Welcome to the top women’s rugby news for May 31-Jun 13. We were on vacation last week so we’re covering two weeks. We begin with more details around the Olympic 7s Repechage tournament where the last two teams will punch their tickets for Tokyo. France and Russia are the favorites but they will have to … Read more
The World Rugby 7s Repechage tournament is the final event to determine the final two women’s teams to qualify for the rugby sevens competition at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games, which will be played July 29-31, 2021. Participants Russia, Argentina, Mexico, Samoa, Papua New Guinea, Kazakhstan, Jamaica, Tunisia, France, Hong Kong, Colombia and Madagascar will … Read more
Welcome to the top women’s rugby news for May 24-30. We start with two announcements from World Rugby. First, South Africa and France will open the Rugby World Cup 2021 tournament on October 8. Matches will then continue throughout October and end on November 12 with the Finals. Second, the 7s Repechage match schedule was … Read more
Welcome to the top women’s rugby news for May 17-23. We begin with the Allianz Premier 15s semi-finals where the Harlequins and Saracens defeated Wasps and Loughborough putting them in the Championship in Kingsholm on May 30th. We also look at Round three of South Africa’s Premier Division where Border Ladies and DHL Western are … Read more
Welcome to the top women’s rugby news for May 10-16. World Rugby announced dates for the 2021 Rugby World Cup and the 2022 Rugby World Cup. News that mostly flew under the radar was that Dr. Jonathan Webb was elected as the newest World Rugby Executive Committee member. While Webb was a fantastic candidate, they … Read more
Welcome to the top women’s rugby news for May 3-9! We begin with an eye towards the Olympics as Great Britain, France, Ireland, USA, Spain, Australia, New Zealand, Kenya, Madagascar, Tunisia, Uganda, Zimbabwe and South Africa have held or will be holding events to continue preparing for the Repechage or the Games. We also continue … Read more
Welcome to the top women’s rugby news for April 26-May 2! We’re starting with the open letter that Scrum Queens penned about the vacancy on the powerful World Rugby Executive Committee. World Rugby has the opportunity to choose one of two highly qualified female candidates and they could go even further by choosing one that … Read more
Welcome to the top women’s rugby news for April 19-25. The first ever Women’s Six Nations Finals Day was fantastic! England took their third consecutive title after outlasting France 10-6, Ireland took third with their win over Italy 25-5 and Scotland landed fifth place with a strong win over Wales 27-20. We also look at … Read more
Welcome to the top women’s rugby news for Apr 12-18! We’re picking up from last week where we talked about the Wales Rugby Union receiving lots of online criticism due to their team’s performance in the Six Nations. They responded by stating that they are “committed to developing the female game” but have indicated that … Read more
Welcome to the top women’s rugby news for Apr 5-11! We begin with celebrating the 30th anniversary of the inaugural Women’s Rugby World Cup in 1991. We also look at Round 2 of the Six Nations where England ran past Italy 67-3 while Ireland blasted Wales 45-0. Wales has received a barrage of criticism online … Read more