women's rugby

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...

Women and schools rugby teams are likely to face major short-term changes to the sport - including the reduction of the number of players on each side - as the Rugby Football Union searches for ways to resume training and playing in the wake of the coronavirus crisis.

The RFU has reacted to the latest government framework for the return of recreational team sport which came into...

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.

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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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Last weekend should have been a showcase for women’s rugby, with the Tyrells Premier 15s final due to be played in front of a bumper crowd at Gloucester’s Kingsholm Stadium.

Instead, with the season already cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic, the sport was further rocked by the news title sponsors Tyrells would not be renewing for the next three-year cycle of the competition...

Exeter Chiefs Women’s head coach Steve Salvin has joined the Wales Women’s coaching team as interim forwards coach for the 2026 Guinness Women’s Six Nations campaign.

Salvin will join a new-look Wales Women’s coaching team, alongside defence coach Tyrone Holmes, interim attack coach Ashley Beck and head coach Sean Lynn.

The former Rotherham Titans and Leeds Carnegie Academy...