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Claire Thomas
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Claire Thomas has lived and breathed sport all her life, covering it as a student whilst competing at international level. Now a full time broadcaster, she's never happier than when commentating on the Allianz Premier 15s, tearfully belting out Hen Wlad Fy Nhadau, or painstakingly pausing Squidge Rugby videos so she can cackle at all the tiny in-jokes.
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Aaron Grandidier: 'Sevens doesn’t get respect it deserves
37 days ago Bristol Bears Women
It all comes down to this: An opening number for Saturday’s PWR dance
88 days ago Bristol Bears Women
Ball in paw: How Bristol Bears think they’ve cracked it
94 days ago Six Nations Womens
Reflecting on yet another Red Roses procession
Opinion
‘And so? I’ll have to play': How Sophie Ellis-Bextor unwittingly previewed Red Roses vs Ireland
The question is: will the afternoon’s real murder have already taken place? Will there be any life left in this fixture by the f…
Claire Thomas
19 Apr 2024, 4:46
Analysis
Defence, discipline, and accuracy: France's Six Nations campaign so far in numbers
53 points scored - seven tries, six conversions, and a pair of penalty kicks - which is a tally only the Red Roses have surpassed.…
Claire Thomas
10 Apr 2024, 7:13
Opinion
There’s no ‘I’ in ‘team', but here are five individuals who encapsulate the Women’s Six Nations so far
So - in a bid to put a slight (read: dubious) twist on that tried-and-tested classic of a listicle, here’s a player from each na…
Claire Thomas
03 Apr 2024, 4:50
Exclusive
A wet Wednesday at base camp: A morning with the Red Roses
Put simply, spending a few hours at Pennyhill Park on a cold and blustery Wednesday - in between rounds one and two of the Six Nat…
Claire Thomas
29 Mar 2024, 5:40
Opinion
Wales vs Scotland Six Nations preview: 'You’d be mad to miss this particular Celtic kerfuffle'
If the senior men’s and u20s championships were anything to go by, we’re in for a scintillating ride - so clear your weekends,…
Claire Thomas
20 Mar 2024, 11:02
Analysis
Going Global with the Glow Ups: Resolutions for the International Women’s Game
Just as is the case with the PWR - test match women’s rugby has never been in ruder health, but it’s certainly not perfect yet…
Claire Thomas
15 Jan 2024, 7:34
Opinion
‘In the gap’, something special is building: A first encounter with Trailfinders
In their fledging PWR existence, they had played five and won two. 11 table points from 400 minutes of competition - 397 of which …
Claire Thomas
09 Jan 2024, 11:04
Opinion
New Year’s resolutions for Premiership Women’s Rugby
In 2024, the PWR needs to ‘do lots the same, but fight to make things even better - whilst also changing other bits.’ It’s c…
Claire Thomas
05 Jan 2024, 7:02
Opinion
A Twixmassy look around the PWR: New Kids, Mercurial Meg and Big Game
At the end of the year, with reflection in mind, six rounds (almost) complete, and a whole chocolate reindeer as column-writing fu…
Claire Thomas
28 Dec 2023, 9:56
Opinion
‘Someone’s going to have a good Christmas, and someone isn’t’: Saracens v Bristol Bears
Bristol Bears, who have taken every other scalp in the league, have never got the job done against Sarries - regardless of locatio…
Claire Thomas
21 Dec 2023, 8:56
Opinion
Down Under, Women’s Rugby’s on the up: 7s Supremos and a New Head Coach
The Australian women's sevens team are currently flying the flag for Australian rugby - easily the best team Down Under - but ther…
Claire Thomas
14 Dec 2023, 10:50
Two rounds down, and plenty to go: Some early season lukewarm takes on PWR
We’ve scarcely got going with this new Premiership Women’s Rugby campaign - if the season were a sprinter, it’d only just ha…
Claire Thomas
28 Nov 2023, 11:13
Analysis
The Circus is Back in Town: Let the Gloucester-Hartpury Title Defence Commence
The jubilant scenes at the Premier 15s final on June 24th are the ones which make the early season montages now, but this was a si…
Claire Thomas
24 Nov 2023, 5:40
Premiership Women’s Rugby - out with the crisps, in with the wacky clothes and new broadcast deal
They might not be dishing out the giant bags of crisps anymore, but this thing never fails to entertain - so grab yourselves some …
Claire Thomas
15 Nov 2023, 10:01
Analysis
Ferns strewn and history made: A re-watch of the Red Roses WXV 1 triumph
So they huffed, and they puffed, and they blew the house in - storming the land of the long white cloud, and leaving ferns strewn …
Claire Thomas
08 Nov 2023, 5:58
Analysis
What we’ve loved, and what’s at stake: The state of play as WXV reaches grand finale
Fiji and Spain were involved in some proper tussles - competition their set-ups have been craving - whilst Kazakstan battling past…
Claire Thomas
01 Nov 2023, 10:19
Interview
Thistly and thriving: Scotland’s return to winning ways
‘Winning is a habit’ is something you hear an awful lot in sport, and Scotland’s recent results suggest that’s a truism ba…
Claire Thomas
26 Oct 2023, 7:48
Analysis
Nominees for ‘Best Team in the World’ continued: A WXV Preview
Welcome back from that brief intermission. We hope you did something fun - like watching a supercut of Alisha Butchers highlights,…
Claire Thomas
19 Oct 2023, 16:10
Analysis
Awards Season is upon us: The WXV 1 nominees are in
This Autumn, the WXV1 trophy will be raised for the very first time - and the nominees are blockbuster. It’s time to cast our ey…
Claire Thomas
19 Oct 2023, 4:21
Analysis
Let the revolution commence: Your whistle-stop tour of the opening weekend of WXV
WXV is here: 18 teams, three tournaments, and a yearly opportunity for women’s rugby to dazzle on a planetary scale. A truly wor…
Claire Thomas
12 Oct 2023, 9:44
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