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If you are in DC this is great news! If not, check out the matches on BBC America. from my inbox: Hi Wendy, Just for any rugby lovers in DC, we have just secured the all Six Nations games and will screen them. We didn’t want to charge a cover but Premium sports has a [...]

Welcome to another year of women’s International rugby! Our USA women’s 7s team will be playing in the USA Sevens International next weekend and the USA 15s had a camp in Florida last month. But we aren’t the only active nation, the European countris of the rugby world are ramping up for Six Nations during [...]

Thanks to ScrumQueens.com we have video highlights of England defeating France for the Six Nations title. It was an incredibly close game but in the end England kept their perfect record and defeated France. For more on the match, read the match report here. While there are a few test matches left out there for [...]

from Women’s Rugby Six Nations: England’s women won the Grand Slam in nailbiting fashion as they edged out France 11-10 thanks to Katy McLean’s second-half penalty. Amy Turner’s first-half try gave them a 5-3 halftime advantage while the home side had Claire Canal sent off on the half-hour mark. Despite their numerical advantage, England conceded [...]

from ScrumQueens.com; By Alison Donnelly Ireland finshed their 6 Nations with another fine home win in a tight 15-3 contest against Scotland. The win means that Ireland have chalked up victories at all of their home games this season and Kevin West’s side will be pleased to beat Scotland, Wales and Italy in a World [...]

from Women’s Rugby Six Nations: Second row Flavia Severin bagged a double as Italy Women came from behind to hand Wales the RBS 6 Nations wooden spoon with a shock 19-15 win in Bridgend. Naomi Thomas’ intercepted score and Non Evans close range try looked to have sent Wales well on the way to victory [...]

from RBS Nations: England’s women remain firmly on track to land the Grand Slam and a fifth consecutive RBS Six Nations title after a crushing 51-0 win over Scotland. Gary Street’s side ran in an impressive nine tries in a superb display of flowing rugby and he will be hoping for a repeat performance in [...]

from RBS Nations: Ireland women ended their Welsh hoodoo as they turned on the gas in the second half in a 18-3 victory at Ashbourne RFC. Both sides seemed evenly match in the first half with the first forty minutes finishing 5-3 to the hosts before Kevin West’s team scored 13 unanswered points after the [...]

from Women’s Six Nations: Sarah Gill struck two second-half penalties to earn Scotland a 6-6 draw against Italy – but their wait for a first away victory in the women’s Championship goes on. Six points from the boot of Italian fly-half Valentina Schiavon had put Italy on course for their maiden win of this year’s [...]

from Women’s Six Nations: Flanker Maggie Alphonsi and centre Emily Scarratt crossed in the opening stages before full-back Claire Allan and replacement Amy Turner rounded off the victory in the second half in a match marred by terrible conditions at Esher. Ireland replied through Kate O’Loughlin’s try but it was not enough to stop the [...]