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Women's Rugby World Cup: New Zealand start title defence v Spain - video and text

Follow live coverage with text and score updates as the current world champions the Black Ferns open their campaign against ...

Ireland set Women's Rugby World Cup record in key win over Japan

Ireland achieved its highest Women's Rugby World Cup score after putting down Japan 42-14 in Northampton on Sunday. The Irish ...

How Brazil won the 1970 World Cup: Pele’s return, a fearsome front five – but ‘an incompetent goalkeeper’

Pele returned to the Brazil ranks to help Mario Zagallo and the country make history in Mexico. They were an outstanding team ...

Hosting Rugby World Cup matches 'huge' for Saints

Hosting matches for the Women's Rugby World Cup is "huge" for one of England's biggest professional clubs, its chief ...
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Schell shock as six-try star leads Canada to 65-7 World Cup hammering of Fiji

Julia Schell needed just 22 minutes to score a remarkable six tries as Canada launched their Women's Rugby World Cup campaign ...

Scotland crush Wales in crunch clash to take huge step towards Women’s World Cup quarter-finals

Gwen Crabb was sent to the sin-bin for a high challenge on Elliann Clarke and shortly after the Wales lock rejoined the fray, ...

Five things Wales must put right to save World Cup

Wales knew their World Cup hopes could rest on the outcome of their opening game against Scotland but were found desperately ...