France and Russia Secure 2022 Olympic Spots at Qualifying Event | WRR 31

Welcome to the top women's rugby news for June 14-20. France and Russia swept the last Olympic Qualifying event and have booked their tickets to the Olympics in Tokyo. In more 7s news, Czechia won the first leg of the Europe 7s Trophy Series, Fiji has entered their training bubble ahead of the inaugural PacificAus Oceania 7s, and USA announces an invitational only National Championship Club 7s tournament. In XVs news, Romagnat took home the France Elite 1 Championship, DHL Western continues to lead South Africa's Premier Division, all matches of the Dr Farah Palmer Cup will be broadcast live for the first time, and USA Rugby announced another Daily Training Environment (DTE) ahead of the Rugby World Cup. In "Other News", World Rugby announced the appointment of Nicky Ponsford as Women’s High Performance Manager along with approving an additional $836,000 to their initial $2.8 million investment. We wrap up the week with 20 features and 8 media. Read the entire update at https://scrumhalfconnection.com/2021/06/28/under-the-posts-womens-rugby-news-for-jun-14-20/ and become a supporter at https://www.patreon.com/yscrugby. tl;dr: Under the Posts - Women's Rugby News for June 14-20 sees France and Russia grab the last two spots at the Olympics, Romagnat took home the France Elite 1 Championship and World Rugby announced the appointment of Nicky Ponsford as Women’s High Performance Manager along with approving an additional $836,000 to their initial $2.8 million investment.