Women's Rugby

World Cup-winning head coach Gary Street has left his post in charge of the England Women's side by mutual consent, the Rugby Football Union has announced.

Saracens seal Premiership victory in pivotal year for women’s rugby.

Emily Scarratt has won the prestigious Rugby Union Writers' Club Pat Marshall Memorial Award as the sport's personality of the year for 2014.

A brave effort from Worcester’s inexperience side eventually overcome by Saracens.

On Sunday evening, the England women’s rugby team were crowned Team of the Year at the prestigious BBC Sports Personality of the Year awards, following a fine campaign that saw them lift the Women’s Rugby World Cup earlier this year.

Helen O'Reilly has become Ireland's first top-level female referee in a move that could eventually see her officiate in Guinness Pro12 and European Champions Cup action.

In horrendous conditions, the game didn’t have the most auspicious start with a knock on from DMP.

Worcester returned from their long journey north with a well-earned victory over DMP Sharks in an exciting game in which both teams gave their all.

Richmond started the match looking sharper than Wasps and had most the possession in the early part of the game, which became a deciding factor.

Worcester may have expected more from this game following the encouraging performance at Saracens the previous week, but once again some last minute team changes saw the home side fielding players out of position.

When Worcester travelled to the Allianz on Sunday to face the undefeated league leaders they would not have expected to be leaving feeling disappointed at only gaining a losing bonus point.

Although on the back foot for ¾ of the game, victory was conceded in the final fifteen minutes with a final flourish of 14 points from the visitors.

The Central Coast 7s rugby tournament has received a late boost with the news that New Zealand Wasps will send a team to play in the womens' competition.

Karen McNamara, the Federal Member for Dobell, has been unveiled as the ambassador for The Central Coast Rugby Sevens Women's Tournament.

The long journey to Aylesford saw Worcester Ladies collecting their first win-ning bonus point of the season with a hard earned 5-43 victory.

Worcester took the game straight to Wasps and after only 8 minutes, Sam Bree’s pace took her past the Wasps defence over the whitewash for the first try of the game. Megan Goddard con-verted to give Worcester the full 7 nil lead.

Playing on the Sixways Stadium Pitch following the Warriors v Moseley encounter, the women’s midland rivals dished up a real feast of rugby for the 1000 fans who stayed to watch.

England Women's World Cup-winning trio Margaret Alphonsi, Joanna McGilchrist and Katherine Merchant have announced their retirements from international rugby.

Reflecting on a busy summer of action and looking ahead to upcoming events, Rugby Football Union chief executive Ian Ritchie discusses women's rugby, the World Cup and Twickenham.

The Rugby Football Union is introducing a new strategy aimed at increasing the number of women playing regular contact rugby by 10,000 to 25,000 within three years.