Hayden Triggs, Emma Jensen and Solomona Paraki have been announced as the coaching group for the New Zealand Under 21 women’s team to play Australia NextGen. Current Hurricanes Poua Head Coach and former Māori All Black Triggs, has been appointed Head Coach, with former Black Ferns halfback and Poua Assistant Coach Jensen and Canterbury Farah
A historic international women’s rugby fixture between New Zealand Under 21 and Australia NextGen will be played at One New Zealand Stadium in Christchurch on 31 October this year. New Zealand Rugby (NZR) and Rugby Australia (RA) jointly announced the match today, marking the first time either country has assembled a national women’s age grade
England U21 Women’s head coach LJ Lewis and assistant coach Sarah McKenna have selected their matchday squad to face France in the 2026 Six Nations Women’s U21 Series. The inaugural tournament concludes this Sunday (15:00 BST) at Bedford Blues’ Goldington Road with the game streamed live on the England Rugby YouTube channel. Carmela Morrall of
Head coach LJ Lewis and assistant coach Sarah McKenna have selected their England U21 Women’s squad to face Ireland in the 2026 Six Nations Women’s U21 Series. The Nick Newbold Stadium hosts the Matchday 2 meeting this Saturday (15:00 BST kick-off) with the game streamed live on the England Rugby YouTube channel. Gloucester-Hartpury’s Sophie McQueen
Head coach LJ Lewis and assistant coach Sarah McKenna have selected their England U21 Women’s squad to face Scotland on Matchday 1 of the 2026 Six Nations Women’s U21 Series. Lewis’ side open the inaugural Series at the Hive Stadium, Edinburgh this Saturday (11:00 BST), with the game streamed live on the England Rugby YouTube channel. Gloucester-Hartpury back-row forward Sophie McQueen continues
Head coach LJ Lewis and assistant coach Sarah McKenna have selected their England U21 Women’s matchday squad to face Spain senior women this weekend. Ahead of the Six Nations Women’s U21 Series, England U21 Women face Las Leonas at Estadio El Pantano, Villajoyosa in an uncapped fixture this Saturday (15:00 BST). The fixture will be available to stream on FER’s YouTube channel. Gloucester-Hartpury back-row forward Sophie McQueen
Head coach LJ Lewis and assistant coach Sarah McKenna have selected their 30-player squad for this week’s England U21 Women’s development camp at Bisham Abbey. Commencing today, the three-day training black in Berkshire sees Lewis’ side host Canada U21 Women for a behind-closed-doors, opposed training session in preparation for the upcoming Six Nations Women’s U21
Head coach LJ Lewis and assistant coach Sarah McKenna have selected their 34-player squad for this week’s England U21 Women’s development camp in Bristol. The three-day training block at Shaftesbury Park, home of Dings Crusaders RFC and Bristol Bears Women, commences today in preparation for the upcoming Six Nations Women’s U21 Series this spring. Saracens’
England will begin their Six Nations Women’s U21 Series with an away trip to face Scotland at the Hive Stadium on Saturday 18th April (11am BST kick-off). LJ Lewis’ side continue their campaign with home outings against Ireland at Coventry RFC’s Butts Park Arena (2nd May) and France (10th May), hosted at Bedford Blues’ Goldington
Head coach LJ Lewis has called in Seren Coombs, Freya Greensmith and Milly Pearce to her England U21 Women’s training squad at Loughborough University this week. The four-day camp at the Elite Athlete Centre commences this Thursday in preparation for the upcoming Six Nations this spring. Coombs, Greensmith and Pearce all boast previous U18 caps
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