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Women’s Rugby Rundown News

7s

International

• Sweden won the European Trophy Series and will be promoted to the Championship along with Georgia next season [link]
• The last team for the Women’s Rugby Sevens Paris 2024 Olympics has been announced as teams make their departures this week [link]
• Traci accepted Mike Tolkin’s award on his behalf as he was inducted into the US Rugby Hall of Fame [link]
• The Asia 7s Series will feature teams from Japan, Hong Kong China, China, Malaysia, Singapore, United Arab Emirates, Thailand, and Kazakhstan [link]:
  • Korea: September 7-8, Incheon Asiad Rugby Stadium, Incheon
  • China: September 21-22, Hangzhou Normal University, Hangzhou
  • Thailand: November 9-10, Police Tero Stadium, Bangkok

XVs

International

• USA South clinched their third RAN Women’s XVs Tournament title with an undefeated run, while Mexico made history with their first international test match, defeating Trinidad & Tobago 27-0 [link]
  • Scrumqueens points out that the Rugby Americas North region has no realistic path to the Rugby World Cup and World Rugby will need to remedy that [link]
• In an exciting non-test match in the Caribbean, Barbados defeated the Cayman Islands 31-23 [link]
• In the final round of the W6N U20s Summer Series, Ireland, Italy, and France secured wins, with France taking the overall title [link]
  • Ireland 37 Scotland 7
  • Italy 33 Wales 19
  • England 21 France 72
• In the opening match of the U20s Transatlantic Quad Series Canada snuffed the USA 23-10 [link]
• The Black Ferns defeated Wallaroos 62-0 to with a smashing 10 tries to retain the Laurie O’Reilly Cup [link]
• The French Development Agency (AFD) and Rugby Africa are launching an ambitious Women’s Rugby Development Program in Africa, supported by the French Rugby Federation (FFR), from July 9-19, 2024, in Lomé, Togo, with the theme “Developing Women’s Rugby and Promoting Social Cohesion” [link]
• The Asia Rugby Women’s Division 1 will be held in India from December 13-21, featuring India, Malaysia, and the United Arab Emirates, with Malaysia and the UAE making their debut [link]

Premier & Club

• Centro-Oeste celebrated its third Brazilian women’s championship with a 27-5 win over São Paulo Capital, repeating last year’s final matchup [link]
• The Sharks climbed into the top four of South Africa’s Premier Division, while Sanlam Boland Dames lost ground for semi-final hosting rights after a home defeat to the Bulls Daisies in round 12 [link]
• With preparations for 2024/25 PWR season about to begin, PWR evaluated every team’s efforts last season [link]

Women’s Rugby Rundown Features

• Tom Hudson has been appointed Head Coach of Leicester Tigers’ senior women’s squad for the 2024-25 season [link]
• Born in a Ugandan refugee camp, Biola Dawa now plays rugby for Australia [link]
• Lucy MacRae has emerged as a very promising playmaker in recent months, GH Media takes a closer look [link]
• ‘I broke down in tears and so did the two guys’ – Ireland sevens captain Lucy Rock on learning of Olympic selection [link]
• Portia Woodman-Wickliffe: A player who shone so brightly people couldn’t help but take notice [link]
• Mariana Miné, the CEO of the CBRu – Brazilian Rugby Union has been a transformative force in advancing the sport in Brazil [link]
• ‘I quit rugby because of my body – now I celebrate it’ [link]

Women’s Rugby Rundown Media

• Layne Morgan and Desiree Miller take us inside Wallaroos camp and a day in their lives [link]
• For three weeks, Gauthier Baudin followed the Stade Toulousain players in their quest for the Elite 1 French women’s rugby championship title [link]
• Naya Tapper showed Tommy McFLY the A-Zs of Rugby before she heads off to her second Olympics on this segment of #TommyTriesIt! [link]
• Ellie Boatman spoke to the BBC about her journey to becoming an Olympian and professional rugby player, as well as her struggles with body image [link]

Women’s Rugby Rundown Jobs

• USA Rugby Women’s XVs National Team Assistant Coach – Defense [link]
• Penn State Head Coach for Women’s and Men’s Teams [link]
• Graphic Designer and Content Creator for Rugby Canada [link]
• Ealing Trailfinders Head of Community [link]
• Saracens, Women’s Lead Physiotherapist, full-time [link]