Women's Rugby

England's Emily Scarratt makes a break during a match against Italy

Photo: rugbymatters.net

The RFUW is responsible for encouraging more girls than ever before to play and learn about rugby with the rewards becoming increasingly noticeable.

The England Elite side continue to demonstrate their strength on a global scale and recent successes include winning the Nations Cup, Seven successive Six Nations triumphs and a runners up place at the 2010 World Cup played on English soil for the first time in the tournaments 19 year history.

Women’s rugby as a sport has gone from strength to strength over recent years and participation is currently at an all time high, so whether you want to play for fun or be right up there challenging for honours, everyone is welcome to join in.

For any further information regarding the women's game take a look at the different sections below:

News Updates

England Womens Open Sevens Trials 2012 - Trials Leaflet (PDF 1.3MB)
Cardio Direct support RFUW in world cup year
UpFront Poster (PDF 2.7MB)
RFUW National Junior Seven's Letter and Entry Form (PDF 163kB)

England Women's Fixtures & Results

Women's Teams & Clubs

Player Pathway

Recommendations from the Competition Review Group (PDF 535kB)
RFUW Player Pathway 1011 (PDF 1.35MB)

Tackling the Transition

This resource is a guide to coaching and developing young or inexperienced female rugby players from playing Tag or Touch through to a variation of contact rugby, introducing the basics of contact in a fun, controlled and safe way. To view this resource and learn more please follow here.