Heather Knight has been sacked as England captain following her side’s 16-0 loss in Australia. Knight has been in the position since 2016, but has overseen a difficult winter, with a series win in South Africa sandwiched between a disappointing T20 World Cup campaign and a tumultuous Ashes tour of Australia. On Friday, head coach...
Worrall, who has English heritage through his father, was born in Melbourne and played state cricket for South Australia. He had spells as Gloucestershire’s overseas player in 2018 and 2021, then effectively retired from Australian cricket three years ago in order to move to the UK. Since then he has taken 139 wickets at an...
Saracens: Daly; Elliott, Lozowski, Tompkins, Segun; Burke, Van Zyl; Mawi, George, Riccioni, Itoje, Tizard, McFarland, Gonzalez, Willis. Replacements: Dan, Brantingham, Clarey, Isiekwe, Onyeama-Christie, Michelow, Simpson, Goode. Harlequins: Halfpenny; Isgro, Beard, Waghorn, David; J Evans, Porter; Jones, Walker, Lamositele, Launchbury, Lewies, Kenningham, W Evans, Dombrandt. Replacements: Riley, Els, Hobson, Herbst, Hammond, Murray, Benson, Green. Source link...
The teams once again meet in their opening match of this year’s World Cup in England, giving Saturday’s Six Nations fixture even more significance. “There’s always niggle in Scotland and Wales games, no matter what sport, whether it’s a male or female sport,” said former Scotland hooker Brown. “There’s such close proximity both in geography...
France’s Marine Menager, Italy’s Alyssa D’Inca, Carys Phillips of Wales and England’s Ellie Kildunne feature in the best tries of the 2024 Women’s Six Nations. WATCH: ‘Fabulous’ Bielle-Biarrey stars in Six Nations best tries Available to UK users only. Source link...
Jon Lewis is not the first England coach or captain to fall victim to the ruthless scrutiny that follows a heavy Ashes defeat, and he certainly will not be the last. The series, which ended in February with a 16-0 thrashing, saw England’s women placed under a microscope of pressure, criticism and attention like never...
Wales have named former Gloucester, Harlequins and London Irish prop Dan Murphy as defence coach for the 2025 Women’s Six Nations. Murphy arrives from his role as Gloucester-Hartpury scrum coach, having previously worked with Wales women’s under-20s side. He helped new Wales coach Sean Lynn’s stint as Gloucester-Hartpury boss end with a successful defence of...
Salford rarely looked threatened during Thursday’s victory, which came off the back of beating Bradford Bulls in the Challenge Cup at the weekend. Those two wins came with the Red Devils losing significant squad members as talismanic half-back Marc Sneyd joined Warrington and prop Brad Singleton moved to Castleford as the effects of the sustainability...
Leicester Tigers back-rower Hanro Liebenberg hopes Michael Cheika’s replacement as head coach can bring long-term stability to the role. Former Australia and Argentina head coach Cheika is in the final months of his contract as Tigers boss, having decided in January not to extend his stay beyond his initial one-year deal. The 58-year-old replaced fellow...
Exeter City manager Gary Caldwell says he does not “need credit” for a turnaround in the club’s league form. After gaining only four points from a possible 27 in January and February, the Grecians have gone five unbeaten in League One – including back-to-back home wins against Shrewsbury and Mansfield – to move eight points...
When direct promotion was first offered 39 years ago only the champions went up with a second promotion place via play-offs added for the 2002-03 season. The National League is now pushing for a third spot, launching its campaign last month. “There is a blockage in the jump between the National League and EFL. Two-up,...
I don’t know if it’s harder to win a quadruple now. There were different challenges then that there are now. Ultimately, it should be hard. There were games in our season when we came off thinking ‘wow’ and also games that were tight, marginally won or we could easily have lost because the other team...
Five years after the nation went into lockdown, Exeter is set to pay tribute to all those who were affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. The city will be holding a series of special commemorations – organised by the City Council, working alongside the University of Exeter – to reflect on the challenges and resilience of...
On the plus side, Lintott’s enforced time off the field at Edgbaston has also helped him branch out into a temporary return to coaching. He has been working with fellow left-arm ‘wristie’ Millie Taylor, who will be part of new women’s first-team coach Alistair Maiden’s newly-created Warwickshire side, ahead of their debut season in the...
People are being invited to take part in two community tree planting events in Exeter. The events are taking place on Wednesday and Thursday 26 and 27 March at Clifton Hill and Bromhams Farm playing fields in the Riverside Valley Park. Both events have been organised by ParkLife South West , in conjunction with Exeter...
