The Women’s Premier League (WPL) has released their 2023 schedule and participating teams. As foreshadowed in last year’s Ignite the Change campaign, the WPL is moving towards professionalization. They began that work in 2022 with a cross-league working group composed of players, alumni and other key stakeholders. This group worked with the current League Leadership … Read more
We are pleased to announce the emergence of the University of Mississippi Women’s Rugby Football Club. The school has had a men’s club since 1974, but we haven’t had an established women’s club until now. We hope to create a sisterhood where women can uplift each other, work as a team, and, most importantly, play … Read more
Welcome to the top women’s rugby news in under 60 seconds for Feb 13-19. Spain handily defeated Netherlands 70-0 and are on top of the table for the European Championships. They face Sweden next week who are winless so far and so it is expected that Spain will clinch the European Championship title. In more … Read more
Welcome to the top women’s rugby news in under 60 seconds for Feb 6-12. Australia announced a $2 million injection that includes up to 35 players on central part-time contracts and Allan Bunting replaces Wayne Smith as Black Ferns Director of Rugby. In more International XVs news, Netherlands won their opening match of the European … Read more
Welcome to the top women’s rugby news in under 60 seconds for Jan 30-Feb 5. Portugal tops the European Trophy standings after defeating Finland 39-0 while Wales and Ireland will look to improve gender representation on their committees by at least 40% by the end of the year. This of course is one of the … Read more
Club rugby in the USA is well underway! We believe we’ve figured out where everyone is playing…if we’ve got it wrong or you want to provide any additional information please email Wendy. Read on for our our traditional breakdown of all the divisions in USA Women’s Club rugby. As we learn more about Regional Championships, … Read more
Dear USA Club Rugby Coaches and Admins, The 15’s Club Competitions Committee is currently reviewing proposals and venues for the 2023 15’s National Championship to be held on the weekend of June 3 & 4, 2023. In the interest of empowering our community of clubs across the country, the committee wanted to provide all clubs … Read more
Welcome to the top women’s rugby news in under 60 seconds for Jan 23-29. Steve Phillips finally resigned from the WRU and Nigel Walker was appointed acting CEO. In 7s news, Black Fern claimed gold for the third time this season cementing their place at the top of the World Rugby rankings and they edge … Read more
The fourth round of the HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series takes place this weekend in Sydney, Australia. Hosts Australia are the reigning Series champions but the Black Ferns lead current Series standings after winning Hamilton 7s. The 2023 Series is shaping up to be the most competitive in history with the prize of Olympic Games … Read more
Welcome to the top women’s rugby news in under 60 seconds for Jan 16-22. Welsh Rugby Union has been accused of sweeping their investigation into a toxic culture of sexism under the rug as revealed by the BBC and Munster retained the Vodafone Ireland Interprovincial title over the weekend. In more XVs news, Gloucester-Hartpury continues … Read more