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HG Rugby @huwgriffinrugby.bsky.social · 7m

Being reported that Wales did not sign the anti-R360 letter because they are wary of the possibility that top players will join that league if they cut regions

Which to me is a tacit admission that they know their ‘optimal solution’ will not provide adequate pathways to resource the national side

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Ach_Gerardo @achgerardo.bsky.social · 12h

I remember reading a comment somewhere saying the say thing - tour France with games against Italy and Spain. The bigger picture is where does a Lions tour really sit - it's pretty much Anglocentric (in a historic context - UK+ex colonies/dominions). As such, hardly relevant on the global stage

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Tina Smith @smith.senate.gov · 19h

Weird how that didn’t make the cut.

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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 16h

Johnson: Miss Grijalva has not yet had a scheduled date because she was elected after the house was out of session,

Gallego: You don't want her to be on the Epstein discharge.

Johnson: You guys are experts at red herrings.

Gallego: This is an excuse

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 16h

Pritzker: "It's unconscionable. This has never happened before. They're calling out troops onto the streets of a state that doesn't want them and they're not even telling us where they're gonna go, what they're gonna do. This hasn't happened I don't think since the Civil War."

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Cian Ó Muilleoir @rugbykino.bsky.social · 12h

Even better, ⅔ of it (€500k of a €750k increase) is ringfenced for developing the women's game. 🤌

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Edward Jenkins @edjenx.bsky.social · 13h

I am crippled with envy at Irish statehood and its emergence as an economic success story, with a government eager to spunk money and tax breaks on rugby union.

We could and should have the same thing in Cymru, if only we had the vision, guts and self-esteem to make it a reality.

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Joyce White Vance @joycewhitevance.bsky.social · 15h

This administration is flooding the zone so furiously that people have largely lost track of the lethal attacks on boats in the Caribbean, the gov’t shutdown, the economy, failed release of the Epstein files & so much else. It’s a tactic of would-be strongmen.

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YSC Rugby - Women’s Rugby News @yscrugby.com · 13h

More than a team: Virginia women’s rugby celebrates 50th anniversary

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More than a team: Virginia women’s rugby celebrates 50th anniversary

 The team enters its 50th season ranked No. 1 in Division I-AA, competing in a new league, designed for programs in similar situations.

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YSC Rugby - Women’s Rugby News @yscrugby.com · 13h

IRFU Welcomes Additional Government Funding In Budget 2026

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IRFU Welcomes Additional Government Funding In Budget 2026 | Irish Rugby

The Irish Rugby Football Union (IRFU) today expressed its gratitude to the Irish Government for…

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YSC Rugby - Women’s Rugby News @yscrugby.com · 14h

Sophie de Goede: ‘The momentum we’ve built is worth celebrating’

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Sophie de Goede: ‘The momentum we’ve built is worth celebrating’

In her first social media post since Canada lost the 2025 Women’s Rugby World Cup final Sophie de Goede said that defeat is “going to be a tough pill to swallow”.

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YSC Rugby - Women’s Rugby News @yscrugby.com · 14h

The first muscular Barbie is modeled after Ilona Maher – here she explains why it’s such a big deal

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The first muscular Barbie is modeled after Ilona Maher – here she explains why it’s such a big deal

The rugby star tells Women's Health about the collaboration

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MacIntyre @meetmacintyre.bsky.social · 1d

🏉 The latest Sui-Ling Show dives into rugby — perfectly timed after the Women’s Rugby World Cup!

Sui-Ling visits Leighton Buzzard Mixed Ability Rugby Club to talk inclusion and teamwork.

https://ow.ly/nIiK50X7Akq

#SuiLingShow #MixedAbilityRugby

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Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan @london.gov.uk · 1d

From the world record attendance at the Rugby World Cup Final to the return of women’s tennis at Queens after 52 years, London has successfully staged some of the world’s biggest sporting events this year - shining a global spotlight on the capital and inspiring young Londoners.

London sees 1.4m attend women's sporting events

Events include the Women's Rugby World Cup final as well as tennis, athletics, hockey and basketball.

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YSC Rugby - Women’s Rugby News @yscrugby.com · 15h

The women's game has a chance to create its own legacy. Instead of a men's tour copycat, why not have a "Home Nations All-Stars" with a player cap per country? Or a tour to South Africa or Japan to grow the game? That sounds way more exciting to us.

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YSC Rugby - Women’s Rugby News @yscrugby.com · 15h

We just can't get excited about a women's Lions tour in its current format. An all-star team of mostly English players going to NZ to face the world champions? If we want to see the Red Roses, we'll travel to the Six Nations, WXV or RWC.

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YSC Rugby - Women’s Rugby News @yscrugby.com · 15h

Interesting Reddit thread on 2027 Women's Lion Tour

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From the rugbyunion community on Reddit

Explore this post and more from the rugbyunion community

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YSC Rugby - Women’s Rugby News @yscrugby.com · 15h

Scottish Rugby has appointed Andy Rhys Jones as its first Head of Women’s Performance and Pathways.

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Scottish Rugby appoints Andy Rhys Jones as Head of Women’s Performance and Pathways - Scottish Rugby

In this newly created position, Andy will lead the strategic growth and development of Scotland’s women’s player pathways; National Age Grade teams, and the Women’s Senior National Team. His focus wil...

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Melanie D’Arrigo @darrigomelanie.bsky.social · 1d

I feel like this photo of masked, armed men pepper spraying a pastor protecting his community is going to be a defining picture of this moment in America for a long, long time.

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YSC Rugby - Women’s Rugby News @yscrugby.com · 1d

Yea, what the heck is that domain!? Should be scrumhalfconnection.com/2025/10/06/w....

Waikato Wins Back to Back Titles & World Rugby Rankings Shakeup | WRR 218 % | Your Scrumhalf Connection - Women's Rugby News

Waikato Wins Back to Back Titles & World Rugby Rankings Shakeup | WRR 218 | News Your Scrumhalf Connection - Women's Rugby News

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pasta caldentay @bluebirdbruises.bsky.social · 1d

Rugby Australia set to cut the funding of the women's program by 25% despite being set to host the World Cup in 2029.

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AJ Thomas @zzypt.bsky.social · 1d

Everyone: The lesson of this world cup is the new commercial possibilities available via women’s rugby.

Australia: Sounds like a lot of effort, pass.

Bronwyn Jones @bronwynjones.bsky.social · 1d

www.theroar.com.au/2025/10/07/e... Australia is cutting women’s rugby budget 25% cause who needs to make sure the women can do well before the next World Cup which just happens to be in AUSTRALIA 🇦🇺 !

Exclusive: Women's HP boss resigns as Rugby Australia cuts budget ahead of World Cup despite Lions windfall

Weeks after Wallaroos captain Siokapesi Palu called on Rugby Australia to continue to invest in women’s rugby, the governing body is set to strip…

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Exclusive: Australia Women's HP boss resigns as Rugby Australia cuts budget ahead of World Cup despite Lions windfall

www.theroar.com.au/2025/10/07/e...

Exclusive: Women's HP boss resigns as Rugby Australia cuts budget ahead of World Cup despite Lions windfall

Weeks after Wallaroos captain Siokapesi Palu called on Rugby Australia to continue to invest in women’s rugby, the governing body is set to strip…

www.theroar.com.au

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YSC Rugby - Women’s Rugby News @yscrugby.com · 1d

Portia Woodman-Wickcliffe on how women's rugby has 'changed completely'

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Portia Woodman-Wickcliffe on how women's rugby has 'changed completely'

The Black Ferns star also shared what's next for her.

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YSC Rugby - Women’s Rugby News @yscrugby.com · 1d

Rocky Clark: 'I was purple at halftime. It went by so fast.'

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Rocky Clark: 'I was purple at halftime. It went by so fast.'

When Rochelle Clark retired from international rugby in 2018, she held the record for the most capped female international player of all time, with 137 tests and 112 wins.

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