Welcome to Women's Rugby Rundown 163 for July 22-28. The Women’s Rugby Sevens Paris 2024 Olympics are in full swing, with Medal Quarterfinals coming up later today. Day 1 shattered the record for women’s rugby attendance as 66,000 fans packed Stade de France, with sevens stars shining brightly. China pulled off one of the biggest upsets by defeating the Tokyo 2020 Bronze medalists, Fiji! Ilona Maher has gone viral multiple times, and the heartwarming best friend saga between Michaela Blyde and Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce is one of the most wholesome stories we've seen. Canada went undefeated in the first-ever Women’s U20s Transatlantic Quad Series, and we round up all the global Premier and Club competitions worldwide.

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Welcome to Women's Rugby Rundown 162 for July 15-21. After a decade-long hiatus, Greece held its 7s Championships for the first time in 10 years with the Iraklis Blues crowned as the Champions. In the second round of the U20s Transatlantic Quad Series, Wales and Canada recorded wins. The WXV fixtures have been released, with 27 matches taking place from September 27 to October 12 in Vancouver, South Africa, and Dubai. Black Ferns co-captain Kennedy Simon has extended her contract with New Zealand Rugby through to 2028, and we round up all the global Premier and Club competitions worldwide.

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Welcome to WRR 161 for July 8-14. Sweden won the European Trophy Series and will be promoted to the Championship with Georgia next season. Traci accepted Mike Tolkin’s US Rugby Hall of Fame award. USA South clinched their third RAN Women’s XVs Tournament title undefeated, while Mexico made history with their first international test match, defeating Trinidad & Tobago. Barbados defeated the Cayman Islands in a non-test match. In the final round of the W6N U20s Summer Series, France took the title. Canada defeated the USA in the U20s Transatlantic Quad Series opener. And we round up all the global Premier and Club competitions worldwide.

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Welcome to WRR 160 for July 1-7. The Wallaroos ended their losing streak with a dominant win over Fiji. In the 6 Nations Women’s U20 Summer Series, France beat Wales, England overcame Ireland, and Italy triumphed over Scotland. Brazil reached an all-time high of 39th in the World Rugby Rankings with their first-ever win over Colombia, qualifying for the 2025 Rugby World Cup. Bluebella Lingerie featured Amy Celia, Ellie Boatman, and Jasmine Joyce in their #StrongIsBeautiful campaign. Traci's liver donation to Mike Tolkin went well, and they are both recovering. Finally, we round up all global Premier and Club competitions.

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Welcome to WRR 158 for June 17-23. China went undefeated at the World Rugby Sevens Repechage Tournament in Monaco, securing the final spot for the Paris 2024 Olympics. With the teams now set, we know the pools for the upcoming games. Fiji achieved their first-ever win over Japan’s Sakura in the second match of their series, Japan announced they will host the USA for a two-test tour while Zimbabwe edged out Zambia with a last-second try. World Rugby will begin initial closed trials of TMO modifications at competitions in July, and we round up all the global Premier and Club competitions worldwide.

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Welcome to WRR 157 for June 10-16! Squads are being announced for the World Rugby Sevens Repechage in Monaco, June 21-23. Japan won the first of two matches against Fiji, with the final set for June 20. Colombia dominated Trinidad and Tobago before facing Wales in a WXV Playoff. Canada A edged out Spain again. Brazil defeated the USA Falcons twice. Ireland released a “New Vision and Plan for Rugby in Ireland.” Wales will host the inaugural women’s U20s Transatlantic Quad series in July. We’ll also round up all global Premier and Club competitions.

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Welcome to WRR 144 for June 3-9: The World Rugby Sevens Repechage is June 21-23 in Monaco, and at the conclusion of the three-day competition, we will know the final teams for the Olympic Games Paris 2024. Poland defeated France in the first leg of the European Championship, Canada A beat Spain in a training match, Fiji announced matches against Japan on June 14 and 20, 32 Red Roses received contracts for the 2024-25 season, and we round up all the global Premier and Club competitions worldwide.

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Welcome to WRR 143 for May 27-Jun 2: Australia claimed the HSBC SVNS Grand Final with a win over France, the line-up for HSBC SVNS 2025 is set with China replacing South Africa while Japan, Brazil, and Spain maintained their qualification, Fiji qualified for the 2025 Rugby World Cup as Oceania Champions after going undefeated, Samoa, Fiji and Hong Kong qualified for WXV, and we round up all the global Premier and Club competitions worldwide.

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