Bristol Ladies 2nd XV followed in the footsteps of the 1st XV as they put over 60 points passed their opposition this afternoon. A steady flow of 12 tries from Bristol took the final score to 65 – 5 against the Guildford Gazelles. The first try of first half came from Georgia Liddington, who played
The Rugby Football Union today laid out its intent for the women’s game over the next four years. As England Women look to defend their Women’s Rugby World Cup title next year, the RFU outlined: That 26,000 women and girls are regularly playing contact rugby within the community game Ambition to improve the player pathway
Bristol Ladies made it three from three with convincing win over Worcester Valkyries on Saturday. A dominant performance saw Bristol put nine tries passed the Valkyries who were hindered by two yellow cards within two minutes during the first half. Izzy Noel Smith and Marlie Packer (sponsored by Jones Building Group) opened the scoring for
One year on from Rugby World Cup 2015, the most successful World Cup ever, a real and lasting legacy for the game continues to inspire the nation, growing participation and improving the rugby environment at a grassroots level. Steve Grainger, RFU Rugby Development Director, said “We planned meticulously prior to Rugby World Cup launching our
A vibrant new logo for Rugby World Cup Sevens 2018, depicting the world-famous Golden Gate Bridge, was unveiled in host city San Francisco on Wednesday with fans encouraged to sign up to register their interest in tickets via the newly launched tournament website. The iconic AT&T Park in San Francisco will provide the spectacular backdrop
England Men’s Rugby players Maro Itoje, Jack Nowell and George Kruis, alongside England Women’s Rochelle Clark, Lydia Thompson and Vicky Fleetwood, today unveiled the new England Rugby 2016/2017 alternate kit from Canterbury. The kit sees a reintroduction of navy blue, a popular colour used in England kits over the last 25 years, alongside red and white.
England Women U20s made it a clean sweep after winning the third of a three match series against Canada at Trent College, Long Eaton. This time they scored six tries en route to a 34-12 victory. England won the previous two matches by 39-12 and 46-8. On the scoreboard were: Sydney Gregson, Abigail Dow (2), Jess Breach, Sarah Bern,
Worcester Valkyries battled their way to the semi-finals at Sunday’s Women’s Premiership Sevens at Broadstreet Rugby Club in Coventry. The Valkyries were undone 31-12 by Bristol Ladies in the semis, as they were pipped to a place on the big stage at the Ricoh Arena for the final. The Valkyries breezed their way through their
Richmond FC have announced the appointment of Brett Taylor as the Head Coach of Richmond Women’s rugby. The former Northampton Saints professional rugby player joins the reigning Premiership and National Cup champions and will lead a new look coaching team for the forthcoming 2016/17 season. Brett, an RFU Level 4 Coach, brings a wealth of
Rugby sevens set for Olympic Games debut at Rio 2016 Pre-Games programme the most scientific and comprehensive of its type in rugby 83% of all tests conducted out of competition with blood and urine analysed Samples to be stored for future analysis as per other World Rugby events Players have received mandatory Keep Rugby Clean education World
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