Our second U20 interview was with Sophie Hopkins of Sale Sharks How old were you when you started playing rugby? Sophie: I started when I was about 14. My first club was Fullerians. I actually started playing at school before that, but my first club was Fullerians. What attracted you to rugby? Sophie: My PE
We were lucky to get some time with two of England’s U20s before they set off to play France in Rouen tomorrow. The first conversation was with Gloucester-Hartpury’s Lola Whitley: Was this your first call up to the U20s? Lola: No. So I was first called up last year in the into the pathway that
Head coach LJ Lewis and assistant coach Sarah McKenna have confirmed their England U20 Women’s matchday 23 to take on France this weekend in Rouen. The pathway side travel to the Stade Jean-Mermoz this Saturday evening (17:00 BST kick-off) for their second fixture of the campaign. The U20 Women were victorious over Army Women in
The first England U20 Women matchday squad of the 2023/24 season has been selected by head coach LJ Lewis and assistant coach Sarah McKenna as the team prepare to face Army Women this weekend. Havant RFC will host the clash this Saturday (23 March), kicking-off at 17:30 GMT and will be streamed live on the
England women’s U20 head coach Lou Meadows has named her side to take on France U20 this Saturday, 15 March (KO 16:00) in Tours, the second in the two-match series between the nations. Maisy Allen and Lizzie Duffy co-captain the side from openside flanker and fly-half respectively. Catherine Wells and Grace Clifford are the starting props,
England Under 20 v France Under 20 This, the first of two cross-Channel matches, was held at Wellington College, Berkshire, alongside the ongoing Under 18 Six Nations event. Once again England’s U20s failed to unlock the door to success at this level. Despite all the promise of players familiar with the rigours of the Premier
England U20 v France U20 England women’s U20 head coach Lou Meadows has named her matchday squad to take on France U20 this Saturday, 8 April (KO 14:00) at Wellington College in the first of a two-match series between the two nations. Admission to the match will be free, while those unable to attend will
The FFR has announced the 26 names of an Under 20 squad to represent France in home and away games with England in April: Lyna Abdallah (Lyon OU) Amalia Bazola (Stade Toulousain) Adèle Besson (Stade Bordelais) Mélanie Blanchard (Stade Rennais) Mailys Borak (Stade Bordelais) Morgane Bourgeois (Stade Bordelais) Léa Champon (Grenoble) Lili Dezou (Stade Toulousain)
England women’s U20 will play France U20 in a two-match series as part of the side’s 2023 campaign, the Rugby Football Union has announced. The series kicks off at Wellington College on Saturday, 8 April (K.O. 14:00), where admission into the match will be free and will also be streamed on England Rugby channels. The
Lou Meadows has been confirmed as the head coach of the England Rugby women’s U20 team, a role instrumental to the future success of the women’s game, which enters a new era ahead of a home 2025 Rugby World Cup. Meadows re-joins England Rugby, following an extensive search and consultation process, from Ealing Trailfinders where
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