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2019 France Women's Sevens
The 2019 France Women's Sevens is the final tournament within the 2018–19 World Rugby Women's Sevens Series and the fourth edition of the France Women's Sevens. For the first time in the tournament's history, it is held over the weekend of 15–16 June 2019 at Parc des Sports Aguiléra in Biarritz. With New Zealand already qualified for the Rugby sevens at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament, 2020 Summer Olympics, and the United States only needing to field a team to become eligible, the remaining two slots shall be determined over the weekend based upon overall series ranking. Format The teams are drawn into three pools of four teams each. Each team plays every other team in their pool once. The top two teams from each pool advance to the Cup brackets while the top 2 third place teams also compete in the Cup/Plate. The other teams from each group play-off for the Challenge Trophy. Teams Eleven core teams are participating in the tournament along with one invited tea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2018–19 World Rugby Women's Sevens Series
The 2018–19 World Rugby Women's Sevens Series was the seventh edition of the World Rugby Women's Sevens Series, global circuit for women's national rugby sevens teams, organised by World Rugby. There were six tournament events scheduled on the 2018–19 circuit with twelve teams competing in each tournament. The series also, for the second time, doubled as an Rugby sevens at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament, Olympic qualifier. The series was won by who won four tour events on their way to claiming their fifth World Series title. Format Twelve teams compete at each event. The top-ranked teams at each tournament play off for a Cup, with gold, silver and bronze medals also awarded to the first three teams. Lower-ranked teams at each tournament play off for a Challenge Trophy. The overall winner of the series was determined by points gained from the standings across all events in the season. Teams The "core teams" qualified to participate in all series events ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tyla Nathan-Wong
Tyla Nathan-Wong (born 1 July 1994) is a New Zealand professional rugby sevens representative and two-time Olympic medalist. She became a silver medalist at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro and won a gold medal at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. Biography In 2015 and 2019, Nathan-Wong was named New Zealand Sevens Player of the Year. She began playing rugby when she attended Lynfield College. She is of the Ngāpuhi tribe, and is also of Chinese and European descent. In 2012 and 2013, she won the Junior Māori Sportswoman of the Year award and was a finalist for the same award in 2014. Nathan-Wong was selected for the women's sevens team to the 2016 Summer Olympics. In 2018, Nathan-Wong and her team won both the 2018 Commonwealth Games held on the Gold Coast in Australia, as well as the Rugby World Cup Sevens in San Francisco, United States. In 2019, Nathan-Wong was nominated as a World Rugby Women's Sevens Player of the Year having completed the season as t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Abi Evans
Abi Evans (born 30 May 1996) is a Scottish rugby union player from Livingston who played in the 2021 Women's Six Nations Championship. She has played international rugby for Scotland since 2015. Club career Abi Evans moved from Allianz Premier XVs club Darlington Mowden Park Sharks to Saracens Women in July 2022 ahead of the 2022–23 season. Saracens Women's Head Coach Alex Austerberry commented about her signing that, “''We are delighted to welcome Abi to the club. With pace and the ability to beat defenders we are extremely excited about how Abi will develop at the club. Her long term commitment to the club will allow us all to see her very best rugby here at Saracens''.” She had joined DMP Sharks in 2019, moving from Hillhead Jordanhill. When she joined the DMP Sharks, she stated, ''"The main motivation for signing with the Sharks was to further progress my rugby career by playing at a higher standard week in week out. It’s the perfect time for me to move on and b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Megan Gaffney
Megan Gaffney (born 3 December 1991) is a Scottish rugby player from Edinburgh who played in the 2021 Women's Six Nations Championship and has competed internationally for Scotland since 2011. She has twice been selected for the Great Britain 7s training squad for the Rio and Tokyo Olympics. Club career In 2020 Gaffney began to play for Heriots RFC. Before this, she played for the Watsonians. In an interview with East Lothian Courier, she commented on her move: ''“It is a really forward-thinking club. I know a lot of the players there and I have watched the team progress.''” Before joining the Watsonians, she had also played for Murrayfield Wanderers and Hillhead Jordanhill. She scored the winning try in the last minute for Hillhead Jordanhill in the 2013 Sarah Beaney Cup Final at Murrayfield against RHC Cougars. Gaffney was in the Edinburgh University Women’s squad, which won three BUCS titles in 2016/17. International career Gaffney has played for Scotland withi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Megan Jones (rugby Union)
Megan Jones (born 23 October 1996) is a Welsh and English rugby union player. She debuted for England against New Zealand in 2015. She plays for Wasps Ladies at club level. Her partner is Team GB international teammate Celia Quansah. International career Jones travelled to the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro as a non-playing reserve for Team GB sevens. Despite being a Welsh-speaker and growing up Wales, Jones made her XVs debut for England in July 2015, playing against New Zealand in the Rugby Super Series that year. She then played off the bench in England's 39–6 win over Canada in the Old Mutual Wealth Series. She was named in the English squad for the 2017 Women's Rugby World Cup in Ireland, where she scored the side's opening try (against Spain). She also played in the semi-final versus France and started in the final. Also in 2017, Jones played in the first two matches of the 2017 International Women's Rugby Series playing at outside centre and inside centre. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Katie Mason
Katie is an English feminine name. It is a form Katherine, Kate, Caitlin, Kathleen, Katey and their related forms. It is frequently used on its own. People Sports *Katie Boulter (born 1996), British tennis player *Katie Clark (born 1994), British synchronized swimmer * Katie Hill (born 1984), Australian wheelchair basketball player *Katie Hnida (born 1981), American NCAA football player *Katie Hoff (born 1989), American Olympic swimmer *Katie Ledecky (born 1997), American swimmer *Katie Levick (born 1991), English cricketer *Katie Sowers (born 1986), American football coach *Katie Swan (born 1999), British tennis player *Katie Taylor, Irish boxer and footballer, five-time world boxing and 2012 Olympic champion *Katie Thorlakson (born 1985), Canadian soccer player Television and film * Katie Brown (TV personality) (born 1963), American television show host * Katie Couric (born 1957), American journalist * Katie Cassidy (born 1986), American singer and actress * Katie Featherston ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Beth Wilcock
Bethany Wilcock (born 3 January 2001) is an English rugby union player. She plays for Harlequins Women and is a member of England's 2021 Women's Six Nations Championship squad. International career Wilcock first played for the England Sevens squad for the 2019/20 season. Her first appearance was at the World Series in Biarritz. She went on to play 15s for the England U20s in 2018 and was invited to join the senior team as a development player for the 2021 Women's Six Nations Championship The 2021 Women's Six Nations Championship was the 20th series of the Women's Six Nations Championship, an annual women's rugby union competition between England, France, Ireland, Italy, Scotland and Wales. The 2021 tournament was given a change o .... Club career Wilcock plays for Harlequins Women as a fullback, having joined the side in 2019. References {{DEFAULTSORT:Wilcock, Bethany Living people 2001 births English female rugby union players ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
South African Rugby Union
The South African Rugby Union (SARU) is the governing body for rugby union in South Africa and is affiliated to World Rugby. It was established in 1992 as the South African Rugby Football Union, from the merger of the South African Rugby Board and the non-racial South African Rugby Union (SACOS), and took up its current name in 2005. SARU organises several national teams, most notably the senior national side, the ''Springboks''. History The South African Rugby Board was the rugby union governing body of white South Africans between 1880 and 1992. The governing of white and coloured rugby union was handled separately during South Africa under Apartheid. On 23 March 1992 the non-racial South African Rugby Union and the South African Rugby Board were merged to form the South African Rugby Football Union. The unified body changed its name in 2005 to the current South African Rugby Union. The debacle of the 2003 World Cup saw the Springboks exit in the quarterfinals. Further, S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Helen Nelson (rugby Union)
Helen Nelson (born 24 May 1994) is a Scottish rugby union player. She played for Scotland and was captain for the team at the 2021 Women's Six Nations Championship in their winning match against Wales. She was the captain of the Scotland Rugby Union Sevens Captain from 2018-2019 and has also been a member of the Scottish Alpine Ski Team (2009-2012). Club career Nelson is a Scottish Rugby contracted player, who is part of the Loughborough Lightning team. Before joining the club, she played for Montpellier Hérault Rugby for the 2018 season. She has also played for Barbarians FC and for the University of Edinburgh. She played for the Murrayfield Wanderers from 2012-17 and was part of the Murrayfield Wanderers team that won the 2016/17 league and cup double. She was vice captain for the Barbarians FC's first International against USA Eagles in April 2019. Throughout her career, she has played in both fly-half and midfield positions. International career Nelson debuted for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rhona Lloyd
Rhona Lloyd (born 17 October 1996) is a Scottish professional rugby union player from Edinburgh. She has played in multiple Women's Six Nations Championships, including the 2021 Women's Six Nations Championship. She collected 25 caps for Scotland before the age of 23. Club career Lloyd plays for Loughborough Lightning, alongside internationally recognised players including Emily Scarratt and England captain Sarah Hunter. The ''Daily Telegraph'' described her as a "try-scoring sensation" in November 2019, after she scored 10 tries in just six league appearances in the Tyrrells Premier 15s. While at Edinburgh University, she played rugby for the women's team, winning the final of BUCs at Twickenham in her final year. She captained Murrayfield Wanderers U18 to victory in the Brewin Dolphin Cup. International career Lloyd played sevens for Scotland Women U19 and U20 in season 2013/14. She made her full international debut against England in the 2016 Women's Six Nations open ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chey Robins-Reti , Canadian radio station
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Chey may refer to: People Given name * Chey Chettha I (1575–1595), Cambodian king * Chey Chettha II, Cambodian king * Chey Chettha III (1639–1673), Cambodian king * Chey Chettha IV (1656–1725), Cambodian king * Chey Chettha V (1709–1755), Cambodian king * Chey Dunkley (born 1992), English football player Surname * Chey Tae-won Tae-won (born 1960), South Korea billionaire businessman * Timothy A. Chey, American film producer, writer and director Places * Chey, Deux-Sèvres, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France * Chey, Kampong Svay, Cambodia * Chey Chouk Commune, Cambodia * Chey Saen District, Cambodia Other * CHEY-FM CHEY-FM is a French-language radio station located in Trois-Rivières, Quebec, Canada. Owned and operated by Bell Media, it broadcasts on 94.7 MHz using a directional antenna with an average effective radiated power of 20,600 watts and a peak ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shakira Baker
Shakira Baker (born 4 January 1992) is a New Zealand rugby union player. She has represented New Zealand in both the fifteens and sevens rugby. Rugby career 2011 Baker made her provincial debut at 16 for Wellington before making her test debut for the Black Ferns in 2011 against England. 2012 Baker was one of the 800 young women who attended the “Gold for Gold” Sevens trials in 2012 organized to identify talent with the potential to represent New Zealand in the Sevens competition at the Rio Olympics. At the trial she attended she was put through various fitness, rugby skills and character assessment activities. She was one of the most promising 30 who then attended a camp at Waiouru. This led to Baker playing both for the Sevens team as well as the Fifteen a side Black Ferns. 2013 In 2013 during a routine medical exam an electrocardiogram led to the discovery that she had a rare disorder of the heart's electrical system called Long QT syndrome which can lead to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |