Claire Thomas has lived and breathed sport all her life, covering it as a student whilst competing at international level. Now a full time broadcaster, she's never happier than when commentating on the Allianz Premier 15s, tearfully belting out Hen Wlad Fy Nhadau, or painstakingly pausing Squidge Rugby videos so she can cackle at all the tiny in-jokes.
Rose thorns tend to make light work of feathers. Since England went professional, they’ve faced Wales four times, with an averag…
2021 was the year Bristol Bears Women got serious: when they grew fangs and sharpened their claws. I spent an afternoon at the clu…
16 rounds of the Premier 15s played. Two remain. It’s almost closing time. Gloucester-Hartpury, Exeter Chiefs, Saracens, and –…
One more regular round to go. Exeter Chiefs are looking to secure home advantage in the Premier 15s play-offs, after all, it’s h…
The pacemaker of the regular Premier 15s season has stepped off the track and the bell’s sounding: there’s a lead pack of four…
There’s going to be a new name on the Premier 15s trophy this year. Just let that sink in one more time. It’s barbecue season,…
The Harlequins flyer became an online hit with an incredible schoolboy highlights reel. Now he longs to win the U20 World Champion…
From out-and-out league disciples, to those dipping a curious toe into the waters of the best women’s domestic competition in th…
There aren’t many fairytales in sport, but it felt like we’d just witnessed one of them: a side whose captain had poured her W…
WXV is here: 18 teams, three tournaments, and a yearly opportunity for women’s rugby to dazzle on a planetary scale. A truly wor…
This Autumn, the WXV1 trophy will be raised for the very first time - and the nominees are blockbuster. It’s time to cast our ey…
Welcome back from that brief intermission. We hope you did something fun - like watching a supercut of Alisha Butchers highlights,…
‘Winning is a habit’ is something you hear an awful lot in sport, and Scotland’s recent results suggest that’s a truism ba…
Fiji and Spain were involved in some proper tussles - competition their set-ups have been craving - whilst Kazakstan battling past…
So they huffed, and they puffed, and they blew the house in - storming the land of the long white cloud, and leaving ferns strewn …
They might not be dishing out the giant bags of crisps anymore, but this thing never fails to entertain - so grab yourselves some …
The jubilant scenes at the Premier 15s final on June 24th are the ones which make the early season montages now, but this was a si…
We’ve scarcely got going with this new Premiership Women’s Rugby campaign - if the season were a sprinter, it’d only just ha…
The Australian women's sevens team are currently flying the flag for Australian rugby - easily the best team Down Under - but ther…
Round four proved an emotional rollercoaster with all the soars, plummets, and loop-the-loops which usually only come accompanied …
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