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Into the Final - by 5 metres
Wednesday, September 13th, 2006
The final score of last night’s semi-final against Canada does not quite reveal what a thrilling and close - fought match it was. The final score was 20-14, but the Canadians played the game of their lives, and very nearly scored a third try in injury time. The photo […]
England - so what are they really like?
Tuesday, September 12th, 2006
In August, the BBC ran a competition with the prize being a day’s training with the England squad prior to their departure for Canada.
The writeup, giving a a small insight into these world-class athletes, is here
England win over France - Canada next
Tuesday, September 12th, 2006
A windy Friday afternoon saw England dispatch the French due to a combination of systematic driving power from the pack, and back play which left France looking flat-footed.
France seemed to be having an off-day in a way any fan of the men’s game would recognise; England gave an all-round demonstration of how it should […]
England Looking Good - 12 Tries vs South Africa
Tuesday, September 5th, 2006
England are now looking good for a place in the Semi-Finals after a towering win over South Africa.
They beat the Ladies Springboks 74-8 on the second day of the Women’s World Cup in Edmonton, Canada. England Fly Half Shelley Rae is currently the top points scorer of the tournament with 27 points to […]
Strong start to England Campaign
Friday, September 1st, 2006
England earned a convincing win over the USA Eagles 18-0 yesterday afternoon. They may not have earned the bonus points of New Zealand, France, Australia and Scotland, who all each completely decimated Canada, Ireland, South Africa and Spain repectively, but are off to a strong start.
You can find the RFUW writeup (and […]
World Cup on Internet Pay-per-View
Monday, August 21st, 2006
This is one of those ‘good news / bad news’ pieces of news, brought to you courtesy of those nice kind people at the IRB (World Rugby’s governing body).
The GOOD news is that all matches from Edmonton will be streamed over the internet live, or can be watched ‘as live’ (whatever that means) later.
The BAD […]
World Cup Update
Friday, June 23rd, 2006
I’m talking about Edmonton, Canada, not Germany…….
The image is of England Ladies celebrating their Grand Slam win last season - the reason for including it here is to draw attention to our genuine chance of winning in September. New Zealand’s Black Ferns are tipped as being England’s most serious opposition.
The final trials for the […]
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