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Matt Merritt
@MattMerritt Matt is a passionate advocate for women's rugby. While he sees himself as a rugby fan first and foremost, he is also a regular contributor to The Rugby Paper and has written for Rugby World as well as regularly interviewing players and writing about the women's game on his own site. He is also proud to be part of the Girls Rugby Club advisory board.
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Third time's a charm: Where the PWR Final was won and lost
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Why the Celtic Challenge is giving Irish talent a runway to take off
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Local rivalries set to be reignited in thrilling PWR play-offs
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'We’re trying to provide the best rugby programme in the country'
2025: What to look out for in huge year for women's game
2025 is set to be a banner year for women’s rugby, with a World Cup on the horizon that’s set to break all manner of records. …
Matt Merritt
03 Jan 2025, 8:35
Opinion
The best is yet to come: Some predictions for new PWR season
Ahead of the sophomore season of Premiership Women’s Rugby, Matt Merritt dusts off his crystal ball and takes a peek into what p…
Matt Merritt
03 Oct 2024, 10:12
New faces in town: Every PWR club’s leavers and joiners 2024/25
Here we are, about to begin another season of Premiership Women’s Rugby. Last season saw Gloucester-Hartpury Women lift the trop…
Matt Merritt
02 Oct 2024, 15:30
Opinion
The changing face of Premiership Women's Rugby
As a number of familiar faces hang up their boots, Matt Merritt takes a look at the next generation of talent that is set to carry…
Matt Merritt
26 Jun 2024, 10:17
Gloucester-Hartpury fight back to defend PWR title
Premiership Women's Rugby couldn’t have asked for much more from this year’s final as Gloucester-Hartpury and Bristol Bears co…
Matt Merritt
22 Jun 2024, 12:01
Red Roses win with eight tries against a scoreless Scotland
The relentless Red Roses juggernaut would not be denied though, and despite the home team continuing their trend of reducing the s…
Matt Merritt
13 Apr 2024, 11:21
Interview
'I'd say I'm a triple threat': Versatile young back Millie Hyett on her career so far
2024 feels like it has only just begun, but already it feels like it might be Millie Hyett’s year. The Gloucester-Hartpury back …
Matt Merritt
29 Feb 2024, 6:56
Interview
'My number one aim is to find Red Roses': James Cooper on developing England’s next generation
Is there anything more exciting as a rugby fan than discovering a new player who has the potential to reach the very highest level…
Matt Merritt
17 Jan 2024, 12:03
Interview
‘The vibe is really cool’ – Abbie Brown on Lightning, GB Sevens, and jumping between the two
When she’s not captaining her nation to Olympic qualification, Abbie Brown is providing Loughborough Lightning with a last line …
Matt Merritt
06 Dec 2023, 5:17
All Change! The leavers and joiners for all PWR clubs ahead of the 2023/24 season
With the Premiership Women’s Rugby season about to kick off, it’s time to review who has moved where. Every team has signed so…
Matt Merritt
14 Nov 2023, 8:38
Analysis
Premiership Women's Rugby preview: Teams, star players, and ones to watch in the new season
Ahead of the exciting new dawn for Premiership Women's Rugby, here's everything you need to know about the teams and players to be…
Matt Merritt
08 Nov 2023, 10:04
Analysis
Key battles won and lost: How The Red Roses secured NZ win
After 38 minutes that all went England’s way, a New Zealand try in the close of the first half signalled we still had a game on …
Matt Merritt
04 Nov 2023, 3:57
Analysis
Key battles won and lost: How The Wallaroos won against Wales
Ten minutes of ill discipline at the opening of the second half could have spelled the end for Australia, but instead it lit a fir…
Matt Merritt
03 Nov 2023, 4:15
Analysis
Key battles won and lost: Eva Karpani leads from the front in Wallaroos win
While France came into this game riding high, and Australia were smarting from a tough loss to England, the Wallaroos gained momen…
Matt Merritt
28 Oct 2023, 4:10
Key Battles: How the Red Roses dominated the Wallaroos
WXV 1 Kicked off with a ferocious encounter between England and Australia that saw the world number one Red Roses dominate almost …
Matt Merritt
20 Oct 2023, 4:12
Allianz Cup preview: Bryony Field and Kim Oliver look ahead to an exciting start to the season
The Allianz Cup, much like its sibling competition the Premiership Cup for the men, has been positioned as a development competiti…
Matt Merritt
20 Sep 2023, 7:01
Interview
'All our energy is going into being the best version of Leicester Tigers'
It’s tough enough to build a new team from scratch at any level, but when that team will be competing in Premiership Women’s R…
Matt Merritt
30 Aug 2023, 9:58
Interview
Tamara Taylor: Growing the game in Scandinavia and life as Sweden head coach
How does a World Cup winner, a former Saracen, and a champion for northern rugby in England end up as head coach of the Swedish na…
Matt Merritt
19 Jul 2023, 6:26
Key battles and how Gloucester-Hartpury won the Premier 15s convincingly
A fresh set of names faced off in the Allianz Premier 15s final, nearly 10,000 fans in the stadium and a beautiful sunny day made …
Matt Merritt
24 Jun 2023, 12:58
Interview
A year of turmoil: Worcester’s Buckland-Hurry on thriving and surviving against the odds
Being pragmatic has been key to Worcester Warriors Women surviving, and players like Amelia Buckland-Hurry who have seen the leagu…
Matt Merritt
10 May 2023, 7:57
