On the eve of the Women’s Allianz Premier XVs fixtures announcement, the league postponed the publication due to “unexpected planning issues”. Whilst the rugby community was unaware of the reasons behind this, all became clear when the Durham Sharks Women set up a crowd funder to raise funds to enter the league.
With the success of the Lionesses winning the Euros and the media frenzy that went with it, it’s quite hard to think that in the top flight of women’s rugby, a team is struggling for financial security.
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