{"id":91773,"date":"2025-08-24T06:52:15","date_gmt":"2025-08-24T06:52:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/91773\/"},"modified":"2025-08-24T06:52:15","modified_gmt":"2025-08-24T06:52:15","slug":"new-ipswich-womens-rugby-team-launched","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/91773\/","title":{"rendered":"New Ipswich women&#8217;s rugby team launched"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A new women\u2019s rugby team has been launched in Suffolk.<\/p>\n<p>Ipswich Rugby Club announced the launch of its Women\u2019s 2nd XV, the Ipswich Furies, marking a major step forward for the women\u2019s game in the region.<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>The new team completes a full player pathway for women and girls, bridging the gap between the club\u2019s youth section and its established senior squad, the Ipswich Scorpions.<\/p>\n<p>Michaela Taylor, women and girls chair at Ipswich Rugby Club, said: &#8220;With two senior women\u2019s sides now in place, every player has a home at Ipswich, from young girls picking up a rugby ball for the first time, to those ready to step into competitive senior rugby.<\/p>\n<p>READ MORE:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.eadt.co.uk\/news\/25410744.will-hurricane-erin-imapct-suffolks-weather-next-week\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:How will Hurricane Erin impact Suffolk?;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">How will Hurricane Erin impact Suffolk?<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The 2nd XV isn\u2019t just about more matches, it\u2019s about creating a complete, sustainable pathway for women\u2019s rugby in Ipswich.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>The Furies will give developing players the chance to play at a competitive level before moving up to the first team, helping to retain and develop talent.<\/p>\n<p>The launch comes as women\u2019s rugby gathers momentum across the UK, fuelled by excitement ahead of the Women\u2019s Rugby World Cup 2025.<\/p>\n<p>Ipswich Rugby Club supports the RFU\u2019s Impact \u201925 legacy programme, which aims to build lasting benefits for the women\u2019s game through investment in people and facilities.<\/p>\n<p>Amanda Jones, director of women\u2019s rugby at the club, said: &#8220;We want Ipswich to be a hub for women\u2019s rugby in Suffolk.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The launch of our women\u2019s 2nd XV shows that our club is ready not just to welcome new players, but to help them grow, develop and thrive at every stage of their rugby journey.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The club is inviting new and returning players of all abilities to get involved.<\/p>\n<p>Open training sessions will take place throughout September at Humber Doucy Lane.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A new women\u2019s rugby team has been launched in Suffolk. Ipswich Rugby Club announced the launch of its&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":91774,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[567],"tags":[64,63,43669,760,36148,85,68137,58463],"class_list":["post-91773","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-rugby","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-ipswich","tag-rugby","tag-senior-women","tag-sports","tag-the-womens-game","tag-womens-rugby"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/91773","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=91773"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/91773\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/91774"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=91773"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=91773"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=91773"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}