The third round was completed with two closely fought battles. The key words on every. coach’s lips are “young” and “youth”. You don’t often find two 18-year-olds facing each other in the front row at elite level. Brython Thunder v Clovers But for Brython things changed. They added three eminent internationals to their starting Fifteen,
The Irish Wolfhounds are the side their five Celtic Challenge rivals long to be. The weather in Edinburgh stayed cold but bearable. The hosts knew they were up against it; the Wolfhounds seem likely to remain top dog for the foreseeable future, thanks to a phalanx of international stars. All the same Neill Alcorn will
1. More tests than ever The most significant feature of the new year is the vast increase in the number of test matches, caused mainly, but not entirely, by the innovative WXV Global Series. 2. Here is a selection of fixtures (many have yet to be finalised). 27 March: Australia v Fijiana (Canberra) April: Canada
Here are the answers to our 2025 Rugby Quiz I offer in brackets examples of bonus-point winning additions to your answers. Your bare minimum total was 5 + 24 = 29. If you reached 100, you may rightly put in for a place on the World Rugby Council. Part One (RWC) 1. Australia and USA
The Rugby Players Association (RPA) is proud to announce Abi Burton has been elected Chair of its first ever Women’s Rugby Board, with Jenny Hesketh elected Vice Chair, representing players for the remainder of the 2025–26 season. As confirmed in June, RPA members voted in favour of establishing separate Men’s and Women’s Rugby Boards. This
It’s still very early days in the third version of this tournament, just two rounds completed. But already we can see a familiar pattern recurring. In the only game played on the first weekend of the new year Wolfhounds beat fellow-countrywomen, Clovers, 24-7. That makes them the only side to take full points. A squad
All the answers are discoverable on this website. As usual you may award yourself bonus points for every (correct) additional detail added. To warm you up, here are five questions limited to the World Cup: 1. Which two nations took part in the 31-31 draw? 2. How many tries did Braxton Sorensen-McGee score? 3. Which
1st. December: “Player Declarations” now open for the American WER; selections start 19 January 3. France to play 3 tests in NZ October 2026 3. US Rugby appoint Jack Hanratty (Canada) as head coach for Eagles 3. Layla Sae (NZ) suffers ACL injury after one match for Harlequins 3. Details of PWR rounds 9-14 confirmed
It’s a delight to see so many Red Roses featured in the New Year’s Honours List. Two players, Zoe Stratford and Marlie Packer receive the OBE; they are the current captain and her predecessor. Three players are awarded the MBE, Ellie Kildunne, Meg Jones and Sadia Kabeya. Massive congratulations to all five. John Mitchell receives
Christmas sees Saracens sitting top of the league, but equal on points with Gloucester-Hartpury who have played one fewer. Lightning v Trailfinders The tingliest game took place at Franklin’s Gardens. The two clubs have a habit of producing tight finishes: this was the tightest. Let’s go back to front. In the 79th minute Rosie Inman
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