A debate that has raged for years in women’s rugby will come to an end this weekend. The Women’s Six Nations finally has its own permanent solo window in the calendar, and with it comes a chance to forge its own identity, removing its grip from the coattails of the men’s championship, a reliance on which was once vital but had started to suffocate.
As the women’s competition continued to grow in popularity both with live crowds and TV audiences, bumping up against men’s and under-20s fixtures – all vying for broadcast slots and favourable kick-off times over the same spring weekends – had become untenable. And wh …
- March 25, 2022
