Women's Rugby

New Zealand Rugby on Wednesday announced the first-ever Black Ferns contracts for 15s side with 17 players included from the 2017 Women's World Cup winning side.

New Zealand produced a brilliant performance to beat Australia 0-46 in the final to clinch the Canada leg of the HSBC Women's Sevens Series.

England Women World Cup winner Danielle Waterman has announced her decision to retire from international rugby with immediate effect.

Hartpury bounced back from their XV-a-side defeat at Twickenham to clinch the BUCS Championship Sevens title as they beat 2017 winners the University of Edinburgh 22-17 at West Park Leeds Rugby Club.

England Women back-row forward Izzy Noel-Smith has confirmed her retirement from professional rugby with immediate effect.

The Rugby Football Union has confirmed the launch of the final of the inaugural edition of the Tyrrells Premier 15s on Monday.

England Women Sevens settled for a seventh-place finish in the Kitakyushu leg of the Women's World Rugby Sevens series after a 36-5 win over China on Sunday.

Team England Women Sevens made history at the Commonwealth Games by securing the bronze medal in the first time that women’s rugby sevens has been included at the Games.

The inaugural edition of the Tyrrells Premier 15s will see Saracens Women and Harlequins Ladies competing in the final following wins over Gloucester-Hartpury Women's RFC and Wasps FC Ladies respectively in the second leg of the semi-final on Saturday.

Team England Women Sevens will face New Zealand in the semi-final of the Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games after finishing second in pool B.

The University of Exeter clinched the Women’s BUCS Championship against Hartpury in extra time after a classic final at Twickenham.

Ahead of the BUCS Women’s Championship final on Wednesday at Twickenham, we profile and preview Exeter and Hartpury.

Saracens Women ran a 10-try riot as they trounced Gloucester-Hartpury Women 0-62 while Harlequins Ladies managed to overcome Wasps FC Ladies 19-25 in the first leg of the Tyrrells Premier 15s semi-finals.

The Melbourne Rebels' inaugural Buildcorp Super W season has come to a close, after NSW Waratahs Women ran out convincing 57-0 winners at Box Hill Rugby Club on Saturday afternoon.

England Women Sevens have confirmed the inclusion of Worcester Valkyries winger Lydia Thompson in the 12-member Commonwealth Games to be played in Australia.

Nottingham Trent University, the University of Bath and Loughborough University are through to the quarter-finals of the BUCS Super Rugby Championship.

France went on to clinch their fifth Grand Slam following their 3-38 win over Wales in the final round of the Women's Six Nations Championship.

Hartpury have moved into the top four of BUCS Super Rugby after an excellent victory over Durham University.

Scotland international Rhona Lloyd says the University of Edinburgh is a brilliant environment to play rugby at a high level as well as obtaining a degree.

The severe weather conditions caused havoc in BUCS rugby last week as it brought a freeze to some important fixtures across the country, including Northumbria University’s crucial clash against Leeds Beckett.