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There aren’t many rugby clubs – male or female – who have experienced a 42-player exodus before the start of a season. There are even fewer who could recruit another 67 as a result. Both happened to Lichfield Ladies RFC, in less than a year. The club – one of the early trailblazers of the women’s […] READ MORE
It’s all to play for once again in this year’s Women’s Six Nations. In this post-Rugby World Cup year, there will be less pressure than last time round, with the 2018 edition set to bear the hallmarks of blooding new players and squad experimentation. And as the women’s game continues to edge towards professionalism, this […] READ MORE
This September will see the relaunch of ‘Inner Warrior’ camps – a nationwide campaign by England Rugby to encourage more girls and women to pick up a rugby ball and play the game. But this initiative is taking place against a controversial backdrop – the termination of England Women’s professional contracts, which has stirred growing demands […] READ MORE
The New Zealand media will once again be happily licking its lips when digesting the Lions’ defeat to the Auckland Blues, who were well deserved winners against the ill-disciplined tourists. After an opening cagey win and one defeat, is there a real need for the alarm bells to be ringing for Warren Gatland’s side? Not […] READ MORE
It was the muffled roar of Warren Gatland’s Lions that was chosen as the opening soundtrack to a hugely anticipated summer of rugby, that finally hit our TV screens last weekend. The men would begin the calendar but an International Women’s Series quadrangular competition should also hold fans attention. While the men opened the tour, yet […] READ MORE
Over three months have passed since the RFU officially unveiled the ten teams for the new Women’s Super Rugby Competition – the UK’s elite league for the women’s game which kicks off in September. The announcement generated a prominent social media backlash as to why Lichfield Ladies – the team who finished second in this year’s […] READ MORE
This years’ men’s Six Nations will long be revered for its brutal competitiveness, when Scotland pierced the hopes of two home nations. Italy employed bewildering tactics out of nowhere, France fought Wales until the 100th minute, and formidable England crumbled on ‘the brink of history’ to the Irish. This breed of competitiveness was also mirrored in the […] READ MORE
The Women's Six Nations kicks off this Friday when Scotland take on two time winners Ireland. As the last major championship that these sides will face before the World Cup in the summer, who looks likely to shine for their country? READ MORE
SALE SHARKS’ season isn’t exactly going swimmingly Steve Diamond’s side have lost ten on the bounce which sees them sit six points above the relegation zone – the sorry story of a premiership campaign whose plot has taken frustrating and embarrassing turns with events off the pitch. No European Blues for Sale Sharks Josh Charnely […] READ MORE
‘Losing’ bonus points in the 2017 Women’s Six Nations will certainly provide a new dynamic for crunch fixtures. But more significantly, they could end up favouring the more successful nations as opposed to ironing out the differences between the big three and bottom three – which could simply threaten to become even greater. READ MORE
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