Women's Rugby

Exeter inflicted Hartpury College’s first defeat of the season as they ran in six tries to end the league leaders seven game winning run.

Ceri Large contributed with 20 points including two tries as Worcester Valkyries went on to trounce Richmond Women by 50-29 at Sixways in the Women's Premiership on Saturday.

Hartpury College returned to the top of the BUCS Super Rugby table after two wins in five days against Northumbria and Leeds Beckett.

With Hartpury College not in action until Friday, Loughborough have gone top of BUCS Super Rugby thanks to a victory over Leeds Beckett.

Rochelle Clark grabbed the spotlight on Sunday as she became the most capped England player as the women's team completed a 12-10 victory over Ireland Women on Sunday.

Hartpury College maintained their perfect start to the season with a fine victory over Durham to stay top of BUCS Super Rugby while Northumbria finally picked up their first win in this division.

World Rugby on Wednesday has announced the draws for the Women's Rugby World Cup with the defending champions England likely to take on Scotland in the group stage.

Hartpury College ran in 11 tries as they eased past Northumbria to move top of BUCS Super Rugby and they also maintained their 100 per cent start to the season.

The University of Bath secured their third win of the season in Super Rugby to move top of the table following a narrow victory against Leeds Beckett at The Rec.

Hartpury College picked up a narrow win against Cardiff Met to move top of the inaugural BUCS Super Rugby table after three rounds of the competition.

With the BUCS Super Rugby season firmly underway, Loughborough and Hartpury College have both made the perfect start to the new campaign as they have picked up two wins from two.

The Rugby Football Union has announced its ambition to retain the 2017 Women's Rugby World Cup next year in Dublin.

Russian Women's team took the centre stage in Malemort after they defeated France 26-5 to win the 2016 Rugby Europe Women's Sevens Grand Prix Series and European Champion titles.

A 54-strong elite player squad has been announced for this season, by England Women, with over half the squad being awarded inaugural 15-a-side professional contracts.

Saracens captain Kat Evans is confident of the women's sport scaling to greater heights after her team clinched the Women's Premiership Rugby 7s title defeating Bristol in the final.

After an 82-year absence, rugby – returned with aplomb to the Olympic Games as the pool stages of the Women’s Sevens tournament began at the Deodoro Stadium.

A spirited second half performance from Great Britain women's team helped them overcome Brazil by a margin of 29-3 in their opening game of the Rio Olympics 2016 on Saturday.

Great Britain captain Emily Scarratt expressed confidence over her team's ability to achieve success at the upcoming Rio Olympics.

The Rugby Football Union is all set to introduce professional player contracts for women’s rugby in England with a total of 48 contracts to be offered in the next season.

Zack Henry admits Great Britain aren’t feeling any pressure