After years of watching on in a helpless and stagnant state, is this the year that Ireland can finally break the third-place ceiling of the past ten years?
Gloucester-Hartpury ran out 34-19 winners over Saracens Women to celebrate their third consecutive PWR final win. We break down where the game was won and lost.
Gloucester-Hartpury and Saracens have announced their teams for the Premiership Women's Rugby final on Sunday 16th March, at the StoneX Stadium in London. The Cherry and Whites are searching for a third consecutive title whilst Sarries aim for a first title since 2022.
The question is: will the afternoon’s real murder have already taken place? Will there be any life left in this fixture by the forty-minute mark? The Red Roses are the most lethal team in rugby - killing grooves, burning houses down, and proving anyone wrong who thinks they can get away - and, unfortunately, this one comes with the sense of inevitability which remains this competition’s deepest flaw.
Stephen Jones, the former fly-half with 104 caps for Wales has been recruited for two seasons as assistant coach of the Moana Pasifika franchise under the leadership of head coach Tana Umaga.
Wallabies assistant coach Jason Ryles says his new boss Eddie Jones shares similar coaching philosophies to Craig Bellamy, who he played and worked under at the Melbourne Storm.
Centurion Test scrum-half Ben Youngs has revealed what he claims to be the main England difference now that Steve Borthwick has succeeded Eddie Jones as head coach.
Simon Middleton is spoiled for choice. There are so many brilliant Red Roses available to him, and despite this looking set to be the most professionalised edition of the Six Nations yet -their title defence feels inevitable.
England raised hopes of success in Japan with a 57-15 victory over Ireland at Twickenham on Saturday.