We fans have been dissecting the entrails of Red Rose selections for a long, long time, inevitably with an eye on the World Cup. Only now, with the pool-stages behind us, can we expect Simon Middleton and his advisors, Scott Bemand and Louis Deacon, to reveal their final thoughts about their best 15. Their approach
A Look at all four matches England v Australia These two nations have a certain history in the world of sport, but in rugby union they could hardly be more different. RU in Australia remains a minority interest in both the men’s and the women’s versions. The central effect is to leave Rugby Australia very
The quarter-final draw for Rugby World Cup 2021 was announced on Sunday after a thrilling pool phase final round determined the eight teams who remain in the hunt to lift the coveted trophy in New Zealand The eight teams to have earned a spot in the quarter-finals of Rugby World Cup 2021 have been decided
Simon Middleton believes that “nerves” played a part in another slow start for England as the Red Roses thrashed South Africa to cruise into the Rugby World Cup quarter-finals. Hat-tricks from Rosie Galligan and Connie Powell ensured that England overcame a shaky opening quarter to power away from their opponents with their forwards again to
Result: England 75 South Africa 0 Player of the Match: Rosie Galligan The result was what we expected, but what some, including World Rugby, feared. Although the bald figures make the game look totally one-sided, the Boks caused the English plenty of worries, committing them to a torrent of early tackles. But the underdogs weren’t
World Cup – Round Three The Fijians have captured the hearts of all rugby-lovers by their approach to the game. But the pool-draw did them no favours, bringing them up against world-ranked teams 1 and 4. They managed three splendid tries against England a fortnight ago, then beat fellow hopefuls the Boks, only to run
Rugby World Cup 2021 enters the final round of pool phase matches this weekend to determine the highly anticipated quarter-final positions The final round of Rugby World Cup 2021 pool phase matches takes place this weekend on Saturday 22 October at Northland Events Centre and Sunday 23 October at Waitākere Stadium in New Zealand New
England v South Africa First the two squads: England: 15. Sarah McKenna, 14. Abby Dow,13. Holly Aitchison, 12. Tatyana Heard, 11. Jess Breach, 10. Zoe Harrison, 9. Lucy Packer, 1. Hannah Botterman, 2. Connie Powell, 3. Maud Muir, 4. Rosie Galligan, 5. Cath O’Donnell, 6. Morwenna Talling, 7. Marlie Packer (captain), 8. Poppy Cleall Bench:
Black Ferns halfback Arihiana Marino-Tauhinu will lead the Black Ferns in their final pool match of the Rugby World Cup when they face Scotland at the Northland Events Centre in Whangārei on Saturday (kick off 4.45pm local time). Coaches have again made a raft of changes to the match-day 23 as all members of the
The last round of the pool-stages. Once these are complete, clever people will be able to work out the two nations to join the six who qualify for the quarters by finishing first or second in their three pools. Fixtures for Saturday 22 October 02.15 Australia v Wales (Pool A) 04.45 New Zealand v Scotland
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