European Games and Gloucester-Hartpury Claims Allianz Premier Championship | WRR 110

Welcome to the top women's rugby news in under 60 seconds for June 19-25. Great Britain is on the path to victory at the European Games which would secure automatic qualification to the Olympics. Meanwhile, Gloucester-Hartpury clinched their first Allianz Premier Championship title with an impressive win over Exeter. In more 7s news, Czechia pulled off an upset victory over Spain in the quarterfinals of the European Games and advanced to face Poland in the semifinals. Belgium, on the other hand, will have a challenging match against the formidable GB team. The teams securing second and third place in the tournament will move on to the Final Qualification Tournament in June 2024. At PR 7s, the Loonies fought back against newcomers Retrievers to claim victory in the Western Conference Kickoff.  In more XVs news, the Fiji Rugby Union is facing multiple scandals, including their removal from the World Rugby Council, unsettled payments owed to the women's team, and significant debt. Despite widespread criticism, World Rugby has announced that WXV 3 will take place in Dubai on October 14, 21, and 28. Exciting international matches are on the horizon, including the O'Reilly Cup and the resumption of the Pacific Four Series. Brazil and Colombia will clash on July 5 and 9, competing for a spot in WVX, while Spain has added two warm up matches against Japan in preparation for their encounter with Italy. We close out the week with 10 features and 2 media. Read the entire update at https://scrumhalfconnection.com/2023/06/26/womens-rugby-news-for-jun-19-25/ and become a supporter of our site at https://www.patreon.com/yscrugby. tl;dr: Women's Rugby in 60 secs for June 19-25 saw Great Britain advance to the European Games semifinals, facing Belgium, while Poland takes on Czechia. Congratulations to Gloucester-Hartpury for winning their first Allianz Premier Championship title by defeating Exeter.