Women’s International

This is where you will find all of The Rugby Paper’s Women’s International news, interviews, reports, opinion and other content.

Eight-try England turn on the style

By BEN JAYCOCK England ………………..46pts Tries: Muir 7, Aldcroft 14, Botterman 23, Atkin-Davies 40, Kildunne 42, 61; Dow 45, Galligan 57 Conversions: Aitchison 15, 24, […]

Rampant England demolish Wales

By SAM JACKSON England scored eight tries against Wales at Ashton Gate to go top of the Six Nations table. John Mitchell‘s side scored four […]

We need to push on, says Easson

Women’s Six Nations team-by-team previews: Scotland Scotland head coach Bryan Easson wants his side to make a statement in the Six Nations after his side […]

Bemand aims for World Cup spot

Women’s Six Nations team-by-team previews: Ireland Ireland are aiming to qualify for the World Cup with a good finish in the Six Nations after finishing […]

Giordano leads from front

Women’s Six Nations team-by-team previews: Italy Back rower Elisa Giordano captains the Azurre and will win her 66th cap against England on Sunday. The experience […]

Red Roses: Helena Rowland

Loughborough Lightning fly-half Birthplace: Doncaster Date of birth: 19/09/99 Community club: Aylesbury RFC Red Roses debut: vs Italy November 2020 Caps: 28 Why I play […]

Red Roses: Lucy Packer

HARLEQUINS SCRUM-HALF Birthplace: Swansea Date of birth: 02/02/2000 Community club: Amman United Red Roses debut: vs USA November 2021 Caps: 16 Why I play rugby: […]

Red Roses: Lilli Ives Campion

By BEN JAYCOCK Loughborough Lightning lock Birthplace: Shrewsbury, Date of birth: 10/10/03 Community club: Telford, Hornets Caps: 0 Why I Play Rugby: I do it […]

Red Roses: Connie Powell

RED ROSES HARLEQUINS HOOKER Birthplace: Ipswich Date of birth: 13/07/00 Community club: Sudbury RFC Red Roses debut: 2021 vs USA Caps: 11 Why I play […]

Red Roses: Sadia Kabeya

ENGLAND FLANKER Birthplace: Lewisham Date of birth: 22/02/02 Community club: Streatham & Croydon RFC Club: Loughborough Lightning England debut: v Canada November 2021 Caps: 13 […]

Red Roses: Morwenna Talling

RED ROSES ENGLAND NO.8 Birthplace: Northallerton, Yorkshire Date of birth: 05/08/02 Community club: Malton & Norton RUFC Club: Sale Sharks Red Roses cebut: vs Italy […]

Red Roses: Natasha Hunt

GLOUCESTER-HARTPURY SCRUM-HALF Birthplace: Gloucester, Date of Birth: 21/03/89 Community Club: Drybrook RFC, Red Roses Debut: 2011 vs USA, Caps: 67 Why I play rugby: I […]

Red Roses: Jess Breach

ENGLAND AND SARACENS WINGER Birthplace: Chichester Date of Birth: 04/11/1997 Community Club: Chichester & Pulborough Club: Saracens Red Roses Debut: 2017 vs Canada Caps: 33 […]

Red Roses: Marlie Packer

BACK ROW, CAPTAIN Birthplace: Yeovil DOB: 02/10/1989 Community Club: Ivel Barbarians, now known as Yeovil RFC Club: Saracens Red Roses Debut: May 2008 v Sweden […]

Red Roses avenge World Cup final loss

By JAMES REID New Zealand ……………………..12pts Tries: Simon 38, Vahaakolo 49 Conversions: Holmes 40 England ………………………33pts Tries: Matthews 4, Atkin-Davies 12, Bern 23, Talling 55, […]

Wales waste chance to beat Wallaroos

By LUCY BLITZ Wales………………..19 Australia…………. 25 Ioan Cunningham rued a golden opportunity missed after Wales’ narrow defeat against Australia. Wales went into this game having […]

France have plenty of work to do

Canada…………….. 29 France……………… 20 Joint France head coach Gaelle Mignot admitted there is plenty of work to do ahead of the 2024 Women’s Six Nations […]

Red Roses: Alex Matthews

Position: Flanker DOB: 03/08/93 Community Club: Camberley Rugby Club Club: Gloucester-Hartpury Birthplace: Camberley, Surrey Red Roses Debut: November 2011 vs France Caps: 61 Why I play […]

England in mood for All Blacks

By PAUL EDDISON England ……………………… 45pts Tries: Kildunne 8, Atkin-Davies 37, 41, 51, 57 Breach 69, MacDonald 71 Conversions: Aitchison 9, Rowland 38, 43, 52, […]

Scotland back on course

Scotland ……….38 Japan………………7 Lisa Thomson hailed ‘a new era for Scotland women’ after helping her side complete an unbeaten WXV 2 campaign. A second half […]

New Zealand run riot

Wales…………………..7 New Zealand…… 70 Ruby Tui ran in four tries as world champions New Zealand bounced back from defeat to hammer Wales 70-7 in Dunedin. […]

Bleues stunned by Wallaroos

France………………..20 Australia………….. 29   Eva Karpani powered to a sensational hat-trick as Australia pulled off a huge upset with a 29-20 win over France in […]

Ruthless second half gives Red Roses victory

By TOM JEFFREYS England………………………45 Tries: Kildunne 8, Atkin-Davies 37, 40+1, 51, 57; Breach 69, MacDonald 71 Conversions: Aitchison 9, Rowland 38, 40+3, 52, 72 Canada……………………….12 […]

Red Roses: Meg Jones

Position: Winger, Birthplace: Cardiff – Wales, DOB: 23/10/1996, Community Club: Glamorgan Wanderers, Club: Leicester Tigers, Red Roses Debut: vs New Zealand 2015, Caps: 15 Why […]

Scots go back-to-back

WXV 2: Scotland ……….24 USA…………………14 Three tries in nine first-half minutes fired Scotland to a second successive victory in WXV 2, as they got the […]

Goede fires up Canada

Wales……………….. 22 Canada…………….. 42 A virtuoso performance from Sophie de Goede saw Canada power to a win over Wales in their WXV 1 opener in […]

Bleues end Black Ferns run

New Zealand……..17 France……………….18   France turned the tables on New Zealand by ending the Black Ferns’ 16-game win streak with a clinical performance against the […]

Injury rules Kabeya out

By SAM JACKSON England flanker Sadia Kabeya has been ruled out of England’s WXV 1 campaign because of a torn hamstring. Kabeya suffered the injury […]