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Women’s team needs increased funding to compete

3 October 2021 1 comment

SHANE WILLIAMS I REALLY hope this autumn can represent a clean slate for Wales women’s side. The team has had an awful time of it […]

Five-star Saracens secure another bonus

3 October 2021 1 comment

By PAUL BROWNING Worcester ……..5 Saracens ……..34 WORCESTER were unable to stop a clinical Saracens outfit littered with England stars from maintaining their perfect start […]

WOMEN’S GAME IN FOCUS

26 September 2021 0 comments

Sarah Rendell takes a weekly look at some important women players ELLA WYRWAS THIS WEEK… SARACENS SCRUM-HALF Ella Wyrwas returned to Saracens after three seasons […]

Hartpury make the profligate Sharks pay price

19 September 2021 0 comments

By NATHAN ROCHE Sale ………………21 Glo-Hartpury 45 SALE SHARKS were left to rue a wasteful first half as Gloucester-Hartpury came out on top in their […]

It’s a demolition job as Bristol run in 19 tries

19 September 2021 1 comment

By LUCY LOMAX Bristol …………115 DMP Sharks ……0 BRISTOL Bears continued their storming run under new head coach Dave Ward with three wins from three […]

Harlequins 12-24 Exeter: The Stoop belongs to Appleby’s forwards

19 September 2021 1 comment

EXETER comprehensively shut down Harlequins to topple the defending champions at the Twickenham Stoop in an early statement of their Allianz Premier 15s title credentials. […]

Wasps 26-22 Worcester: What a thriller as Wasps’ defence holds firm

19 September 2021 1 comment

THIS encounter saw thrilling action from the start with Wasps scrumhalf Claudia Macdonald opened the scoring two minutes in and Florence Williams converting. There was […]

Saracens 38-7 Loughborough: Sarries give ton-up Poppy Cleall occasion to enjoy

19 September 2021 0 comments

Saracens Women stunned Loughborough Lightning with a relentless first-half display, as they cruised to victory. Sarries scored four tries inside the opening half an hour, […]

Wales Women can’t thrive in current set-up

19 September 2021 1 comment

Former Wales Women’s coach Sam Dodge tells Alex Bywater things are badly wrong in the camp ASA MAN who made a significant contribution to Pat […]

Lightning and Saints Women’s teams join forces

19 September 2021 0 comments

By CYBIL HARDING Ambassador: Sarah Hunter PREMIER 15s side Loughborough Lightning have linked up with Premiership club Northampton Saints to create a joint women’s club […]

Saracens run riot to thump plucky Sharks

12 September 2021 0 comments

By TOM BULMER DMP Sharks ……5 Saracens ……..75 SARACENS notched their second win of the Allianz Premier 15s season with a convincing victory over DMP […]

Scarratt surgery strikes Lightning plans

12 September 2021 1 comment

By ADAM ELLIS Preview Loughborough v Wasps Today, Kick-off 2pm LOUGHBOROUGH Lightning will attempt to get their season up and running against Wasps after being […]

Hayes: Johnson can give Chiefs lift-off

12 September 2021 1 comment

By NATHAN ROCHE Preview Exeter v Sale Today, Kick-off 2pm EXETER assistant coach Tom Hayes has backed Rachel Johnson to give the Chiefs a ‘lift […]

Marston’s late try gives Bears the edge

12 September 2021 1 comment

By CARL LEE Glo-Hartpury ..17 Bristol …………..24 ROWNITA MARSTON’S try in the final five minutes proved to be the differencein a tense encounter at the […]

Kildunne hat-trick sparks Harlequins

12 September 2021 0 comments

By STEWART MCCULLOUGH Worcester ……..31pts Harlequins ……..66pts HARLEQUINS Women made it two wins out of two with a bonuspoint victory over Warriors Women at Sixways. […]

WOMEN’S GAME IN FOCUS

5 September 2021 1 comment

Sarah Rendell takes a weekly look at some important women players CLARA NIELSON THIS WEEK… EXETER HOOKER Hooker Clara Nielson describes her route into rugby […]

O’Shea appeals for more women’s pro teams

5 September 2021 0 comments

RFU director of performance rugby Conor O’Shea has appealed for more countries to professionalise their women’s set-ups. O’Shea said there was a push to “commercialise […]

Harries kills off Sharks for away day spoils

5 September 2021 1 comment

By SAM BRETT Sale ………………24 Worcester ……29 WORCESTER Warriors come out on top in their visit to Heywood Road to kick off their season with […]

Sing gets ball rolling in 12-try demolition job

5 September 2021 2 comments

By JANE MARSHALL Glo-Hartpury ..84 DMP Sharks ……0 GLOUCESTER-Hartpury made an emphatic start to the season with 12 tries against Darlington Mowden Park Sharks. Full-back […]

Sarries show class to grab bonus point win

5 September 2021 0 comments

By MATT MERRITT Wasps …………….20pts Saracens ……….26pts IT MIGHT be the first week of the season, but this game had a play-off feel as for […]

Burford unfazed by pressure of being champs

5 September 2021 2 comments

By HARRY LATHAM-COYLE PREVIEW… Harlequins v Loughborough Lightning Today, The Stoop, Kick-off 3pm THE HUNTERS become the hunted as reigning champions Harlequins find out what […]

Burgess try seals the points for Ward’s Bears

5 September 2021 0 comments

By MATT MERRITT Bristol…………..38 Exeter …………..21 ELINOR SNOWSILL‘S kick-off marked the beginning of the new Premier 15s season and a return to playing under ‘standard’ […]

Baa-Baas women to follow men at Twickers

29 August 2021 0 comments

BARBARIAN Women are set to play South Africa at Twickenham in a doubleheader with the men on November 27. It will be the first time […]

Women’s Lions will be a full English

29 August 2021 1 comment

I AGREE with Simon Middleton “that the formation of a women’s Lions team is only a matter of time” and I support the idea, but […]

Middleton: Women’s Lions tour not far off

22 August 2021 2 comments

■By PAUL REES SIMON Middleton believes that the formation of a women’s Lions team is only a matter of time and does not see the […]

WOMEN’S GAME IN FOCUS

22 August 2021 3 comments

Sarah Rendell takes a weekly look at some important women players LYDIA THOMPSON THIS WEEK… WORCESTER WINGER Winger Lydia Thompson has played her se- nior […]

Pre-season round-up: Dave Ward gets Bristol Bears off to winning start

22 August 2021 0 comments

A look at some of the matches played by Premier 15s and National One teams this weekend

Leicester Tigers team with Lichfield

22 August 2021 1 comment

LEICESTER Tigers have launched a women’s team in a merger with Lichfield to compete in the second tier of English rugby. The club announced the […]

Women’s Game in Focus: England and Loughborough Lightning hooker Lark Davies

15 August 2021 0 comments

Last season’s top tryscorer in the Allianz Premier 15s tells Sarah Rendell about her journey through rugby and the new Cup competition

Moment in Time: England trailblazers of 1991 changed women’s game

1 August 2021 0 comments

Neil Fissler tracks down the England Women’s team who reached the final of the 1991 Rugby World Cup

WOMEN’S GAME IN FOCUS

1 August 2021 1 comment

DARLINGTON MP WING Sarah Rendell takes a weekly look at some important women players ROSIE BLOUNT THIS WEEK… Rosie Blount had her heart set on […]

Women’s Game in Focus: Harlequins and England full-back Ellie Kildunne

25 July 2021 1 comment

A new recruit at Harlequins after leaving Wasps this summer, the England full-back explains her shift in mindset to focus on the World Cup rather than Olympics

Vicky Fleetwood eyes route for every Premier 15s player to go full-time

25 July 2021 0 comments

The Saracens and England flanker says the women’s game is at the precipice of a commercial boom

Emily Scarratt joins call for women’s British & Irish Lions team

18 July 2021 0 comments

The England vice-captain believes a women’s Lions tour is the ideal way of growing the game beyond the World Cup and Six Nations

Women’s Game in Focus: Saracens and England fly-half Zoe Harrison

18 July 2021 0 comments

Sarah Rendell talks to the Saracens fly-half about Premier 15s final defeat and her difficult past facing up to bullies who taunted her for playing rugby

Leicester set to launch women’s programme

18 July 2021 0 comments

LEICESTER Tigers are to form a women and girls’ rugby programme to begin later this year with former England full-back Vicky Macqueen named as head […]

Alex Matthews and Lydia Thompson extend Worcester stay

15 July 2021 0 comments

The England duo hold almost 90 caps between them and will remain at Sixways for next season

World Rugby embolden concussion protocols with new specialist panel

14 July 2021 1 comment

World Rugby confirm new law trials and wider use of independent concussion consultants

WOMEN’S GAME IN FOCUS

11 July 2021 1 comment

LOUGHBOROUGH LIGHTNING AND SCOTLAND FLY-HALF Sarah Rendell takes a weekly look at some important women players HELEN NELSON THIS WEEK… Loughborough Lightning and Scotland star […]

Premier 15s champions Harlequins in bid to sign Saracens ace

11 July 2021 1 comment

Heading to the Tokyo Olympics with GB Sevens this summer

Women’s Game in Focus: Harlequins hooker Amy Cokayne

4 July 2021 0 comments

Harlequins and England hooker Amy Cokayne moved to New Zealand when she was nine after her father, Ian, was recruited by New Zealand’s Air Force. […]

Women’s Game in Focus: Wales captain and Bristol back row Siwan Lillicrap

20 June 2021 0 comments

Wales captain Siwan Lillicrap would love to see Welsh teams introduced into the Premier 15s when the league re-tenders in two years’ time. Bath and London […]

Leanne Riley joins Abbie Ward is swapping Harlequins for Bristol

17 June 2021 1 comment

Bristol Bears have made a huge statement of intent with the signing of Leanne Riley ahead of the 2021-22 season. The England scrum-half joins Harlequins […]

Red Roses lock Abbie Ward makes switch to Bristol Bears

16 June 2021 88 comments

Abbie Ward will leave Allianz Premier 15s champions Harlequins to move west to Bristol Bears ahead of the 2021-22 season. The England lock joined Harlequins […]

Exeter scrum-half Patricia Garcia signs new deal and takes on management role

8 June 2021 1 comment

Olympian Garcia will become academy manager for Exeter Chiefs’ women’s programme

Shaunagh shines in captivating contest | Chris Hewett

6 June 2021 0 comments

The best rugby action was on show in last Sunday’s Premier 15s final, not in the Premiership’s non-contest between Exeter and Newcastle, writes Chris Hewett