Browsing: Women’s Rugby World Cup

Women’s Rugby World Cup: Began 1991 in Wales with USA beating England in the Final. Hosted 1994 England, 1998 Netherlands, 2002 Spain, 2006 Canada, 2010 England, 2014 France, 2017 Ireland.

August 9, 2017 England Beats Spain to Open Women’s Rugby World Cup 2017 Photo: INPHO/ Brian Keane Doug Coil England scored ten tries in beating Spain 56-5 in the opening match of the Women’s Rugby World Cup 2017 in Dublin, Ireland. Kay Wilson scored four of the tries in this dominant win. It took less than two minutes before England’s Megan Jones received an offload from Katy McLean, finding a gap and breaking a tackle for a try in the corner. After Katy McLean’s conversion the score was 7-0. Two minutes later, a Harriet Millar-Mills offload to Kay Wilson resulted…

August 7, 2017 USA Women’s Eagles vs. Italy Squads for #WRWC2017 Photo: World Rugby Doug Coil Women’s Eagles Head Coach Pete Steinberg selected his 23 athlete team to face Italy in the 2017 Women’s Rugby World Cup opener for both teams. Kickoff will be at 11:30am ET at the UCD Bowl in Dublin, Ireland on Wednesday, August 8. The Eagles are ranked seventh,  while Italy is ranked ninth. The Women’s Eagles will then play Spain on Sunday, August 13 at 9:45 a.m. ET at the UCD Bowl and then England on Thursday, August 17 at 9:30 a.m. ET at Billings…

August 4, 2017 World Rugby to Stream 2017 Women’s Rugby World Cup; NBC Sports Network to Re-Air Eagles Pool Matches + Photo: 2017 Women’s Rugby World Cup & NBCSN Update: Unfortunately, This was retracted. No streaming, we are geoblocked. USA games will be broadcast delayed be on NBC Gold for $59 . Doug Coil The 2017 Women’s Rugby World Cup will be streamed live by World Rugby. In addition to steaming all 30 matches, the USA Eagles’ three pool fixtures will be re-aired on NBC Sports Network. The 2017 Women’s World Cup trophy competition begins Wednesday, August 9 with the…

July 17, 2017 USA Women’s Eagles Selected for Women’s Rugby World Cup UPDATE | July 24 Tess Feury has replaced Annakaren Pedraza in the USA Women’s Eagles’ Women’s Rugby World Cup 2017 squad. Doug Coil Women’s Eagles Head Coach Pete Steinberg selected 28 athletes for the Women’s Rugby World Cup 2017 in Ireland in August. The Eagles, the seventh ranked team, will be in Pool B along with England, Italy and Spain at University College Dublin August 9-17 prior to the knockouts August 22 and 26 in Belfast. The team includes seven players with previous World Cup experience in Kathryn…

February 9, 2017 USA Player Pool for Women’s Rugby World Cup 2017 Doug Coil This article has been modified from USA Rugby article by Chad Wise. The USA Women’s Eagles coaches have selected 44 athletes for its Women’s Rugby World Cup 2017 player pool. Head Coach Pete Steinberg is both Summer and Fall International matches to prepare for the 2017 Women’s Rugby World Cup in Ireland in August. More than a dozen new caps were awarded in eight international test matches. The final World Cup squad of 27 players will be finalized following a two-match international test series this spring…

January 8, 2017 Women’s Rugby World Cup 2017 Pools & Schedule Photo: Women’s Rugby World Cup 2017 Doug Coil The Women’s Rugby World Cup 2017 will begin on Wednesday August 9, 2017 with pool play matches being held at the University College – Dublin on August 9, 13 and 17. The remaining two rounds will be held in Belfast, United Kingdom at Queen’s University and Kingspan Stadium on August 22 and 26. On November 9, 2016 the pool allocation took place at Belfast City Hall. “The top seven teams from the WRWC2014 in France were seeded for the draw based…

December 22, 2016 Women’s Eagles National All-Star Competition Doug Coil Article based on USA Rugby Release by Chad Wise December 22, 2016 The Women’s Eagles National All-Star Competition to be held at Tigertown Complex in Lakeland, Florida Dec. 29, 2016, through Jan. 3, 2017. More than 90 athletes have accepted invitations with hopes to be among the 35-40 players that will be part of the Women’s Rugby World Cup 2017 pool for Head Coach Pete Steinberg and staff. While international matches may be held domestically prior to the WRWC in Ireland, the national team will be working with the athletes…

April 7, 2016 USA Women’s Rugby World Cup 1991 Champions Reunite at Atlanta 7s Photo: Ann Barford – USA Women’s Eagles Rugby 1991 Rugby World Cup Championship team, in Cardiff, Wales Doug Coil The initial Women’s Rugby World Cup was held in Wales April 6-14, 1991 when 12 teams vied for the title. The Final held in Cardiff and featured England and the United States. The teams that failed to qualify for the semi-finals took part in a Plate tournament between April 11-13. The winners of each of the four Pools met in the Cup Semi-finals, while the other eight…