A performance that showed that Royal Navy Women's Rugby has come of age wasn't quite enough to secure a win at Ealing against the RAF.
In a match that will be remembered for the Navy fighting back to level the game and challenging the RAF in a way that they haven’t done for years the RNRU Women ultimately succumbed to superior pace and power out wide in a 32-15 defeat.
LH Rose Dixon led her side out to perfect conditions in west London in front of a home RAF crowd who did not realise the talent and intensity that the Royal Navy have developed through an enforced two year break.
Stiff Royal Navy defence frustrated the RAF however they raced into the lead as the Navy ...
The Royal Navy Men ground out a victory against the RAF in Ealing to ensure that Army v Navy will be a winner takes all encounter for the Inter Service Championship.
Taking to the field after the Women and the Mariners, the Men knew that they stood in the way of a Royal Air Force clean sweep and they converted their dominant performance into an 18-10 victory.
Off the back of good results and with Fijian and Northampton Saints hooker Logs(SC) Sam Matavesi packing down at number 8 the Royal Navy men were confident heading into the match. Their pace, power and phase play ensured that they were always threatening but all to often during the match small mistakes meant that the Navy...
With the RAF in sights for the Royal Navy Rugby Union the first Senior Men's, Women's and Mariners Inter Service sides of the 2020's have been announced.
It was already known that Lt Jarrard Hayler RM, LH Rose Dixon and LAET Paul Saberton would lead their sides on Saturday 9th April and now their teams have been released by their respective Head Coaches.
There will be one new face in the Men's side as Surgeon Lieutenant Henry Hughes will be the 761st player to be capped by the Royal Navy. He is no stranger to plaing at Twickenham however, he will line up on the same wing where he won five Blues for Oxford University, however the significantly larger crowd and louder atmosphere will...
With their opening fixture just a few days away the RNRU Senior sides have announced who will lead the Senior Service against the youngest arm of the UK Armed Forces.
Leading Hand Rose Dixon will look to inspire the women following her onto the pitch in London on Saturday in a match that the Navy will be desperate to win in order to set the tone prior to their historic first match at Twickenham. Head Coach Lieutenant Commander Charlie Fredrickson will be hoping previous experience will help settle the team as it will be the second time the Chobham RFC player will have led the Dark Blue in an inter-service game. The RAF lost a bruising contest to the Army in their opening fixture, i...
HMS Montrose braved the Gulf heat to take on teams from Bahrain and Saudi Arabia on Friday for the Bahrain RFC Avlon Active Tens tournament.
The Type 23 Frigate have recently conducted a crew handover in Bahrain and there was no better welcome for the sailors to the Gulf than a Rugby 10s tournament organised by the always welcoming Bahrain Rugby Football Club. The Tournament took two teams from Bahrain RFC (the Reds and the Blacks), two from Riyadh and Al Khobar in Saudi Arabia as well as the one from the Duke Class Frigate. The Ship's team also incorporated players from their Royal Marine Boarding Team, the UK Naval Support Facillity, and an RNRU old boy from .
With training time ...
