Category Archives: Women’s Rugby
Cardiff v Newport: The Ladies’ Story
A century after the first British women gained the right to vote, our women’s rugby historian, Lydia Furse, takes a look at how sport impacted the lives of many women in South Wales during the First World War. Continue reading
Dual Identity: Two Women’s Rugby Players Capped For Two Countries (Each!)
As the NatWest 6 Nations continued this weekend, our women’s rugby historian Lydia Furse has been exploring those who have played at the national representative senior level for more than one country. Pulling on the shirt. Singing the national anthem. … Continue reading
Women in Rugby Union: A Story Worth Telling
A new PhD project delving into the history of women in rugby union is being undertaken by Lydia Furse through the World Rugby Museum and De Montfort University. Lydia is a 26-year-old rugby player from Devon with an academic background … Continue reading
Vodka, Monsters and a disputed third place: the 1991 Women’s Rugby World Cup
The first Women’s Rugby World Cup could easily not have occurred. The International Rugby Board refused to recognise the tournament, 600 potential sponsors were consulted with not a single one interested in supporting the event, and a number of unions refused … Continue reading
Ireland 2017 Women’s Rugby World Cup
The Women’s Rugby World Cup 2017 is around the corner, taking place in Belfast and Dublin from 9-26 August 2017. The Irish Rugby Football Union was chosen to host the eighth Women’s tournament in May 2015 and looks set to … Continue reading
International Rugby’s most decorated player
by Cat McNaney The Black Ferns fly half, Anna Richards, is the most decorated player in the history of international rugby. With a total of 49 caps under her belt, Richards is the most capped Black Fern to date, and has … Continue reading
The Last Game of Rugby (2029)
The following article by Leonard R Tosswill was first published in Rugby Football Weekly in January of 1929. It involves an imagined future (2029) in which women and men played rugby on the same team- women as backs, men as forwards. … Continue reading
