England Come Calling | RFU ACE Girls League Round 5 Review
After the announcement of the U18 England development camp this week, which was full of ACE players from across the division, the importance of this competition has never been more fully in focus. Equally, while the top-performing sides in this division had the largest contingent of international representatives, there were players from across the league […]
England U18: Women’s November Development Camp Squad | 67 Players Selected
England have named their Women’s U18 squad for a development camp this weekend coming at Loughborough University. The four day camp begins on Friday, with Head Coach James Cooper selecting five previously capped players, Charlotte Brookes, Izzy Firth, Holly Jackson, Honey Kerslake, and Lily Pereira dos Santos in a 67-woman squad. Speaking at the announcement […]
A week for the neutrals | RFU ACE Girls League Round 5 Preview
A good long break was needed for us to fully comprehend what a mental week of rugby it was before half-term in the Girls Ace League. Some big results at both ends of the table have opened up the league. Let’s go through all this week’s fixtures, where some even bigger permutations await on the […]
End of the Undefeated Run | RFU ACE Girls League Round 4 preview
The gents may be taking their time in preparing for the next stage of the RFU ACE League, but the action continues in the women’s competition, where two undefeated sides meet for the first time, with one of their great runs of form due to come to an end on Wednesday. Round 4 – Wednesday […]
The Favourites All Come Through | The RFU ACE Girls League Round 3 Review
A fixture list full around full of expected results is nevertheless still a round that we will report in full. Not too many twists in turns this week as all the sides expected to win continued to do so. The top three still look unplayable, and Hartpury still look like the runaway favourites. Let’s go […]
Top Three all in Title Race | The RFU ACE Girls League Round 3 Preview
There is no rest week for the RFU ACE Girls league this week, so the undefeated top 3 each have a chance to continue their winning form, while this round offers a few sides an opportunity to turn results around. Here are all the fixtures in midweek Round 3 – Wednesday 1st October City of […]
Hartpury Heart-breakers but Loughborough Lead Again | The RFU ACE Girls League Review
The Women’s RFU ACE League, even after only 2 rounds, has started to separate into two camps. Strong sides, and the Strongest sides. Those putting in good performances, and those challenging for the Ace League title. One or two teams are skirmishing along the dividing line, but the first two sets of fixtures have laid […]
Worthing Face Worthy Test | The RFU ACE Girls League Preview
The Women’s RFU ACE League is back! It is time for the long-awaited second round. The two-week break has given each side a chance to reorganise ahead of another run of crucial fixtures – let’s have a crack at predicting each result tomorrow. Round 2 – Wednesday 24th September Bishop Burton v Exeter College Bishop […]
Hartpury on the March | The RFU ACE Girls League review
The women’s RFU ACE League may not have split into two divisions in the same fashion as the men’s competition this season, but two tiers of teams seem to be emerging in the opening stages of the competition. It is a long road to the playoffs, but let’s see how each side kicked off their […]
ACE Rugby | The RFU ACE Girls League preview
There may not have been a major reshuffle in the Women’s ACE League after last season’s great success, but if it ain’t broke? The Women’s League is back underway tomorrow, and we’ll comb through all the runners and riders ahead of round 1 Last season, there was a famous victory for Exeter College as they […]
