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Do New Zealand have what it takes to topple the Aussies in Rugby Sevens?

Vancouver was the latest city to be visited by the HSBC Rugby SVNS circus, bringing in their hot new blend of music, culture, cuisine, and of course, rugby sevens. For the first three rounds hosted in Dubai, Cape Town, and Perth, Australia had dominated, clinching two golds and a silver medal...

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A Review of the Women’s Rugby World Cup So Far

Although a year later than it was originally billed, we’re now well into the Women’s Rugby World Cup 2022, and so far, the opening rounds have certainly done a lot to help put women’s rugby into the sporting limelight.

Here we’ve recapped the tournament so far and have given some insights into who is tipped for victory and how the competition is benefiting the women’s game.

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Red Roses in rampant Rugby World Cup start

The weekend has barely begun and there has already been some fantastic sport on display.

New Zealand is the only place to start, as the biggest ever Women’s Rugby World Cup got underway, and the tournament favourites are wearing the red rose of England.

After France cruised past South Africa in the opening match, England took on the flair of Fiji. Claudia MacDonald and Amy...

From 50 to 500 – RFU campaign aims to #INSPIRE women to take up refereeing

The RFU has launched a nationwide campaign to inspire 500 new female rugby referees to join the sport by the end of 2024.

The #INSPIRE campaign will celebrate a female referee every day in the build-up to the England v Japan Autumn international on November 12, at which 50 of England’s most inspiring female referees will take to the pitch at Twickenham.

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Breakthrough opportunity for women's rugby

The Red Roses of England Rugby will take another huge step forward whey play their first standalone fixture at Twickenham in next season’s Women’s Six Nations tournament.

England Women have played at Rugby HQ before but that was combined with a men’s game, and this fixture against France on April 29 will be a breakthrough moment.

The RFU has already stated its ambition fill...

England's World Cup warm-up squad

Head coach Simon Middleton has named an updated 35-player England Women’s squad ahead of this weekend’s Test match against USA in Exeter. The Red Roses will play the Eagles at Sandy Park Stadium on Saturday, September 3 (KO 3pm) in their first of two Summer Nations Series matches. Middleton’s side have been training at Pennyhill Park throughout August and meet up in Exeter today to fine-tune...

Hunter seeks one last World Cup dream

Sarah Hunter says the prolonged pain of England’s 2017 World Cup final defeat is fuelling her quest for a revenge mission in New Zealand this autumn.

The North Shields-born star skippered the Red Roses when they were beaten by the Black Ferns in the final five years ago, having also been a part of the side that were crowned champions in France three years earlier.

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Physical Disability Rugby League World Cup

Live draw for Physical Rugby League World Cup

Following the announcement that there is to be a Physical Disability Rugby League (PDRL) World Cup showcase event, Rugby League World Cup 2021 is pleased to confirm that the draw for the group stages will be held live on Channel 4’s ‘The Last Leg’ tonight (July 29).

The Rugby League World Cup is the pinnacle major event of rugby league, globally contested every four years. RLWC2021...

What do rugby fans actually think about rugby stadiums?

Experts at Liverugbytickets.co.uk have discovered the rugby stadiums around the world fans are most – and least – satisfied with. To do this, they created an index taking into consideration four factors: atmosphere, cleanliness, affordability and food.

The study involved content analysis of over 15,000 TripAdvisor reviews for 40 of the biggest rugby stadiums by capacity. Stadiums...

September internationals scheduled for Red Roses

England’s Red Roses will play two home internationals, taking on USA on September 3 and Wales on September 14.

The USA game will take place at Exeter’s Sandy Park and the Wales fixture at Ashton Gate in Bristol. Tickets are available here.

It will be a fourth visit to Sandy Park for the Red Roses and a particularly special occasion for the USA squad, who have a number of...

Rugby League World Cup can’t come soon enough

England took the next step in their preparations for a historic World Cup with a comfortable win over France.

Scoring seven tries in a 36-10 victory in Warrington, England demonstrated their potential to rival traditional favourites Australia and New Zealand in a Rugby League World Cup that will see the women’s, men’s and wheelchair tournaments all held at the same time.

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