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Salvin named as interim head coach of Exeter Chiefs Women

Steve Salvin has been named as Exeter Chiefs Women’s interim head coach ahead of the 2025/26 season.

A part of an off-season of change for the women’s side, Salvin will work alongside two new appointments: backs and attack coach Oli Bishop and team manager Keith Brooking.

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Criticism of fixture clashes as final Six Nations schedule confirmed

Ireland and Italy will kick-off the remaining fixtures in this season's Six Nations championship after dates and kick-off times were finally confirmed. However, organisers have been criticised for placing matches too close together, forcing armchair fans to choose between games.

Italy's trip to Donnybrook will start at 1pm on Sunday 25 October, with Scotland entertaining France at...

Organisers plan Rugby World Cup isolation for teams in New Zealand

With one year to go, plans are already in place for teams to isolate ahead of the 2021 Rugby World Cup in New Zealand. Eleven sides plus the hosts will take part in the tournament, the first time the women's World Cup has left the northern hemisphere, beginning on 18 September.

Although exact details are yet to be finalised, organisers are expected to follow the template for teams...

Exeter Chiefs turn to the States to strengthen squad ahead of Premier 15s debut

Susie Appleby’s squad plans for the new Exeter Chiefs Women’s side are continuing apace after she today confirmed the arrival of three more international names.

USA Women’s players Gabby Cantorna, Jennine Duncan and Kate Zackary have all accepted one-year contracts with the Chiefs and will arrive – pending visa approval – within the next few weeks to join the Devon club ahead of...

Wales, welsh rugby, women's rugby, women's sport

Edwards named as interim head coach for Wales Women

Wales sevens coach Darren Edwards will take charge of Wales Women's rearranged Six Nations fixture against Scotland at the end of October.

Edwards has been named as interim women's head coach, replacing Rowland Phillips who stepped down in March.

The Welsh Rugby Union has struggled to find a permanent appointment to lead Wales into the 2021 Rugby World Cup and the...

Red Roses return to Twickenham as autumn internationals confirmed

England Women will play against France at Twickenham ahead of the men's match against Ireland on Saturday 21 November, the Rugby Football Union has confirmed.

It will be the second leg of a double header against the French, with the first match played at a venue to be confirmed on Saturday 14 November.

Red Roses head coach Simon Middleton said: “We’re looking forward to a...

England Women, Red Roses, Six Nations, England rugby, women's rugby

Red Roses welcome opportunity to be role models in more ways than one

England's Red Rose stars have welcomed the opportunity to be part of Umbro's kit launch for the national side following the controversy over Ireland's kit launch last month.

The Ireland kit supplier Canterbury was criticised for getting players to wear the men's kit in publicity shots but using models for the women's kit instead.

No such issues for England, where the likes...

World Rugby to fund coaching opportunities at 2021 Rugby World Cup

World Rugby has agreed to pay for an extra female coach for every team taking part in the 2021 Rugby World Cup as part of a commitment to increase the number of elite women coaches.

The governing body has set a target of 40 percent of head coaches at the 2025 World Cup being women as opposed to just eight percent (one out of 12) in 2017. In comparison, 38 percent of coaches at the...

Women's game given go-ahead to move to stage two of rugby restart roadmap

The 10 Premier 15s clubs and England Red Roses have been given permission to move to stage two of the elite sport framework as the elite women's game moves closer to a return.

Full contact training can resume although there will be several measures in place to reduce face-to-face contact.

England's women will return to action in October as they look to complete their Six...

women's rugby, rugby world cup, england women

RFU to make England bid for 2025 Rugby World Cup

The Rugby Football Union wants to bring the women's Rugby World Cup to England in 2025.

According to The Times, the RFU has committed to making a bid for the event, having successfully hosted the men's World Cup in 2015. The 2021 Rugby World Cup will be held in New Zealand in September and October.

World Rugby has announced a decision on the destination for the next two men'...

Ready4Rugby given government approval as community game allowed to resume

The government has approved Rugby Football Union plans to reintroduce the sport at community level, initially in a non-contact format.

As reported by Women's Sport Daily , the RFU asked for permission for clubs to play an amended 10-a-side form of the game with no scrums, rucks, mauls or tackling.

The format has been branded as 'Ready4Rugby' by the RFU and clubs are allowed...

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