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Rachael Burford signs new contract with Harlequins

Harlequins have announced that Club stalwart Rachael Burford has signed a new contract. Burford joined Harlequins in 2017, and has made 72 appearances for the Club during her seven years in South West London. In May 2021 Burford captained Harlequins to Allianz Premier 15s glory, beating Saracens at Kingsholm. Internationally Burford has amassed 84 Red

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PWR – A New Adventure

The newly conceived PWR was announced with such high hopes. An improved version of the Premier 15s would look forward to an even stronger league with enhanced backing, better coverage and higher onfield skills. Two new clubs, Trailfinders Women and Leicester Tigers, came in to replace Wasps and DMP Sharks. The agreement with TNT to

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A new era for women’s club rugby in England kicks off at Ashton Gate

A new era for women’s rugby kicks off on Saturday afternoon as the inaugural Allianz Premiership Women’s Rugby campaign gets underway with Bristol Bears hosting Sale Sharks live on TNT Sports.  Four matches will get the ball rolling as the biggest stars in women’s rugby face-off weekly in the hope of being crowned the best team in England. Reigning champions Gloucester-Hartpury go in

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The 2024 Six Nations and WXV

The 2024 Six Nations will be different. We will discover how far the recent WXV has effected it. All six competitors, with the possible exception of France and Wales, came away from their adventures in New Zealand, South Africa and Dubai feeling pleased with themselves. The three tiers were won by England, Scotland and Ireland.

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Reactions to WXV – Part Three

Here’s a look at Tables, Aims, Coaches, Promotion-Relegation and Points The Results This is the finishing order of the three levels: WXV1 England Canada Australia New Zealand France Wales WXV2 Scotland Italy South Africa Japan USA Samoa WXV3 Ireland Fiji Spain Kenya Kazakhstan Colombia One thing is certain: nobody got anywhere close to guessing that

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A significant day in history of Allianz Premiership Rugby

TNT Sports adds rights to Allianz Premiership Women’s Rugby to strengthen live rugby offering. TNT Sports agrees multi-year deal to broadcast Allianz Premiership Women’s Rugby, commencing 2023-24 season The agreement adds to TNT Sports’ rugby portfolio of rights that includes Gallagher Premiership Rugby and the Investec Champions Cup and Challenge Cup Bristol Bears vs Sale Sharks

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The Black Ferns to Europe again?

More unconfirmed reports come from New Zealand pointing to a 2024 European Tour. In all likelihood it would include a fourth trip to Twickenham Stadium, where astonishingly they have yet to win. For the record, the previous visits were 2009-12. We can imagine NZR and the team management wrestling with the details: when precisely? –

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A Look Back at WXV – Part Two

Here’s a look at the way WXV worked out. Two issues are discussed here, Attendances and Venues Attendances Sally Horrox, World Rugby’s director of women’s rugby, admitted that crowds need to grow, but is sure they will. Optimism is always an asset for a person in so responsible a position. But she makes statements that

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A Look Back at WXV

Part One First, how did the top six nations get on? England They had an unusual approach to the new tournament: a new interim coach and new assistant coaches; the incoming coach just arriving from France, and with no experience of the women’s game. That was the set-up the RFU had ordained. One further bugbear:

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