Welcome to the top women’s rugby news in under 60 seconds for Jan 10-16. New Zealand has upgraded their player contracts, moving them to “as close to full time employment” as possible and Wales awarded their first ever player contracts. Huge huge steps forward for both of these programs. In more XVs news, Spain announced … Read more
Following a thrilling Emirates Dubai 7s, which saw Australia take home the trophy, attention now turns to Spain where Malaga will host the HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series for the first time. Taking place on January 21-23, Spain prepares to make its debut as a host nation where the Estadio Cuidad de Malaga will welcome … Read more
Welcome to the top women’s rugby news in under 60 seconds for Jan 3-9. We start with Spain’s announcement of “warm-up” matches against Italy and Colombia as they prepare for the European Championships, we review round 10 of Allianz Premier 15s and we look ahead to Ireland’s AIL semi-final matchups. In more XVs news, Asia … Read more
Welcome to the top women’s rugby update for Dec 27-Jan 3. A quiet week with limited rugby as most were celebrating the new year. Harlequins defeated Wasps in the lone Allianz Premier 15s match and Wales is looking for a new forwards coach after Geraint Lewis left his role as assistant coach. Fiji’s Commodore Humphrey Tawake … Read more
Welcome to the top women’s rugby news in for Dec 20-26. News of another review broke with New Zealand appointing a panel to oversee a ‘Cultural and Environmental Review’ and the IRFU’s new Chief Executive vows to “tackle issues in women’s game”. World Rugby has amended dates of the Rugby World Cup 2021 Qualifiers to … Read more
Welcome to the top women’s rugby news for Dec 13-19. 62 current and former Irish players wrote to their government to express their loss of all trust and confidence in the IRFU. By the end of the week there was a huge shift in tone from the IRFU and they announced they will publish the … Read more
Welcome to the top women’s rugby news in under 60 seconds for Dec 6-12. We now know the winners of the prestigious World Rugby Awards, Black Fern Te Kura Ngata-Aerengamte has bravely shared her story of experiencing a mental breakdown during the Autumn Internationals, and former Ireland captain Claire Molloy has called for more accountability … Read more
Welcome to the top women’s rugby update for Nov 29-Dec 5. We learned the next steps for the World Rugby Women’s Rugby Development & Strategic Plan, Six Nations announced their 2022 fixtures and broadcast coverage, Portugal returned to test rugby after 26 years and Australia won the second leg of Dubai 7s. In more XVs news, … Read more
Welcome to the top women’s rugby news in under 60 seconds for Nov 22-28. Big news from World Rugby this week and we’ll be looking down at our notes so we get it all right! First the Final Qualification Tournament for the 2021 Rugby World Cup will take place in Dubai on February 18 and … Read more
Australia had a perfect weekend last week in Dubai as they were crowned Champions. This title is their first Series gold medal since 2018. This weekend, the same 10 teams return to the ‘The Sevens’ stadium. Australia will look to double down on their wins but will be chased by Fiji, Great Britain and surprise … Read more