Game One: Ireland v Italy Despite a 9am start it was hot. Remember that word? Italy offered us the second dramatically tight game of the series. It started unpromisingly with a series of minor errors. Then, after the Azzurre had dominated possession for a while, Niamh Gallagher spoiled a good break on the counter by
Head coach LJ Lewis has confirmed the England Women’s Pathway matchday squad to take on Wales in the 2024 Six Nations Women’s Summer Series this Tuesday (9th) in Parma, Italy. Matchday 2 at the Stadio Sergio Lanfranchi follows on from a 33-10 victory for England over Ireland last Thursday, captain Lilli Ives Campion registering two
Round One This important and imaginative series got under way in Parma with three matches. Your puzzle for today: the Red Roses win every game against France they play. Why do France’s Under 20s win every game they play – against absolutely everyone? Then, the curious timings of the three daily matches: one early morning,
The Captains and Coaches from all Six Nations unions gathered on Wednesday 3rd July, at the historic Teatro Regio in the centre of Parma to mark the start of the inaugural Six Nations Women’s Summer Series, which gets underway on the 4th July. Hosted at Stadio Sergio Lanfranchi, the first-of-its-kind tournament will feature three match
A reminder that a very important initiative starts on 4 July. A new offspring of the Six Nations sees the equivalent U20 squads meet in Parma, to dispute three rounds of matches. The second round plays on 9 July, the third on the 14th. That means it will not take the same format as its
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
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