Back in 1991, Deborah Griffin and three friends organised the first Women’s Rugby World Cup. They did so with no budget and little support. On Saturday, Griffin stood in front of a sold-out Allianz ...

New Zealand began its defense of the Women’s Rugby World Cup by scratching a 54-8 win over Spain in York on Sunday. The Black Ferns were comfortable eight-try winners — with only 13 players for the ...

England are clear favourites to win the Women’s Rugby World Cup, which gets underway on Friday in Sunderland and runs until the final at Twickenham on September 27. Canada and New Zealand are likely ...

Prospects: The team to beat. Won 57 of its last 58 tests, and the last 27, many of them blowouts. The one blip was the 2022 final in Auckland, where England overcame an 18th-minute red card to lead ...

The only team with a winning record against defending champion New Zealand lost it after Ireland was blown away 40-0 in the Women's Rugby World Cup in Brighton on Sunday. Ireland had won two of their ...

Japan earned a first pool match win in 31 years at the Women's Rugby World Cup after seeing off Spain 29-21 in York on Sunday. Spain finished its seventh World Cup without a win for the first time.

DUBAI — Japan rallied with two late tries to defeat Canada 21-19 on Saturday and move into the semifinals of the Emirates Dubai 7s, the opening event of the HSBC SVNS series, at the expense of the ...

CAPE TOWN — Canada finished sixth for the second week in a row on the rugby sevens circuit, giving up a late try in a 12-10 ...

LONDON (AP) — And the winner of the Women's Rugby World Cup was ... women's rugby. It's such a cliche but never more true. Unprecedented numbers of people in stadiums and living rooms followed a ...

The Canadian women finished eighth in Dubai last December. They followed that by placing fifth in Cape Town, fourth in Perth, ...

Canada’s women conceded a late try to fall 19-14 to the U.S. and finish sixth Sunday at the Emirates Dubai 7s, the opening event of the HSBC SVNS season.