As we emerge from the Six Nations, having hit ‘pause’ on the Premiership, Bears sit atop the entertainment metrics. 2,904 passes, 1,980 carries, 154 offloads, 127 line breaks, and 423 tackle busts.
It was an unforgettable night on Saturday for 21-year-old Maiakawanakaulani Roos as she became the youngest ever Black Ferns captain and lifted the World Rugby Pacific Four Series 2023 trophy with her team-mates at TD Place Stadium.
The Wallaroos have banked their first-ever Pacific Four Series victory with a thumping 58-17 win over the United States.
The Wallaroos have banked their first-ever Pacific Four Series victory with a thumping 58-17 win over the United States.
2021 was the year Bristol Bears Women got serious: when they grew fangs and sharpened their claws. I spent an afternoon at the club’s High Performance Centre in Abbots Leigh, and was blown away by the facilities and environment carefully constructed to promote excellence.
When the theme for this column came to me with the sort of satisfying thump, I was surprised. As someone who aims to point all available spotlights on incredible women in sport, it threw me – but it also felt important.
