Coaches prefer to speak about processes because fixating on outcomes makes slaves to fortune. This is the reason that John Mitchell, head coach of an England side on a remarkable run of 57 wins in 58 ...

No one, save those with a prejudicial axe to grind, achieves much from comparing men’s and women’s sport. In rugby, such ...

The Red Roses enter the 2025 Women’s Rugby World Cup as strong favourites to triumph on home soil in England. John Mitchell’s side have gone unbeaten in the three years since their final defeat to New ...

The rugby year is almost at an end with 2025 delivering plenty of twists and turns – on and off the pitch. The biggest Women’s World Cup in history provided a moment to potentially alter the future of ...

One image springs to mind when thinking about the Red Roses, the dominant force in world rugby and the number one nation since December 2020. That is the image of a steamroller. England – who play the ...

As England's Red Roses kick off the Women's Rugby World Cup in Sunderland against the United States, fans and spectators have high hopes. More than 40,000 attendees will pack out the Stadium of Light ...

Marlie Packer remembers when "a hundred fans and a couple of dogs" came to watch England play rugby. Now, the longest-serving member of the Red Roses has experienced playing in front of 81,000 people.

intoThe time will surely come for the Women’s Six Nations to deliver more compelling and consequential contests but, for now, Twickenham seems content to bask in the Red Roses’ glory. 196 days on from ...

Coverage: Every match involving England, Scotland, Wales and Ireland live on BBC One or BBC Two, while every game will be live on BBC iPlayer and the BBC Sport website and app, with coverage on BBC ...