‘What a Rugby World Cup should be': Women celebrate a defining moment

The Women’s World Cup opened with a bang, a tournament-record crowd of 42,723, a number that doubled to 81,885 for the final at sold-out Twickenham, the largest audience in women’s rugby history. “We ...

Emily Scarratt, a 2-time World Cup winner with England, retires from rugby

Double World Cup winner Emily Scarratt has announced her retirement from rugby, ending a career in which she played 119 times ...

Directors of women's rugby & football on 'incredible' summer of sport

Director of women's football Sue Day and director of women's rugby Sally Horrox speak about the "incredible" summer of ...

Jones joins Scottish Rugby as head of women's performance and pathways

Andy Rhys Jones will join Scottish Rugby as head of women's performance and pathways in January. Jones will join from Harlequins, where he is head of women's rugby. He previously worked for ...

Abrahams becomes Wales' first Black head coach, takes over women's team

Warren Abrahams has been appointed the new Wales women's head coach, the Welsh Rugby Union (WRU) announced on Wednesday, making him the country's first Black national coach.

World Rugby scraps more sevens tournaments, offers $2.5m in Olympic funding

World Rugby said on Tuesday it would allocate $2.5 million among rugby sevens nations that have qualified for the Tokyo Olympics to cope with further disruptions to the global sevens calendar due to ...