The Nomads Rugby Football Club was a British-based invitational women's rugby union club.[1]
| Full name | Nomads Rugby Football Club |
|---|---|
| Nickname | Nomads |
| Founded | 1993 |
| Disbanded | 2017 |
The Nomads were created in 1993,[2] and were interchangeably known in the early days as the Premiership All Stars,[3] to provide playing and social opportunities for players not involved in international competitions and were generally described as being the women's equivalent of the (then) men's rugby's Barbarians as teams included 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.
The team played their final match in March 2017 against the British Army.[4] The announcement in October 2017 of the first Women's Barbarian F.C. match[5] sealed the fate of the Nomads as a team.[3] They have effectively been replaced by the Women's Barbarians.
Results summary
edit| Opponent | First game | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Percentage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 British Army |
2016 | 2 | 2 | 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 2003-2017 | 30 | 16 | 1 | 13 | 53.33% |
Nomad matches
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Recent call-ups
editCoaching staff
edit- Fiona Stockley – Manager
Squad for 2014editNomads squad for the tests against South Africa in London
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Squad for 2015editNomads squad for the tests against Scotland in Edinburgh
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See also
editReferences
edit- 1 2 "Springbok Women return to action against visiting Nomads". Rugby15. 21 June 2012. Retrieved 10 July 2026.
- ↑ Hogan, Aoife (14 January 2010). "Nomads Continue Their Legacy". Scrum Queens. Archived from the original on 16 May 2025.
- 1 2 Zorab, Jack. "Nomads". The Rugby Journal (14).
- ↑ "Army Women Over Powered by Experienced Nomads". The Army Rugby Union. 22 March 2017. Retrieved 10 July 2026.
- ↑ "Barbarians women's team to play first match in November". BBC Sport. 2017-10-09. Retrieved 2018-05-31.
- ↑ "Emma's Back With a Try". Herald News. 23 September 1993. p. 103.
- ↑ "Goodwin Takes Field to Earn Full England Cap". The Hereford Times. 12 April 2001. p. 136.
- ↑ "Airton Anxious to Leave Her Pass Mistakes Behind Her". St. Albans Observer. 6 March 2003. p. 55.
- 1 2 "Women's Rugby Nomads win in South Africa". RugbyNetwork. 28 August 2008. Retrieved 10 July 2026.
- ↑ Hutton, Julia (8 February 2010). "England A Women 12 Nomads 10". Your Local Guardian. Retrieved 10 July 2026.
- 1 2 "South Africa Women complete series win over Nomads". Rugby15. 2 July 2012. Retrieved 10 July 2026.
- ↑ "Springbok Women's XV shut out Nomads for first tour win". Rugby15. 29 June 2014. Retrieved 10 July 2026.
- ↑ "Springbok Women's XV secure series win against Nomads". Rugby15. 1 July 2014. Retrieved 10 July 2026.
- ↑ "Nomads Women". The Rugby Archive. Retrieved 10 July 2026.