Welcome to the top women's rugby stories for Jan 11-17! We start with the announcement that the women's Six Nations will be pushed and won't take place this spring. The news was met with derision on social media (mostly from men) commenting "who cares" or "I don't care". We've joined Bristol Bear Stef Evans' #icare campaign online and we urge you to as well.

Under the Posts - Women's Rugby News for Jan 4-10 starts with breaking news from Scrum Queens that the women's Six Nations could be postponed. This further further complicates scheduling for the remaining 2021 Rugby World Cup qualifiers and the 2021 Rugby World Cup event itself.

Under the Posts – Women’s Rugby News for Dec 28-Jan 3 begins with Outsports labeling World Rugby as their ‘Asshole of the Year’. Hopefully WR finds this embarrassing and does something about the transgender ban.

Under the Posts - Dec 7-27 starts with bombshell articles about how England's Steve Thompson can't remember winning the 2003 World Cup, Wasps Nic Evans confesses that she's 'too scared to find out if she has dementia', and England's Kat Merchant has lower cognitive capacity due to multiple concussions. World Rugby has acknowledged that they received a solicitors letter but nothing else has come of it yet. We'll be keeping a close eye on this.

Under the Posts - Nov 30-Dec 6 begins with the Women's Rugby World Cup returning to 16 teams in 2025, Hong Kong suspends rugby, USA Stars vs Stripes 7s, Spain XVs play in an All Star match, Round 7 of Allianz Premier 15s, 11 player features and 6 media.

Read more: https://scrumhalfconnection.com/2020/12/10/under-the-posts-nov-30-dec-6/.

Under the Posts – Nov 9-15 looks at the cancelled Six Nations and the Rugby Europe Championships, Samoa defeated Tonga 40-0 to advance to the final qualifications for the 2021 Rugby World Cup, South America hosts Valentin 7s, England defeats France, the Black Ferns beat the NZ Barbarians, Round 5 of Allianz Premier, USA announces Stars vs Stripes matches, Emily Scarratt speaks out about inequity, 5 player features and 7 media.

Read more: https://scrumhalfconnection.com/2020/11/17/under-the-posts-nov-9-15/.

Under the Posts - Nov 2-8 begins with England's Emily Scarratt receiving the inaugural Women's Six Nations player award, France suspends most of their amateur competitions, Round 4 wrap of Allianz Premier 15s, Hong Kong competitions kick off, Rachael Burford & Simon Middleton call for more coverage of the women's game, RAN rugby announces their 'Unstoppables' campaign, 7 player features and 6 media. Read more: https://scrumhalfconnection.com/2020/11/12/under-the-posts-nov-2-8/.

Under the Posts – Oct 19-25 starts with Round 4 of the Six Nations, the Dr Farah Palmer Cup will be battled out between Canterbury and Waikato, Round 3 of Allianz Premier 15s, Italy kicks off their Series A competition, the 2021 Rugby World Cup draw will be November 20, 6 player features and 5 medias.

Read more: https://scrumhalfconnection.com/2020/11/05/under-the-posts-oct-26-nov-1/

Under the Posts – Oct 19-25 starts with Round 4 of the Six Nations, the Dr Farah Palmer Cup will be battled out between Canterbury and Waikato, Round 3 of Allianz Premier 15s, Italy kicks off their Series A competition, the 2021 Rugby World Cup draw will be November 20, 6 player features and 5 medias. Read more: https://scrumhalfconnection.com/2020/10/30/under-the-posts-oct-19-25/.

Under the Posts - Oct 12-18 features England coming out against the transgender ban, Six Nations matches this weekend, the Rugby Europe Women's Championship matches are cancelled, the Semi-finals are set in the Dr Farah Palmer Cup, Round 2 of Allianz Premier 15s, the IRFU and Belgium suspend play, 6 player features and 5 medias.

Read more: https://scrumhalfconnection.com/2020/10/22/under-the-posts-oct-12-18/