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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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Dates and venues announced for Rugby League World Cup 2021

England Women will play their Rugby League World Cup group matches at Headingley and Anfield after the full schedule for the event was released today.

The 2021 World Cup, being played alongside the men's and wheelchair tournaments for the first time, will take place in England in November.

England's opening fixture in Group A is against Brazil in Leeds on Tuesday 9 November...

World Rugby considers transgender women ban

Transgender players could be banned from participating in women's rugby following a review by the sport's governing body.

World Rugby says there is a 'clear safety risk' when transgender women play contact rugby. A 38-page draft report, which has been seen by The Guardian , claims there is 20-30% more chance of a woman being injured if they are tackled by a player who has gone...

Lawrence Dallaglio: the Lions need a women's side

England rugby legend Lawrence Dallaglio has called for the creation of a British & Irish Lions women's Test team.

Speaking on The Ruck podcast, the Rugby World Cup winner argued it made sense - at a time when the future of the Lions is being questioned - to strengthen the brand by introducing a women's side.

"It's certainly something they've got to look to for the future...

Clare Balding: Sponsorship and World Cup key to growing rugby league

New Rugby League president Clare Balding has predicted the 2021 World Cup will be the catalyst to transform women's rugby league in the UK.

England will host the tournament next year, the first time the men's, women's and wheelchair events will be held at the same time in the same country. The men's and women's finals will both be played at Old Trafford on 27 November.

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Focus On: Rownita Marston, Bristol Bears

With clubs beginning to prepare for the new Premier 15s season, Women's Sport Daily takes an in-depth look as some of the players expected to star in the new campaign:

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Name: Rownita Marston

Club: Bristol Bears

Position: Back Row

Country: England (2 caps)

Marston enjoyed a brilliant breakthrough season for the Bears in 2019-20,...

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Bristol Bears build around their international core

As they continue to build up to the start of the new Premier 15s season, Bristol Bears Women head coach Kim Oliver has been assessing the strengths of the core of English and Welsh internationals she is constructing her squad around.

The Red Roses quartet of Amber Reed, Sarah Bern, Clara Nielson and Rownita Marston had already committed to remain at the club before Oliver started to...

Premier 15s teams given green light to return to training

The Rugby Football Union has confirmed women's elite rugby players can return to training under the same criteria as elite men. The Premier 15s teams are eligible to follow the men's Premiership Rugby clubs in moving to Stage 2 of the Elite Sport Return to Training guidelines which allowed players to resume full-contact training in small groups.

A statement from the RFU said: "...

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Wales plan potential Premier 15s expansion

Wales have announced plans to create two professional 'super clubs' which could eventually join an expanded English Premier 15s league.

At the moment, Wales does not have a professional structure with elite players encouraged to play for clubs in England.

But the Welsh Rugby Union has proposed creating two performance centres in Wales which could then be turned into...

Wales start search for new head coach

The Welsh Rugby Union has announced major changes to the structure of women's rugby in Wales as it begins looking for a new head coach.

The successful candidate will not only be responsible for leading the squad to the 2021 Rugby World Cup in New Zealand but also preparing the sevens side for the Commonwealth Games in 2022.

In addition, two new roles of physical performance...