England Women are in New Zealand for a three match international series, with the first game on Saturday 13 July. This is an exciting challenge for the England team as they take on the Black ferns in Auckland on Saturday, Waikato on Tuesday and the finally Pukekohe on Saturday the 20th. It will be a real surprise if England can win the series but do not be surprised if they … [Read more...]
2nd String England Women still strong enough to beat Scotland
England Women open their 2013 Six Nations campaign against Scotland Women on Sat 2 Feb at Esher RFC with kick-off at: 14:00 GMT. The new look team will have to gel quickly but perhaps have one of the easier oppositions in Scotland which will make the task a bit easier, before they run out against Ireland and then France. Coach Gary Street said: "Despite missing … [Read more...]
England Women 2nd String Six Nations
With the Rugby Sevens World Cup coming up in June. England Women have taken the decision to concentrate the major resources on winning that possibly at the expense of the Six Nations. Two out of three of what was the strongest side at the end of last year playing New Zealand will sit out the Six Nations, this includes the total back line with skipper Katy … [Read more...]
7 in a row for England Women – England Women 23-6 Ireland Women
The score line in this game perhaps flattered England as the Irish competed for a large part of the fixture at Esher Rugby Club. Niamh Briggs opened the scoring for Ireland with a penalty and in a scrappy first half the honours were even 6-6 thanks to penalties from both Briggs for Ireland and Kathy McLean for England. The second period and England lost Maggie Alphonsie … [Read more...]
Womens Six Nations wins for Ireland, England & France
The Womens Six Nations over the weekend of 24/25 February 2012, mirrored the mens apart from England as Ireland beat Italy 40-10, England beat Wales 33-0 and France beat Scotland 23-0. Ireland kicked of the weekend with a 19:30 game at Ashbourne, Co Meath on Friday 24 February. The Irish women needed a win to get their season back on track and were soon racking up the … [Read more...]