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Rugby World Cup fans thank 'beautiful' host city

Rugby union fans have praised York, as games took place in the city on the opening weekend of the Women's World Cup. The ...

Barcelona reject RFEF’s request to allow young midfielder to play in FIFA U20 World Cup

After a year on the sidelines, Marc Bernal is nearing his return to the pitch and is expected to be back sometime around ...

How Brazil won the 1970 World Cup: Pele’s return, a fearsome front five – but ‘an incompetent goalkeeper’

Pele returned to the Brazil ranks to help Mario Zagallo and the country make history in Mexico. They were an outstanding team ...

Ireland return to World Cup with 'one of our best performances'

Injured Ireland back row Dorothy Wall says Ireland ended their eight-year World Cup wait with one of their "best ever ...
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Schell shock as six-try star leads Canada to 65-7 World Cup hammering of Fiji

Julia Schell needed just 22 minutes to score a remarkable six tries as Canada launched their Women's Rugby World Cup campaign ...

Scotland crush Wales in crunch clash to take huge step towards Women’s World Cup quarter-finals

Gwen Crabb was sent to the sin-bin for a high challenge on Elliann Clarke and shortly after the Wales lock rejoined the fray, ...

Schell scores six as Canada open World Cup with big win

Julia Schell scores six tries in 23 second-half minutes as second seeds Canada get their Women's Rugby World Cup campaign off ...