3 h. ago The pitch is our playground: how Chiswick youngsters are being inspired by rugby

How the sport is getting girls off their phones and into scrums, building their confidence and shaping the next generation of leaders

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3 h. ago Women's Rugby World Cup: How to buy tickets, admission prices, tournament dates, and venues

The 16-team competition is expected to draw hundreds of thousands of supporters

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6 h. ago Red Roses face familiar foe as former England captain Jo Yapp plots World Cup upset with Australia

Australia head coach Jo Yapp is hoping her side can spring a surprise at the scene of one of the Rugby World Cup’s greatest shocks

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20 h. ago Women's Rugby World Cup: Jess Breach wants England to show predatory side and maintain her remarkable run

Red Roses face their toughest test yet this weekend

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23 h. ago Jess Breach wants England to show predatory side and maintain her remarkable run

The 27-year-old wing has never suffered defeat at Test level, winning all 49 of her previous outings, ahead of her 50th England cap against Australia.

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25 h. ago Unbeaten Jess Breach reveals England’s ‘hunter’ mindset ahead of 50th cap

England could match their own record unbeaten run with a 30th consecutive victory on Saturday, with wing Breach still yet to lose in a Red Roses shirt

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26 h. ago John Mitchell explains Red Roses captaincy call for key Australia clash

No 8 Alex Matthews will lead England in Brighton with Gloucester-Hartpury teammate Zoe Aldcroft still absent due to injury

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28 h. ago Women's Rugby World Cup: Jess Breach set for 50th cap as England ring changes for Australia clash

John Mitchell recalls 14 players after Samoa rout as Red Roses look to secure top spot in Pool A

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29 h. ago Jess Breach set for milestone appearance as John Mitchell rings England changes

Breach bagged a hat-trick against Samoa to go past 50 tries for her country and is one of three players from that victory to retain their place.

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29 h. ago Alex Matthews to captain England in final World Cup pool game against Australia

Victory would cement England’s position at top of Pool AJess Breach will win 50th cap on the left wing in BrightonAlex Matthews will captain England for only the second time in her career in their final pool match of the Rugby World Cup against Australia, among one of 12 changes made to the Red Roses’ starting XV.Jess Breach will win her 50th cap on the wing in Brighton and Holly Aitchison will potentially make her first appearance of the tournament from the replacements bench with a victory cementing a top of the pool finish. The Red Roses have already secured their quarter-final place. Continue reading...

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29 h. ago ‘We are hunting them’ – Jess Breach urges England to turn into predators not prey against Australia

Breach will win 50th cap and has never lost in England jerseyAlex Matthews captains team aiming to win to seal Pool AJess Breach said England want to be “the predator” not other teams’ prey at the Rugby World Cup after she was named to win her 50th cap against Australia in the Red Roses’ final pool game.Australia need to beat the World Cup hosts on Saturday or pick up bonus point to secure a quarter-final spot; beyond that it will come down to points difference and on how the USA v Samoa game pans out.Messaging in the England camp this week has been about flipping the script to being viewed as the hunters. Continue reading...

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29 h. ago ‘We are hunting them’ – Breach urges England to be predators not prey against Australia

Breach to win 50th cap and has never lost with EnglandAlex Matthews captains team aiming to win to seal Pool AJess Breach said England want to be “the predator” not other teams’ prey at the Rugby World Cup after she was named to win her 50th cap against Australia in the Red Roses’ final pool game.Australia need to beat the World Cup hosts on Saturday or pick up bonus point to secure a quarter-final spot; beyond that it will come down to points difference and on how the USA v Samoa game pans out.Messaging in the England camp this week has been about flipping the script to being viewed as the hunters. Continue reading...

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29 h. ago Alex Matthews to captain England against Australia as Jess Breach wins 50th cap in Women’s World Cup

Matthews, a 2014 World Cup winner, leads the side in the continued absence of skipper Zoe Aldcroft as England seek top spot in Pool A

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66 h. ago Ruthless Red Roses ready to send World Cup message as Australia consider pool permutations

Australia need only a point to join a dominant England in the last eight of the tournament

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2 d. ago World Rugby urges men to learn from women’s game on engaging with fans

‘More personality creates more stars,’ says rugby chiefSell outs expected at four weekend World Cup gamesThe head of World Rugby has urged the men’s game to learn lessons from how players at the Women’s Rugby World Cup have shown off their personalities and interacted more with fans.Alan Gilpin also suggested that World Rugby would be preparing a dossier of “great facts and stats” to show teams at the men’s World Cup in 2027 that engaging more with supporters would not take the edge off their performances. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago Wales star Georgia Evans hits back at critics of ‘Barbie’ look at Women’s World Cup

The No 8 had been targeted with social media abuse after sporting a typically colourful look in the defeat to Canada

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3 d. ago The Breakdown | Women’s World Cup creates legacy in rugby league’s backyard

A festival atmosphere in Sunderland, Salford and York may succeed in inspiring the next generation of England starsThe streets of Eccles have given little away on the face of it over the past two Saturdays. Local residents are going about their business, the nearby canal path is full of walkers and runners, and there is a slumberous Saturday morning feel: until you turn into the Salford Community Stadium.The Women’s Rugby World Cup has made a strong start with decent crowds and good viewing figures. But there was a concerted effort to go beyond familiar territory in this tournament and lay down some roots in the north of England, too. The early signs suggest that may well have been achieved. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago Scotland at the Women's Rugby World Cup: Possible quarter final opponents and remaining pool game

The Scots are facing by far their toughest match of the tournament so far this weekend.

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4 d. ago Women's Rugby World Cup: Ireland battle past brave Spain to seal quarter

Scott Bemand’s side run in seven tries but made to work hard again by plucky opposition ranked outside the world’s top 10

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5 d. ago Samoa dance on the pitch with England after Women’s Rugby World Cup defeat

Samoa danced on the pitch with their opposition after losing 92-3 against England in the group stages of the Women’s World Rugby Cup yesterday, August 30.

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