Thousands of women and girls across England are set to benefit from a substantial £30 million cash injection from the Government and The Football Association (FA) to turbocharge the development opportunities for the next generation of Lionesses. Ahead of England’s crucial UEFA Women’s Nations League match against the Netherlands at Wembley on Friday 1st December, […]
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WXV 1 weekend 3 wrapped up the first edition of the trailblazing tournament in fitting fashion. Australia cemented their ‘surprise package’ status with a gutsy win over Wales. Canada returned to winning ways by upsetting France. Finally, England got their revenge over New Zealand in a rematch of last year’s World Cup final. Australia 25-19
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WXV 1 shifted south to Ōtepoti Dunedin for the second weekend of competition. While the first two matches were lopsided affairs, the third was a thrilling encounter with massive implications for the final weekend of the tournament. England 45-12 Canada This was expected to be a close game, however, in the end that’s not how
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WXV 1 Weekend 1 has been played and it produced some thrilling matches. The opening weekend of the top tier of World Rugby’s new tournament delivered on its promise, and showed how it will benefit the game moving forward. Having regular games in the international calendar will only improve every team involved and close the
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WXV begins this weekend in the UAE and South Africa, but what exactly is it? WXV is World Rugby’s attempt to drive growth in women’s rugby, by providing teams with more international matches. The key reason behind this is the expansion of Rugby World Cup 2025 to include 16 teams, which is up from the
Megan Rapinoe. It feels difficult to truly quantify her impact, not only on the sport, but also in terms of her activism; her constant battle for social justice. Love her or hate her, you have to respect what she has done. Oft maligned, she’s never too far from the forefront of any conversation about the
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Last weekend, the Barclay’s Women’s Championship held its opening games of the season. The second division of English women’s football is home to 12 teams all fighting for the top spot, securing promotion into the Women’s Super League. Last season, Bristol City secured promotion and will now play in the WSL. However, for the first
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Australia made history as they reached their first-ever Women’s World Cup semi-final. It was a game that was full of excitement but one which kept fans on the edge of their seats. France hoped to go one stage further after being knocked out at the quarters in 4 consecutive World Cups. Australia had a tough
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Sweden celebrating their win against Japan. Photo taken from Everton Women via Twitter. Sweden held off a dramatic fightback from Japan to reach their fifth World Cup semi final in a dramatic encounter in Auckland. With Japan being the only former champions left in the tournament, there is now guaranteed to be a new name
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Sweden celebrate winning their round of 16 game against the USA. Photo credit: FIFA Women’s World Cup via Twitter. Sweden reached the Quarter Finals of the FIFA Women’s World Cup in remarkable fashion after beating two-time defending champions United States in a dramatic penalty shootout in Melbourne after the game finished goalless. The first five
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