The Nomads RFC was created in 1993 to provide playing and social opportunities for players not involved in the Six Nations competition and is generally described as being the women's equivalent of men's rugby's Barbarians as teams include internationals, or near internationals, from several countries.
Until 2008 all of their matches had taken place in England or Wales, against either England A or the Welsh national team. However, in the August 2008 a Nomad team toured outside the UK for the first time when they visited South Africa, playing two games against the national team as curtain raisers to two men's tri-nations internationals.
Results summary
Rugby: Nomad matches 2003- Opponent | First game | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Percentage |
British Army | 2016 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% |
England A | 1993 | 15 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 50.00% |
South Africa | 2008 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 33.33% |
Scotland | 2015 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% |
Spain | 2013 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.00% |
United States | 2007 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% |
Wales | 1993 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 75.00% |
Summary 2003- | | 27 | 15 | 1 | 11 | 57.41% |
Nomad matches
British Army ![United Kingdom](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/ae/Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png) | 5-10 | Nomads |
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Recent call-ups
Coaching staff
Fiona Stockley – Manager
Squad for 2014 Nomads squad for the tests against South Africa in London Player | Position | Club | Union | Pippa Crews | Hooker | Worcester | England | Lindsey Smith | Hooker | Hillhead Jordanhill | Scotland | Tracey Balmer | Prop | Worcester | Scotland | Elisha Dee | Prop | Saracens | England | Laura Kapo | Prop | Richmond | England | Natalie Binstead | Lock | Wasps | England | Emilia Kristianson | Lock | Wasps | Sweden | Claire Phelps | Lock | Lakenham Hewett | England | Tess Forsberg | Flanker | Richmond | Scotland | Gemma Hallet | Flanker | Pontyclun | Wales | Harriet Millar-Mills | Flanker | Lichfield | England | Zoe Saynor | Flanker | Bristol | England | Laura Quinn | Number 8 | Exiles | Irish | Catherine Spencer | Number 8 | Bristol | England | Tina Lee | Scrum-half | Wasps | England | Louise Dalgleish | Fly-half | Cougars | Scotland | Lisa Campbell | Centre | Lichfield | New Zealand | Vicki Jackson | Centre | Wasps | England | Gemma Rowland | Centre | Wasps | Wales | Bethany Stott | Centre | Waterloo | England | Hannah Edwards | Centre-Wing | Wasps | England | Sam Bree | Wing | Worcester | England | Lynsey Douglas | Wing | Wasps | Scotland | Sarah Mills | Wing | Wasps | England | Steph Johnson | Fullback | Worcester | Scotland | | Squad for 2015 Nomads squad for the tests against Scotland in Edinburgh Player | Position | Club | Union | Pippa Crews | Hooker | Worcester | England | Sarah Mimnagh | Hooker | Wasps | Ireland | Fiona Coughlan | Prop | UL Bohemians | Ireland | Sophie Hemming | Prop | Bristol | England | Claire Purdy | Prop | Wasps | England | Lynne Cantwell | Lock | Richmond | Ireland | Dalena Dennison | Lock | Wasps | Australia | Emilia Kristianson | Lock | Wasps | Sweden | Jane Leonard | Flanker | Wasps | England | Ruth Nash | Flanker | Sharks | England | Charlie Veale | Flanker | Wasps | Scotland | Claire Phelps | Number 8 | Lakenham Hewett | England | Catherine Spencer | Number 8 | Bristol | England | Lynne Cantwell | Scrum-half | Cougars | Ireland | Tina Lee | Scrum-half | Wasps | England | Lousie Dalgleish | Fly-half | Cougars | Scotland | Megan Goddard | Fly-half | Worcester | England | Emilie Bydwell | Centre | San Diego Surfers | USA | Lisa Campbell | Centre | Worcester | New Zealand | Vicki Jackson | Centre | Wasps | England | Claire Davies | Wing | Lampeter Town | England | Sarah Mills | Wing | Redditch | England | Jade Wong | Wing | Richmond | Ireland | Tess Gard'ner | Fullback | Wasps | England | Gemma Rowland | Fullback | Wasps | Wales | |
External links
- Preview of 2010 game v Wales, including background to the club.