There’s lots of good news surrounding the naming of the 2024 squad. Exactly one half of them have already made their mark in the PWR league, showing how fruitful it is being in developing talent. It’s particularly rewarding to see players from Worcester RFC (not quite Worcester Warriors), Henley Hawks and Exeter University included. As
England U20 Women’s head coach LJ Lewis has selected her first Women’s Pathway U20 Training Squad of her coaching tenure in preparation for the upcoming spring fixtures for her team. Lewis joined the England Rugby pathway programme as the U20 Women assistant coach in August 2021 alongside her responsibilities with Wasps Women, where she was
University of Bath student Jenny Hesketh has been named as captain of England Rugby Women U20s for the first of back-to-back Test matches against France. The Sport Management & Coaching student is joined once again in the starting XV by fellow Team Bath Dual Career athletes China Kill (Criminology) and Gabriella Nigrelli (Civil and Architectural
England Women U20s head coach Amy Turner has named her matchday squad for this weekend’s Test against France (Saturday 26 March, KO 5pm). Fresh from their 38-7 victory over Scotland Futures at the Darlington Arena last Saturday, Turner’s group travel to Evreux, Normandy to face Les Bleues. Kelsey Clifford (tighthead prop) and Lilli Ives Campion
The Men’s Under 20 Six Nations Championship began on 4 February. The women’s version didn’t; it doesn’t exist. A sensible marker for when women’s rugby really turns the corner would be when an Under 20 Six Nations championship is installed. For the moment the England squad makes do with matches against Canada, the USA and
England Women U20s got their Tri-Nations Cup campaign off to a winning start with a 10-try 62-0 victory over USA. The young Red Roses led 22-0 at half-time, scoring four tries through Phoebe Murray, Lucie Skuse, Carys Cox and Cara Clarke, as well as one conversion. They followed that up with six further tries in
England Women Under 20s ran in eight tries in an emphatic 44-0 win over the Army at the Army Rugby Stadium in Aldershot. In their first match of 2018, Jo Yapp’s side had to withstand driving rain and wind throughout the game which made playing conditions difficult. The breakthrough came at the seventh minute as wing
England Women U20 head coach Jo Yapp today named her starting 15 for the England Women U20 team’s first friendly fixture of the 2017/2018 season against the Army at the Army Rugby Stadium, Aldershot on Wednesday 14th February, K.O. 7:00pm. Emma Uren (Saracens Women) captains the side with 13 players set to make their England
Lichfield Ladies will again be impressively represented in the final games of the Women’s 6 Nations this weekend. England will field four of the team while Scotland will have three amongst their replacements. [There could have been five in the England team but scrum half Natasha (Mo) Hunt is sidelined by injury.] Last time out
England Women U20 head coach Jo Yapp has made three changes for the second of two matches against France, this time taking place at Stade Guy Boniface, Mont-de-Marsan on Friday night (KO 7pm). All three changes come in the backs, where Chantelle Miell returns to the squad for the first time since the second match
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