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Women's Rugby World Cup attracting huge TV and social media audiences

Ahead of the Women’s Rugby World Cup quarter finals weekend, the BBC revealed that the live TV audience for the group stages of the tournament reached 7.1 million.

While that is an impressive statistic, in an area of online channels, it’s just the tip of the iceberg. Numbers for...

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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.

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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...

McGoverne extends second stint with Chiefs Women

Exeter Chiefs Women’s fly-half/centre Liv McGoverne has re-signed with the club to take her into the 2025/26 season.

This extends her second stint with the women’s team. McGoverne originally joined the club for the 2022/23 season but then returned home to New Zealand before bouncing back to the PWR in 2024.

Last season saw her become the league’s leader for most kicks in...

Do New Zealand have what it takes to topple the Aussies in Rugby Sevens?

Vancouver was the latest city to be visited by the HSBC Rugby SVNS circus, bringing in their hot new blend of music, culture, cuisine, and of course, rugby sevens. For the first three rounds hosted in Dubai, Cape Town, and Perth, Australia had dominated, clinching two golds and a silver medal respectively.

This put them comfortably ahead on the table, leaving their closest...

New concussion study in women's rugby

An international study on concussion in sportswomen has been announced by the company that developed a concussion test for adult males based on research led by Dr Valentina Di Pietro and Professor Tony Belli at the University of Birmingham .

Research suggests that female athletes suffer a higher rate of concussion, which may be accompanied by a wider range of more severe and...

World Rugby welcomes Gallagher as official partner of Women's Rugby

World Rugby and Gallagher, a global insurance brokerage, risk management and consulting services company, today announced a multi-year global partnership establishing Gallagher as an Official Partner of Women's Rugby and Rugby World Cup 2025. The announcement signifies Gallagher's commitment to developing participation in the women's game around the world.

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Student rugby welcomes a new voice

The Students' RFU (SRFU) are delighted to welcome Beth Sims as their newest volunteer Communications Lead.

Taking on the role alongside her position as Corporate Communications Manager at Team GB, Beth will be responsible for the development and delivery of a new communications strategy for the SRFU in support of the development and growth of the game.

Beth has been involved...

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