Source: World Rugby

Time to praise great deeds

The RFU is marking a significant milestone: exactly a decade since England beat Canada in Paris to win a second World Cup. A reminder of the team: 15 Danielle Waterman 14 Kat Merchant 13 Emily Scarratt 12 Rachael Burford 11 Kay Wilson 10 Katy Mclean (captain) 9 Natasha Hunt 1 Rochelle Clark 2 Vicky Fleetwood

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Source: Brasil Rugby

The World Cup and WXV warm up with a shock

The weekend, 29-30 June, saw vital steps taken in qualifying for both global competitions. The least surprising was Wales’ 52-20 home win against Spain. This gave Cymru the key to an invaluable RWC place, and ensured they wouldn’t suffer the ignominy of diving from WXV1 to 3 in a single jump. So now we know

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Source: ICC

ICC Women’s T20 World Cup Qualifier 2024 Day 2 (2)

Zimbabwe outplay UAE, Sri Lanka blow away Scotland Zimbabwe and Sri Lanka registered comfortable wins in matches seven and eight of the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup Qualifier in Abu Dhabi under the Tolerance Oval and Zayed Cricket Stadium lights on Saturday. Zimbabwe bounced back from a disappointing loss to Vanuatu on Thursday by registering

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Source: ICC

ICC Women’s T20 World Cup Qualifier 2024 Day 1

The ICC Women’s T20 World Cup Qualifier began in Abu Dhabi today (Thursday). Sri Lanka and Ireland won the opening two matches at Tolerance Oval and Zayed Cricket Stadium respectively. Sri Lanka overcame Thailand while Ireland defeated the hosts, United Arab Emirates (UAE), both winners recorded convincing victories over their opponents. At Zayed Cricket Stadium,

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The RFU’s Choice of World Cup Venues

It’s encouraging that the RFU has announced the eight venues to host matches in the 2025 World Cup. It shows that arrangements are well in hand for the first RWC to be held in England for fifteen years. The eight are: Twickenham Stadium, Sandy Park Exeter, Salford Community Stadium Manchester and Franklin’s Gardens Northampton; Ashton

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Team Bath stars help England make Netball World Cup history

Team Bath stars past and present helped England reach their first-ever Netball World Cup final as they secured silver in South Africa. Australia proved too strong in Sunday’s final, clinching their 12th title with a 61-45 victory, but it was still a tournament to remember for the Vitality Roses, who are led by former Team

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“The Loudest and the Proudest”

A rallying call has gone out today for the nation to get behind the Lionesses ahead of the opening game of their 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup campaign in Australia. In a new 90 second video released today [Thursday 20 July 2023] Leah Williamson and Jill Scott join forces to deliver the stirring message as

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