Under the Posts – Oct 28 – Nov 3

The big women’s rugby stories this week include the upcoming South America Rugby (SAR7s), Sweden over Finland in the European Trophy, Spain defeated Wales and England took the first Rugby X tournament.

We also cover the French Elite League, Glendale takes the 2019 WPL Championships, and we highlight the NIRA semi-finals as well as the NSCRO regional playoffs.

Can’t wait a week? Join us on Twitter, Facebook or Instagram as we will be posting daily. We have a bit more dialogue on Twitter if you’d like to join in.

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@yscrugby
#SAR7s: Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Paraguay, Peru and Uruguay will participate in SAR 7s in November – Sudamérica Rugby https://buff.ly/2piq8Nv

3:00 PM – Oct 31, 201The South America Rugby (SAR7s) is Nov 8-9 and includes Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rice, Guatemala, Paraguay, Peru and Uruguay.

This event appears to have three rounds but we’ve only gotten information on the first stop in Montevideo, Uruguay.

YSC Rugby
@yscrugby
Sweden back with a win | Scrum Queens https://buff.ly/2WEvz5B

9:00 AM – Nov 3, 201In the European Trophy Sweden took home a win over Finland 19-7. They first played to a 5-5 draw so this shows a nice improvement for Sweden.

Upcoming Games
11/9 – Czech vs Switzerland
11/16 – Czech vs Sweden
11/23 – Switzerland vs Finland
5/9/2020 – Sweden vs Switzerland

Scrumqueens – Women’s Rugby
@ScrumQueens
.@russiarugby have won their @rugby_europe Trophy warm-up. We hear the game was reasonably close until the last quarter. https://twitter.com/lesabellesrc/status/1189277233380253696 …

C.P. Les Abelles
@lesabellesrc
Final en “El Pantano”@lesabellesrc 10@russiarugby 8Las Abejorras plantando cara a @russiarugby (Selección Nacional de Rusia)
Hemos hecho muchas amigas y lo hemos pasado genial

10:25 AM – Oct 30, 201See Scrumqueens – Women’s Rugby’s other Tweets
Russia defeated Les Abelles in a Rugby Europe warmup match 82-10.


BBC Sport Wales
@BBCSportWales
FT: Spain 29-5 Wales

Alecs Donovan grabs Wales’ only try as they fall to defeat away to Spain in their first autumn international https://twitter.com/ferugby/status/1190984422172102660 …

España Rugby
@ferugby
Final del encuentro. @ferugby 29-5 @WelshRugbyUnion

7:31 AM – Nov 3, 201See BBC Sport Wales’s other Tweets
In another international event, Spain defeated Wales 29-5. This is the biggest win for Spain against Wales and it moves them up one spot in the World Rugby rankings above their opponent.


USA Rugby
@USARugby
#RugbyX | FINAL

After a tie game, England win the inaugural @RugbyXOfficial title after a 3-2 one vs one victory. #EaglesUnited 🇺🇸

44:17 PM – Oct 29, 20115 people are talking about this

YSC Rugby
@yscrugby
Rugby X: England Women win inaugural competition at London’s O2 Arena https://buff.ly/2NoOX2c

8:00 AM – Oct 30, 201
YSC Rugby
@yscrugby
The ‘clearly unfair’ tie-break rule in new rugby variant has left fans absolutely baffled https://buff.ly/334oxcs

3:03 PM – Oct 30, 201England has won the inaugural Rugby X tournament. Only four teams participated in the first event, USA, England, France and Ireland.

The championship match finished level and so it was settled by a unique ‘one-on-one’ format. This format included a defender on the 5m line and one attacker 30m from goal with a ball. The attacker had 10 seconds to score, with the first team to three winning.

A weird ending to an exciting tournament format that highlighted quick scoring and big collisions.


YSC Rugby
@yscrugby
Montpellier & Toulouse lead the way in France | Scrum Queens https://buff.ly/2WpX6HF

8:00 AM – Oct 28, 201Scrum Queens gives an excellent update on the French Elite league and where it stands before a break into late November.

Standings after six rounds:
Poule
Montpellier R C 29 pts; A S Bayonnaise 19 pts; A C Bobigny 93 Rugby 19 pts*; Stade Francais Paris 16 pts; F C Grenoble Amazones 11 pts; Lons Rugby Feminin Bearn Pyrenees 10 pts; R C Chilly Mazarin 5 pts; As Rouen Universite Club 0 pts*

(*Played only five matches)

Poule
Stade Toulousain Rugby 29 pts; Blagnac Rugby Feminin 22 pts; A S M Romagnat Rugby Féminin 22 pts; Stade Rennais Rugby 18 pts; Lille Metropole Rc Villeneuvois 15 pts; Lyon Ol U 11 pts; Stade Bordelais 1 pts; L Ovalie Caennaise 0 pts


YSC Rugby
@yscrugby
2019 WPL Championships – Nov 1-3 | YSCRugby | Women’s Rugby News https://buff.ly/2PqSAr5

2:00 PM – Oct 28, 201
WPL Rugby
@WPLRugby
Atlanta score at full time Kick not good and New York take home 26-20

6:13 PM – Nov 3, 201See WPL Rugby’s other Tweets

Glendale Merlins RFC
@GlendaleMerlins
CHAMPIONS #GlendaleMerlins #WPLchampions #WPLmerlins

28:17 PM – Nov 3, 201See Glendale Merlins RFC’s other Tweets

WPL Rugby
@WPLRugby
Final whistle blows @GlendaleMerlins are your 2019 WPL National Champions

28:08 PM – Nov 3, 201See WPL Rugby’s other Tweets
The 11th WPL Championships saw Glendale outlast Life West 39-31. Life West is new to the league and swept the competition on their way to the final but Glendale had the final say.

The league may have some creative thinking to do as the East conference was very slim on wins. The sole wins on the weekend went to New York and Twin Cities on day 2.


YSC Rugby
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NIRA Semifinals Finalized | therugbybreakdown https://buff.ly/2JAjnxj

8:00 AM – Nov 1, 201The NIRA semi-finals are November 9 with the higher seed hosting.

NIRA Semi-finals
Tier
Harvard vs Dartmouth
US Military Academy vs Quinnipiac
Tier
Brown vs Queens Univ
West Chester vs Mount St. Mary’s
Tier
Colby-Sawyer vs Univ. New England
Bowdoin vs Norwich
NIRA Championships – Nov 1Cambridge, Massachusetts and will be live streamed on ESPN+


YSC Rugby
@yscrugby
NSCRO Regional Brackets & Conference Reps | therugbybreakdown https://buff.ly/2JyB6VM

5:00 PM – Oct 31, 201NSCRO starts their regional playoffs November 9-10.

Northeast Region – hosted by Union College, Schenectady, NY
Mid-Atlantic Region – hosted by Franklin & Marshall College, Lancaster, PA
Central Region – hosted by Ohio Wesleyan University, Delaware, OH
West Region – hosted by Wayne State College, Wayne, NE
Championships will return to Life University in Marietta, GA on December 7-8. All matches will be live-streamed on the NSCRO Women’s youtube Channel.


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2020 Women In Rugby Conference featuring Shannon Miller, Canada Hockey Coach | USWRF-WRCRA https://buff.ly/32JJNnN

View image on Twitter3:00 PM – Oct 28, 201The 2020 Women’s Rugby Coaches & Referee’s Association (WRCRA) will be in Atlanta, GA January 17-19, 2020.

This is the second year for this event and will feature keynote speaker Shannon Miller. Not the gymnast but the “the hockey coach, and not just any successful coach, arguably the most successful women’s hockey coach ever.”


World Rugby
@WorldRugby
· Oct 30, 201The shortlist for International Rugby Players Try of the Year 2019 has been announced
The winner will be named on 3 November at the #WorldRugbyAwards in Tokyo.
Which try do you think should win it?

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YSC Rugby
@yscrugby
It’s like women’s rugby doesn’t even exist… #WorldRugbyAwardsareSexist

9:58 AM – Oct 30, 201
YSC Rugby
@yscrugby
· Oct 30, 201Replying to @WorldRugby
It’s like women’s rugby doesn’t even exist… #WorldRugbyAwardsareSexist


YSC Rugby
@yscrugby
Take a look through the year’s, women are overwhelmingly only awarded the ‘World Rugby Women’s Player of the Year’ or ‘World Rugby Women’s Sevens Player of the Year’. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Rugby_Awards …

10:09 AM – Oct 30, 201
YSC Rugby
@yscrugby
· Oct 30, 201Replying to @yscrugby @WorldRugby
Take a look through the year’s, women are overwhelmingly only awarded the ‘World Rugby Women’s Player of the Year’ or ‘World Rugby Women’s Sevens Player of the Year’. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Rugby_Awards …


YSC Rugby
@yscrugby
One can hope women are considered for the other NINE awards but history shows us otherwise. In 2017 Joy Neville was awarded ‘World Rugby Referee Award’ and Rachael Burford received the ‘IRPA Special Merit Award’ alongside Richie McCaw. These appear to be rare exceptions.

10:12 AM – Oct 30, 201
YSC Rugby
@yscrugby
· Oct 30, 201Replying to @yscrugby @WorldRugby
One can hope women are considered for the other NINE awards but history shows us otherwise. In 2017 Joy Neville was awarded ‘World Rugby Referee Award’ and Rachael Burford received the ‘IRPA Special Merit Award’ alongside Richie McCaw. These appear to be rare exceptions.


YSC Rugby
@yscrugby
2016 World Rugby Referee Award: Alhambra Nievas with Rasta Rasivhenge
2012 IRB Spirit of Rugby Award: Lindsay Hilton
2007 IRB Women’s Personality of the Year: Sarah Corrigan
2006 IRB Spirit of Rugby Award: Polly Miller

10:19 AM – Oct 30, 201
YSC Rugby
@yscrugby
· Oct 30, 201Replying to @yscrugby @WorldRugby
2016 World Rugby Referee Award: Alhambra Nievas with Rasta Rasivhenge
2012 IRB Spirit of Rugby Award: Lindsay Hilton
2007 IRB Women’s Personality of the Year: Sarah Corrigan
2006 IRB Spirit of Rugby Award: Polly Miller


YSC Rugby
@yscrugby
This goes along with the all male #WorldRugbyHOF this year. We’ve been told it’s because of the emphasis on the 2019 Men’s RWC…does that mean that in 2021 it will be all women as we celebrate the 2021 Women’s RWC? https://www.world.rugby/awards?lang=en


The World Rugby Awards 2019 : All you need to know
The World Rugby Awards 2019 will be held at The Prince Park Tower Tokyo on Sunday, 3 November, the night following the Rugby World Cup 2019 final.

world.rugby
10:21 AM – Oct 30, 201
Huw Stark
@starky8World Rugby Breakthrough Player of the Year Award “recognises the most exciting talent to burst onto the international 15s or sevens stage during the year”.

Since 2015, 15/15 nominees have been Mens XVs players. 0 Womens XVs or 7s players nominated.

39:48 AM – Oct 31, 20123 people are talking about this

Huw Stark
@starky8Replying to @starky8World Rugby Coach of the Year Award has only ever been won by a Mens XVs coach since its inception in 2001.

Since 2015, 16/17 nominees have been Mens XVs coaches. The exception was Ben Ryan in 2016, who guided Fiji 7s to the @WorldRugby7s title and Olympic Gold. He didn’t win.

10:02 AM – Oct 31, 201See Huw Stark’s other Tweets

Huw Stark
@starky8Replying to @starky88 @WorldRugby7s
World Rugby Team of the Year Award has been won by a Mens XVs team every year barring one since its inception in 2001.

Since 2015, 16/18 nominees have been Mens XVs teams. Black Ferns won it in 2017, Fiji 7s were nominated in 2016.

10:11 AM – Oct 31, 201See Huw Stark’s other Tweets
A few of us on Twitter have revitalized the discussion around the lack of gender equality around the World Rugby Awards. We grow tired of their excuses…boycott anyone?


YSC Rugby
@yscrugby
Ireland Women ‘Building Nicely’ For Wales Test https://buff.ly/2JBMRL4

2:00 PM – Oct 30, 201
YSC Rugby
@yscrugby
New forwards, defence coach on board as Ireland Women head for training camp with Doyle’s Scotland https://buff.ly/32OIqUL

5:00 PM – Nov 2, 201Ireland has been in training camp and are looking forward to their match against Wales on November 10. In their announced squad, they have eight debutantes and new coaches Steven McGuinness (forwards) and Leinster EPDO Kieran Hallett (defense).


YSC Rugby
@yscrugby
Six first caps to start against Spain, 50th cap for Phillips https://buff.ly/2NoNTeC

8:01 AM – Oct 31, 201Before Wales faces Ireland on November 10 they will see Spain in Madrid on November 3. Twelve uncapped players have been named in the squad while Carys Phillips gets her 50th cap.


YSC Rugby
@yscrugby
Black Ferns Development XV named for Oceania Championship | http://Voxy.co.nz https://buff.ly/2Wtiz2l

11:00 AM – Oct 31, 201Oceania 7s is holding its 8th women’s event and this year will serve as a Tokyo 2020 Qualifier. Teams this year include Australia (2018 winner), Canada, Cook Islands, Fiji, Japan SDS, Nauru, New Caledonia, Papua New Guinea, New Zealand, Samoa, Soloman Islands, Tonga and Vanuatu.

#RugbyJobs
Tons of rugby jobs this week, give them a scan


YSC Rugby
@yscrugby
Warriors Women Head of Medical
– Worcester Warriors #RugbyJobs https://buff.ly/3481uO9

4:00 PM – Nov 3, 201Results
Don’t see your score? Make sure to tag us on Twitter


Old Elthamians Women
@OEsWomensRugby
FULL TIME

Not the result we wanted but we played hard and it was a very close call. Well done to all who played and congratulations to the players of the match.

Thank you @SuttonLadiesRFC, we will see you for the return fixture @ElthamiansRFC #womensrugby #hardgame

12:32 PM – Nov 3, 201See Old Elthamians Women’s other Tweets

Marist Women’s Rugby
@MCWRugby
Today MCWR played a great game at Fairfield University, coming out on top with a 43-26 win B-side played a game following the A-side game and won 32-0 Our Secret Ruggers got us pumped up before game, and pumped for next weekends Tri-State Championship game💪#roadtonationals

View image on Twitter16:36 PM – Nov 3, 201See Marist Women’s Rugby’s other Tweets

Life Women’s Rugby
@WLifeRugby
Try to CWU 46-3:32 PM – Nov 2, 201See Life Women’s Rugby’s other Tweets

WPL Rugby
@WPLRugby
That’s match 55-12 @SDSurfersRugby over @northshorerugby #wplrugby

11:37 AM – Nov 1, 201See WPL Rugby’s other Tweets

WPL Rugby
@WPLRugby
That’s match 46-33 ORSU with the win

1:25 PM – Nov 1, 201See WPL Rugby’s other Tweets

WPL Rugby
@WPLRugby
And that’s match @AllBluesRugby 38, @BeantownRFC 0.

3:23 PM – Nov 1, 201See WPL Rugby’s other Tweets

YSC Rugby
@yscrugby
FT. New York 31 Life West 34 https://twitter.com/wplrugby/status/1190405615820181505 …

WPL Rugby
@WPLRugby
New York #13 with the try Kick is good 34-31 Life West clinging to the lead.

5:16 PM – Nov 1, 201
WPL Rugby
@WPLRugby
Glendale with another try Conversion is missed. And that’s match 35-15 final score. @GlendaleMerlins move on to the final Great match @AHWRFC

7:03 PM – Nov 1, 201See WPL Rugby’s other Tweets

Empire GU Rugby Res
@SpLoMo_EmpGU
#WOMENS_D
Union W 18,
Uticuse 15,#SportLoMo Official Results

1:30 PM – Nov 2, 201See Empire GU Rugby Res’s other Tweets

Empire GU Rugby Res
@SpLoMo_EmpGU
#WOMENS_D
Union W 15,
Uticuse 18,#SportLoMo Official Results

1:29 PM – Nov 2, 201See Empire GU Rugby Res’s other Tweets

USA Rugby
@USARugby
A big victory for the Lindenwood side against the spirited BYU club

45:38 PM – Nov 2, 201See USA Rugby’s other Tweets

BU Women’s Rugby
@BloomRugby
BU Women’s Rugby will take on Temple University for the D2 Mid-Atlantic Rugby Conference Championship tomorrow at Millersville University. The team has clinched the title for the last 4 consecutive years, and is looking forward to the chance to defend that title tomorrow. 🏉🔥

27:34 PM – Nov 2, 201See BU Women’s Rugby’s other Tweets

Lichfield Ladies RFC
@LichLadiesRugby
FT: @BuckinghamSwans 28 – 20 @LichLadiesRugby Greens @womensrugbyclub

9:55 AM – Nov 3, 201See Lichfield Ladies RFC’s other Tweets

AmazonRugby
@TCAmazonRugby
Final score is 33-2
12:35 PM – Nov 3, 201See AmazonRugby’s other Tweets

WPL Rugby
@WPLRugby
And that’s match ORSU with the win 33-22 over Beantown.

2:26 PM – Nov 3, 201See WPL Rugby’s other Tweets

WPL Rugby
@WPLRugby
That’s match @SDSurfersRugby take home the win over @AllBluesRugby 31-2
4:23 PM – Nov 3, 201See WPL Rugby’s other Tweets

NOVA Rugby (DC Area)
@novawrfc
NOVA A battled it out for a 39-7 win over the DC Furies Our Player of the Match, powered by @OldGloryDC and @worldrugbyshop, was Emily Blease for her creative playmaking and solid defense

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