Exeter boss Susie Appleby says the Premiership Women's Rugby season should not begin until the WXV competitions finish later this month.
Exeter boss Susie Appleby says the Premiership Women's Rugby season should not begin until the WXV competitions finish later this month.
It means the team that is selected for Exeter's season-opening game at Harlequins on Saturday could bear little resemblance to the side that plays for much of the rest of the campaign.- in order to allow international players to prepare for regional tournaments such as the Six Nations before next year's World Cup in England.
"It's not going to be hopefully an indication of what's to come in three weeks time, but for now it's a struggle."As well as 16 players on international duty, England's Claudia MacDonald is still out with a neck problem, although Nancy McGillivray is set to return after more than year out due to a knee ligament injury.
If Exeter can field more English players early on it would allow them more non-English qualified slots in later rounds and still stay within the rules.
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