Rugby

Menin nominated for Women’s 15s Player of the Year

Exeter Chiefs Women’s tighthead prop DaLeaka Menin has been nominated for Women’s 15s Player of the Year in the World Rugby Awards for 2026.

Menin has been nominated alongside Red Roses duo Zoe Harrison and Meg Jones, plus the Black Ferns’ Kaipo Olsen-Baker.

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Women's Rugby World Cup set to smash attendance records

Attendances at the forthcoming Women's World Cup are set to exceed all expectations, with ticket sales for the whole tournament now standing at two and a half times the total sold at the last Women's World Cup in New Zealand. And with the final now officially a sell-out, the all-time attendance record for a single women's rugby game seems certain to be smashed.

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New report shows that women's rugby is set for explosive growth

Just a few days before the Women's Rugby World Cup kicks off, World Rugby has unveiled the most comprehensive study to date on the rise, relevance, and reach of women’s rugby, offering a strategic roadmap to help the game unlock the full commercial potential of women’s rugby globally.

The report declares that 'The time is now for women’s rugby'. With consultancy firm Deloitte...

2025-26 Premiership Women’s Rugby fixtures revealed

The Premiership Women’s Rugby (PWR) season kicks off on 24th October with the first of 16 rounds, two semi-finals and a final to find out who will be crowned champions of England.

Nine clubs will compete for the title, with reigning champions Gloucester Hartpury looking to make it four-in-a-row after defeating Saracens in last season’s final.

The Women’s Premiership was...

England crush France in final Women's Rugby World Cup warm-up

The England Women's Rugby team concluded their warm-up matches before the 2025 Rugby World Cup with a comprehensive 40-6 demolition of France in Paris on Saturday. That represented the biggest winning margin over their cross-Channel rivals in 16 years and strengthens the position of the Red Roses as firm World Cup favourites.

France, ranked fourth in the world, are England's...

Strong Bodies, Strong Minds campaign launched ahead of Women’s Rugby World Cup

Women’s Rugby World Cup England 2025 has today unveiled Strong Bodies, Strong Minds , a new campaign aimed at empowering women and girls by sparking a conversation around body confidence in sport.

In the UK, young girls are dropping out of sport at alarming rates, with over one million disengaging from sport after primary school, with body confidence cited as a key reason.

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Interview with Wales international rugby star

Ahead of the Women's Rugby World Cup, the Should I Delete That? podcast features an interview with Welsh international rugby star, Gwen Crabb.

With the Rugby World Cup 2025 fast approaching, Gwen spoke to us about the barriers young women face in sport, how she overcame them to rise to the top of her sport, and why this moment matters so much for women’s sport.

We talked...

Women’s Rugby World Cup kicks off on August 22nd

After the England Women’s Football team had us all on the edge of our seats, we have just three weeks to catch our breath before the next big international sporting event – the Women’s Rugby World Cup.

Kicking off on Saturday 22nd August and concluding with the final at Twickenham on Saturday 27th September, the WRWC promises to be bigger and better then ever. With and expanded...

BBC increases its Women’s Premiership rugby coverage

In another big step for the profile of women’s rugby in England, the BBC has announced a deal to broadcast Premiership Women’s Rugby matches in the 2025-26 and 2025-27 seasons. One live match per week, plus one of the semi-finals and the final itself. will be streamed live on the BBC Sport website and on BBC iPlayer.

The BBC has been boosting it’s commitment to the women’s game in...

Women’s Rugby World Cup trophy to tour host cities

As the countdown towards Women’s Rugby World Cup 2025 continues, fans across England will have the chance to celebrate early as the prestigious trophy will embark on a nationwide tour of the tournament’s eight host locations.

The RWC 2025 host location trophy tour will set off from the country’s capital on a journey spanning three weeks from 14 May to 6 June, giving fans a unique...

Salvin named as interim head coach of Exeter Chiefs Women

Steve Salvin has been named as Exeter Chiefs Women’s interim head coach ahead of the 2025/26 season.

A part of an off-season of change for the women’s side, Salvin will work alongside two new appointments: backs and attack coach Oli Bishop and team manager Keith Brooking.

The club’s chairman and CEO Tony Rowe CBE said: “We have now put together a leadership team that will...

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