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The Women's Six Nations returns today, reverting back to its normal round-robin format following a truncated 2021 edition because of the pandemic. In a World Cup year for the women's game, this year's championship takes on added significance, with video-sharing app TikTok coming on board as its first title sponsor. Below you can read our…

England will face hosts and holders New Zealand in the World Cup final next Saturday after showing grit to hold off a determined Canada at Eden Park. The Red Roses were presented their sternest challenge this year as amateur side Canada defied expectations. But professionals England stood up to the test, with Abby Dow scoring a stunning try and…

For weeks England head coach Simon Middleton and captain Sarah Hunter have tried to hide what they really came to New Zealand for - but it is obvious. They came for revenge, served as cold as possible. The Black Ferns snatched the World Cup from England in 2017 and, when it was announced in 2018 that New Zealand would host the next tournament,…

England coach Simon Middleton says England have created "something special" ahead of their meeting with New Zealand in the final of the delayed 2021 Women's Rugby World Cup in Auckland on Saturday. The showdown is a repeat of the 2017 final, which New Zealand won 41-32 in Belfast to seal their fifth title. "There can be no bigger challenge in sport…

AUCKLAND, New Zealand -- After six weeks of exciting, high-octane, entertaining rugby, the Rugby World Cup 2021 Final is finally upon us, with tournament favourites England set to face off against hosts New Zealand in a match that will determine who is the world's best women's rugby team. It's been dubbed the battle of the northern hemisphere vs.…

Will favourites England book a sixth World Cup final appearance with victory over 2014 runners-up Canada? Can hosts and defending champions New Zealand dispatch France? Katy Daley-Mclean has the lowdown on this Saturday's semi-final contests and offers her predictions. Before the tournament got under way last month, I said Canada would be the dark…

These are the latest rugby headlines on Thursday, November 3. Wales head coach Wayne Pivac is due to name his starting XV today, when it will become clear how much injuries within the squad have taken their toll. The build-up has seen a number of players with injury issues, including key performers like Taulupe Faletau, George North and Josh Adams.…

Rarely, if ever, has a side gone into a World Cup in any sport such overwhelming favourites as England's Red Roses in New Zealand. Below, we look at why that is ahead of the tournament starting this weekend... England may not be defending world champions, having suffered a 41-32 defeat to the Black Ferns in the 2017 World Cup final in Belfast, but…

Northampton Saints' women's team, Loughborough Lightning, have 16 players representing their countries at the ongoing Rugby World Cup in New Zealand. Here, we look at how Lightning's internationals fared during the third round of pool fixtures, where places in the quarter-finals were decided… Four Loughborough players were in England's matchday…

England captain Sarah Hunter is "immensely proud" to become the side's joint most-capped player, but says her sole focus is the World Cup. Number eight Hunter, 37, will join former prop Rocky Clark on 137 caps when she starts against France in England's second pool game on Saturday. She was reluctant to discuss the milestone too much, but said: "I…

As the hours count down to the start of the Women's Rugby World Cup, almost every expert has written England's name on the trophy - that is except the Red Roses themselves. England begin their campaign for a third World Cup crown against Fiji in the early hours of Saturday morning in the second match of a triple-header at Auckland's Eden Park,…

With the Rugby World Cup at hand, the fans are gearing up for an intense showdown between the teams. After being delayed for so long, the World Cup is finally taking place in New Zealand from 8th October 2022. The ninth edition of the Women's Rugby World Cup was supposed to be held in 2021 but was delayed due to the pandemic. But now that the…

The stage is set for the England women's team to lift the World Cup for the third time as they enter the tournament hosted by New Zealand as odds-on favourites. Here, the PA news agency examines a campaign that begins against Fiji in Auckland on Saturday. Are they really that good? Yes. Their grip on women's rugby is best illustrated through a…

The Women's Rugby World Cup kicks-off in New Zealand on Saturday with England's Red Roses firm favourites for global glory. Simon Middleton's side has won 25 consecutive games going into the tournament which is a record no team - male or female - has been able to achieve in rugby history. Here, Sportsmail brings you a detailed guide to the…

Please use Chrome browser for a more accessible video player Red Roses head coach Simon Middleton has admitted: 'We have to win World Cup' in New Zealand England head coach Simon Middleton admitted "we've got to win it" after announcing what he views as the best prepared World Cup squad in the nation's history. Veteran scrum-half Mo Hunt is the…