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News | January 14, 2015 | news
Saracens missed their opportunity to win the English women’s Premiership at the weekend, slipping up away to Richmond (20-15) meaning the title will be decided on the final round of the competition this weekend.
The big event of an historic weekend saw live television cameras broadcast a women’s club match for the first time – but that was not the only event as the league phase of the French championship entered the final quarter.
Last weekend (10/11 January) the Seven Mar del Plata took place in Buenos Aires – South America’s qualifier the Pan-American games in Toronto in July. Argentina and Colombia qualified for the remaining 2 spots, joining Brazil, Canada, United States and Mexico who had already qualified,
News | January 12, 2015 | news
Wales have included five new names in their squad for the Six Nations – and have made nine changes overall, compared to the team that finished eighth in the World Cup.
News | January 7, 2015 | news
It is not just on the field that Fiji face challenges in the Women's Sevens World Series. One of the newest team and least experienced teams, they face funding limitations that makes even finding training locations difficult, as revealed in excellent article from Fiji Sun journalist Justine Mannon, who interviews halfback Akosita Ravato.
News | January 6, 2015 | news
A remarkable battle seems to be developing for live television coverage of women’s club rugby in France. After unprecedented ratings during the World Cup three channels will be experimenting with coverage of Top 8 games this month. And if it is success it could have an effect well beyond France.
News | January 4, 2015 | news
A strong Nomads team, boasting 765 caps, came together yesterday to provide Scotland a tough opposition as they build towards the 2015 6 Nations. The invitational team’s experience showed as they finished 43-10 winners on the Murrayfield back pitches.
News | January 3, 2015 | news
The Scrumqueens XV Player of the Year award is in its fourth season and this year’s winner is winning it for the second time, highlighting just how dominant she is on the international stage.
Three coaches whose sides appeared at the semi final stages of the World Cup made the final shortlist for this award and certainly strong cases were put forward for all three - Philip Doyle (Ireland), Francois Ratier (Canada), and Gary Street (England).
News | January 2, 2015 | news
Scotland continue their Six Nations preperation with a game against a strong Nomads outfit this Saturday (KO 3pm) at Murrayfield.
Support for our winner of the sevens coach of the year was as overwheming as it was international. Readers have commented on the "huge turnaround of team since his introduction" and how "he has developed a very strong group of players who are still young - and could play for years"
This poll was was the closest of all, with four players - Emilee Cherry (who won last year), Patricia Garcia, Sarah Goss and Tyla Nathan Wong separated by just one or two votes.
