Canada, Black Ferns and Trinidad & Tobago Win, While Shogun & Canada East Earn 7s Titles | WRR 208

Welcome to WRR 208 for June 30 to July 6. Canada opened their South Africa tour with a dominant win over the Springbok women in Pretoria, showing strength even while down a player. Trinidad & Tobago edged the Cayman Islands to secure back-to-back wins. The Black Ferns powered past the Black Ferns XV in Whangārei, … Read more

Trinidad Stuns Mexico, Ilona Earns ESPYS Nod, Denver Onyx Wins Inaugural WER Legacy Cup | WRR 207

Welcome to Women’s Rugby Rundown 207 for June 23–29. Trinidad and Tobago edged Mexico in a thriller, but Mexico still walked away with their first RAN XVs title since 2019 by the slimmest of margins. The result helped Trinidad and Tobago jump four spots in the World Rugby Rankings, while Mexico slipped two. In other … Read more

Ilona Maher Docuseries, Women’s RWC Archive Preserved, and Sophie de Goede Returns | WRR 206

Welcome to WRR 206 for June 16–22. Cayman secured a historic win over Bermuda in a 10s match, marking a rare international appearance for both teams. Canada named 38 players to a training camp ahead of a two-match tour to South Africa, with some big names returning from injury. Two new projects are reshaping women’s … Read more

Fiji, South Africa & GB 7s Wins and & Kenya Rugby Union Crisis | WRR 205

Welcome to WRR 205 for June 9-15. The weekend featured Great Britain claiming gold at the first stop of the 2025 European 7s Championship in Makarska, while Georgia made history with their first series win. Fiji’s Vodafone Fijiana defended their Oceania Rugby Championship title in a thrilling match against Samoa, and South Africa also defended … Read more

Fiji, South Africa, Kenya Win Big as WER Legacy Cup Playoffs Tighten and Bosnia Begins 7s | WRR 204

Welcome to WRR 204 for June 2-8. The Vodafone Fijiana opened the Oceania Rugby Championship with a commanding win over Tonga as they defend their title. South Africa began their Rugby Africa Cup defense with a strong victory over Uganda, while the Kenya Lionesses also secured a win over Madagascar. Italy and Scotland are gearing … Read more

Jamaica’s Win, IGR Events, Oceania Championships & Africa Cup, Stade Bordelais’ Third Title | WRR 203

Welcome to WRR 203 for May 26-June 1. This weekend saw Jamaica secure a strong second win over Trinidad & Tobago in the RAN XVs Tournament. The 2025 RWC is already setting records with 350,000 tickets sold and less than 90 days to go. At the 2025 IGR Union Cup in Oslo, Les Simones remained … Read more

PAC4 Round 2, Winners of Iberdrola, Uganda and USA Club and 100 Days to RWC 2025 | WRR 201

Welcome to Women’s Rugby Rundown 201 for May 12-18. We start with the Asia Rugby Championships, where Japan opened their title defense with a dominant shutout over Kazakhstan. In PAC4 action, Canada and New Zealand battled to a thrilling draw in Christchurch, while the Wallaroos outlasted the USA. World Rugby marked 100 days to go … Read more

19 Years and 200 Episodes: A Milestone Moment for YSCRugby and Women’s Rugby Rundown

This week, Women’s Rugby Rundown released its 200th episode. At the same time, Your Scrumhalf Connection (YSCRugby) is celebrating 19 years of covering, promoting, and supporting women’s rugby around the world. These two milestones may be measured in numbers, but they represent something far deeper — a commitment to showing up, telling the stories that … Read more

WRR Turns 200: Black Ferns Stay Unbeaten, Latvia Dominates, Zimbabwe Scandal | WRR 200

Welcome to Women’s Rugby Rundown 200 for May 5–11. We’re stepping away from the usual format this week to celebrate a milestone as we mark our 200th episode. I didn’t set out to make a show. I just wanted to make sure people knew what was happening in women’s rugby because too often, no one … Read more

Black Ferns Rules SVNS, World Rugby’s New Sevens Model & Pacific Four Kickoff | WRR 199

Welcome to WRR 199 for April 27-May 4. New Zealand closed out the HSBC SVNS season with a commanding World Championship win over Australia, while Canada secured bronze against the USA and four teams: Brazil, China, Kenya, and Spain earned their way into next year’s Division 2 under World Rugby’s newly launched three-tier Sevens model. … Read more