Back in 1991, Deborah Griffin and three friends organised the first Women’s Rugby World Cup. They did so with no budget and little support. On Saturday, Griffin stood in front of a sold-out Allianz ...

Abi Burton’s Women’s Rugby World Cup debut completed one of the most extraordinary comebacks in world sport. Three years after spending almost a month in a coma, she took to the field against Samoa ...

It has been an incredible year for women’s rugby, with the World Cup breaking myriad records. As 2025 draws to a close, we take a closer look at the women’s rugby players who have shone. To make this ...

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The Women’s Rugby World Cup (RWC) heads to England in 2025 for its landmark 10th edition, bringing together the best teams in the world for a month-long rugby carnival from August 22 to September 27.

Aug 12 (Reuters) - Players at the upcoming Women's Rugby World Cup will sport high-tech mouthguards that light up red when they suffer heavy head impacts, in a move aimed at improving player safety ...

Fittingly, a lesbian love story is at the heart of what is almost certainly the queerest international sports event ever held. As the Women’s Rugby World Cup in England enters the knockout phase, ...

The Women's Rugby World Cup is finally here! The sport's biggest stars have been waiting three years to return to the biggest stage and will do so this summer when the tournament lands in England.

SUNDERLAND -- Against the backdrop of Shy FX & T Power's lyrics and an ever-intensifying drizzle, the Red Roses went through their final preparations in front of empty red and white seats at the ...

A key player in Britain's Olympic rugby sevens team withdrew from competition on Tuesday amid allegations of racism after an image emerged of her with a blacked-out face. The British Olympic ...

When I was three, I picked up a sack of carrots, put them on my shoulders and started sprinting around the kitchen. My dad used to do the coal-carrying championships in Yorkshire; I’d seen him running ...

Lowering the legal tackle height in women's rugby is proving effective in reducing head contacts between players, a novel study suggests. The paper is published in the journal BMJ Open Sport & ...