April Rugby Diary 2 April France beat Ireland 40-9; Wales beat Scotland 24-19 (6N) 2 April USA’s Women’s Premier League (WPL) restarts after a 2-year break. Ten clubs are competing 2 April France U20s beat England U20s 32-27 at Henley to win series 2-0 3 April Italy lose 0-74 to England in Parma (6N) 4
Scotland finished another campaign winless, but how they lost to Ireland at the Kingspan they may still not comprehend. They were in the lead for most of the game, not decisively, but on a day of teeming rain that couldn’t be expected. They got on top straight away, Evie Gallagher finishing off strong drives at
Wales lost in agonising fashion as Michela Sillari kept up her 100% kicking record in the 80th minute. Seconds before, Wales had at last taken the lead as the pack grew stronger and stronger. Italy crumpled and Keira Bevan pounced to make the score 10-8. One more error and another game had gone awry. Italy
England chalked up their tenth win on the trot over France to gain a fourth consecutive Grand Slam. This was the first time for exactly a year England had faced the possibility of losing. They last played France in the ‘lights out’ match in Lille on 30 April 2021. And les Bleues gave them a
World Rugby has published the ranking permutations for the matches in the TikTok Women’s Six Nations, the Rugby Europe Women’s Trophy and the Tri-Series in Australia this weekend. Permutation highlights: France will climb above New Zealand into second place if they avoid defeat against England – the first time they have been ranked as high
How did the Telegraph Team do in their Latest Examination? The four experts, Fiona Tomas, Jake Goodwill, Charlie Morgan and Kate Rowan, predicted the Red Roses team to face France. How successful were they? First Fiona Tomas 1 Vickii Cornborough 2 Lark Davies 3 Sarah Bern 4 Zoe Aldcroft 5 Abbie Ward 6 Alex Matthews
First the fixtures, then a glance at all six: Wales v Italy KO 12 noon Cardiff Arms Park France v England KO 14.15 Stade Jean Dauger, Bayonne Ireland v Scotland KO 20.00 Ravenhill, Belfast All times UK BST A Grand Slam is on the line again as the Red Roses
Jay Tregonning, the new Australia coach, has announced a squad of 32 players to meet Fiji and Japan in two tests: Iliseva Batibagasga (NSW Waratahs), Emily Chancellor (NSW Waratahs), Annabelle Codey (Queensland Reds), Lori Cramer (NSW Waratahs), Piper Duck (NSW Waratahs), Georgina Friedrichs (NSW Waratahs), Grace Hamilton (NSW Waratahs), Tamika Jones (Western Force), Asovia (Eva)
Just before we reach the final fling of the Six Nations, let’s leap ahead and ask where fate will take us when it’s all over. In the gap between this weekend’s excitement and the start of the World Cup in October there is an ocean of emptiness. Nations are being very coy about announcing any
Some Consequences Allan Bunting, the man many pundits saw as the likeliest candidate for the top job with the Black Ferns, has been added to the management team. He becomes Manager of Culture and Leadership, to join Wayne Smith, Director. This completely new and slightly strange sounding role covers two areas seen as in urgent
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