Under the Posts – Nov 2-8

Under the Posts – Nov 2-8 begins with England’s Emily Scarratt receiving the inaugural Women’s Six Nations player award, France suspends most of their amateur competitions, Round 4 wrap of Allianz Premier 15s, Hong Kong competitions kick off, Rachael Burford & Simon Middleton call for more coverage of the women’s game, RAN rugby announces their ‘Unstoppables’ campaign, 7 player features and 6 media.

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Weekly Women’s Rugby News

Test News

• England’s Emily Scarratt has been crowned the inaugural 2020 women’s Six Nations Player of the Championship, presented by Guinness
• New Zealand hosted a Possibles vs Probables as they continue to prepare for the 2021 RWC, the Possibles took it 28-19
• Australia has kicked off again and will have a Queensland Select match as well as more matches in the Chikarovski Cup

Competition News

• France suspends their Elite 1 women’s competition due to the pandemic
• Round 4 of Allianz Premier 15s sees the Harlequins and Saracens still locked at the top of the table and more streaming is announced
• KPMG Hong Kong women’s Premiership, National League 1 & 2 will begin soon

Other News

• England’s Rachael Burford and head coach Simon Middleton demand more exposure and respect for the women’s game
• World Rugby releases a Nielsen report that was compiled before the pandemic
• RAN rugby will be focusing on women that have inspired and grown the game in an upcoming ‘Unstoppables’ campaign

Women’s Rugby Player Features

• England’s Shaunagh Brown shares what celebrating Black History Month and her activism means to her
• New Zealand’s Cristo Tofa wants to play in the 2021 RWC and continue inspiring young people who she works with on a daily basis
• Jamaica’s Shanae Gordon hopes to use her Jamaica Olympic Association (JOA) scholarship to finish her degree and help spread awareness of women’s rugby on the Caribbean island
• Vietnamese’s Mai is a 13-year-old rugby player whose life was transformed by her introduction to rugby through the Vietnamese ChildFund-supported program working with community clubs
• South Africa’s Babalwa Latsha hopes that her overseas contract will open the door for her mates at home and raise the profile of the game in SA
• Australia’s Kirby Sefo retired in 2019 and then started an organisation that uses sport to encourage women to talk about social issues called Subbed
• New Zealand’s Joanah Ngan-Woo tells Stuff how she came to her first cap and what she’s pursuing in her professional life

Women’s Rugby Media/Podcasts/Videos

• Scotland’s Jade Konkel reflects on being the first female player to have a full-time professional contract
• New Zealand’s Kendra Cocksedge and Ireland’s Sene Naoupu chat with the Women’s Rugby Pod in a special Champions addition
• England’s Abbie Ward talks with Sky Sports about the stigmas that still exist in the game
• Go behind the scenes with England women’s rugby
• Sam Bytheway was at the recent Bristols vs Wasps match
• Katie Barnes talks with Outsports about the future of non-binary sports among other things