Lopsided score lines and upsets on and off the pitch
Lots can happen in the space of a week, and the past few days proved no different in the world of women’s rugby which saw upsets…
Women's Rugby News
Saints and Loughborough join forces to create new elite team
Northampton Saints and Loughborough Lightning have become the latest side to pool their resources to create a new elite women's te…
Opinion
Another astonishing Irish gaffe: Rats, gazebos and poor apologies
Irish women's rugby has suffered more brutal PR after a damning video of terrible outdoor changing facilities used by provincial t…
'We went from having seven girls at training to now I have 26'
While men’s rugby first went professional in New Zealand in 1996, when Super 12 and the Tri-Nations first launched, the women’…
Why rugby boot manufacturers must up their game to cater for women
Rugby boots are mainly made and marketed for men by men, something which columnist Stella Mills believes must change in women's ru…
12 debutants named in 34-player Black Ferns squad
Almost half the squad named today will be in line for their international debut next month, with 12 debutants and a further four p…
What the first year inside the Black Ferns is like
Being called up to represent your country for the first time is a highlight in any international rugby player’s career.
England great Heather Fisher retires from rugby
England great Heather Fisher has confirmed that she is retiring from rugby at the age of 37.
Burford: Shock player moves are inevitable and they're positive
For the first time, all five matches in the first round of the Allianz Premier 15s will be broadcast online in one place.
The strong culture that binds the Black Ferns together
The Black Ferns didn’t become five-time world champions without having a strong sense of culture that unified them en route to t…
IRFU broker deal for Djougang to play professionally in France
The IRFU's involvement in securing Linda Djougang a club contract in France is a very different approach to their Ireland men's ga…
Coercion, contracts and the at times murky world of semi-pro women's rugby
With the salary cap increasing and contracts being introduced at semi-professional clubs, it’s easy to assume that elite women 
