15s.
New Zealand Rugby and World Rugby today announced that New Zealand Barbarians assistant coach Whitney Hansen will join the Black Ferns management team as their selected Rugby World Cup 2021 coach intern. Hansen, a former Canterbury player, transitioned to coaching in 2017 taking on a role with at the University of Canterbury and was soon
Wasps maintain their third place position above Lightning in the table after securing 5 points on the road against Sale Sharks. MacDonald, Kildunne, Wilson-Hardy and Crake all found themselves crossing the white wash which along with two penalty kicks from Jones added up to the 30-8 win. Wasps started the game on the defensive leg
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