Welcome to the top women’s rugby news in under 60 seconds for Jun 13-19. The Black Ferns have won the Pacific Fours tournament and Scotland announced they will offer full-time professional contracts following the World Cup as part of their newly revealed 2022-26 Women & Girls’ Strategy.
In more XVs news, Zimbabwe and South Africa won in the Africa Cup, South Africa and Ireland announced summer tours to Japan, and we look forward to USA’s WPL Championships taking place this weekend in Illinois.
In 7s news, England won the final leg of the Europe trophy without conceding any points along the way. With that they gained promotion to the Championship along with Italy, Portugal and Sweden.
We close out the week with 12 features and 8 media.
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tl;dr: Women’s Rugby in 60 secs for Jun 13-19 saw the Black Ferns win the Pacific Fours tournament while Scotland announced they will offer full-time professional contracts following the World Cup.
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@yscrugby Your #wrugby News in under 60 seconds for Jun 13-19 saw the Black Ferns win the Pacific Fours tournament while Scotland announced they will offer full-time professional contracts following the World Cup. Watch our video & read the entire update using the link in our bio! #womensrugby #wrugby #rugbyunion
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The Black Ferns have won the Pacific Fours tournament and remain in second place in the World Rugby Rankings. Canada remains in fourth place, USA moved up to fifth and Australia remained in sixth place.
- Results
- Black Ferns 50 USA 6
- Canada 22 Australia 10
- Results
Top Women’s Rugby Stories
XVs
International
- Scotland announced they will offer full-time professional contracts following the World Cup as part of their 2022-2026 Women & Girls’ Strategy
- Last year they invested £1.6m directly into the women and girls’ game and have agreed to an additional investment of up to £2.5m
- In the Africa Cup Zimbabwe defeated Namibia 72-0 while South Africa defeated Zimbabwe 108-0
- South Africa announced a two match series against Japan on July 24 and 30
- Ireland also announced a two match series in Japan with matches taking place on August 20 and 27
- Netherlands defeated Belgium 57-5 and the Utrecht Shield was presented for the first time
Domestic
- USA’s WPL league is coming to a close with their Championships taking place June 24-26 in Lemont, IL
- Matches begin on Friday with SFs and Finals are played on Sunday
7s
- England sits atop the Europe Trophy with Italy in second and Portugal in third
- The top three along with Sweden have gained promotion to the Championship next season
Women’s Rugby Features
- World Rugby shares the story behind the first-ever women’s international between France and Netherlands
- Wales back-rower Alisha Butchers has been named Wales Women player of the year by the Welsh Rugby Writers Association
- New era for women and girls’ rugby in Scotland: ‘People are enthused – now is the time to make this move’
- Caught in a downward spiral after a major concussion, Black Ferns scoring machine Ayesha Leti-I’iga thought she’d never wear the black jersey again. But with the support of family – and a close bond with Ruby Tui – she’s back to her explosive best
- The Welsh Rugby Union has appointed Angharad Collins, current Torfaen Leisure Trust CEO as Head of Places; she will will lead the implementation of the club development plan as a key element of the community rugby strategy with a primary focus on making Welsh rugby clubs sustainable and fit for purpose
- ChildFund Rugby, the principal charity of Rugby World Cup 2021, hopes to work with 30 unions worldwide as part of the program
- Amanda Blanc: Aviva chief says she left Welsh rugby after ‘not being listened to’
- France looks back at 40 years of women’s rugby and the impact
- Spain is hosting the Barbarian’s in a men’s rugby match next week and the promoter has indicated that women’s matches will be included in the future
- Acee San Juan: The “rugby nerd” helping the Philippines RFU rebuild stronger after the pandemic
- Selena Worsley is the first female woman in the Queensland Rugby Union’s Hall of Fame
Women’s Rugby Media
- Watch the highlights from the final Black Ferns match against USA
- Watch the resulting trophy lift as they take the 2022 Pacific Fours title
- Fee Pocock drops in for a chat with the crew from The Good, The Scaz and the Rugby
- Will you be a Champion for Women’s Rugby?
- Gift shares the Black history that exists in the USA
- Scotland’s Lisa Thomson shares her big dream even though she lived in a small town and her journey to the national team
- USA’s Alycia and Kristine share their secrets to successfully managing recovery and mobility in rugby
- The Official Scottish Rugby podcast discusses the new 2022-26 Women and Girls’ Strategy among other things
YOUR 2022 PACIFIC FOUR CHAMPS! 🏆#NZLvUSA | #PacificFour2022 pic.twitter.com/l3aVQMSNEy
— Black Ferns (@BlackFerns) June 18, 2022
Happy days 🫡#NZLvUSA | #PacificFour2022 pic.twitter.com/4RVrAYoSIT
— Black Ferns (@BlackFerns) June 18, 2022
Canada's Senior Women's 15s Team capture a second win in their final match of the 2022 Pacific Four Series! Way to go, Canada! 🇨🇦#RugbyCA pic.twitter.com/ih2hB7PQSY
— Rugby Canada (@RugbyCanada) June 18, 2022
XVs
InternationalAn unprecedented investment into the Women and Girls' game in Scotland.
— Scottish Rugby (@Scotlandteam) June 16, 2022
Read more about the strategy: https://t.co/X5FmTU5mkQ pic.twitter.com/RysTKNAax8
All over at City Park. 108-0 win pic.twitter.com/VKzmhdsIR5
— Springbok Women (@WomenBoks) June 15, 2022
Final score:
— Utrecht Shield (@utrechtshield) June 18, 2022
Netherland 57 Vs Belgium 5
The @utrechtshield in attendance to celebrate 40 years of international #womensrugby pic.twitter.com/ioqDWshouU
Heavy defeat: Namibia's senior women's rugby team lost 0-72 to Zimbabwe in their opening encounter of the Rugby Africa Women's Cup in South Africa today. They will play South Africa in their next match on Thursday. South Africa beat Zimbabwe 108-0 on 15 June. pic.twitter.com/cAj5XPqCfj
— New Era Newspaper (@NewEraNewspaper) June 19, 2022
More test matches confirmed! https://t.co/dVdx8uTMEn@JRFURugby @ASICS_ZA #TogetherMovingForward pic.twitter.com/GdLV4455g6
— Springbok Women (@WomenBoks) June 18, 2022
Ireland Women will travel to Japan for a two-Test Series this August, forming part of an exciting summer development programme for Greg McWilliams' young side 🇯🇵
— Irish Rugby (@IrishRugby) June 18, 2022
Full details ⬇️#NothingLikeIt | #JapanTour2022
XVs
Domestic
2022 WPL Championships - June 24-26 | Schedule & Results https://t.co/wqlRth5CsI pic.twitter.com/Dw5DacTJvJ
— YSCRugby - Women's Rugby 🏉🏳️⚧️✊ (@yscrugby) June 20, 2022
7s
🏆 | Those final 2022 Trophy rankings:
— Rugby Europe (@rugby_europe) June 19, 2022
🥇 @EnglandRugby 🏴
🥈 @Federugby 🇮🇹
🥉 @PortugalRugby 🇵🇹 pic.twitter.com/fpy4FapEsA
🇵🇹🇸🇪🆙 | Despite defeat in the semi-finals, both @PortugalRugby and @svenskrugby gain promotion to the RE 7s Championship next season, along with the #RWC7s European Qualifier in July! 👏 pic.twitter.com/zxmhDap1Ah
— Rugby Europe (@rugby_europe) June 18, 2022
Training squad 🇿🇦🏉for Commonwealth Games to assemble at @sas_hp on Sunday. 5️⃣ new players called by @pauldelport9 ✅
— Springbok Women (@WomenBoks) June 17, 2022
Squad here: https://t.co/3VZNeh04Lr#BokWomen7s @ASICS_ZA #Trailblazers #BlazeBoks pic.twitter.com/SV91T8oSu5
"We were not immediately aware that we were living a historical moment, but we did hope that there will be other opportunities after that."
— World Rugby (@WorldRugby) June 13, 2022
40 years ago today, @FranceRugby and the Netherlands made history
Alisha Butchers was the epitome of everything good about Wales during the Women's Six Nations, with her work rate, defence and ball-carrying skills coming to the fore
— Katie Sands (@KESands) June 16, 2022
Being named Wales Women player of the year is richly deserved
Congrats @Alishabutchers1https://t.co/4qtJRh2ey0
'People are enthused - now is the time to make this move'
— Talking Rugby Union (@TalkRugbyUnion) June 17, 2022
A new era for women and girls’ rugby in Scotland which will 'create long-lasting, transformational change'
✍️ @G_HMedia
📸 Scottish Rugby/SNShttps://t.co/rc3dcJk96q pic.twitter.com/BHUTCzG4mu
Caught in a downward spiral after a major concussion, @BlackFerns scoring star Ayesha Leti-I’iga thought she’d never wear the black jersey again. But with the support of family – and a close bond with Ruby Tui – she’s back to her explosive best. @rubytui https://t.co/rhCmF9G6QH
— Suzanne McFadden (@suzemcfadden) June 16, 2022
Après 40 ans de combats, d’exploits, de joies et de peines, les Bleues sont devenues des incontournables du sport français ! Toutefois ce statut s’est gagné au prix de sacrifices et de larmes, mais aussi de partage et de joie…#XVdeFrance #NeFaisonsXVhttps://t.co/bz7t6f3d4V
— France Rugby (@FranceRugby) June 14, 2022
Amanda Blanc: Aviva chief says she left Welsh #rugby after 'not being listened to' https://t.co/9sVfFQUjyW
— Sara Orchard (@Sara_Orchard) June 15, 2022
Grassroots to Global empowering female community leaders to create change | World Rugby https://t.co/1Yv3fHhOW8 pic.twitter.com/STIGCKUhJh
— YSCRugby - Women's Rugby 🏉🏳️⚧️✊ (@yscrugby) June 16, 2022
Angharad Collins appointed WRU Head of Places with a key focus on supporting volunteers, ensuring clubs are sustainable and inclusive and facilities conducive for @WRU_Community rugby to thrive
— Welsh Rugby Union 🏉 (@WelshRugbyUnion) June 17, 2022
| Croeso @angharad_a 🙌
🗞️ https://t.co/qZRZDNZ0IY pic.twitter.com/ZIh9wK8yNC
Promotor of Spain v Barbarian's men's match in Barcelona says he has a three year deal that will include women's games in future years. https://t.co/2b5v9LFo77
— Scrumqueens - Women’s Rugby (@ScrumQueens) June 14, 2022
NEW: Scotland will offer 30 players contracts after the World Cup as part of new investment & a new strategy.
— Scrumqueens - Women’s Rugby (@ScrumQueens) June 16, 2022
They are also investing in 2 semi pro teams. No huge info on that but understood to be prep for a Welsh/Irish/Scot regional competition.
✍️https://t.co/QY8U1QNoXQ pic.twitter.com/8ltPLroznR
Acee San Juan: The “rugby nerd” helping the Philippines RFU rebuild stronger after the pandemic https://t.co/XrcIlbeKll pic.twitter.com/fGw3tgKBmr
— YSCRugby - Women's Rugby 🏉🏳️⚧️✊ (@yscrugby) June 16, 2022
Flanker Selena Worsley set all the standards for @WallaroosRugby in their first 20 years. Played in the first ever Test v @BlackFerns + played 3 World Cups. A proud Tiger 🐾 with @EastsRugbyUnion @RugbyWomen_ https://t.co/llv22FQZXL
— Jim Tucker (@HulaBulaJim) June 16, 2022
Catch the highlights from the Black Ferns final game of the Pacific Four Series against @USARugby at Semenoff Stadium in Whangārei.#NZLvUSA | #PacificFour2022
— Black Ferns (@BlackFerns) June 18, 2022
Nothing like a trophy lift in front of a home crowd 🤩
— World Rugby (@WorldRugby) June 18, 2022
And who better to present the trophy than the legend, Dr Farah Palmer?#PacificFour2022 | @BlackFerns pic.twitter.com/qeyMl6w7Va
With Juneteenth coming up, it’s important that we know the black history that exists in rugby in the USA.#rugby #juneteenth2022 #rugbyhistory pic.twitter.com/kMEm0zpvjn
— Gift Egbelu (@GiftEgbelu) June 16, 2022
The challenge has been set. It's time to meet our Champions.
— Rugby World Cup (@rugbyworldcup) June 15, 2022
Will you be a Champion for Women’s Rugby? #RWC2021 pic.twitter.com/GQzIsE7KQ8
Fee Pocock drops in for a chat with Elma, Scaz and Mo 👊
— The Good, The Scaz And The Rugby (@GoodScazRugby) June 17, 2022
The girls pick Fee’s brains on dealing with injury, training and the menstrual cycle and share their own period struggles 🏋️♀️
Watch on YouTube and listen now 🙌@allianzuknews pic.twitter.com/foTH8dPEoG
In part one of our new #HeroesOfTheGame series, @lisathomson10 describes dreaming big in a small town, and the journey that took her to @Scotlandteam honours. #TikTokW6N pic.twitter.com/ZyeSvfnAZL
— TikTok Women's Six Nations (@Womens6Nations) June 13, 2022
Alycia and Kristine share their secrets to successfully managing recovery and mobility in rugby 💪
— USA Rugby (@USARugby) June 15, 2022
pic.twitter.com/qxTUSzVIKD
This week on the Official Scottish Rugby Podcast:
— Scottish Rugby (@Scotlandteam) June 16, 2022
✅ Women and Girls’ Strategy 2022-2026.
✅ Last week's URC games.
✅ FOSROC Super6 Sprint Series finale.
✅ Super6 Pro-Alignment fixture.
Listen now: