Katy Daley-Mclean, who earned her 100th cap during the autumn internationals in November, the captain Sarah Hunter, Marlie Packer, and Vicky Fleetwood have been joined by 2017 World Cup finalists Sarah Bern, Rachael Burford, Vickii Cornborough, Abbie Scott and Lydia Thompson in the England Women’s elite player squad for 2019. […]
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England are bracing themselves for a bittersweet evening in Coventry on Friday. For while Sarah Hunter’s side should overcome an Ireland team smarting from a home defeat by Scotland, it is likely they will learn after the match at the Ricoh Arena that France have secured their fifth grand slam. […]
1) England require dramatic improvement to beat Ireland When the post-match debate centres on whether England were poorer in Murrayfield or Paris, there is definitely trouble at mill. They never looked remotely likely to score the four tries required to retain a mathematical interest in the Six Nations title race […]
England’s surge to another grand slam continued in Glasgow on Friday as they scored seven tries to overwhelm their opponents on another difficult night for the Scots. A much-changed side without their captain, Sarah Hunter, defeated Scotland for the 20th successive time. Simon Middleton’s team took advantage of the power […]
England roll into Scotland on Friday night to continue their pursuit of another Women’s Six Nations title, with a smattering of fresh faces and sprinkling of Fijian flair. Lagi Tuima, the 19-year-old niece of the Fiji men’s captain, Akapusi Qera, makes her first Six Nations start and while she considers […]
With three seconds remaining on the clock and Brisbane trailing by a solitary goal in the AFLW grand final, Nicole Hilderbrand’s long bomb looked set to land in marquee forward Sabrina Frederick-Traub’s safe pair of hands. Instead, Rhiannon Metcalfe punched the ball clear and Erin Phillips pounced, desperately attempting to […]