England have qualified for the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games. They did so today in both the Men’s and Women’s divisions yet England will not be involved in the Olympics, instead the team will be Great Britain. With World Rugby not following the same national criteria as that of the IOC, …
Read More »Super Series Preview – USA vs France
The grand finale of the Women’s Rugby Super Series will see hosts USA taking on France at Torero Stadium on Sunday afternoon. Les Bleues nearly followed their upset of New Zealand with another against England, but face an Eagles side that found their form against Canada during the week. Rob …
Read More »England come from behind to beat France
England recovered from an 18-5 halftime deficit to defeat France by a final score of 20-18 in the fourth round of the Women’s Rugby Super Series in San Diego on Wednesday. Two tries and a penalty goal from Emily Scarratt saved the Red Roses as they held Les Bleues scoreless …
Read More »San Diego sign Top 14 star Steffon Armitage
The San Diego Legion have announced the signing of former England flanker Steffon Armitage for the 2020 Major League Rugby season. He joins from Top 14 club Pau, where he has been a consistent presence for the past three seasons after spending five years with Toulon. It’s with the latter …
Read More »Super Series Preview – England vs France
A Six Nations clash will kick off the fourth round of the Women’s Rugby Super Series as England take on France at Chula Vista. Remarkably, both sides are coming off a win as Les Bleues upset New Zealand while England narrowly escaped defeat against Canada. Despite the famous victory there …
Read More »France stun New Zealand in Super Series
France have done it again. Having defeated the Black Ferns in Grenoble this past November, Les Bleues pulled off the biggest upset of the Women’s Rugby Super Series with a stunning 25-16 win over the World Cup champions at Chula Vista on Saturday afternoon. It was an extraordinary effort from …
Read More »Super Series Preview – France vs New Zealand
New Zealand will be looking to take another step towards a Women’s Rugby Super Series title on Saturday but will face a challenging French side that have had the measure of them twice in the past three years. In fact their most recent contest saw Les Bleues steal a famous …
Read More »Canada defeat France in Super Series
Canada made it four wins in a row against France as they took a 36-19 result in Chula Vista on Tuesday. The two sides were within one score at halftime, but three second half tries saw the Canadians pull away to earn the comfortable victory and reclaim the No3 spot …
Read More »RWC 2019 – The Competitors – USA
There is arguably no country that interests World Rugby more than that of the USA. Terminology such as the speeding giant is commonly used to categorize and glorify the Eagles. Unlike prior World Cup tournaments, RWC 2019 will see the USA having a team of professional players. This revolution has …
Read More »Super Series Preview – Canada vs France
Round 2 of the Women’s Rugby Super Series takes place on Tuesday with the first of two matches between Canada and France. It was in the Super Series three years ago when they last met, a 29-10 win for the Canadians in Utah. In fact the French have lost three …
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