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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...

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Bristol Bears build around their international core

As they continue to build up to the start of the new Premier 15s season, Bristol Bears Women head coach Kim Oliver has been assessing the strengths of the core of English and Welsh internationals she is constructing her squad around.

The Red Roses quartet of Amber Reed, Sarah Bern, Clara Nielson and Rownita Marston had already committed to remain at the club before Oliver started to...

Premier 15s teams given green light to return to training

The Rugby Football Union has confirmed women's elite rugby players can return to training under the same criteria as elite men. The Premier 15s teams are eligible to follow the men's Premiership Rugby clubs in moving to Stage 2 of the Elite Sport Return to Training guidelines which allowed players to resume full-contact training in small groups.

A statement from the RFU said: "...

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Wales plan potential Premier 15s expansion

Wales have announced plans to create two professional 'super clubs' which could eventually join an expanded English Premier 15s league.

At the moment, Wales does not have a professional structure with elite players encouraged to play for clubs in England.

But the Welsh Rugby Union has proposed creating two performance centres in Wales which could then be turned into...

Wales start search for new head coach

The Welsh Rugby Union has announced major changes to the structure of women's rugby in Wales as it begins looking for a new head coach.

The successful candidate will not only be responsible for leading the squad to the 2021 Rugby World Cup in New Zealand but also preparing the sevens side for the Commonwealth Games in 2022.

In addition, two new roles of physical performance...

RFU vows not to give up on women's rugby

Rugby Football Union chief executive, Bill Sweeney, says women's rugby remains a priority for the sport despite the current coronavirus crisis.

The women's Premier 15s season was cancelled in March with no date set for next season to start and no headline sponsor in place.

But Sweeney confirmed to BBC Sport the RFU will still fund 28 professional contracts for England...

Foreign stars to help Exeter Chiefs "hit the ground running"

Exeter Chiefs have been forced into the foreign transfer market as they prepare for their first season in the Women's Premier 15s.

The club have confirmed they will be recruiting players from countries such as Japan, New Zealand, the United States, Spain, Canada and the Netherlands as they attept to put together a competitive squad from scratch.

However, the bulk of the side...

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Referee backs "safety-first" return for rugby

Premiership referee, Sara Cox, has welcomed rugby's cautious approach to resumption following the coronavirus crisis.

The Rugby Football Union last week published a restart roadmap outlining the steps for community clubs to return to training. Meanwhile, the men's Premiership has set a provisional date of mid-August for the current season to resume, although the women's Premier 15s...

Red Roses re-sign for Bristol Bears

Bristol Bears have handed new contracts to four of their England stars.

The Red Rose quartet of Amber Reed, Sarah Bern, Clara Nielson and Rownita Marston have all extended their stay at the Premier 15s side.

Having the opportunity to train alongside Bristol's Premiership stars was key for Bern to sign a new deal. “It’ll be great to continue our work with the men’s side for...

Sponsorship boost for Women's Premier 15s

The Rugby Football Union is confident of securing new sponsors for elite women's rugby.

Crisp makers, Tyrells, decided against renewing title sponsorship of the Premier 15s last week as parent company, KP Snacks, concentrates on their sponsorship of cricket's new Hundred competition.

But RFU chief executive, Bill Sweeney, confirmed potential new partners had already...

RFU releases rugby restart road map

The Rugby Football Union has set out how the grassroots game, including schools, universities and women's teams, can return safely to training and playing following the coronavirus crisis.

The governing body in England has published a "restart road map" outlining the six stages to allow rugby's full return.

It also confirmed the criteria for the first two stages, individual...

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