Women's Rugby

Barbarians Women side will face an international side for the first time when they head to Denver to take on USA Women’s Eagles.

As the Red Roses sit on the verge of a Grand Slam, TRU chats to England’s Sarah Beckett about her journey to the international stage, the rise of the women’s game and the prospect of lifting the Six Nations at Twickenham.

The University of Exeter were crowned the BUCS Super Rugby domestic champions for the second year running as they secured the win they required against Cardiff University.

The race for top spot in BUCS Super Rugby took another twist this week as three of the leading candidates for the domestic crown failed to win.

England international Poppy Leitch tells TRU about her return to the Red Roses, her development with Bristol Bears, the support of university rugby and her latest efforts for charity.

The University of Exeter are a step closer to retaining their BUCS Super Rugby league title after a dominant win over Loughborough University.

The University of Exeter ran in seven tries as they thumped rivals Hartpury to take control of the BUCS Super Rugby title race.

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.