Women's Rugby Rundown

Welcome to WRR 176 for October 14-20. Pools for the 2025 Rugby World Cup in England have been unveiled, with the full schedule set to be released tomorrow. Germany kicked off their European Trophy campaign with a dominant win over Finland, while Sene Naoupu made history as the first Pasifika female CEO of a New Zealand Rugby Provincial Union, taking the reins at North Otago. Off the field, Austral...

Welcome to WRR 175 for October 7-13. WXV wrapped up with England retaining their WXV 1 title and reclaiming the Utrecht Shield after a win over Canada. France fell to New Zealand, while Spain secured the WXV 3 title and their place in the 2025 Rugby World Cup with a hard-fought win against Fiji. Australia clinched the WXV 2 title with a thrilling victory over Scotland, and Ireland continued their...

Welcome to Women's Rugby Rundown 174 for September 30 to October 6. In Round 2 of WXV, Italy, Hong Kong, Scotland, Samoa, Australia, Spain, France, Canada, and England all secured victories, setting up an exciting final round where the WXV champions will be crowned and the last two teams for the 2025 Rugby World Cup will be determined. Latvia returned to test rugby after 15 years with a dominant w...

Welcome to WRR 173 for September 23-29. The first round of WXV action saw Canada climb to a record 2nd place, while Ireland secured a dramatic last-second win over the Black Ferns, marking only their second-ever victory over New Zealand. In WXV 3, World Cup qualification remains incredibly tight, with Spain, despite a bonus-point win, still needing to secure results against Fiji to avoid being ove...

Welcome to Women's Rugby Rundown 172 for September 16-22. Wales made history with their first-ever win over the Wallaroos, moving up to 9th in the rankings, while referee Sara Cox officiated her 40th Test match, matching Aimee Barrett-Theron. Romania made a triumphant return to XVs, leaping from 44th to 40th after defeating Bulgaria, while South Africa dominated Spain, the Netherlands edged past F...

Welcome to WRR 171 for September 9-15. The Colorado Gray Wolves clinched the 2024 Legacy Cup Finals with a dramatic walk-off try over the All Blues. Meanwhile, Great Britain Rugby 7s announced Giselle Mather as their new head coach. In international rankings, Scotland achieved their highest-ever position at 5th, while Australia dropped to 6th, Ireland moved up to 7th. Looking ahead, the second sto...

Welcome to Women's Rugby Rundown 170 for September 2-8. Hong Kong upset Japan in the semifinals of the first stop of the Asia 7s Series, while China took the title and extended their unbeaten streak. The Red Roses triumphed over France at Kingsholm, Scotland powered past Wales at Hive Stadium, and South Africa dominated the Barbarians in Cape Town. Oceania Rugby suspended PNG Rugby Union after non...

Welcome to Women's Rugby Rundown 169 for August 26-September 1. Olympic star Ilona Maher took the internet by storm (again) as she was revealed as the Sports Illustrated swimsuit model for September. The Asia Sevens Series kicks off this weekend, with eight women’s teams battling for the title and a spot in the Challenger Series. This weekend also features three key matches: Scotland vs. Wales on...

Welcome to Women's Rugby Rundown 168 for August 19-25. Kingspan Stadium is set to host the Vodafone Women’s Interprovincial Championship finals on August 31, with Munster and Leinster securing the top spots. The BBC has been appointed as the UK rights holder for Rugby World Cup 2025, promising extensive free-to-air coverage and digital programming. Morocco is reviving their XVs program, and Turkey...

Welcome to Women's Rugby Rundown 167 for August 12-18. The HSBC SVNS announced the first five events of the 2024-2025 Series, with stops in Dubai, Cape Town, Perth, Vancouver, and Hong Kong. Japan's Women’s Sevens team has a new head coach, Yuka Kanematsu. The USA edged Japan in the final match of the 2024 Japan Challenger Series. Munster leads the 2024 Irish Interpros after two rounds. Fiji is se...

Welcome to Women's Rugby Rundown 166 for August 5-11. Scion women and NAV men clinched the USA Club 7s National Championships. Dubai announced their HSBC SVNS stop for November 29-December 1, likely the first in the Series, and Perth confirmed theirs for January 24-26. PR 7s launched the Locals Academy, the first PR7sRise team for U19 players. Japan and the USA played to a thrilling 17-17 draw in...

Welcome to Women's Rugby Rundown 165 for July 29-August 4. If you missed WRR 164 from yesterday, where we covered the Paris 2024 Olympics, make sure to go back and watch that. In this episode, we’ve got all the details on the 2024 USA Club 7s Rugby National Championships happening this weekend. With many new fans of rugby, we’re also looking forward to the 2025 HSBC SVNS Series, several upcoming X...

Welcome to Part 2 of Women's Rugby Rundown 164! In this , we cover the final rankings after Paris 2024, we highlight the historic attendance of 500,000, making it the most attended event in history. Social media struggles continue with World Rugby and the IOC removing clips. We share data from Sam Loves Rugby showing a surge in Google searches around rugby. Ali of Scrum Queens explores the future...

Welcome to Women's Rugby Rundown 164, covering the Women’s Rugby Sevens Paris 2024 (Part 1)! New Zealand claimed Gold, Canada took Silver, and the USA earned Bronze. The Black Ferns made history with back-to-back Gold medals, while Canada celebrated a historic Silver, and a last-gasp try by Alex Spiff secured the USA's second-ever Olympic medal. Shocking everyone, the Wallaroos crashed out in the...

Welcome to Women's Rugby Rundown 163 for July 22-28. The Women’s Rugby Sevens Paris 2024 Olympics are in full swing, with Medal Quarterfinals coming up later today. Day 1 shattered the record for women’s rugby attendance as 66,000 fans packed Stade de France, with sevens stars shining brightly. China pulled off one of the biggest upsets by defeating the Tokyo 2020 Bronze medalists, Fiji! Ilona Mah...

Welcome to Women's Rugby Rundown 162 for July 15-21. After a decade-long hiatus, Greece held its 7s Championships for the first time in 10 years with the Iraklis Blues crowned as the Champions. In the second round of the U20s Transatlantic Quad Series, Wales and Canada recorded wins. The WXV fixtures have been released, with 27 matches taking place from September 27 to October 12 in Vancouver, Sou...

Welcome to WRR 161 for July 8-14. Sweden won the European Trophy Series and will be promoted to the Championship with Georgia next season. Traci accepted Mike Tolkin’s US Rugby Hall of Fame award. USA South clinched their third RAN Women’s XVs Tournament title undefeated, while Mexico made history with their first international test match, defeating Trinidad & Tobago. Barbados defeated the Cay...

Welcome to WRR 160 for July 1-7. The Wallaroos ended their losing streak with a dominant win over Fiji. In the 6 Nations Women’s U20 Summer Series, France beat Wales, England overcame Ireland, and Italy triumphed over Scotland. Brazil reached an all-time high of 39th in the World Rugby Rankings with their first-ever win over Colombia, qualifying for the 2025 Rugby World Cup. Bluebella Lingerie fea...

Welcome to WRR 158 for June 17-23. China went undefeated at the World Rugby Sevens Repechage Tournament in Monaco, securing the final spot for the Paris 2024 Olympics. With the teams now set, we know the pools for the upcoming games. Fiji achieved their first-ever win over Japan’s Sakura in the second match of their series, Japan announced they will host the USA for a two-test tour while Zimbabwe...

Welcome to WRR 157 for June 10-16! Squads are being announced for the World Rugby Sevens Repechage in Monaco, June 21-23. Japan won the first of two matches against Fiji, with the final set for June 20. Colombia dominated Trinidad and Tobago before facing Wales in a WXV Playoff. Canada A edged out Spain again. Brazil defeated the USA Falcons twice. Ireland released a “New Vision and Plan for Rugby...

Welcome to WRR 144 for June 3-9: The World Rugby Sevens Repechage is June 21-23 in Monaco, and at the conclusion of the three-day competition, we will know the final teams for the Olympic Games Paris 2024. Poland defeated France in the first leg of the European Championship, Canada A beat Spain in a training match, Fiji announced matches against Japan on June 14 and 20, 32 Red Roses received contr...

Welcome to WRR 143 for May 27-Jun 2: Australia claimed the HSBC SVNS Grand Final with a win over France, the line-up for HSBC SVNS 2025 is set with China replacing South Africa while Japan, Brazil, and Spain maintained their qualification, Fiji qualified for the 2025 Rugby World Cup as Oceania Champions after going undefeated, Samoa, Fiji and Hong Kong qualified for WXV, and we round up all the gl...

Welcome to the Women’s Rugby Rundown for May 20-26! The HSBC SVNS Grand Final and Playoff kick off in Madrid next weekend, with teams competing for the title and spots in SVNS 2025. Fijiana 7s and Kenya Lionesses are facing financial challenges, while Japan won the Asia Championships. Fiji dominated Tonga in the Oceania Championships, and the Black Ferns crushed Australia in the Pacific Four Serie...

Welcome to the Women’s Rugby Rundown for May 13-19. China clinched their third World Rugby HSBC Sevens Challenger title, and will be at the HSBC SVNS Play-off with Argentina, Belgium, and Poland. Canada made history by beating the Black Ferns for the first time ever, retaining the Utrecht Shield, while the USA beat Australia to keep their WXV 1 hopes alive. We also confirm the 10 teams that have s...

Welcome to the Women’s Rugby Rundown for May 6-12. This week, we've got the lineup set for the Grand Final in Madrid from May 31 to June 2, with the Championship and SVNS playoff pools now confirmed. We'll find out who the top four Challenger teams are after this weekend's HSBC Sevens Challenger event wraps up in Krakow, Poland. South Africa, Madagascar, and Canada have qualified for the WXV, we'l...