Welcome to WRR 198 for April 20-27. The USA Women’s Eagles hosted Japan for the first time on U.S. soil, falling just short in a thrilling back-and-forth match in Los Angeles, while the Eagles now head to Kansas City for a record-breaking clash against Canada to open the Pacific Four Series. England edged France 43-42 in one of the greatest Women’s Six Nations matches ever to claim their fourth straight Grand Slam, and Scotland closed their W6N campaign with a hard-fought emotional win over Ireland. The HSBC SVNS season is set to wrap up in Los Angeles this weekend with the 2025 SVNS Awards nominees revealed. Around the globe, Japan aims for a three-peat in the Asia Rugby Championship, Fiji prepares to host the Wallaroos for the first time, UL Bohemian and Mwamba captured historic domestic titles in Ireland and Kenya, and excitement keeps building with over 275,000 tickets sold for Women’s Rugby World Cup 2025 — and we round up all the global Premier and Club competitions worldwide.

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Welcome to Women’s Rugby Rundown 197 for April 14-20. This week, we gear up for the 2025 HSBC SVNS Grand Final in Los Angeles on May 3-4 and celebrate the news that Rugby 7s will return to the Olympics at LA28. The USA Women’s Eagles are set to smash the attendance record in Kansas City with their upcoming match against Canada, while South Africa opened their 2025 season with a strong win over Spain. Georgia made their historic XVs debut against Kazakhstan, and England and France stayed on track for a Grand Slam decider after key wins. Uganda finished unbeaten at the Rugby Africa Women’s Division One tournament and earned promotion to the 2025 Rugby Africa Women’s Cup. The Blues also made history, dominating to win the first-ever Women's Super Rugby Champions Final over the Waratahs — and we round up all the global Premier and Club competitions worldwide.

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Welcome to Women’s Rugby Rundown 196 for April 7–13. Kenya made history by winning the HSBC Sevens Challenger Series, while South Africa claimed the final leg in Krakow, with Argentina and Colombia also booking spots in the upcoming SVNS Play-off in Los Angeles—though World Rugby’s ongoing format review has cast uncertainty over promotion. In the Guinness Women’s Six Nations, England and France stayed on track for a Grand Slam clash on Super Saturday with convincing Round 4 wins, and Italy picked up their first victory of the campaign against Scotland. Spain continued their dominance in Europe, securing their eighth consecutive Rugby Europe Championship title. And we round up all the global Premier and Club competitions worldwide.

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