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Women’s Rugby Rundown News

7s

International

• After a decade-long hiatus, Greece held its 7s Championships, where Iraklis Blues emerged as the Greek National Women’s Rugby Champions for ’23-24 [link]
• The Rugby Africa Women’s 7s 2024 will take place in Tunisia on October 26-27 and November 2-3, featuring 12 teams with the top two qualifying for the 2025 HSBC Sevens Challenger Series and the top eight advancing to the final stage of the 2025 competition [link]

XVs

International

• In the second round of the U20s Transatlantic Quad Series, Wales, and Canada recorded wins:
  • Wales 38 USA 31
  • Canada 36 England 33
• The WXV fixtures have been released, with 27 thrilling matches taking place from September 27 to October 12 in Vancouver, South Africa, and Dubai as teams compete for the final two spots in the 2025 Rugby World Cup [link]
  • Scrumqueens takes a closer look at the WXV pools and why the use of a cross-conference persists [link]
• Scotland announced warm up matches in Edinburgh against Wales and Fiji on September 6 and 14 [link]
  • Check out all the upcoming matches on our Fixtures & Results page [link]
• Black Ferns co-captain Kennedy Simon has extended her contract with New Zealand Rugby through to 2028, marking the longest commitment ever signed by a women’s fifteens player in New Zealand since the introduction of professional contracts in 2018 [link]

Premier & Club

• The Bulls Daisies secured the top spot and semi-final hosting rights in South Africa’s Premier Division, while the battle for the final semi-final spot remains fierce with DHL Western Province, Sanlam Boland Dames, Sharks, and Border Ladies all still in contention [link]
  • Jakkie Cilliers of the Bulls Daisies has broken the season points record with 137 points, surpassing the previous record of 136 held by Libbie Janse van Rensburg, with at least three matches still to play [link]
• In Round 10 of the WPL, All Blues, Beantown, and New York recorded wins, with New York moving above the CO Gray Wolves into second place, while Beantown’s win over Life West improved their win column but wasn’t enough to move them up [link]
• The PWR Up Series fixtures have been confirmed for September, featuring three weekends of regional pool matches for all nine Premiership Women’s Rugby clubs as a warm-up before the league starts on October 5 [link]

Women’s Rugby Rundown Features

• ‘A lot of pressure’: Naya Tapper and US rugby sevens aim for Paris gold rush [link]
• ‘We want to get to know them’: How bold personalities can drive WXV forward [link]
• ‘Every game the competition is getting tougher’: Kate Zackary on WXV [link]
• The Power of Rugby: Traci Young’s Incredible Gift to Mike Tolkin [link]

Women’s Rugby Rundown Media

• Jasmine Joyce will make history as the first GB 7s player at three Olympic Games [link]
• Family ties have played a big part in Maddison Levi’s journey to the Olympics [link]
• Watch the behind-the-scenes look at how the Saracens secured the Allianz Cup [link]

Women’s Rugby Rundown Jobs

• Hong Kong Rugby, General Manager – Club Development & Sustainability [link]
• National Collegiate Rugby Marketing Manager [link]