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...
The Premier 15s clubs were given permission to return to training by the Rugby Football Union but no date has been announced for when the new season will start.
The 2019-20 campaign was cancelled in March but whilst the men's Premiership is set for a mid-August resumption there will be frustration over the lack of a timetable for the women's game.
The Rugby Football Union has admitted it would consider allowing teams from Scotland and Wales to join the English Premier 15s.
Women's Sport Daily has previously reported on the desire of the Welsh Rugby Union to develop two "super clubs" as part of a plan to turn the women's game professional in the principality.
The RFU hopes expanding the league to the Welsh and Scots...
England's women and men's sevens squads face the prospect of losing their funding after the Rugby Football Union admitted players might not have their contracts renewed when they expire this summer.
Players were warned they will need to look for other work. Whilst the RFU is exploring ways of keeping a presence on the World Sevens Series circuit, it cannot 'sustain the team in its...
The England squad will return to training by the end of July as they begin preparing for the autumn internationals.
The Rugby Football Union have confirmed activity will be restricted to Stage One of the return to rugby roadmap, meaning players can only take part in non-contact training in small groups for the time being.
Some Red Roses are already back but the rest will now...
Women and schools rugby teams are likely to face major short-term changes to the sport - including the reduction of the number of players on each side - as the Rugby Football Union searches for ways to resume training and playing in the wake of the coronavirus crisis.
The RFU has reacted to the latest government framework for the return of recreational team sport which came into...
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.
The Rugby Football Union has set out how the grassroots game, including schools, universities and women's teams, can return safely to training and playing following the coronavirus crisis.
The governing body in England has published a "restart road map" outlining the six stages to allow rugby's full return.
It also confirmed the criteria for the first two stages, individual...
Premier 15s title sponsor Tyrrells will end its sponsorship of the top tier of the women’s club game at the conclusion of its three-year contract (August 2020). Tyrrells, owned by KP Snacks, has reviewed its sponsorship commitments, and has taken the decision to redirect its marketing spend in line with overarching business objectives. Kevin McNair, Marketing Director, KP Snacks says: “...
Exeter Rugby Club chief executive, Tony Rowe OBE, has spoken of his delight after it was confirmed that the newly-formed Chiefs’ Women’s side have had their application to join the Tyrrells Premier 15s division for the 2020/21-2022/23 seasons accepted.
An independently verified audit took place in the first half of the 2019/20 season, where each current Tyrrells Premier 15s club was...
