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Simon Middleton names England squad for Six Nations final

22 April 2021 1 comment

Emily Scarratt to lead the Red Roses against France on Saturday, as captain Sarah Hunter is named on the bench

Ireland 15-56 France: Irish outgunned by ferocious France

18 April 2021 1 comment

FRANCE will meet England in next weekend’s Six Nations final after a thumping win over Ireland to top Pool B. Five tries in […]

Scotland 20-41 Italy: Captain’s hat-trick kills off Scotland

18 April 2021 0 comments

ITALY captain Manuela Furlan grabbed a hat-trick as the Azzurre secured second place in the Women’s Six Nations Pool A behind England. The visitors ran […]

Trolls won’t slow Nolli’s rise as expert pundit

18 April 2021 0 comments

The Channel 4 and ITV commentator and pundit is part of a new mini-documentary looking at how women can break glass ceilings in sport

Wales 0-45 Ireland: Woeful Wales ship seven in Arms Park demolition job

11 April 2021 1 comment

Wales overwhelmed by Ireland to suffer second-successive heavy defeat in the Six Nations

Italy 3-67 England: Nine-try England book date in final

11 April 2021 23 comments

Italy played their best rugby in years in a first half which England still managed to score two tries in, before upping the intensity in the second half

Captain Sarah Hunter returns to England starting line-up

8 April 2021 1 comment

Hunter will form a completely new back row selected by head coach Simon Middleton for the trip to Italy

France 53-0 Wales: Nightmare for Abrahams as Boujard lands hat-trick

4 April 2021 0 comments

A poor result for Wales on their visit to Vannes in the opening round of the 2021 Women’s Six Nations

England 52-10 Scotland: Big win but work to do says Poppy Cleall

4 April 2021 0 comments

New tackling and breakdown adaptations result in five cards being dished out at Castle Park, as England cross for eight tries

Spotlight rightly falls on women’s game now | Shane Williams

4 April 2021 1 comment

Wasn’t it great to see the Women’s Six Nations finally kick-off yesterday. And wasn’t it interesting to see it standing alone in the rugby calendar. […]

Abby Dow to miss Red Roses Six Nations opener against Scotland

1 April 2021 26 comments

Lydia Thompson is preferred to Ellie Kildunne, as Dow misses out due to ‘personal reasons’

Edwards takes on skills role as Rachel Taylor resigns at Wales

28 March 2021 0 comments

WALES Women skills coach Rachel Taylor has resigned ahead of their 2021 Six Nations campaign. The former Wales captain, 37, was only appointed in […]

Sarah Hunter back to lead England’s challenge

28 March 2021 2 comments

Previewing the Red Roses hopes of defending their Women’s Six Nations title

Ireland Women head coach Griggs goes for 7s speedsters

28 March 2021 0 comments

AMEE-LEIGH Murphy Crowe, the top try scorer in the 2019 World Rugby Sevens, joins Sevens teammates Stacey Flood, Eve Higgins, Emily Lane and Grace Moore […]

Rachel Malcolm heads Scots’ charge

28 March 2021 0 comments

WINGER Elizabeth Musgrove and scrum-half Jenny Maxwell return to the Scotland squad after long-term injuries. Evie Gallagher, Shona Campbell, Coreen Grant and Evie Wills are […]

Women’s Six Nations gets new format in April

7 February 2021 0 comments

By SAM JACKSON THE delayed Women’s Six Nations will be played in a reduced format across four weekends in April. Rather than play each of […]

No Kiwis, so England claim 1994 World Cup

31 January 2021 0 comments

HAVING done so much to make the first World Cup happen organisationally, England were shattered to lose the 1991 World Cup final to the USA […]

World Rugby confirm schedule for 2021 Rugby World Cup in New Zealand

29 January 2021 1 comment

England will kick off their pool stage at Eden Park, where they will face Fiji on September 18

England legend Katy Daley-Mclean announces international retirement

18 December 2020 0 comments

Red Roses fly-half takes decision to end her England career on 116 caps

Scarratt leads Slam mission

1 November 2020 0 comments

■By SAM JACKSON Skipper: Emily Scarratt will captain England in Sarah Hunter’s absence ENGLAND go into battle seeking a second successive Grand Slam without captain […]

France find they are shut out by great white wall

27 August 2017 0 comments

SEMI-FINAL England…20 France…3 THE Red Roses put in huge defensive shift to beat France on Tuesday and book their place in the World Cup final. […]

Red Roses wilt against Black Ferns onslaught

27 August 2017 0 comments

By BRENDAN GALLAGHER NEW ZEALAND, shocked at their failure to reach the 2014 final, finally erased that stain from their memories with a powerhouse performance […]

High tempo rugby was just too much for our girls to handle

27 August 2017 0 comments

CATHERINE SPENCER Former England captain Fine tournament: Sarah Bern hands off the Black Ferns I am so gutted for England but New Zealand deserved to […]

Red Roses cash in as USA crushed by forward power

20 August 2017 1 comment

England …47 USA …26 A BLISTERINGstart helped England beat the USA and secure their place in the semi-finals of the Women’s Rugby World Cup in […]

Emily taking pool lessons on board for French test

20 August 2017 1 comment

Semi-final Preview England v France By NICK VERDIER ENGLAND might have beaten France twice already this season but superstar centre Emily Scarratt is expecting to […]

Yes, England are into the last four but we’ve not been tested yet

20 August 2017 1 comment

Pack power: England No.8 Sarah Hunter on the charge CATHERINE SPENCER Former England captain It’s job done for England. We’re into the semifinals having earned […]

Wales win pool finale but coach frustrated by slack approach

20 August 2017 0 comments

Game 3 round-up WALESscored four tries in the final half hour to beat Hong Kong 39-15 and break their duck in the Women’s World Cup […]

Wilson’s four-try super show puts the pain in Spain

13 August 2017 1 comment

Prolific: Kay Wilson England 56 Spain 5 KAY Wilson scored four tries to help England begin the defence of their World Cup title campaign with […]

Demanding Middleton wants Roses to step it up

13 August 2017 0 comments

By NICK VERDIER England v Italy Preview Veteran: Rochelle Clark SIMON Middleton is looking for improvement in Dublin today as England take on Italy in […]

Stop judging us by the scorelines, men’s game had mismatches, too

13 August 2017 1 comment

CATHERINE SPENCER Exquisite: Katy McLean ran the show for England In front of a not-so full crowd (arguably due to tournament format) England secured a […]

Black Ferns fed off our mistakes, says Wales captain Carys

13 August 2017 0 comments

Clear: Kiwi Selica Winiata on her way to score Round-up WALES showed signs of resilience against New Zealand in the opening game of the tournament […]

Underdogs Wales to unleash teenage sensation George

6 August 2017 1 comment

Wales WALES face a huge battle to get out of their pool but head coach Rowland Phillips is desperate to put a difficult Six Nations […]

Confidence is booming after beating world’s best

6 August 2017 1 comment

By NICK VERDIER ENGLAND will be the team with a target on their back following their successful tour of New Zealand, but head coach Simon […]

These professional Red Roses are red hot favourites to defend title

6 August 2017 0 comments

CATHERINE SPENCER Ordinary people: England lift trophy in 2014 In 2008 we played France away in the Six Nations and recorded England’s biggest victory over […]

Molloy takes charge after Ireland hit by Briggs withdrawal

6 August 2017 0 comments

New skipper: Claire Molloy Ireland CLAIRE Molloy will have the honour of leading Ireland at their home World Cup following the withdrawal through injury of […]