Head coach James Cooper has confirmed the England U18 Women’s squads to face Wales and Scotland in the 2025 U18 Women’s Six Nations Festival. England face Wales at 11:00 BST this Tuesday (15th) morning at Wellington College to open Matchday 2 of the Festival, then taking on Scotland at midday in two 35-minute games. Supporters can
Head coach LJ Lewis has confirmed her England U20 Women’s matchday teams to face the Springbok Women’s side in Marcoussis, France this Saturday (12pm BST kick-off). Following the conclusion of the Premiership Women’s Rugby season, England will provide matchday experience for a handful of U23 squad members to increase development opportunities for a wider base of
Harlequins Women are delighted to announce that South African international Danelle Lochner has extended her stay in West London. A dual-sport international in both netball and rugby, Lochner joined Harlequins in 2023 and has gone on to establish herself as a key member of the Quins forward pack, making 25 appearances in her first two
Head coach James Cooper has named his England U18 Women’s squads to face Italy and Ireland on Matchday 1 of the 2025 U18 Women’s Six Nations Festival at Wellington College. England take on Italy at 15:00 BST this Friday (11th) afternoon in the first of two 35-minute matches, closely followed by their second encounter with
Appointments In a surprise move Dave Ward, head coach of Bristol Bears, leaves his post. Depending on the nature of his ‘new opportunity’, it may well mean the departure of his wife, Abbie, from the Bears’ squad too. What are the odds on Bears picking a woman to replace him? About 100-1 against? I’ll be
Harlequins Women are pleased to announce that Irish international scrum-half Emma Swords has recommitted to the Club ahead of the 2025/26 season. Swords returned to Harlequins last season after a year with Trailfinders Women and played a huge role in helping the side return to the PWR knockouts for the first time since 2022, starting
A revamped regional referee squad programme has been announced today, featuring 82 of the country’s top and emerging referees split across five regional squads. The announcement of the squads is in line with the launch of the High Performance Referee strategy and the 2025 community referee framework. New Zealand Rugby’s High Performance Referee Manager, Chris
The REC got under way at the end of last month, Spain beating Portugal away from home 19-7. On 6 April Las Leonas beat Sweden 69-0. There we see all too clearly the hard job Rugby Europe has finding the best way to organise its member teams. It wants to provide chances for everyone, but
New Zealand women and Argentina men confirmed HSBC SVNS 2025 League Winners after reaching semi-finals on exciting first day in Singapore. New Zealand women and Argentina men confirmed HSBC SVNS 2025 League Winners after reaching HSBC SVNS Singapore semi-finals New Zealand face France while Canada play Australia in Sunday’s women’s semi-finals Kenya delight fans to
It’s strange how quickly opinions alter. In Game One an established star is an automatic starter; by Game Two she is a back number, replaced by the latest favourite of the public and social media. Here’s what may be close to the strongest starting Fifteen England can put out: 15 KILDUNNE 14 DOW 13 JONES
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