Welcome to the Women’s Rugby Rundown for July 10-16. The Black Ferns clinched their second consecutive World Rugby Pacific Four Series title, Canada and Australia have secured their spots in WXV 1, the USA has locked in their place in WXV 2, and Japan triumphed over Spain with a 24-19 victory, completing a clean sweep of their series.
Spain is now set to take on Italy on July 22 in the final WXV Qualifier, where the victor will join WXV 2 and the defeated side will take a spot in WXV 3. Meanwhile, England has announced 32 player contracts with improved benefits, which now include maternity leave. We’ve also disseminated infographics showcasing the designated hosts for future Rugby World Cups and Olympics, and another graphic highlighting the impressive surge in attendance at women’s rugby matches since the 2014 Rugby World Cup.
Finally, South Africa’s Premier Division saw its top three teams achieving substantial victories, with the Bull Daisies preserving their position at the top of the standings. The Farah Palmer Cup made its comeback over the weekend, and Waikato emerged as the leader.
We close out the week with 8 features, 4 media and 2 rugby jobs.
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tl;dr: Women’s Rugby Rundown for July 10-16 saw New Zealand claim their second Pacific Four Series title, Canada and Australia qualified for WXV 1 and USA qualified for WXV 2.
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Women’s Rugby News
XVs
International
- The Black Ferns clinched their second consecutive World Rugby Pacific Four Series title with a 39-17 victory over the USA, while hosts Canada dominated Australia with a 45-7 triumph, bringing the series in Ottawa to a close [link]
- Canada and Australia are confirmed in WXV 1 while USA qualified for WXV 2 [link]
- Japan defeated Spain again in their second non-test match 24-19 [link]
- Sara Cox became the most capped female referee over the weekend [link]
- Italy is in camp preparing to face Spain on July 22 for WXV Qualification [link]
- England confirmed 32 contracted players with updated benefits [link]
- We provided a graphic showing the known hosts of upcoming Rugby World Cups and Olympics [link]
- We also covered the rapid rise of attendances at women’s rugby matches since the 2014 Rugby World Cup [link]
Premier & Club
- The top three sides in South Africa’s Premier Division all recorded big victories but the Bull Daisies still lead the pack [link]
- In the opening round of the Farah Palmer Cup Premiership, 31 tries were scored across three matches, with 2022 Championship winners Hawke’s Bay upsetting Premiership finalists, Auckland, reigning Premiership winners Canterbury marking their highest ever score against Wellington, and Waikato thumping Bay of Plenty [link]
- Defending champions, USA South defeated Trinidad and Tobago in the Final of the RAN XVs Championship while Mexico defeated Cayman for Bronze [link]
7s
International
- Renfred Dazel has been appointed as the new head coach of the Springboks and is joined by Cecil Afrika
Domestic
- The Experts went from last to first and won the Western Conference Kickoff in PR 7s [link]
- The Loonies and Experts have clinched their spots in the DC Championship [link]
Women’s Rugby Features
- Mad Chapman updates us on the lack of Black Ferns merchandise [link]
- Ireland Kathryn Dane scrum-half talks about her recovery from a brain hemorrhage [link]
- Olivia Bernadel-Huey has struck a balance between playing professional rugby with the Bay Area’s Golden State Retrievers with her career in S.F.’s Department of Homelessness and Supportive Housing [link]
- Maia Roos became the youngest Black Ferns Captain over the weekend [link]
- Alice Soper provided a preview of the Farah Palmer Cup starting up again [link]
- Go.Compare has signed a major, multi-year shirt sponsorship deal with the Welsh Rugby Union, which will see its logo feature on the back of all of the WRU’s senior international and pathway teams in both the men’s and the women’s game with immediate effect [link]
- Celine Liula’s benefits from revitalized USA Rugby National Pathways [link]
- National Rugby Training Center in Queensland, Australia opens [link]
Women’s Rugby Media
- The Womens Rugby Show did an “End of Season Review” for Allianz Premier’s DMP Sharks with co-captain Trudy Cowan [link]
- Olympian’s Kelly Griffin and Dan Norton were on Episode 7 of The Rugby Sevens Rollercoaster [link]
- Olympian Amanda Araújo talked about WXV Qualification and her time with the National Team [link]
- Top 10 touchline conversions [link]