The 2024 Women’s Six Nations is just around the corner and I am extremely excited and honoured to have been named in the squad for the campaign.
The Red Roses captain is excited by how the team is evolving under John Mitchell ahead of the Women's Six Nations as she prepares to become only the seventh Englishwoman to win her 100th cap.
Reminiscent of 2023 Manawa are favourites to prevail having won their opening matches against Poua 46-24 and the Blues 17-10. Matatu has stumbled against the Blues 17-24 and Poua 36-29. Anything less than a win for the Southerners might spell the end of their title defence.
Ireland head coach Scott Bemand refused to rule out a future recall for Cliodhna Moloney despite again leaving the exiled hooker out of his initial Women’s Six Nations squad.
The NSW Waratahs have taken the first step towards redemption with a season-opening 45-10 Super Rugby Women's victory over the ACT Brumbies.
Western Force winger Rosie McGehan has scored a double and dished off another to lead her side to a 36-12 Super Rugby Women's win.
Charli Jacoby will tell you cheerleading and rugby union have a lot in common.
The Rugby Football Union currently holds one match in each Guinness Women’s Six Nations at the ground, with England’s clash with Ireland on April 20 assigned for this year.
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. Let’s be honest: it won’t ever be. We’ll never reach the Platonic ideal of the global game, but we can definitely hope that the year ends having seen hard-fought, lovingly-covered, and widely-enjoyed contests.
‘Winning is a habit’ is something you hear an awful lot in sport, and Scotland’s recent results suggest that’s a truism based on - well - truths: look at the form guide above and try to argue that performances exist in isolation.
The rapid rise of Bienne Terita in the 15-player game was eye-catching, enthralling and simply a lot of fun.
So they huffed, and they puffed, and they blew the house in - storming the land of the long white cloud, and leaving ferns strewn across the lawn as they departed - the WXV 1 trophy stashed beneath one muscular arm. The Red Roses - twelve months on from the hand that stole the final lineout, the heroics, and the heartbreak - trampled and scorched their way to the inaugural title, making the world champions look eminently mortal in the process.