Welcome to the top women’s rugby news in under 60 seconds for Mar 27 – Apr 2. England beat Italy 68-5 and continues to lead the TikTok Six Nations while Wales won a tight affair over Scotland 34-22 and France romped Ireland 53-3. The Black Ferns won their fifth HSBC 7s tournament in a row and Australia and USA joined them in qualifying for the 2024 Olympics.
In more 7s news, the last auto qualifier spot for the 2024 Olympics will be settled in Toulouse and Great Britain, Fiji and Ireland are essentially in a three-way tie. This event will not want to be missed May 12-14.
In more XVs news, Canada beat the USA 50-17 in the first Pacific Four Series, South Africa beat Spain 35-20, the Reds lead Australia’s Super W and only a few changes worth noting in USA’s Club D1 and D2 including NOVA and Raleigh advance to Super Regionals from MAC, the Quins overtook Little Rock in Red River, the Warriors overtook SLO Beaches in SoCal and Berkeley leads NorCal.
We close out the week with 17 features and 14 media.
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tl;dr: Women’s Rugby in 60 secs for Mar 27 – Apr 2 saw England continue to lead the TikTok Six Nations while the Black Ferns won Hong Kong 7s and Australia and USA qualified for the 2024 Olympics.
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@yscrugby Your wrugby News in under 60 seconds for Mar 27 - Apr 2 saw England continue to lead the TikTok Six Nations while the Black Ferns won Hong Kong 7s and Australia and USA qualified for the 2024 Olympics. Watch our video & read the entire update using the link in our bio! womensrugby wrugby rugbyunion rugbytok
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XVs
International
- England continues to lead the TikTok Six Nations, Wales is in second, France in third, and Scotland, Italy and Ireland round out the bottom of the table
- France defeated Ireland 53-3
- Wales defeated Scotland 34-22
- England defeated Italy 68-5
- Canada beat the USA 50-17 in the first Pacific Four Series
- Matches continue in July
- South Africa beat Spain 35-20 over the weekend
Domestic
- The Reds are leading Super W after round 2
- Reds beat Western Force 29-14
- Fijiana Drua beat the Rebels 39-12
- Waratahs beat Brumbies 24-13
- Railway Union continues to lead the Energia AIL Cup Series but are chased by UL Bohemian, Galwegians and Blackrock College
- Bristol and Gloucester-Hartpury lead in the Allianz Premier Cup
- USA Club D1 and D2 action:
- D1
- NOVA and Raleigh advance from MAC
- San Diego Surfers and Santa Monica lead SoCal
- HARC still leads Red River/Frontier
- D2
- Phoenixville continues to lead EPRU
- Knoxville continues to lead True South
- Charleston Hurricanes continues to lead the Carolinas
- Quins overtook Little Rock in Red River
- Warriors overtook SLO Beaches in SoCal
- Berkeley All Blues lead NorCal
- Las Vegas continues to lead the Southwest
- D1
7s
- The Black Ferns won Hong Kong 7s, they haven’t lost since Cape Town (5 tournaments)
- Australia placed second, Great Britain third, Fiji fourth, France fifth and Canada was sixth
- Australia and USA qualified for the 2024 Olympics as they both made it to the quarterfinals
- The final place for the 2024 Olympics is between Great Britain, Fiji and Ireland (France auto qualifies as host) and it will all be settled in the first few matches in Toulouse
- The last HSBC 7s Series stop is in Toulouse, France and the pools are:
- Pool A: Black Ferns, Australia, Great Britain, TBC
- Pool B: Canada, France, Fiji, TBC
- Pool C: USA, Ireland, Spain, TBC
- Pool D: Poland, Brazil, Japan, TBC
XVs
International
https://twitter.com/Womens6Nations/status/1642595250668720128
Round 2 = ☑️#ENGITA #TikTokW6N #OurCharge pic.twitter.com/2d30JvFAbS
— TikTok Women's Six Nations (@Womens6Nations) April 2, 2023
https://twitter.com/RugbyCanada/status/1642207719166705667
Brilliant win for #Bokwomen as they beat Spain 35-20 in Madrid. pic.twitter.com/Pd4iaFddFN
— Springbok Women (@WomenBoks) April 1, 2023
Domestic
Round 2 of #SuperW finishes off with an absolute cracker! pic.twitter.com/foPf5tEPR4
— Jilly Collins (@JillyCollins_) April 1, 2023
https://twitter.com/the22rugby/status/1642270979769368577
https://twitter.com/yscrugby/status/1642980293492756480
https://twitter.com/yscrugby/status/1642986542057811969
7s
https://twitter.com/WorldRugby7s/status/1642915455626014723
https://twitter.com/WorldRugby7s/status/1642498177096982528
A thrilling final at #HK7s@Aussie7s are your silver medalists!#HSBC7s pic.twitter.com/Nh7pm4H1kw
— World Rugby 7s (@WorldRugby7s) April 2, 2023
https://twitter.com/WorldRugby7s/status/1642486909720055808
Couldn’t take the official pic without the whole squad ⤵️ pic.twitter.com/go4ByHafQh
— USA Rugby (@USARugby) April 1, 2023
https://twitter.com/Aussie7s/status/1642021470946701312
https://twitter.com/WorldRugby7s/status/1642561276399468544
A look back on @WorldRugby7s weekend in Hong Kong where the tournament title almost played second fiddle to the latest part of an Aesops fable made real. https://t.co/7EjXXQga3Z pic.twitter.com/DpqWeB3Kne
— Scrumqueens - Women’s Rugby (@ScrumQueens) April 2, 2023
https://twitter.com/BBCSportWales/status/1642909506349744129
https://twitter.com/SportsGazette/status/1642072709944188930
https://twitter.com/BBCSportWales/status/1641779877891428354
https://twitter.com/yscrugby/status/1641172833815388161
A university gap-year helped fill a gap for #Bermuda Rugby.
— RugbyAmericasNorth (@RugbyAmericasN) March 28, 2023
If you were to ask Bermuda players who Jillian Brydon is, most would recognize her as the physio for the National Team, or as a member of BRFU in charge of player safety. pic.twitter.com/gCukvzuOOC
"It should come as a surprise to nobody that the advent of professional contracts for the Irish women’s team is no silver bullet for what ails the game here."
— Belfast Telegraph Sport (@BelTel_Sport) March 28, 2023
✍️ @JBradleyBThttps://t.co/zrvhIlBPwl
https://twitter.com/WomenBoks/status/1642888751725572096
https://twitter.com/standardsport/status/1642088142235738113
https://twitter.com/Womens6Nations/status/1641349541780680704
Lily Dick wasn't able to realise her Olympic dream in Tokyo - but she wasn’t going to let that setback define her.
— RugbyPass (@RugbyPass) March 29, 2023
Dick spoke with @FinnMorton5 ✍️ #WorldSeries #HongKong7s #Olympics https://t.co/00t6JwDrz3
"I actually cannot believe it has been a year already"...
— Gary Heatly (@G_HMedia) March 28, 2023
Rising star Emma Orr made her @Scotlandteam debut V Wales on April 2 last year in the @Womens6Nations + now she is set to play them on April 1 this year to cap off an amazing 12 months
✍️https://t.co/paq4RD49yV pic.twitter.com/s5zAhm0WUF
"I believe Wales could upset the odds and finish second, behind England, in this Six Nations tournament" | @RachaelBurf12 https://t.co/DVfkEFVIEw
— Times Sport (@TimesSport) March 28, 2023
https://twitter.com/RugbyCanada/status/1641171498403766273
In 2020 on @imacelebrity we heard @jordannorth1 saying "Happy place, happy place... Turf Moor"...
— Gary Heatly (@G_HMedia) March 29, 2023
This week @evie_gallagher3 stated her "happy place" is playing for @Scotlandteam + she has spoken about recovering from injury + feeling "really strong"
✍️ https://t.co/jvyNQU1vDi pic.twitter.com/TcsSP26ObL
In @rosie_galligan's first column, we cover Sarah Hunter's retirement, the injury which sidelined her one week out from the @Womens6Nations and her thoughts on Simon Middleton's replacement. #TikTokW6N #Rugby https://t.co/U4IuBvZ7kQ
— RugbyPass (@RugbyPass) March 28, 2023
Brain Injury Crisis
https://twitter.com/ProgressiveRug/status/1642430064720592897
“We’ve been working with referees and head coaches, running the rule over video clips of red cards, discussing whether warranted. It’s really interesting but just goes to show how far rugby has to go when the room is split 50/50 over certain decisions.”https://t.co/n7YHEo1GHy
— Progressive Rugby (@ProgressiveRug) March 31, 2023
The Left Wing podcast: 0 points, 2 defeats, time to regroup before Italy https://t.co/STi3ovSI07
— Independent Sport (@IndoSport) April 3, 2023
https://twitter.com/Sara_Orchard/status/1642820851190976513
This isn't a hysterical girl getting 'emotional' because she's lost a game of rugby. This is a passionate, hardworking female athlete who is being woefully let down by her union to the point it's unforgivable. Nichola Fryday and her teammates deserve so much better. https://t.co/TkiS3QOpxt
— Fi Tomas (@fi_tomas_) April 1, 2023
PR7s’ Dallen Stanford & Robin MacDowell talk us through the ups and downs of Rugby in the hottest new podcast - Rugby Sevens Rollercoaster!
— Premier Rugby Sevens (@prsevens) March 31, 2023
Each monthly episode will build up to the 2023 season and then will guide us through the twists and turns of the tournaments. Get ready… pic.twitter.com/ryTWsh83Wx
https://twitter.com/WelshRugbyUnion/status/1641138400861224971
https://twitter.com/ABCPacific/status/1642346262832861185
https://twitter.com/VMSportIE/status/1642203564297601025
https://twitter.com/WelshRugbyUnion/status/1642107471262109699
https://twitter.com/WorldRugby/status/1641496732813914112
https://twitter.com/HarlequinsWomen/status/1641102876364750850
A final day of #HK7s that was full of twists and turns
— World Rugby 7s (@WorldRugby7s) April 2, 2023
Here are your day 3 women's highlights!#DHLHighlights | #HSBC7s | @DHLRugby pic.twitter.com/Ooc1Mboe9U
https://twitter.com/WorldRugby7s/status/1641810171054764033
https://twitter.com/WorldRugby7s/status/1642175174517886976
https://twitter.com/EaglesOverseas/status/1641916796163817474