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Young players chosen to be in ball teams for Rugby World Cup 2015

Thirteen Ball Teams announced for Rugby World Cup 2015 Over 130 young players from England and Wales given chance to be part of the Tournament  Recognised  for their commitment to grassroots Rugby within their community Ball Teams will work on all 48 matches Over 130 young players from across England and Wales have been given

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Onto the Semi Finals!

England put in a mighty team performance last night to surge into the Women’s World Cup Semi Finals for the first time since – well since ever. Jodie Taylor capitalised on a defensive error to open the scoring after just 11 minutes and Lucy Bronze headed home just three minutes later to effectively quieten the

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Team Bath Netball defender Stacey Francis named in England squad for World Cup

Jess Thirlby says everyone at Team Bath Netball is “over the moon” for Stacey Francis after the defender was named in England’s 12-player squad for the Netball World Cup in Australia. Francis – who won her 50th international cap last month – is joined in the squad by seven former Team Bath players, including captain

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England announce final 12 for Netball World Cup

England have this afternoon, named their final squad of twelve players to compete at the Netball World Cup in Sydney which takes place between 7th–16th August this summer. Head Coach Tracey Neville and the national selectors have chosen a team that is brimming with experience and versatility. They have also revealed who will be leading the

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Women’s World Cup : Quarter Final Draw

The last eight teams are now known and some interesting matches are thrown up.  China will make the USA work, but can they overcome the strong USA team? Germany v France is perhaps the pick of the ties with both teams hitting form, Germany have in their side the two leading scorers of the tournament so far;

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A little bit of history!

England claimed their place in the quarter finals with an emphatic second half performance against Norway last night. As predicted, and perhaps dreaded, the first half was a cagey affair and England played with just Toni Duggan fighting a lost cause up front, isolated and losing out constantly to the solid Norwegian defence.  England struggled

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FIFA Women’s World Cup : Results : Last Sixteen

FIFA Women’s World Cup : Results : Last Sixteen Game 44: Canada 1-0 Switzerland (Belanger 52′) Game 43: Norway 1-2 England (Gulbrandsen 54′) (Houghton 61′, Bronze 76′) Game 42: Japan 2-1Netherlands (Japan: Ariyoshi 10′, Sakaguchi 78′) (Netherlands: Van ven Ven 90’+2′) Game 41: Brazil 0-1 Australia (Simon 80′) Game 40: France 3-0 Korea Rep (Delie 4′, 48′,

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Onto the last 16

The Women’s World Cup First Stage is over and we say goodbye to the Ivory Coast, Ecuador, Nigeria, Spain, Mexico, Thailand and Costa Rica – all of them have added value to the tournament and shown that increasing the number of teams to 24 was the right thing to do. Many people will be surprised

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