Gloucester-Hartpury Three-Peats, Uganda Troubles & Guinness Women’s Six Nations Returns | WRR 192

Women’s Rugby 7s News

International

• A Uganda player has alleged sexual harassment by male coaches within the national team, as first reported by New Vision [link]
• Uganda have also withdrawn from the World Rugby Challenger Series penultimate leg in Krakow Poland after citing visa issues [link]
  • Belgium is ranked 9th, will they be invited to Krakow?
• The rise of women’s rugby in Argentina: Las Yaguaretes chase SVNS dream [link]

Domestic

• PR7s is bringing elite rugby development to Portland [link]

Women’s Rugby XVs News

International

• Brazil kicked off its Rugby World Cup preparations with a 19-12 win over Portugal, securing victory with a late try from Carol Pereira [link]
  • Brazil will now face Spain this weekend in another preparatory match ahead of the 2025 RWC [link]
• Spain secure player contracts for the first time ahead of rugby World Cup 2025 [link]
  • Alicante and Valencia, epicenters of women’s rugby in March and April [link]
• 2025 Guinness Women’s Six Nations kicks off March 22! England eyes a 7th straight title, Wales looks to rebound from their Wooden Spoon, and new law innovations debut [link]
  • The Six Nations stays free-to-air in the UK through 2029, with ITV and BBC sharing the Men’s Championship, while the BBC airs every Women’s and U20s match [link]
• Lynn names 37-strong Wales Women squad for Six Nations [link]
• France keeping early memories close in pursuit of Red Roses [link]
• The Springbok Women’s final alignment camp for the year at the Stellenbosch Academy of Sport got the nod of approval from performance coach Swys de Bruin, who said they made good progress during the monthly camps which started in January [link]
• San Pedro will host the Rugby Africa Women’s Cup 2025 in April [link]
  • The Zimbabwe Sables are gearing up for their Ivory Coast tour as they prepare for the Rugby Africa Women’s Cup (April 9-20) and the Nedbank Challenge (March 29 & April 5) [link]
• Rafatu Inusah elected Head of Women’s Rugby at Union of West African Rugby Federations [link]
• Canada’s U20 Women head to Dublin in May for two matches against Ireland, with 14 returners from last year’s championship squad, including top try scorers Kennedi Stevenson, Adelaide Holmes, and Rachel Cullum [link]
• Denver could be the center of the rugby world in 2031 and 2033 [link]

Premier & Club

• Gloucester-Hartpury makes history as three-time champions, the first team to go back-to-back-to-back since 2012, pulling away from the Saracens after the 55th minute with multiple scores and holding firm despite two yellow cards, winning 34-19 [link]
• Societe Generale capped off an undefeated season with a 7-3 win over Natixis Ice in the Nan Fung Group | AIRSIDE Premiership Final [link]
• A new chapter in U.S. rugby begins this weekend as Women’s Elite Rugby (WER) kicks off its inaugural season on March 22, with the New York Exiles hosting the Boston Banshees and Chicago Tempest facing TC Gemini on March 23, launching a 13-week journey in the first professional women’s rugby competition in the country—we’re also hearing a broadcast announcement is imminent, so stay tuned for details on how to watch! [link]
• USA Club [link]:
  • D1: Seattle still leads PNW, Utah jumped to first in Frontier, and Dallas Quins stay on top in Red River
  • D2: Life West leads NCRFU, Atomic moves up in the Southwest, and WC Marines stay unbeaten in SCRFU
  • D3: Dallas leads Red River, with other areas returning soon
  • Get a first look at Super Regional brackets with seeding in some areas still to be determined
• Only two matches in the last two weeks for the Welsh Premiership as postponements continue, but Llandaff still leads the pack [link]
• Vancouver stays on top after six rounds of the BC Premier, beating Burnaby Lake, while Seattle took down higher ranked Castaway [link]
• Railway Union edged out UL Bohemian 17-10 in a top-of-the-table clash to stay in front after 17 rounds of the Energia AIL, while Blackrock College, Wicklow, Suttonians, and Cooke also secured wins in the penultimate round [link]
• CRAT and CR Majadahonda face off in the Iberdrola Final on March 30 at Elviña, renewing a rivalry that has seen Majadahonda take the last three meetings, including a dominant 41-12 win in the Super Cup [link]
  • Colina Clinic El Salvador dominated Sant Cugat 57-5 in the Iberdrola Queen’s Cup final, securing their first national XV title with a blistering first half that saw them lead 43-0 at the break, while Sant Cugat’s lone try came in the second half before Bing Bing Vergara sealed the win in the final minute [link]
• With one weekend of play left, the Bulls Daisies have locked in their spot in the Women’s Premier Division final on March 29, where they’ll have the chance to claim their third consecutive title [link]
• With a few rounds to go in the Uganda Premiership, the Black Pearls remain unbeaten at the top, with the Thunderbirds right on their tail [link]
• The Waratahs powered past the Reds 36-14 in Super W Round 3, with Maya Stewart’s record-breaking brace leading the charge, while Fijian Drua stunned the Brumbies with a last-minute 21-15 win, and the Western Force claimed a 41-29 development victory over Penina Pasifika [link]

• The Blues dominated Matatū 28-7 in a top-of-the-table clash to stay unbeaten in Super Rugby Aupiki, while Chiefs Manawa bounced back with a commanding 46-7 win over Hurricanes Poua, setting up a Round 4 showdown against the Blues in Hamilton [link]

Women’s Rugby Features

• Rugby Tens and Dallen Stanford are offering a Level 1 Broadcast Commentary Program—applications are now open on their website [link]
• Scotland women and the 14 month journey – W6Ns build up: Molly Poolman’s learning curve continuing and she is set for an exciting future [link]
• María Ribera: Hard working SVNS coach shaping Spain in her image [link]
• Breakers’ Liulamaga Makes the WER Leap [link]
• Eleni Zis Realizes Rugby League Dreams [link]
• Charlotte Caslick and fellow rugby sevens converts warned not to expect automatic Wallaroos World Cup starts [link]
• The South Africa Rugby Women’s Player of the Year goes to Nadine Roos and Jakkie Cilliers, who topped the scoring charts and helped the Bulls Daisies to a 2nd successive Women’s Premier Division title, was recognized as Provincial Women’s Player of the Year as well [link]
• Yuka Kanematsu: Japan’s accidental coach taking SVNS by storm [link]
• Scotland women and the 14 month journey – W6Ns build up: Cougars proud of “absolute machine” Adelle Ferrie [link]
• Hannah Botterman learned of her grandad’s passing on World Cup final day but had to push it aside. Injured and far from home, she could only watch as England’s fate unfolded [link]
• Scotland women and the 14 month journey – W6Ns build up: Emma Wassell hails “hugely special moment” alongside Julie Beavan on International Women’s Day [link]
• Paula Alevín: “It was very hard for me to accept the retirement; I felt a tremendous emotional void.” [link]
• Neve Jones: Owning the ‘nuisance’ tag and why size doesn’t matter [link]
• US women’s grassroots flourishes after Olympic sevens heroics [link]
• Jocelyn Barrieau: How passion, pride, and love shaped the Canada coach [link]
• “I know it will work”: How Capgemini programme is helping Zakia Kulabako drive growth in Uganda [link]
• Emilie Bydwell: ‘We were an anomaly…now they can genuinely see this as a career path’ [link]
• Women’s Elite Rugby Partners With Destination Sport Group [link]
• Hannah Jones: I nearly quit Wales over disgraceful contract situation [link]
• Giselle Mather: ‘It’s no longer weird to see a female coaching’ [link]

Women’s Rugby Media

• WER President and Co-Founder, Dr.Jessica Hammond-Graf talks WER launch [link]
• From Leicester to Boston, Foundational Banshee, Emily Henrich [link]