Canada v England England squeezed home by the barest margin in a great tribute to Canadian rugby. A final flourish by the Player of the Match, Zoe Aldcroft, in the 80th minute is all the proof we need. The skimpy total England achieved was exactly the same as in the World Cup final a decade
WXV1 – USA v England BC Place, Vancouver Hors d’Oeuvre (for your main course, please scroll down the menu) USA rugby is in a mess. It faces two RWCs (men’s and women’s) in the early 2030s and suffers from underfunding and lack of focus. The one bright spot is the success of the women’s 7s
New Zealand v Ireland: France v Canada In the most dramatic circumstances imaginable the team from last year’s WXV3 beat the world champions. Two contrasting matches to complete the first weekend of WXV1: the world champions versus the seventh ranked; and an eagerly awaited meeting of the two nations constantly tussling for third spot. New
The joint-coaches, Gaëlle Mignot and David Ortiz, have published the names of the 30 players to represent France in their match against England then the WXV1 series. It is: Forwards: Rose Bernadou, Axelle Berthoumieu, Manon Bigot, MaiIys Borak, Yllana Brosseau, Charlotte Escudero, Madoussou Fall, Manae Feleu, Téani Feleu, Émeline Gros, Hina Ikahehegi, Assia Khalfaoui, Romane
England v New Zealand England were the overwhelming victors of the final game in the WXV series. At last the Red Roses were able to answer all the lingering doubts about their pre-eminent place in world rugby. They beat the Black Ferns on their own patch by five tries to two. They took control from
A Look ahead Fixtures (all at Go Media Mount Smart Stadium, Auckland) 3 November, KO 19.00 local time; 06.00 UK time Australia v Wales 4 November, KO 16.00 local time; 03.00 UK time France v Canada 4 November, KO 19.00 local time; 06.00 UK time England v New Zealand WXV1 is given the privilege of
It’s tight at the top and the bottom of WXV1. Both Les Bleues and the Wallaroos will be hunting for every point they can scrape from this second-round clash. The French approach is to give everyone a go, but to ensure they have two competent Fifteens, one to start and one to finish each game.
A Look Forward First the fixtures, all in Dunedin: Friday 27 October, England v Canada; KO 19.00 (local time), 07.00 (UK time) Saturday 28 October, New Zealand v Wales KO 16.00 (local time), 04.00 (UK time) Saturday 28 October, France v Australia KO 19.00 (local time), 07.00 (UK time) They present a clear-cut division between
France v New Zealand A quite outstanding, gripping match. France survived endless onslaughts by the white-shirted Ferns to repeat a final score that will stir memories of that French win over England at Grenoble six years ago. With all due deference to the other sixteen nations competing in the global fiesta that is WXV, another
Australia v England The two teams had the honour of launching the top tier of the new WXV venture. Result: Australia 7 England 42 Player of the match Holly Aitchison England gained their expected win at the Sky Stadium, Wellington, but they couldn’t keep a clean sheet. They were nearly picture-perfect at the start. After
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