ONLY three members of Garen Casey’s Carolina Storm women’s team had ever played rugby league before – yet they scooped the pool at the first ever Naples Nines at the weekend. The Storm downed local favourites Jacksonville in the final after London Nines defending champions Roots Rugby finished third, meaning the Carolina girls have received an invitation to next year’s…
TOMORROW’s Nines tournaments in Dublin, Ireland and Naples, Florida, have announced their respective draws. On the back of a successful Women’s Super League Nines a fortnight ago, events on either side of the Atlantic will continue the ascent of rugby league’s abbreviated form. In both cases, the tournaments mark the beginning of the domestic 13-a-side seasons. In Ireland, teams from…
