Women's Rugby

Rosie Foley hopes the Irish Rugby Football Union will have the capabilities to offer full-time professional contracts to female 15-a-side players in Ireland.

After two and a half years with Gloucester-Hartpury, Rich Whincup was recently announced as the Worcester Valkyries’ kicking coach. Joe Harvey spoke to the 38-year-old about his coaching philosophy and the personal obstacles he has dealt with.

New Zealand, Ireland, USA and Australia will have a chance to clinch the Sydney leg of the Women's HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series after reaching the semi-final of the tournament.

Head coach Steph Veal is looking forward to a second season with Red Panda Women’s Sevens after a positive maiden campaign.

They call Aberdeen the Granite City - and the University of Aberdeen men’s and women’s rugby teams have certainly been tough to beat so far this season.

Leeds Beckett University maintained their momentum from 2018 as they beat Nottingham Trent University in the first BUCS Super Rugby fixture of the New Year.

Head coach Susie Appleby believes her players at Gloucester-Hartpury can put themselves “in the best position” to achieve their next goals following the RFU’s recent announcement regarding full-time contracts.

Rachel McLachlan has revealed her experiences as a judo player have played a part in her development in rugby as she prepares to start her first game for Scotland women against Canada.

World Rugby has confirmed that the 2021 edition of the Women's Rugby World Cup will be hosted in New Zealand.

Northumbria University and Cardiff Met University both secured victories in BUCS Super Rugby as the domestic title race continues to hot up.

The Women’s 2019 Six Nations fixtures have been confirmed with England playing three home games, including a first for the side at Sandy Park, Exeter.

Scotland Women’s head coach Shade Munro has challenged the new faces in his squad to perform well this weekend against Italy in order to give him a selection headache ahead of the Six Nations.

Hartpury University lead the way in BUCS Super Rugby after ending Durham’s unbeaten start to the season.

It is not every day that an international head coach pops along to your training ground on a wet and windy midweek evening to pass on their knowledge.

Durham University continued their fine start to the BUCS Super Rugby season as they picked up a third successive victory on Wednesday.

England Women head coach Simon Middleton has named seven uncapped players in the squad for the Quilter autumn internationals.

Scotland Sevens international Evie Gallagher joined the University of Edinburgh over the summer and she is excited to begin the BUCS campaign.

This week, a new global study found that over 80 per cent of general sports fans are interested in women’s sport.

TRU's Scotland correspondent Gary Heatly spoke to Lisa Martin and Helen Nelson after their recent moves across the Channel.

England Women's rugby have received a major boost as the Rugby Football Union is set to introduce full-time contracts for 15-a-side players.