Source: World Rugby

England cruise to record win

England may have finished the easy winners we all expected, but no-one should deny Samoa’s right to be there. They played throughout with pride and courage. A much changed Red Roses side took three minutes to secure their first score through Meg Jones. Two debutants, Lilli ives Campion with a clean take, then Jade Shekells

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Source: Loughborough Lightning

Lightning make 5 changes for East Midlands derby

Loughborough Lightning have made five personnel changes and one positional switch to their starting line-up for this weekend’s East Midlands Derby with Leicester Tigers. The African Violets fell to defeat in their PWR: The Cup Round 1 against Sale Sharks – despite tries from Meg Davey, Ellen Scantlebury, Cieron Bell, as well as a try

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Source: Aimee Fowler

Rugby Superfan Ella Fowler

Ella Fowler (aged 15) eats, sleeps and breathes rugby – it is her world! The Women’s World Cup will be the highlight of Ella’s whole year.  She is a Red Roses fan through and through and one day she hopes to be on that grassy stage herself – we hope to be there to cheer

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England – spotlight on returning players

The crucial issue for the Red Roses was, who was fit to play? The good news is that Helena Rowland, Claudia Moloney-Macdonald and Mackenzie Carson are all aboard, Rowland slotting in at 10 for a change. That means in turn that Holly Aitchison is still AWOL. Two players. Abi Burton and Lilli ives Campion make

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Source: WXV

Canada show their colours

Kevin Rouet becomes the first coach to reveal his side for his second match. The assumption has been all along, head coaches would make wholesale changes across the three group-stage games, if only to give all 32 players an outing. It hasn’t quite worked out like that in this case. Here’s the squad to play

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Source: France Rugby

RWC – withdrawal symptoms

Over the coming weeks rugby fans around the world are likely to be suffering the severe effects of withdrawal symptoms. “I can’t wait for next weekend.” Fortunately, the RWC is now so popular that there are all manner of medicines to stave off the worst effects. First and most obvious, replays of whole matches or

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Source: SA Women’s Rugby

The Sunday Games

Ireland v Japan All Irish fans knew their team had the beating of the Sakura. The worry was, could they be sure they’d maintain recent progress? Sam Monaghan was back, but Scott Bemand didn’t risk Aoife Wafer. The answer was a resounding yes. The Sakura; famed for their fast, disciplined approach, couldn’t withstand the all-round

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