Apr 2019
27 girls made the trip down to Oxford RFC as Leicestershire Ladies kicked of their Gill Burns Div2 County Cup campaign with a resounding 30-7 win in an entertaining warm…
Mar 2019
The 2019 girls county program has come an end and we have seen fantastic rugby played over the three Sunday fixtures, in completely different weather conditions. The first fixture was…
Jan 2019
Leicestershire County Girls are looking for players to represent the county for this season. We will be holding open trials on the following dates for the following age groups at…
Dec 2018
MMRFC hosted MHRUFC on Sunday with a great game of girls rugby had by all. Market Harborough have an established U11s team whilst Melton played a mixed group of girls…
May 2018
Here’s your squad for the ladies travelling to their semi-final away at Stowmarket against Eastern Counties. Good luck ladies!
May 2018
Leicestershire ladies played in their third match at Birstall RFC of the qualifying rounds against Cheshire in what wasn’t just a match but a fight for a place in the…
Jan 2018
Sunday 28th January saw the Leicester Lionesses host a successful pitch up and play event with teams from across Leicestershire and further afield. Age groups represented were, U11, U13, U15…
Jan 2018
We are pleased to announce that 14 Leicestershire girls have been invited to an assessment day at Loughborough Lightening which is one of the Centre’s of Excellence chosen to develop…
Nov 2017
A girls schools festivals was run last week last week supported by RFU CRCs and female club coaches. These are run on a monthly basis at clubs with existing girls…
Aug 2017
By Roz Wright A few months ago the idea of sitting down to breakfast by 9am in Dublin on a Saturday morning seemed appealing. At 5am at East Midlands Airport,…
Jul 2017
It is with regret to advise the LRU and wider rugby family that Mr Tom Kilburn has decided to step down as head coach of the Women’s team. He remains…
Jul 2017
We would like to hold a meeting of the Womens and Girls Rugby Forum before everyone disappears for summer holidays. We need to clarify the purpose of the forum, elect new officers and…
Jun 2017
Market Harborough Thursday 8th June 7-8pm Touch Rugby Session Market Harborough Rugby Club LE16 8HF FREE – Just turn up! Quick link to MHRFC website Loughborough Wednesday…
May 2017
Leicestershire ladies play against Oxford away at Banbury Sunday 21st May. KO 3pm
May 2017
Squad v Nottingham University Women Tuesday 9th May @ Hinckley RFC 7:30 ko 1 Izzy Butcher 2 Izzy Drexler *under 18 3 Alysia Hunt (Captain) 4 Emily Hughes 5 Dannie McKenzie 6 Alice Birr **under…
May 2017
The team for Sundays second Women’ County Championship match has been named. After a fantastic opening victory against Cheshire on the previous weekend 39-17 Leicestershire followed this up with a 39-15 victory…
Apr 2017
The team for Sundays second Women’ County Championship match has been named. Following a fantastic opening victory against Cheshire last weekend 39-17 I have had the luxury of rotating the squad and…
Mar 2017
Update from Tom Kilburn, I am excited about this year’s women’s programme as we have a wealth of home grown talent making themselves available for Leicestershire. I have watched a…
Feb 2017
Robbie’s Rugby Festival is an exciting charity event that raises life changing funds for The Robbie Anderson Cancer Trust and The Jake McCarthy Foundation. Now in its eighth year, the event…
Feb 2017
Please see below girls from Leicestershire selected to play for the Midlands RFU Academy teams. Congratulations to all who were invited to trials and a big congratulations to those who…
Jan 2017
It was a pleasure to be invited to Leicester Lions RFC to see the newly formed girls section have their team photo taken in their new playing kit. With 17…
Dec 2016
Leicestershire have a record of 27 girls (under 15 x 14 and under 18 x 13) selected to trial for Midlands across both age groups on 29th January at Loughborough…
Dec 2016
Event to be held on Sunday 4th December Match 3 Leicestershire v East Midlands (@ Syston RFC) Full game (Both 15s & 18s) Leicestershire v Staffordshire (@ Syston RFC) Full…
Nov 2016
A great afternoon of girls rugby was evident at Coalville RFC today with girls aged 13-18 years demonstrating their rapidly improving skills and numbers joining the game. Teams from Coalville…
Nov 2016