Posts Tagged ‘England Women’

  • England Women name Six Nations squad

    Jan 18, 17 • 1331 Views • General News, InternationalComments Off on England Women name Six Nations squad

    England Women head coach Simon Middleton has announced his 33-player squad for the Six Nations which gets underway on Saturday 4 February. In addition, it has today been confirmed that Sky Sports will broadcast all five of England Women’s 2017 Six Nations...

  • England Women 2017 Six Nations fixtures announced

    Dec 12, 16 • 1203 Views • General NewsComments Off on England Women 2017 Six Nations fixtures announced

    England Women’s fixtures for the 2017 Six Nations have been confirmed with three home games taking place, with one at Twickenham and two at the Twickenham Stoop. The schedule of fixtures replicates the senior men and U20 teams, with the Red Roses getting...

  • England Women finish fourth in HSBC World Rugby Women’s Sevens in Dubai

    Dec 5, 16 • 1128 Views • General News, InternationalComments Off on England Women finish fourth in HSBC World Rugby Women’s Sevens in Dubai

    England Women finished fourth in the opening round of the HSBC World Rugby Women’s Sevens Series in Dubai having lost 17-14 to Russia in the Bronze Final. England came through the opening day to qualify for the Cup playoffs but the side’s inexperience...

  • England women land decisive victory over Canada

    Nov 28, 16 • 1180 Views • General News, InternationalComments Off on England women land decisive victory over Canada

    England Women finished the Old Mutual Wealth Series with a seven-try victory over Canada at Twickenham on Saturday. Alex Matthews opened the scoring for the Red Roses before Amy Cokayne went over for England’s second from a driving maul, the side’s fifth...

  • England Women name side to face Canada

    Nov 24, 16 • 1183 Views • General News, InternationalComments Off on England Women name side to face Canada

    Simon Middleton has made six changes to his starting 15 for England Women’s final Old Mutual Wealth Series Test against Canada on Saturday at Twickenham, KO 5.05pm. Broadcast live on Sky Sports and BBC 5 Live Sports Extra, this fourth autumn Test provides...

  • England Women overturned by New Zealand Black Ferns

    Nov 21, 16 • 1110 Views • General News, InternationalComments Off on England Women overturned by New Zealand Black Ferns

    England Women threw away a 17-7 lead to allow New Zealand a 20-25 victory in the Old Mutual Wealth Series at the Twickenham Stoop on Saturday. Despite scoring three tries, the Red Roses were unable to hold off the Black Ferns with scrum-half Kendra Cocksedge...

  • England Woman make five changes for Ireland Test

    Nov 11, 16 • 1414 Views • General News, InternationalComments Off on England Woman make five changes for Ireland Test

    Simon Middleton has made five changes to England Women’s starting 15 ahead of their game against Ireland on Sunday 13 November at University College Dublin, KO 2pm. The Red Roses play again this week having ground out a tough 10 – 5 win over France on...

  • RED ROSES TO LEAD THE WAY FOR WOMEN’S RUGBY IN ENGLAND

    Oct 5, 16 • 1792 Views • General News, InternationalComments Off on RED ROSES TO LEAD THE WAY FOR WOMEN’S RUGBY IN ENGLAND

    The Rugby Football Union today laid out its intent for the women’s game over the next four years. As England Women look to defend their Women’s Rugby World Cup title next year, the RFU outlined: That 26,000 women and girls are regularly playing contact...

  • ENGLAND WOMEN FINISH THIRD IN RUGBY EUROPE GRAND PRIX SEVENS SERIES

    Sep 26, 16 • 1241 Views • General News, International, Sevens RugbyComments Off on ENGLAND WOMEN FINISH THIRD IN RUGBY EUROPE GRAND PRIX SEVENS SERIES

    England Women finished third in the Rugby Europe Grand Prix Sevens Series in Malemort, France on Sunday. The side, playing as GB Lions, turned around their pool result defeat against Ireland in the final game to win 12-5. England finished day one runners up...

  • ENGLAND WOMEN ELITE PLAYER SQUAD 2016/17 ANNOUNCED

    Sep 15, 16 • 1179 Views • General News, InternationalComments Off on ENGLAND WOMEN ELITE PLAYER SQUAD 2016/17 ANNOUNCED

    England Women have announced the Elite Player Squad for the 2016/17 season, with 29 players awarded the first ever 15-a-side professional contracts. The 54-player squad is split into full-time, part-time, short-term and non-contracted players with 38...

  • ENGLAND WOMEN TO AWARD 48 PROFESSIONAL CONTRACTS FOR 2016/17

    Jul 22, 16 • 1511 Views • General News, InternationalComments Off on ENGLAND WOMEN TO AWARD 48 PROFESSIONAL CONTRACTS FOR 2016/17

    England Women have announced that professional player contracts will be awarded for the 15-a-side game for the first time as part of England Rugby’s on-going commitment to the professionalisation of women’s rugby. There will be 48 player contracts for the...

  • England Women finish Super Series with victory over USA

    Jul 11, 16 • 4081 Views • General News, International, Other TournamentsComments Off on England Women finish Super Series with victory over USA

    Lydia Thompson’s brilliant hat-trick carried England to a comfortable 39-13 win against USA in the final game of the 2016 Women’s Rugby Super Series on Saturday in Salt Lake City. The Worcester winger got her team off to a dream start in just the fifth...

  • England Women defeat France 13-17 in Utah

    Jul 6, 16 • 1897 Views • Europe, General News, InternationalComments Off on England Women defeat France 13-17 in Utah

    A last-gasp try secured England Women their first victory over France since 2013 on Tuesday night, running out 13-17 winners in the Women’s Rugby Super Series in Utah. A team drive over the line in the final play gave Zoe Aldcroft a try on debut,...

  • ENGLAND WOMEN ANNOUNCE SQUAD FOR USA WOMEN’S RUGBY SUPER SERIES TOUR

    Jun 22, 16 • 1302 Views • General News, InternationalComments Off on ENGLAND WOMEN ANNOUNCE SQUAD FOR USA WOMEN’S RUGBY SUPER SERIES TOUR

    The 26-player England Women squad that will tour to Salt Lake City, USA has been announced today. The side, which will travel on Monday for their three-game summer tour, holds a wealth of experience sharing 682 caps in total. Alex Matthews and Megan Jones...

  • England Women beat Ireland in close encounter

    Nov 15, 15 • 1362 Views • General News, InternationalComments Off on England Women beat Ireland in close encounter

    England’s Izzy Noel-Smith scored a late try to snatch victory against Ireland in a tight game on a wet and windy night at Twickenham Stoop. A tight game of rugby in heavy rain meant there were few scoring opportunities which put emphasis on the defensive...