Jo Yapp, former England captain and current RFU women’s pathway head, appointed as the first head coach for the British & Irish Lions women’s tour to New Zealand in 2027, aiming to lead a combined team from England, Ireland, Scotland, and Wales against the Black Ferns in three Tests.
New Zealand storm to 40-5 drubbing in QueenslandThird loss out of three for Australia in Pacific FourNew Zealand consigned the Wallaroos to a third Pacific Four wooden spoon with their 30th consecutive victory over Australia’s women. The Black Ferns preserved their 32-year undefeated record with a 40-5 win in Queensland on Saturday night.Siokapesi Palu scored Australia’s lone try in a typically inspirational captain’s display, but New Zealand’s six-tries-to-one drubbing followed up the Wallaroos’ 24-0 loss to Canada and 33-12 loss to the USA in the round-robin tournament featuring four of women’s rugby’s top eight sides. Continue reading...
The Black Ferns produce a dominant performance to defeat the Wallaroos 40-5 in the first Anzac Day Test between the trans-Tasman rivals. Follow live.
The Wallaroos and Black Ferns meet in a Test match on Anzac Day for the first time, as the Australians chase an upset victory on the Sunshine Coast. Follow live.
The Wallaroos and Black Ferns meet in a Test match on Anzac Day for the first time, as the Australians chase an upset victory on the Sunshine Coast. Follow live.
The Black Ferns produce a dominant performance to defeat the Wallaroos 40-5 in the first Anzac Day Test between the trans-Tasman rivals.
The Wallaroos and Black Ferns meet in a Test match on Anzac Day for the first time, as the Australians chase an upset victory on the Sunshine Coast. Follow live.
Rugby was not on Michaela Leonard's radar when she was a child in Canberra, but she is about to achieve a historic milestone when the Wallaroos meet the Black Ferns on Anzac Day.
Rugby was not on Michaela Leonard's radar when she was a child in Canberra, but she is about to achieve a historic milestone when the Wallaroos meet the Black Ferns on Anzac Day.
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The Black Ferns Sevens beat Australia's women's rugby sevens team to win the Hong Kong title, marking the ninth time in the past 10 finals that the Kiwis have come out on top.
There was no stopping the New Zealand women’s team at the Cathay/HSBC Hong Kong Sevens as they dominated and beat Australia to keep their record in Hong Kong intact on Sunday. A 19-14 win at Kai Tak Stadium handed the Black Ferns their fourth Sevens title in the city in as many years, with star player Jorja Miller an integral part of that record. “It’s an amazing accomplishment by our team. To come out here and do it four years in a row is pretty amazing,” she said. “We love playing in an...
It’s finals day in Hong Kong, and both of last year’s champions are still in with a shot of successfully defending their titles. For New Zealand, Canada stand in their way of yet another final appearance in the city, while Argentina’s men need to get past Spain. On the other side of the women’s draw, Australia have been steamrollering all before them, although France should provide tougher opposition than others. In the men’s, South Africa are somehow still alive, but now New Zealand are between...
In some ways, Saturday at the Cathay/HSBC Hong Kong Sevens is like hump day, the bit to be successfully navigated so you can get to the fun stuff - at least it is for the players. Pool matches this morning give way to quarter-finals this evening, and for those who make it through, the promise of better days tomorrow. That’s not the case in stands, where the second day of the city’s iconic sporting event is universally known among supporters as fancy dress day, party day and the day when the...
