lang-eng URC pre-season report card: A team-by-team look at all 16 sides
While most of the focus is currently on the Rugby World Cup in France, the 2023/24 BKT United Rugby Championship season gets under way this weekend.
Ireland captain Nichola Fryday has announced her retirement from international rugby aged 28 but has said she will continue to play for her club Exeter Chiefs Women, who were Premier 15s runners-up last month.