rugby union

The Six Nations series was back with a bang this weekend. Scotland have started turning heads already, England got themselves out of jail and Wales were ridiculously rampant (albeit against incompetent Italy). Here’s Impact‘s verdict on the opening weekend of matches. Scotland v Ireland Scotland were impeccable in defence,...

It’s the moment all us rugby fans have been waiting for. January is out of the way and the start of the 2017 Six Nations Championship is just around the corner. Whilst we all brace ourselves and get behind our teams, here’s Impact Sport‘s lowdown on what to look...

Supporters braved the wild elements at Lady Bay Stadium on Sunday afternoon to witness an enthralling 20-10 win for the University of Nottingham (UoN) Women’s Rugby Union team over Nottingham Trent University (NTU), and an unfortunate 17-20 defeat in the Men’s fixture, leaving the overall Varsity score at 5-2...

Phil Taylor and Amy Greaves chatted to Kate and Lizzie of the UoN Women’s Rugby Union Club, ahead of Varsity and after a stellar BUCS season. How has the season gone so far? K & L: “It’s gone pretty well, at the moment we are second in the league...

Lucy previews Saturday’s Varsity rugby fixtures… HERE COME THE GIRLS UoNWRFC have had a trying season, finishing 3rd in the table a point behind the rivals Trent. Having beaten each other once in the league this season, it’s winner-takes-all come May 2nd. The season began on a high with the girls...

Women’s rugby is on top of the world right now: having won the World Cup in Paris in August, it doesn’t get much better than that. The governing body of English rugby are now trying to use that momentum to build up women’s rugby and help more girls than...