Womens XVs Rugby - Global news & Developments

[Ser Podrick of Payne Profile]

FT: Singapore win the ARWC Div I title after beating @PhilippineRugby 19-10 in the final

https://twitter.com/asiarugby/status/10 ... 0136749056

[Canalina Profile]

Former italian national team second row, Flavia Severin, became european championship on a boxing ring

https://it.eurosport.com/pugilato/star- ... tory.shtml

[Armchair Fan Profile]

Valencia looks set to host a tournament involving Italy, Japan, Hong Kong and Spain next November:
http://www.lasprovincias.es/deportes/ma ... -ntvo.html

[Canalina Profile]

Thank you Armchair, good news

[Gen Santa Profile]

Valencia looks set to host a tournament involving Italy, Japan, Hong Kong and Spain next November:
http://www.lasprovincias.es/deportes/ma ... -ntvo.html

this is incredible!

we need more of this for women's rugby... put women's rugby tournaments in cities which do not get a good amount of rugby anyway, it will spread the game more and drive interest

[YamahaKiwi Profile]

Valencia looks set to host a tournament involving Italy, Japan, Hong Kong and Spain next November:
http://www.lasprovincias.es/deportes/ma ... -ntvo.html

Thanks AF. I've passed this to Rich Freeman in Japan. Has been nothing yet in the Japan media.

[victorsra Profile Website]

Valencia looks set to host a tournament involving Italy, Japan, Hong Kong and Spain next November:
http://www.lasprovincias.es/deportes/ma ... -ntvo.html

Something like a Womens Nations Cup? Nice!

[Canalina Profile]

New fixtures! 8-14 july, Tri-Nations in Zambia

Jul 8: Zambia v Botswana
Jul 11: Zimbabwe v Botswana
Jul 14: Zambia v Zimbabwe

https://scontent-mxp1-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/ ... e=5BB29207

[gambass Profile Website]

French team is turning (part time) pro. 26 players will recieve a part time contract.

https://lequipe.fr/Rugby/Actualites/Un- ... nes/916885

[mcruic Profile]

Valencia looks set to host a tournament involving Italy, Japan, Hong Kong and Spain next November:
http://www.lasprovincias.es/deportes/ma ... -ntvo.html

It's this November (2018) rather than next November (2019).

[Canalina Profile]

The women's Tri-Nations fixtures still don't appear on World Rugby website. It's a bit a pity because I hope they may be counted for the ranking. Maybe they are not XV games (could be ten's or twelve's?), but the articles don't say nothing about so it's to be supposed they are proper XV matches

https://www.africa-newsroom.com/press/z ... fy?lang=en

[Canalina Profile]

We regret to inform all our supporters that Botswana Ladies team will not be travelling to play our Zambian national team . Zimbabwe has reconfirmed they are coming . In place of Zambian Ladies vs Botswana Ladies the game will be Mufulira Ladies vs Midlands Ladies on Sun 11 July and Zambia vs Zimbabwe Ladies on Wednesday 11 July and Sat 14 July .We regret any inconvenience this change may cause.

[NedRugby Profile]

Sad to say, but I don't find this surprising.

[mcruic Profile]

The women's Tri-Nations fixtures still don't appear on World Rugby website. It's a bit a pity because I hope they may be counted for the ranking. Maybe they are not XV games (could be ten's or twelve's?), but the articles don't say nothing about so it's to be supposed they are proper XV matches

https://www.africa-newsroom.com/press/z ... fy?lang=en

Any ranking they get (from any system) is virtually meaningless, as they are playing in a "closed shop" of teams - Zambia, Zimbabwe, Botswana, Namibia. None of these 4 teams has played anybody from outside these 4 teams. It is not possible to rank them relative to any other team except this group of 4.

[Canalina Profile]

Zambia v Zimbabwe live here, but with a long-shot vertical-frame mono-camera
I think the only chance to understand the score is waiting for the speaker announces

https://www.facebook.com/mufuliraleopar ... 987276806/

12-6 more or less at half time, but I haven't found the final score

[Canalina Profile]

Final score Zambia 19 Zimbabwe 18

according to a spectator on twitter https://www.instagram.com/p/BlIEUiInsXL ... i8x7gm7ubm

Very close score, promising an other battle in the second game

[Canalina Profile]

Second match should be ended with the score of...

Zambia v Zimbabwe 7-3

[Canalina Profile]

This saturday the "Cafeteros", both the men and the women selects, play against a spanish club (Rozas Industriales, or something similar) in Bogotà.
"Cafeteros" is a nickname for the colombian rugby national teams, but I don't know exactly what it indicates: if it means "Colombia A", "Colombia Emerging", or if instead it's just the name the federation gives to the main national team in case of a no-cap match

[Armchair Fan Profile]

Ingenieros Industriales de Las Rozas

If I'm not mistaken, it's not the first time they make the trip to Colombia and Colombia Women's 7s came to Spain this Spring as well.

[victorsra Profile Website]

Interesting article https://www.nzherald.co.nz/index.cfm?ob ... ef=twitter

[Thomas Profile Website]

Australian squad name for upcoming series against New Zealand

https://www.theroar.com.au/2018/07/25/w ... w-zealand/

[Armchair Fan Profile]

Any news on Rugby Europe Trophy competition? I thought it was scheduled for August.

[Thomas Profile Website]

Has anyone seen this?

Rugby Europe to host first ever Women’s International Leadership Forum

Rugby Europe has announced that its first ever Women’s International Leadership Forum will take place in Madrid from 2 to 4 November 2018.

https://www.rugbyeurope.eu/rugby-europe ... ship-forum

[johnbirch Profile]

Any news on Rugby Europe Trophy competition? I thought it was scheduled for August.

September/October I think.

But nothing confirmed yet. When I last heard they were struggling due to the usual funding issues. Sweden had apparently pulled out.

[TheStroBro Profile]

https://www.usarugby.org/2018/07/womens ... ning-camp/

Kind of a weird list if you ask me. Missing some people. The 7s players on this list haven't appeared on the series except Buonapone. I'm guessing Carlyle, Emba, Tapper, Heavirland, and Kelter are getting time off post RWC 7s...but, wondering where the other half of the team is.