2021 Rugby World Cup We’re 4 days away from the 2021 Rugby World Cup finally beginning! The tournament was set to be played last year but was pushed a year like the Olympics due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Over 30,000 tickets have already been sold for the opening weekend and sales will go up until … Read more
It’s almost here! The 2021 Rugby World Cup was delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic but teams are finally on their way to New Zealand. Hosts New Zealand head into the tournament as defending champions and on a high, having beaten every team they warmed up against this year. RWC 2017 runners-up England have also … Read more
Welcome to the top women’s rugby news in under 60 seconds for Sep 19-25. We learned the last squads ahead of the 2021 Rugby World Cup with announcements from South Africa, Italy, Wales and England. Also, the Black Ferns beat Japan 95-12 while Canada defeated Fiji 24-7. This closes out all of the warmup matches … Read more
Welcome to the top women’s rugby news in under 60 seconds for Sep 12-18. England defeated Wales 73-7 and now has the longest international rugby winning streak in the world. Note we didn’t say women or men in that sentence because it is the longest regardless of gender. They are looking absolutely unstoppable ahead of … Read more
Welcome to the top women’s rugby news in under 60 seconds for Sep 5-11. Australia has captured a Triple Crown after winning this past weekend’s Rugby World Cup 7s, the 7s Series and the Commonwealth Games while Italy moved up to fifth place in the World Rugby Rankings after defeating France 26-19. In more 7s … Read more
Welcome to the top women’s rugby news in under 60 seconds for Aug 29-Sep 4. France and England recorded wins over the weekend defeating Italy and USA respectively. The RFU and IRFU transgender bans are under further scrutiny as England received a pre-action protocol letter from Julie Curtiss one of seven registered transgender players and … Read more
Welcome to the top women’s rugby news in under 60 seconds for Aug 22-28. USA, Japan and the Black Ferns secured wins over the weekend and we learned the dates for the 2023 TikTok Women’s Six Nations. In more XVs news, the Black Ferns also announced an additional test match against Japan on September 24, … Read more
On September 9, 16 teams will take to the field in Cape Town, South Africa to try and win the Rugby World Cup Sevens 2022. The Black Ferns are the reigning champions but recent HSBC Series winners Australia will be coming in hot. Other title contenders have to be France, Fiji, Ireland, New Zealand, USA … Read more
Welcome to the top women’s rugby news in under 60 seconds for Aug 15-21. Ireland, South Africa and New Zealand had wins over the weekend which saw Ireland move up to 6th place in the World Rugby rankings while the Springboks matched their previous high of 11th place. In more XVs news, Scotland’s Tennents Lager … Read more
Welcome to the top women’s rugby news in under 60 seconds for Aug 8-14. Ireland has joined England and Wold Rugby in banning transgender women from playing. Exclusionary bans like this are a continuation of a long history of excluding women from competitive sport. The category of women’s sport only came after male athletes were … Read more