Only three matches survived, but all were covered by livestream, allowing fans from every continent to enjoy the fare on offer. The Bristol-Worcester game was a nail-biter. Both sides were desperate for a win, given their under-par starts to the season. Scores were hard to come by as defences exploited any weakness in ball-control. The
Last weekend saw the return of spectators to Twyford Avenue to witness a strong victory for Wasps against Loughborough which sent Wasps ahead of Lightning in the table. Dow, Kildunne and Millar-Mills all crossed the line with Meg Jones adding the extras to secure the 21-10 win over the Lightning side. This weekend sees Wasps
Exeter Chiefs come into their Allianz Premier 15s clash with Loughborough Lightning tomorrow, determined to build on the positives from their performance against Wasps last time out. With last week’s encounter against Saracens postponed due to a Covid outbreak in the London club’s ranks, Head Coach Susie Appleby is aware of the ‘huge challenge’ that
DMP Durham Sharks’ 2020/21 Round 8 Allianz Premier 15s match against Gloucester-Hartpury Women’s RFC has been postponed. The decision to postpone the fixture, originally due to take place on 12 December, has been taken by the RFU following the postponement of DMP Durham Sharks’ fixture v Sale Sharks Women last weekend. This was after three
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Three major events altered the way the Premier 15s looks in season 2020-21, one long planned, one hoped for, one devastating. It was the time for a spring-clean: some clubs were assured of re-admittance, others were not. Out went Firwood Waterloo and Richmond, in came Exeter Chiefs and Sale Sharks. At the same time the
Richie McCaw voted Men’s 15s Player of the Decade Portia Woodman voted Women’s Sevens Player of the Decade Seven All Blacks in Men’s 15s Team of the Decade Six Black Ferns in Women’s 15s Team of the Decade Richie McCaw and Portia Woodman have scooped major awards at a unique virtual edition of the 2020
Richie McCaw and Jessy Trémoulière take home 15s Player of the Decade Awards Portia Woodman and Jerry Tuwai win Sevens Player of the Decade categories Jamie Heaslip and Portia Woodman tries voted as best of the decade Two stellar 15s Teams of the Decade selected by the World Rugby Awards panel highlight the best performers
Along with the spectators came a very welcome victory for Wasps against table rivals Loughborough Lightning. It promised to be the game of the round and did not disappoint with a hard fought game from both sides – but dominance from Wasps in the second half left Loughborough trailing by 11 points at the full
The good news was that spectators were allowed back on to hallowed grounds. The bad news came on Thursday. A Saracens player tested positive; both she and a number of players she had been in contact with had to isolate. Then on Friday a second intervention, as three DMPDS players suffered the same fate. It
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