Dubai draw made
1 decade ago by Scrum Queens NewsReigning champions New Zealand are back to defend their crown – they claimed the title for the past two seasons, but competition will be even tougher this year with a spot in Rio up for grabs. They have...
England squads named for season
1 decade ago by Scrum Queens NewsWith a raft of retirements since the World Cup, including Maggie Alphonsi, Claire Purdy, Kat Merchant, Becky Essex, Sophie Hemming and Jo McGilChrist, England have named 16 new players in an expanded 52-player...
Lille top in France as dust starts to clear
1 decade ago by Scrum Queens NewsWith all the uncertainties following a league reorganisation, post-World Cup retirements and a host of player moves this season’s French Championship – the Top 8 – promised to be unpredictable. However,...
Australia win tight series
1 decade ago by Scrum Queens NewsThe series was played over three games during breaks in the IRB men’s Sevens World Series at Gold Coast in Queensland (where the 2018 Commonwealth Games will be held). Game one, on Saturday morning,...
Scotland build up to new season
1 decade ago by Scrum Queens NewsA mixture of experience – 70-times capped prop Heather Lockhart – and youth – in 18-year-old Abi Evans, who captained Scotland 7s girls in the recent Sainsbury School Games – the players will take...
WSWS preparations worldwide
1 decade ago by Scrum Queens NewsFrance and Fiji - two new core teams in this seasons series. There is a hum of activity around the eleven WSWS squads the like of which we have not seen in the series’ short history. After two or three...
Canada down under for season prep
1 decade ago by Scrum Queens NewsCanada are in the Gold Coast where they will play three matches against WSWS runners-up Australia in this weekend’s Gold Coast Sevens, which is the first event in the Men’s HSBC Sevens World Series....
Oceania 7s sides to do battle
1 decade ago by Scrum Queens NewsHost nation Australia are joined by New Zealand, Fiji, Samoa, Papua New Guinea, Cook Islands and Tonga. The tournament will act as excellent preparation for Australia, New Zealand and Samoa who will all...
China win Asian gold
1 decade ago by Scrum Queens NewsRose Fong Siu-lan (Hong Kong) and Lyudmila Sapronova (Kazakhstan) These are the 17th Asian Games - a huge event that receives little or no coverage outside of the continent (it features over 30 different...
Bobigny’s wolves maul champions
1 decade ago by Scrum Queens NewsOf the two northern teams, it was Bobigny who stole the headlines with an impressive 27-12 win over champions Montpellier. In truth the “Ladybirds” from Montpellier could plead injury problems. Their...
