With the 2010 Women’s Rugby World Cup 100 days away I can barely contain my excitement! The Girl and I bought our tickets to London this morning and are hoping that you are looking to buy your tickets as well. Wouldn’t it be great if we had a sea or USA supporters? Oh and by … Read more
One of the mini-highlights I had at the Hong Kong 7s tournament was meeting one of the members of the Chinese 7s team. I happened to be sitting right behind her during one of the Sunday games, so I introduced myself. Her name is Guan Qi Shi. She wears jersey #9 and she’s the team’s … Read more
THREE women rugby referees from Coventry are in line to take up roles in the IRB Women’s World cup, which kicks off in London in August. Niamh Hennessey, Carol Goldfinch and her daughter Christine, have been confirmed as members of the RFU’s women’s officiating programme. They had their positions in the 25-strong squad rubber stamped … Read more
Highlight video of South Africa vs Kazakhstan a few weeks ago, the match report is below! The road to the World Cup is paved for YOU! Check out travel packages to England for the 2010 Women’s Rugby World Cup here. from Womens RWC: South Africa return home to continue their preparations for Women’s Rugby World … Read more
Repost from ScrumQueens.com: England coach Gary Street has named the 26-player squad he hopes can lift the Women’s Rugby World Cup this year in London. The final England line-up is vastly experienced with over 700 caps among the named players but inevitably Street has had to make some tough calls with such a tight squad … Read more
from RRC: Vanesha McGee, winger for the USA WNT, has started blogging on the Rookie Rugby Club. This is her most recent post from April 23, 2010. Go here to read all of her blogs! Whew! Sorry, it’s been awhile, so I’m just gonna jump right back into it. Someone asked about my mental game-how … Read more
The USA Rugby Women’s National Team continue to prepare for the Rugby World Cup in August, they are having an East Team Camp this weekend in Monmouth, New Jersey. So I thought I would post their most recent video as it is hiliarious!. This is a few National Team Players rapping ‘You Are My Sunshine’. … Read more
American International Media (AIM) LLC, operator of the USA Sevens Tournament, owner of Rugby Magazine and www.rugbymag.com, will publish a deluxe coffee table book entitled, “The Complete History of American rugby Football” in conjunction with the History Committee of the USA Rugby Organization. Publication date is November 2010. We need clubs to send us archival … Read more
from DNA: New Delhi: Indian rugby players are hoping that rugby will receive its due recognition in India after the forthcoming Commonwealth Games to be held in the national capital in October. Addressing media after India finished fourth in Asian Rugby Sevens Championship, which concluded at the Delhi University on April 3, Rohan, a rugby … Read more
March 2006: a group of high energy women’s club and national team ruggers awaited two busloads of 20-something, mid-level DI collegiate, American women’s players. It was really, really hot outside. The visitors’ vehicles bottomed out on the dirt road rather violently at the entrance gate. An assessment of the pitch from passenger windows came back … Read more