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.
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…
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 …
Being pragmatic has been key to Worcester Warriors Women surviving, and players like Amelia Buckland-Hurry who have seen the leagu…
In front of a record-breaking crowd of 58,498 excited rugby fans England have once again been crowned Grand Slam champions followi…
Ealing Trailfinders Women have sensibly looked to one of the Premier 15’s most successful coaches to lead and build their set up…
Whether it’s Gloucester-Hartpury Women standing strong atop the league, the traditional team to beat Saracens Women barely insid…
After two campaigns where the team has been defined by not being last in the league, 2022-23 appears to be the season of the Shark…
RugbyPass gives the rundown for the 2022/23 Premier 15s, sharing some key signings and giving our best estimate of where each team…
With the tournament over, we put together our XV of the players who have impressed us throughout the last six weeks.
Heart break at Eden Park for the Red Roses, as an uncharacteristic loss at the line-out with the clock already in the red saw them…
After a quick look back at the tournament so far, we pick out a key figure for each of the four semi-finalists.
We break down who soared and who sunk on a rainy Auckland afternoon as the Red Roses booked their semi-final berth.
Canada claim second seed after a strong 29-14 win over USA to secure a quarter final game against.... USA again
A shock win in 2015 propelled Japan's men into the spotlight and the hope was that 2022 would see the women do the same.
Springbok Women head coach Stanley Raubenheimer has decided to ring the changes for their game against England.
Coach Senirusi Seruvakula shared his pride in Fiji Women's performances in their first Rugby World Cup and the opportunities to ke…
Detysha Harper called up by England to replace injured Keates
Inconsistency cost Italy the chance to take home any points against Canada, but with one group stage game still to be played they …
Fiji against South Africa might be viewed by some as an anti-climactic end to a weekend of international rugby, but both teams put…
A 22-12 victory over Italy sees Canada sitting atop their group and second in the seedings, with the prospect of a game against th…
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