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
https://twitter.com/BlackFerns/status/1538056124783788038
https://twitter.com/BlackFerns/status/1538036426658287617
https://twitter.com/RugbyCanada/status/1538000042857861123
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
https://twitter.com/IrishRugby/status/1538069008376664064More test matches confirmed! https://t.co/dVdx8uTMEn@JRFURugby @ASICS_ZA #TogetherMovingForward pic.twitter.com/GdLV4455g6
— Springbok Women (@WomenBoks) June 18, 2022
XVs
Domestic
https://twitter.com/yscrugby/status/1538962996483039235
7s
https://twitter.com/rugby_europe/status/1538436505642967040
https://twitter.com/rugby_europe/status/1538181279635709952
https://twitter.com/WomenBoks/status/1537697730113454080
"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
https://twitter.com/TalkRugbyUnion/status/1537744769845166084
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
https://twitter.com/yscrugby/status/1537510546785898497
https://twitter.com/WelshRugbyUnion/status/1537826168791085056
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
https://twitter.com/yscrugby/status/1537480200266579971
https://twitter.com/HulaBulaJim/status/1537554828083470336
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
https://twitter.com/WorldRugby/status/1538051342899499008
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
https://twitter.com/GoodScazRugby/status/1537735392669093888
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
https://twitter.com/USARugby/status/1537130630248546306
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.
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