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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...

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Floodlight failure brings early end to Red Roses season

It was not the showcase for women's rugby organisers were hoping for. Just over an hour into the rematch between France and England following the Red Roses' success in the Six Nations final, the lights went out in Lille eventually leading to the abandonment of the match.

Although the players lingered on the pitch, hoping for the match to resume with England edging another tight...

Red Roses reach Six Nations final following dominant display in Italy

England recovered from a slow start to score nine tries in a rampant performance against Italy to secure a place in the final of the revised Six Nations.

The Red Roses are likely to face France at the Twickenham Stoop on Saturday 24 April after making it two wins from two in their pool matches in this year's shortened competition.

Italy competed hard in the first half and...

England Women, Red Roses, Six Nations, England rugby, women's rugby

Hunter returns as Red Roses ring the changes for Italy Six Nations clash

Captain Sarah Hunter returns to the England line-up for the first time in 13 months to earn her 124th cap for the Red Roses against Italy in Parma on Saturday.

There will be an all-Harlequins front row of Vickii Cornborough, Amy Cokayne and Shaunagh Brown as head coach Simon Middleton makes eight personnel plus a further two positional changes to the side which produced a convincing...

Middleton "frustrated" by flat England performance despite opening Six Nations victory

His side may have scored seven tries but head coach Simon Middleton was left "frustrated" by England's performance in the victory against Scotland in the Six Nations.

The 52-10 scoreline belies a number of squandered opportunities and ill-discipline from the Red Roses at the beginning of the defence of their title.

England were poor in the second half, going half an hour...

England name strong side for Scotland Six Nations opener

Head coach Simon Middleton has named his England Women’s team to play Scotland in their Six Nations opener in Doncaster on Saturday. Emily Scarratt captains the side with the game coming too soon for Sarah Hunter who continues to manage her full return to play. Prop Bryony Cleall is set to earn her second cap, taking her place in the front row alongside Vickii Cornborough and Lark Davies...

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England add France fixture as Six Nations details are confirmed

England will play an additional fixture against France following the end of their Six Nations campaign as plans for this year's competition were finally confirmed less than a fortnight before the start of the tournament.

The Red Roses will play the French in Lille on Friday 30 April even if they meet on Six Nations finals day on Saturday 24 April six days previously. All of England's...

Venue confirmed for England v Scotland but still no kick-off times or broadcast details for Six Nations

With less than two weeks until the start of the revised 2021 Women's Six Nations, organisers have been heavily criticised for failing to reveal kick-off times and where matches will be available to watch on television.

England's opening fixture against Scotland will be played at Doncaster's Castle Park, where they sold out last year's fixture against Ireland, on Saturday 3 April....

World Rugby reveals global calendar for the women's international game

World Rugby has introduced a unified global calendar for international women's rugby as well as two new competitions.

The Women's Six Nations and other existing regional tournaments will still be played each year but must finish by June. New Zealand, Australia, Canada and the USA will also play in a new competition.

The top three sides will then join the top three from the...

Wales, welsh rugby, women's rugby, women's sport

Women's Six Nations included in CVC investment

The Women's Six Nations is set to benefit after being included in a £365m investment in the overall tournament by private equity firm CVC.

The company, which already owns stakes in men's Premiership Rugby and the Pro 14, has taken a 14 per cent share in the competition.

England's Rugby Football Union is already exploring ways to grow the women's game using their share of the...

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British & Irish Lions side a step closer

The British & Irish Lions will officially study the feasibility of launching a women's team after receiving sponsorship to explore the possibility.

The idea was first discussed with the English, Irish, Welsh and Scottish unions in 2019 with Lions managing director Ben Calveley saying it was a case of "when, not if" a women's team would go on tour.

He now describes the...

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