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What to watch in women’s rugby: Quad Series to showcase rising stars

Wales' Jess Rogers and England's Steph Else lead their sides out during the Six Nations Women's Summer Series between Wales and England at the Stadio Sergio Lanfranchi in Parma, Italy, Tuesday, July 9th, 2024 (Photo by Ben Brady / Inpho)

RugbyPass TV viewers will have an opportunity to glimpse the next generation of women’s talent over the coming fortnight as the Transatlantic Quad Series takes place in Wales.

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The U20 competition follows hot on the heels of the Six Nations Women’s Summer Series in Parma and will feature pathway teams from Wales, England, Canada and USA.

It will get underway in Ystrad Mynach, Caerphilly on Sunday when Canada and USA compete for regional bragging rights at the Centre for Sporting Excellence.

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Although the Canadians have the upper hand in the rivalry at Test level, it was the young Americans who emerged victorious when the countries last met at U20 level.

USA ran in six tries at TD Place last July, overturning a 17-14 half-time deficit to ultimately secure a commanding 40-24 victory.

Fly-half Alissa Eisenhart converted five of those scores to finish the match with 10 points and she has again been named as part of the USA squad to travel to Wales.

USA coach Joel Nonnaud said: “This tour is critical to our athletes’ development in the pathway, as it teaches them to form an efficient team quickly and compete against opponents who will challenge them tactically, technically, physically and mentally for 80 minutes non-stop.”

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Following Sunday’s opening match, USA will play Wales and Canada will take on England at Cardiff Arms Park on Friday, July 19th.

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The fixtures will then be reversed as England face USA and the hosts play Canada at the same venue five days later.

“We are greatly looking forward to working with this group of players as they continue their development along the high-performance pathway,” Canada coach Dean Murten said.

“Last summer the U20 women’s programme officially relaunched with two valuable Test matches against the USA and Wales, and we are confident that our programming this summer will once again provide an elite training and competition experience and challenge our players as they continue their development both on and off the pitch.

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“These players have put in a great amount of work with their club and university teams and will now get to transfer their skills to an international setting.”

All the action from Ystrad Mynach and Cardiff Arms Park will be available to watch live and for free globally on RugbyPass TV.

Sunday, July 14th

17:30 BST (GMT+1) – USA v Canada, Ystrad Mynach – WATCH LIVE HERE

Friday, July 19th

17:30 BST – England v Canada, Cardiff Arms Park – WATCH LIVE HERE
20:00 BST – Wales v USA, Cardiff Arms Park – WATCH LIVE HERE

Wednesday, July 24th

17:30 BST – England v USA, Cardiff Arms Park – WATCH LIVE HERE
20:00 BST – Wales v Canada, Cardiff Arms Park – WATCH LIVE HERE

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“A succession of recent ex-players going straight back into the game as coaches in their early 40’s would prob be enough to kill it stone-dead. Innovation would die a death.”

Would it? I do think one of the major differences between rugby and most other sports - which we’ve been overlooking - is the degree to which players are expected to lead team meetings & analysis sessions and the like. Someone like Owen Farrell has basically been an assistant coach already for ten years - and he’s been so under a variety of different head coaches with different expectations and playing styles.


“The most interesting ppl I have met in the game have all coached well into their sixties and they value the time and opportunity they have had to reflect and therefore innovate in the game. That’s based on their ability to compare and contrast between multiple eras.”

I don’t doubt that that’s true. But having interesting insights doesn’t necessarily mean you’ll be the best able to inspire a team, or the best at managing the backroom staff.


“Wayne Smith winning the WWC in his mid sixties three years ago prob means nothing to you but it meant a lot to him. It took him back to the roots of is own coaching journey.”

I don’t doubt that! But I don’t think coaches should be hired on the basis that it means a lot to them.


“The likes of Carlo Ancelotti and Wayne Bennett and Andy Reid all have a tale to tell. You should open your ears and listen to it!”

I agree! Never have I ever suggested otherwise!

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