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News | March 17, 2012 | news
England’s dominance of European rugby continued with a seventh consecutive 6 Nations title following a 23-6 win over Ireland at Esher. They were pushed all the way by a gutsy effort from the Irish with the game tied 6-6 at halftime but two tries late in the second half was enough to secure another title.
News | March 16, 2012 | news
The women’s rugby sides of Italy and Scotland are both vying to avoid the Wooden Spoon as they go into the final clash of the tournament this Sunday seeking a first win.
Both Wales and France have made changes for their final women’s rugby 6 Nations clash of the year on Sunday at Pandy Park (14.00 KO). There are two changes in the pack for Wales while France have brought in some younger players with the likes of Marjorie Mayans getting a run at centre in place of the vastly experienced Sandrine Agricole.
News | March 15, 2012 | news
The Australia women’s 7s side will assemble for a five day camp at the national institute of sport before heading to the Hong Kong 7s.
News | March 14, 2012 | news
England and Ireland have named their sides for Saturday's women's 6 Nations final game at Esher (KO 2pm) In the deciding game of this year's 6 Nations England have brought in Kat Merchant (pictured) and Kim Oliver to their backline while Ireland have restored Gillian Bourke to the number 2 shirt. For England, there are no changes up front with Oliver and Merchant (pictured) come in to start in two personnel switches in the backs while Emily Scarratt moves to fullback and Natahsa Hunt moves to scrum-half. England will secure a Grand Slam with a win on Saturday while Ireland are targeting their first ever Triple Crown while they could still win the title if they defeat England and score 24 points or more.Merchant, who has scored 37 tries in 43 appearances for England takes over on the wing in place of Micheala Staniford while Oliver steps into the centre for Scarratt.
News | March 13, 2012 | news
England have named their women's 7s squad to travel to Hong Kong to compete in the second IRB Women’s Sevens Challenge Cup from March 23-24.
Defending champions Canada have named their squad for the upcoming Hong Kong 7s. Head coach John Tait has named an experienced side who will go into the tournament as favourites after a superb 12 months since their last Hong Kong outing and having won five major tournaments consecutively in recent months.
News | March 11, 2012 | news
Pic thanks to Rugby MattersWales bounced back from defeat to Ireland last week with a comprehensive 30-13 victory over Italy in their first ever appearance at the Millennium Stadium.
France U20s put their English counterparts to the sword with a huge 50-0 in an eight try win at the Suzan Lenglen Stadium in Paris.
England’s hunt for a record breaking seventh consecutive 6 Nations title is still on after a gutsy 3-15 win over France in Paris, writes Ali Donnelly. (Image thanks to Cédric Poulmaire / Sportiva-infos) England led 0-3 at the break but two rapid-fire tries from Emily Scarratt (pictured) and Kay Wilson in the second half were enough to see them secure their tightest win of the season.
News | March 9, 2012 | news
Resident writer John Birch brings us some great stats ahead of the France V England women's rugby game this Sunday. The game itself will be the 931st women's rugby international and we've looked at the form guide going into this crucial round four game.
SKRUM, the African charity which is supported by Scrumqueens.com for 2012, is hosting an informal dinner at Rosslyn Park RFC on Monday, March 26 to raise awareness of their work.
