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I am creating the nice Small News thread for womens rugby

[victorsra Profile Website]

http://www.rugbychile.cl/stade-francais ... en-brasil/

Chilean champions Stade Français, from Santiago, will play the Brazilian Super Sevens (Brazilian national womens sevens series) next weekend in Rio de Janeiro.

Groups:
Grupo A - Niterói (RJ), Desterro (SC), Melina (MT) e Carioca (RJ);

Grupo B - São José (SP), Band Saracens (SP), Vitória (ES) e Stade Français (Chile);

Grupo C - Curitiba (PR), Delta (PI), BH Rugby (MG) e Rio Rugby (RJ);

Grupo D - SPAC (SP), Leoas de Paraisópolis (SP), USP (SP) e Guanabara (RJ);

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Today friedly XV women´s XV game in Prague: Czech Republic - France Militaire 17:27

[vis maior Profile]

Today friedly XV women´s game in Prague: Czech Republic - France Militaire 17:27

[victorsra Profile Website]

Awesome finish of the Brazilian Womens Series "Super Sevens". The last round was played last weekend and São José was leading the table with 8 points ahead of Niteroi (from Rio). The last tournament, in Curitiba, was dramatic, with São José (with Edna Santini back) falling in the quarter finals, beaten by Leoas de Paraisópolis (the club born in a São Paulo favela/slum famous for its rugby social project Rugby Para Todos... Leoas great players are Bianca Silva, that started rugby there, and Raquel Kochhann, a teacher in the project).

Niteroi went to the big final against Leoas and with the victory clinched the Series title by 1 point! Beatriz "Baby" Futuro Muhlbauer and Isadora Cerullo shone for Niteroi.

Rio's rugby in the top with its women.

Results and final table:
http://www.portaldorugby.com.br/noticia ... o-feminino

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http://www.nrl.com/nrl-womens-premiersh ... fault.aspx
NRL will have a womens competition in 2018. Rugby League in front of Rugby Union in Australia in creating a national semi-pro competition.

[Canalina Profile]

In Japan a book called "Sevens" has just been published. Despite the cover, I think it's a "written" book and not a manga.
Author's name is Takahisa Igarashi. I'd like to read it but I can't understand japanese at all

[Canalina Profile]

I think to remember that this was already digged out but but I can't find it with the forum search engine so I repost

Bourg-en-Bresse, 1988 FIRA championship, Italy v Netherlands. Thirty years ago, even if the video quality seems from 1860 : )

First half https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cjVRiT6BYgA
Second half https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jNRF7W2myds

[NedRugby Profile]

I think it is fair to say that women's rugby has improved a bit since those days.

[johnbirch Profile]

I think to remember that this was already digged out but but I can't find it with the forum search engine so I repost

Bourg-en-Bresse, 1988 FIRA championship, Italy v Netherlands. Thirty years ago, even if the video quality seems from 1860 : )

First half https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cjVRiT6BYgA
Second half https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jNRF7W2myds

There is also a video somewhere out there of the frankly awesome-looking post-tournament party after the trophy presentation.

And it was a pretty impressive trophy too - I wonder what happened to it?

[Canalina Profile]

[NedRugby Profile]

Congrats to rugby chicklet!

[Canalina Profile]

Ugrugbychicklet rocks

[YamahaKiwi Profile]

Well done Helen. Awesome award on International Womens Day!

[sjbret Profile]

Koyokoyo, you're the best !!!

[victorsra Profile Website]

Congrats, awesome!

[victorsra Profile Website]

Tonga banned rugby for girls in schools.... will WR react?

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/blogs-news-fr ... e-43469604

[ugrugbychiclet Profile]

I have not been on this forum for a looooong while so missed this Belated thank you Canalina, NedRugby, YamahaKiwi, Victorsra, Sjbret

[IanCleverly Profile]

It was a 2-0 success for the French Navy over the UK Navy during the week, with the Men's losing 33-14, but the Women's side lost 67-0