Wallaroos Win Big, 6 Nations Women’s U20 Highlights, and Liver Donation Update | WRR 160

Women’s Rugby Rundown News

7s

International

• More Women’s Rugby Sevens Paris 2024 Olympics rosters are being released as we get closer to the event at the end of the month [link]
  • Japan
  • Brazil
  • Fiji
  • Australia
• Saracens Women can confirm that Sophie de Goede has sustained an ACL injury in international camp [link]
• Bluebella Lingerie featured rugby stars Amy Celia, Ellie Boatman, and Jasmine Joyce in their #StrongIsBeautiful campaign, though some internet trolls attempted to mislead the framing for engagement farming [link]
  • No one cared when a man did the same thing nor when this campaign took place over the last eight years [link]
• Traci Young, part of the YSCRugby family, has donated part of her liver to Mike Tolkin and they are both recovering well [link]

XVs

International

• The Wallaroos ended their three-match losing streak with a dominant 64-5 win over Fiji at Allianz Stadium, securing their first victory under new coach Jo Yapp [link]
• In the opening weekend of the 6 Nations Women’s Summer Series, France U20 defeated Wales, England U20 overcame Ireland, and Italy U20 triumphed over Scotland [link]:
  • France 57 Wales 12
  • England 33 Ireland 10
  • Italy 17 Scotland 13
• Brazil reached an all-time high of 39th in the World Rugby Rankings after beating Colombia to qualify for the 2025 Rugby World Cup [link]

Premier & Club

• The EP Queens secured their first win of the South Africa Premier Division, while the Sanlam Boland Dames and DHL Western Province recorded good victories in Round 11 [link]
• Brazil’s XVs competition will see semifinals this weekend as they move closer to their Championship [link]:
  • July 13 Semifinals:
    • Rio de Janeiro vs Sao Paulo Valley
    • Midwest vs Sao Paulo Capital
• The WPL’s halfway mark sees All Blues leading by point differential, with CO Gray Wolves chasing, New York and Life West in third and fourth, and Beantown, Chicago NS, and Twin Cities Amazons rounding out the bottom [link]

Women’s Rugby Rundown Features

• Sharni Smale eyeing gold to close out sevens chapter [link]
• Time Out caught up with Olympic gold medallist Charlotte Caslick in Sydney before she heads to Paris [link]
• Becky Piddlesden, a former Harlequins forward and current Royal Air Force Provost officer, rose to the challenge as she oversaw the first-ever Women’s Summer Series match [link]
• Halfway Through WPL: Big Changes Ahead with WER’s Arrival [link]
• Meet the “Red Hot Chilli Stepper” Nat Wright vying for Wallaroos gold [link]
• Sesenieli Donu’s comeback journey from a severe knee injury during the 2022 Women’s World Cup to reclaiming her spot in the Fiji Airways Fijiana 7s squad has been a tough and challenging path [link]

Women’s Rugby Rundown Media

• Squidge dug into the Women’s Six Nations, going through every team one-by-one, reflecting on how they played, where they go next, and how things are shaping up for RWC2025 [link]
• Alice Soper spoke with Portia Woodman-Wickliffe after her retirement announcement, and Portia revealed she’ll still be seen around the pitch [link]

Women’s Rugby Rundown Jobs

• Tallaght RFC is searching for a Head Coach [link]