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The Rugby World Cup 2025: History Was Made
Read Article: The Rugby World Cup 2025: History Was MadeThe Rugby World Cup 2025 featured record crowds, record points scorers and a record amount of train trips taken by this author. Lets recap.
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Emily Valentine: The Female William Webb Ellis?
Read Article: Emily Valentine: The Female William Webb Ellis?Emily Valentine was only ten when she picked up a rugby ball and played for Portora Royal School in Enniskillen. Since 2010 she has been hailed as the ‘female William Webb Ellis’ but how true is this?
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Barrette: The Original Female Rugby Code?
Read Article: Barrette: The Original Female Rugby Code?In the 1920s, feminists took part in ‘Rugby Féminin’. However the controversial sport faced its demise a decade after its first match. Did barrette influence the female rugby players of the 1960s?
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'I wanted to play for Wales with my whole heart': An Exploration of the Players Lost to Welsh Rugby Due To Racism
Read Article: 'I wanted to play for Wales with my whole heart': An Exploration of the Players Lost to Welsh Rugby Due To RacismFor over a century, working class rugby players left Wales in order to be paid. However, for many men, “Going North” was a necessity as their skin colour was a barrier to rugby in Wales.
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The Legacy of Las Leonas: The Addition, Success and Removal of Spain in the Women’s Six Nations
Read Article: The Legacy of Las Leonas: The Addition, Success and Removal of Spain in the Women’s Six NationsSpain took part in the Women’s Six Nations between 2000 and 2006 before being removed by administrators of the men’s game, a decision still viewed with ire by many within the women’s rugby community.
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Ohhhh Canada: The Canadian Women’s National Rugby Team have succeeded against all odds, but where do they go from here?
Read Article: Ohhhh Canada: The Canadian Women’s National Rugby Team have succeeded against all odds, but where do they go from here?As Canada prepares for the 2025 Rugby World Cup, they are once again faced with balancing fundraising and on-field preparation.
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The cases of Sione Tuipulotu and Alfred Clunies-Ross: a brief look at the relationship between rugby and the diaspora
Read Article: The cases of Sione Tuipulotu and Alfred Clunies-Ross: a brief look at the relationship between rugby and the diasporaSione Tuipulotu’s inclusion within the 2025 British & Irish Lions Tour to Australia has ruffled feathers. This article looks at Alfred Clunies-Ross, Scotland’s first diaspora player.
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