Get ready for the ultimate sprint through the latest and greatest in women’s rugby with the “Women’s Rugby Rundown”! It’s not just news; it’s your weekly dose of all things awesome in the world of women’s rugby, served up in bite-sized, engaging nuggets. We’re on a mission to keep you in the loop without taking up your precious time. Expect top stories, updates, and events delivered with a dash of fun. If you’re a fan of women’s rugby and love a good time, join the ride!
Under the Posts – Aug 10-16 starts with a moving video from Ugo Monye, Maro Itoje and Ellis Genge around racism. We’re also looking at the joint men’s and women’s Rugby World Cup host selection process, some 2021 Women’s Rugby World Cup squads are announced, the RAN rugby online women’s forum continues, 5 player features … Read more
Under the Posts – Aug 3-9 spotlights the #tackletransphobia campaign, RAN Rugby began their Women’s Online Forum, the 2020 Six Nations resumes in late October, the 2021 European Qualifiers are confirmed, 5 player features and 3 media podcasts/videos. Featured Women’s Rugby News We’re fighting for our transgender sisters this week, if you haven’t heard…World Rugby … Read more
Under the Posts – Jul 27-Aug 2 features the return of International XVs rugby in October, a revised HSBC 7s Series, petitions to support trans athletes, rugby growth in Iran, South America hosts their first Coaching Academy, France is back to training, Premier 15s moves to non-contact training, four player features, five media events and … Read more
Under the Posts – Jul 20-26 starts with the leaked World Rugby document on transgender rugby players, England and Canada’s return to rugby, the first official New Zealand women’s rugby match in 1985, 7 player features, 4 media interviews and 2 #RugbyJobs. Featured Women’s Rugby News A leaked World Rugby report took us all by … Read more
Under the Posts – 13-19 begins with good news (it’s coming more frequent now it seems!). The rugby schedule at the 2021 Olympics has been released, Ireland has announced their club competitions will begin in January 2021, New Zealand announced the draw for the Farah Palmer Cup, we have five player features, five media items … Read more
Under the Posts – Jul 6-12 covers the cancellation of the 2020 WPL season, the USWRF’s History Project, Fiji’s HP Academy, Sport NZ allocates $7.3 million for facility upgrades ahead of the 2021 WRWC, Australia’s Charlotte Caslick eyes a switch to Rugby League, more player features and plenty of media. Weekly News We start with … Read more
Under the Posts – Jun 29 – Jul 5 begins with the RAN Women’s Online Forum, cancellation of the 2019-2020 HSBC 7s with New Zealand taking the title, Wales teases making their women semi or professional in 2021, Kazakhstan’s determination to be at the 2021 WRWC, 10 player features, media and a few rugby jobs. … Read more
Under the Posts – June 22-28 includes articles from Maggie Alphonsi, Charity Williams, the Farah Palmer Cup, Glendale touts their partnership (backroom deal) with USA Rugby and we’ve got plenty of media for you this week! Featured News This week we’re looking at two articles featuring England’s Maggie Alphonsi and Canada’s Charity Williams. Alphonis is … Read more
Under the Posts – June 15-21 highlights The Virtual Rugby Show, Australia begins making plans for their women’s competitions, WRCRA looks at the USA college landscape and we feature Pam Buisa, Alicia Lucas and Linda Djougang. Video of the Week Most of the USA Women’s Collegiate D1 and D2 teams have joined the College Rugby … Read more
Usually we start our women’s rugby digest with a featured video of the week. But the world as we know it changed (again) on May 25, 2020 with the brutal murder of George Floyd. Floyd isn’t the only victim of police brutality but his death reignited the BLM movement. After reflection and consultation with a … Read more
