Meg Jones was born in Cardiff and speaks Welsh. But on Saturday she hopes to line up for England against Wales in the Principality Stadium. Sarra Elgan went to meet Jones as part of her Women’s Six Nations preview, which you can watch in full on BBC iPlayer. Available to UK users only. Read article...
Ireland’s Erin King believes she is playing alongside some of the best back rows in the world during the Women’s Six Nations. King, 21, started her side’s 27-15 defeat by France to kick off their campaign last weekend alongside Aoife Wafer and Brittany Hogan. Wafer scored twice in another superb display, while Hogan was instrumental...
Wales prop Donna Rose says the birth of her daughter inspired her to return from injury in time for the Women’s Six Nations. Rose welcomed baby Margot in January while recovering from neck surgery. She made her comeback against Scotland in the opening round last weekend and now looks forward to having her daughter at...
Jones was joined in coming back last weekend by two other Wales front-row stalwarts, Gwenllian Pyrs and Donna Rose. Like Jones, they both bear the scars of neck surgery. For Sale Sharks loose-head Pyrs, Scotland was a first outing since surgery in November, which included a disc replacement and disc fusion, while Saracens tight-head Rose...
Women’s Six Nations: Wales v England Venue: Principality Stadium, Cardiff Date: Saturday, 29 March Kick off: 16:45 GMT Coverage: BBC One, BBC Radio Wales, Radio Cymru, BBC Sounds, the BBC Sport website and app, plus live text commentary, followed by report and reaction on the BBC Sport website and app. Read article in full at...
At least 18 people have been killed and 19 injured as South Korea’s wildfires continue to ravage the country’s southeast, according to the latest numbers from the Ministry of the Interior and Safety. The “unprecedented” crisis remains critical, according to acting president Han Duck-soo, who said the fires are “rewriting the record books for the...
Selection under England head coach John Mitchell is “clear” and competition for places “very healthy”, says Red Roses back row Maddie Feaunati. A much-changed England started their Six Nations title defence with a bonus-point win over Italy in York, despite Mitchell making seven personnel changes from his side’s last outing in October’s WXV1 win over...
From the win over Canada that secured England’s WXV1 title success in October, Mitchell made seven changes and some positional alterations to his starting XV, with the result a comfortable 38-5 victory in front of 8,391 supporters in York. In the early stages, no drop-off was evident. The Red Roses started in clinical fashion, the...
England extend their winning run to 21 games with a 38-5 win over Italy to get their Women’s Six Nations title defence off to a strong start at the LNER Community stadium in York. Read article in full at source...
BBC Sport’s Sonja McLaughlan, Emma Wassell, Deborah McCormack and Siwan Lillicrap discuss Scotland’s narrow win over Wales in the Women’s Six Nations and whether Georgia Evans’ two yellow cards allowed the hosts into the game. READ MORE: Scotland triumph in another thriller against Wales Available to UK users only. Read article in full at source...
Watch the post-match analysis from BBC Sport’s Orlan Bannon, Lindsay Peat & Claire Small after Ireland are beaten 27-15 by France in the Women’s Six Nations. READ MORE: France survive red card to beat Ireland in Six Nations opener Available to UK users only. Read article in full at source...
Ireland fail to capitalise on a 20-minute red card for Gabrielle Vernier as France secure a 27-15 win in the opening match of the Women’s Six Nations in Belfast. Read article in full at source...
Jodie Ounsley – Fury from Gladiators and former Exeter Chiefs winger – catches up with fellow “northern lass” Zoe Aldcroft to talk about the honour of captaining the Red Roses as the Women’s Six Nations gets underway in the “biggest year of women’s rugby”. Watch: England v Italy live on BBC 2, Sunday 23 March...
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...