Rugby Canada have made no secret of their desire to win the World Cup. Last month they set up a fund to reach $1m to support the squad on their journey. They have just announced that they have already reached half way to the target. In addition, a tour of South Africa will take place
Forty-four players have assembled at the Honda England Rugby Performance Centre, Pennyhill Park, for a three-day Red Roses camp in fallow week of the Guinness Women’s Six Nations. Sarah Beckett (back), Charlotte Fray (concussion), Helena Rowland (foot) and Millie David (finger) will continue their Return to Performance in camp. Mackenzie Carson has seen a specialist
There have been end-of-season retirements. I list them separately at the end. 1 March Super Aupiki Round One: Chiefs Manawa 25 Matatū 31; Hurricanes Poua 10 Blues 50 1 March Super W Round 1: Waratahs 17 Fijiana Drua 23; Western Force 29 Brumbies 29 1 March Celtic Challenge R9: Gwalia 17 Wolfhounds 48; Edinburgh 18
It’s excellent news that 18,000 tickets have already (Thursday 27th) been bought for the Wales-England game at the Principality Stadium. That is nearly double the size of the Welsh record. It shows that there is still strong support for the Welsh side, despite all the worrying news emanating from HQ about men’s rugby. Congratulations to
Head coach LJ Lewis has named her 35-player squad for this week’s England U20 Women’s training camp hosted at Bisham Abbey National Sports Centre (Thursday 27th – Saturday 29th). Previously-capped forwards Chloe Flanagan (Saracens, 7 caps), Steph Else (Gloucester-Hartpury, 8 caps) and Annabel Meta (Trailfinders Women, 3 caps) all link up with the squad, as
None of the six managements can feel totally happy with their team’s performance in Round One. Even England, the sole side to secure a scoring bonus-point, had an unproductive second half. By the way, my apologies for crediting France and Scotland with a bonus. Of course it was the penalty-kicks that brought them a healthy
Two prominent features of the first round were the awarding of many cards and the contributions of the television match officials. Cards No fewer than three red cards were flourished, two in one match (the culprits: Evie Gallagher (Scotland), Gabrielle Vernier (France) and Georgia Evans (Wales). That is far too many for World Rugby’s peace
With less than six months to go until Women’s Rugby World Cup 2025, all four Home Unions – RFU, WRU, Scottish Rugby, IRFU – are continuing to work together to grow the women and girls’ game, thanks to the Impact ’25 programme and UK Sport. Backed by UK Sport funding, this international collaboration between the
Rugby jerseys at the ready! iPRO is excited to attend the Rosslyn Park National Schools 7s once again in 2025. As the official hydration partner, iPRO will be sending thousands of bottles of iPRO Hydrate to keep players refreshed and performing at their best throughout the tournament, taking place from March 24th to 28th, 2025
On 3 March I offfered a piece under the title “Rugby everywhere you look” That weekend could proudly boast matches in Australia (Super W), Scotland and Wales (Celtic Challenge), New Zealand (Super Aupiki) and England (PWR semis). But I have to admit the weekend of 22-23 March trounces it. Just look at this starry line-up:
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