Tag Archives: Women’s Rugby

A collection of articles worth reading from elsewhere around the rugby-verse over the past couple weeks. The Women’s World Cup, Guiness Pro 14 expansion, the future of the UAR, catastrophic injury recovery, concussions, and the new law trials.   A Journey to be the Best – by Mark Janzen / …

It’s another first for Americas Rugby News. This is the first time a weekly selection has included both men and women in the team. With the Women’s Rugby World Cup wrapping up but also the beginning of the French domestic season, it seemed best to recognize the best of each. …

Kristen Thomas, Julianne Zussman, and Sara Parsons have been named to the official World Rugby Dream Team for the 2017 Women’s Rugby World Cup. The North American trio were awarded the honor on Monday having been voted on by the tournament commentary team. Thomas combined with Naya Tapper and Cheta …

Up and Under is a weekly feature on Americas Rugby News which reviews the best and worst from games involving the Americas teams over the previous week. UP Guatemala Guatemala got their South American Championship C title defense off to a strong start on Sunday. Los Jaguares downed newcomers Nicaragua …

New Zealand’s women are now on equal footing with the men after earning the right to call themselves World Champions with a 41-32 result over England at Kingspan Stadium in Belfast on Saturday to bring a close to the 2017 Women’s Rugby World Cup. The two sides treated spectators to …

France defeated the USA by 31-23 at Kingspan Stadium in Belfast on Saturday to claim Bronze at the 2017 Women’s Rugby World Cup. The Women’s Eagles put up a fight but were clearly outmatched by the perennial Six Nations contenders and were outscored by five tries to two. A tense …

Canada brought the curtains down on their 2017 Women’s Rugby World Cup campaign on a winning note as they defeated Australia by a comfortable score of 43-12 at Queen’s University in Belfast on Saturday afternoon. Two early scores from Australia put some doubt in the heavily-favored Canadians, but the final …

One more shot at glory remains for the USA when they face France in the Bronze Final of the Women’s Rugby World Cup on Saturday. Belfast’s Kingspan Stadium will be the venue as the match acts as a prelude for the World Cup Final between New Zealand and England. Injuries …

Canada will play its final match of the 2017 Women’s Rugby World Cup on Saturday when they meet Australia at Queen’s University in Belfast. The two sides will contest 5th place overall. Australia defeated hosts Ireland by 36-24 on Tuesday while Canada dominated Wales to the tune of 52-0. Three …

The Women’s Eagles went to battle against a fearsome New Zealand side in the Semi Final of the Women’s Rugby World Cup in Belfast on Tuesday. For the USA it was their first knock-out shot at a World Cup Final since 1998. The match in its entirety can be seen …