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Lucy Lomax
@lucylomax16 Lucy Lomax has been working in sports journalism, communications and digital content production for the past seven years. Lucy's career to date has seen her work for organisations such as BBC Sport, Harlequins Rugby, the English Institute of Sport and Team GB as well as hosting the Female Athlete Podcast. Lucy is passionate about supporting women in sport, and in particular helping to promote and grow the game of women's rugby.
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PWR announce fixtures for rounds 9-14
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van der Velden: 'The Netherlands definitely has the talent'
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Why are we seeing an influx of Black Ferns into the PWR?
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World Rugby expands trials of new ball for women’s rugby to HSBC SVNS
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England's Abby Dow announces retirement from rugby age 28
England's World Cup-winning wing Abby Dow has announced her retirement from rugby at the age of 28.
Lucy Lomax
26 Nov 2025, 4:59
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Interview
Davidson on All Blacks appointment: 'I'm definitely trying to see it as another 80 minutes of rugby'
Fresh from refereeing her second Women’s World Cup final between England and Canada back in September, Hollie Davidson will take…
Lucy Lomax
21 Nov 2025, 1:30
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Meet the figure behind Springbok Women's forward domination
One only needs to ask what made the Springboks stand out on the pitch during the Women's World Cup, what was it that put fear into…
Lucy Lomax
20 Nov 2025, 4:38
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Interview
Maud Muir on returning to club: 'It's been tricky. It is hard to switch your brain on'
You have to scroll back on the PWR results pages to just under a year ago to find Gloucester-Hartpury's last loss, and you have to…
Lucy Lomax
18 Nov 2025, 3:10
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PWR results round up: Try fest as round four delivers crackers
Round four of Premiership Women's Rugby saw a try-fest with 41 tries scored in total, as Saracens continued their impressive form …
Lucy Lomax
17 Nov 2025, 6:37
SA Rugby to centrally contract up to 150 players for new women's league
SA Rugby has been working tirelessly to expand opportunities for women’s players and to further professionalise the women’s ga…
Lucy Lomax
12 Nov 2025, 6:59
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PWR results round up: Away teams triumph in thrilling round three
Round three of Premiership Women's Rugby saw away day bliss, as all four away teams walked away with wins or points.
Lucy Lomax
10 Nov 2025, 5:12
PWR: Chisholm faces questions on Quins' inconsistencies as round 3 approaches
This week Quins head coach Ross Chisholm faced questions about emotional and performance inconsistencies, after a barn storming pe…
Lucy Lomax
06 Nov 2025, 4:54
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Eve Higgins: 'It was tough. I still haven't been able to watch the game back'
Almost eight weeks have passed since Ireland departed the World Cup in deflated fashion against France. It should have been the ga…
Lucy Lomax
05 Nov 2025, 6:49
PWR results round up: Round Two
The second round of the PWR saw some big score lines as well as some close matches, as big hitters Exeter and Gloucester Hartpury …
Lucy Lomax
03 Nov 2025, 2:24
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PWR round two preview: A London derby and huge clash at Sandy Park
The weekend starts off with a bang when Exeter Chiefs take on Gloucester-Hartpury live on BBC iPlayer with both sides coming off t…
Lucy Lomax
30 Oct 2025, 3:55
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PWR clubs see huge attendance spikes in 2025/26 opening round
Last weekend saw the opening four games of Premiership Women's Rugby for the 2025/26 season as clubs saw attendances spike across …
Lucy Lomax
28 Oct 2025, 3:37
Harlequins Women confirm arrival of two New Zealand internationals
Harlequins Women have confirmed the arrival of two New Zealand internationals Layla Sae and Liana Mikaele-Tu’u until the end of …
Lucy Lomax
23 Oct 2025, 7:58
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Here's how England players reacted to winning the 2025 World Cup
England have achieved the ultimate dream of winning a home World Cup, and the trophy is back in their hands for the first time in …
Lucy Lomax
28 Sep 2025, 1:08
England win 2025 Women's Rugby World Cup in front of world record crowd
England have won the 2025 Women’s Rugby World Cup, beating Canada 13-33 in an epic final, in front of a record Women’s World C…
Lucy Lomax
27 Sep 2025, 9:51
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New Zealand beat France in Bronze Final try fest
The Twickenham crowd of 50,000 was treated to a brilliant spectacle for the bronze medal match between France and New Zealand, whi…
Lucy Lomax
27 Sep 2025, 6:28
First ever all-female grounds team to prepare pitch for World Cup Final
On Saturday 27th September, a sell-out Allianz Stadium crowd will see history made as, for the first time ever, an all-female grou…
Lucy Lomax
26 Sep 2025, 4:10
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‘I'm more nervous about Canada than I would be New Zealand’: How can England beat Canada?
" I think that actually Canada is a stronger competitor. So although there's some people saying they’re relieved, I'm not, I'm m…
Lucy Lomax
25 Sep 2025, 23:32
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Maggie Alphonsi on 2010 home World Cup final: 'It still sits with me that loss'
What it's like to lose a home World Cup. In 2010, the team felt they had learnt from the pain of 2006, had more experienced player…
Lucy Lomax
24 Sep 2025, 3:54
82,000 to be at the World Cup final: What it means to England
No matter whether this is a fourth or fifth World Cup or your first, the momentous achievement and occasion of playing in front of…
Lucy Lomax
23 Sep 2025, 3:54
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