Women's Rugby Rundown

Welcome to WRR 241 for April 6 to 13. This week, we are diving into a whirlwind of international action as the Six Nations heats up, the Pacific Four Series kicks off in Sacramento, and the European Championship moves toward a title-deciding showdown. On the domestic front, we have major playoff structures locking in USA, Canada, and France, alongside groundbreaking pathway announcements in Australia. We are also celebrating historic milestones for the game in Cyprus, Greece and Cambodia, while looking ahead to a massive slate of international fixtures across the globe.

Read all the week’s Women’s Rugby News: https://scrumhalfconnection.com/2026/04/13/w6n-pac4-and-europe-championship-action-plus-historic-firsts-in-cambodia-cyprus-and-greece-wrr-241/

Welcome to WRR 241 for April 6 to 13. This week, we are diving into a whirlwind of international action as the Six Nations heats up, the Pacific Four Series kicks off in Sacramento, and the European Championship moves toward a title-deciding showdown. On the domestic front, we have major playoff structures locking in USA, Canada, and France, alongside groundbreaking pathway announcements in Australia. We are also celebrating historic milestones for the game in Cyprus, Greece and Cambodia, while looking ahead to a massive slate of international fixtures across the globe.
Read all the week’s Women’s Rugby News: https://scrumhalfconnection.com/2026/04/13/w6n-pac4-and-europe-championship-action-plus-historic-firsts-in-cambodia-cyprus-and-greece-wrr-241/

Welcome to WRR 240 for March 30–April 5, 2026. This week is headlined by a group of five high profile Olympians publicly slamming the IOC’s new mandatory genetic testing policy as a violation of human dignity and a threat to the future of women’s sports. In international play, Germany has officially been crowned the European Trophy champions and on the domestic front, the Isuzu Bulls Daisies secured a historic fourth consecutive title in South Africa’s Women’s Super League 1, and the Tropical 7s wrapped up its largest event to date in the Americas. As the road to the Super Regionals narrows in the US, the international window prepares to burst open with the kickoff of the Pacific Four Series and the of the Guinness Women’s Six Nations.
Read all the week’s women’s rugby news: https://scrumhalfconnection.com/2026/04/05/olympians-blast-ioc-policy-germany-claims-european-crown-wxv-global-series-format-wrr-240/

Welcome to WRR 239 for March 23-29. This week we are absolutely packed with breathtaking action from across the globe, including a shocker in Sao Paulo as Brazil secured their spot in the elite HSBC SVNS World Championship. In XVs news, the international calendar is locking in with squad announcements for the Pacific Four Series and the highly anticipated Guinness Six Nations, while the Netherlands and Spain issued overwhelming statements to kick off the Rugby Europe Championship, and the Wolfhounds snagged their third Celtic Challenge title. On the domestic front, the Italian champion was decided, and the race for playoff spots is heating up everywhere from England to Uganda. We also have critical developing stories regarding player welfare in Mexico, Scotland, and at the club level in England that are shaking the foundations of the game.
Get all the week’s women’s rugby news: https://scrumhalfconnection.com/2026/03/30/brazil-stuns-the-sevens-world-wolfhounds-complete-three-peat-and-wru-chair-steps-down-wrr-239/

Welcome to WRR 238 for March 16 to 22. We kick things off in South America where Argentina’s squad has made it back to back HSBC SVNS 2 titles after a gritty performance in Montevideo. With this gold medal, the Argentinians have officially punched their ticket to the season ending World Championship Series alongside fellow qualifiers South Africa and Spain, who will all join the elite SVNS 1 teams for the finale. Over in Europe, the championship stages are officially set as the Celtic Challenge and Italy’s Serie A Elite confirmed their final matchups.

Read all the week’s women’s rugby news: https://scrumhalfconnection.com/2026/03/23/wrr-238/