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Kudos to all the Ealing Green Party members who have dedicated the time to travel to Gorton & Denton to campaign. In the battle of Green vs Reform, it must feel good to be the side encouraging voters with a clear vision for the future instead of encouraging them by playing victim & stoking division

A clean Erica Jarrell-Searcy after playing at Trailfinders

And after being swallowed by mud for 80 minutes at Sale.

Sale need to be required to do something to improve their pitch. Here’s Erica Jarrell-Searcy after playing at Trailfinders a week ago, and a shot from Instagram after playing at Sale last weekend.

Georgia Ponsonby and Alana Borland are fully PWR. Maia Roos and Tanya Kalounivale are only under contract until the end of March, same as Ruahei Demant, so still eligible for PAC4 afaik.

Sometimes the PWR schedules seem completely mad. Trailfinders Women have one home game at the end of March and another at the end of May and that’s it until October. We need more teams so that we have more matches.

I was never interested in any conversation about removing the monarchy while the Queen was alive. She was widely loved and meant so much to so many so there was no benefit to change the status quo. Now, however, the monarchy as a whole is tarnished and anachronistic. It’s time for that conversation

Mitch McConnell could have had a shining note in US history by whipping senators to convict Trump in his second impeachment trial. He knew Trump was guilty, he said Trump was guilty, and yet he whipped them to acquit and went on to endorse him. That was a sliding doors moment for the rule of law.

I've had ChatGPT summarise the match reports, and it's definitely 7.

If reform ever get into power, they are the last people I would trust to protect my rights. They might talk about it being necessary so that they can deport more brown people without the pesky courts intervening, but the USA is a prime example that without strong protections, everyone is a target.

I’ll ask them directly as all 4 of them are involved in delivering training to the age grade girls.

Abby Dow? But she’s black…

I generally enjoy playing @distinctivegames.com’s Rugby Nations 26, but the player likenesses leave a great deal to be desired. Probably none more so than Abby Dow. I understand that accurate likenesses cost money to develop and no doubt have issues of licensing and affordability, but…

Black Ferns reveal February training camp invitees player list Black Ferns Head Coach Whitney Hansen has invited 41 players to attend training camp held in Wellington between February 16-27.

Are Black Ferns in the PWR excluded from this and therefore inclusion in PAC4 or are they just not invited while the PWR is playing every week and they’ll be invited to the next camp? Trailfinders’ Black Ferns are playing fantastically, as is Bristol’s Ruahei Demant www.allblacks.com/news/black-f...

You definitely got the better weather. We nearly froze in StoneX on Sunday. I’m glad we could give you an entertaining match to commentate on. And Julia Schell to join you in the commentary box, although we wish she wasn’t going to out of action for so long.

We were lucky enough to be in StoneX yesterday to watch that amazing match. Amazing penalty to secure the win. What a kicker Zoe Harrison is.

Between Trailfinders vs Sale and Saracens vs Bristol we couldn’t have asked for more exciting matches.

Graphic titled “TRIES SCORED” showing a top-5 leaderboard of women’s rugby players and their try totals: 1. May Campbell (Saracens, Hooker) — 9 2. Millie David (Bristol Bears, Wing) — 7 3. Rhona Lloyd (Sale Sharks Women, Wing) — 7 4. Shona Campbell (Sale Sharks Women, Fullback) — 7 5. Georgia Ponsonby (Trailfinders, Hooker) — 7

7 tries, so far so, regardless of the misleading PWR numbering, equal 2nd this season so far. It was great to see Asia Hogan-Rochester in Vallis Way, even though I was rooting for a Trailfinders win!

Still can’t believe that @yscrugby.com would come all the way to Ealing from Texas just for one day

Good news for Hanwell, but even better news for Acton Main Line. While Hanwell is at least guaranteed standing room at peak times, I’ve seen people at Acton frequently unable to get on at all. Shame they’re only addressing the morning peak though. #ElizabethLine

STARTING Rosie Inman 15. Grace White 14 Emma Uren 13. Carys Cox 12. Vicky Laflin 11. Claire Gallagher 10. Brooke Bradley 9. Alivia Leatherman 1. Georgia Ponsonby 2. Maya Montiel 3. Maia Roos 4 Alana Borland 5. Rachel Malcolm 6. (c) Kate Zackary 7. Abi Burton 8. REPLACEMENTS 16. Blanco 17. Meta 18. Tuffnail 19. Taylor 20. Head 21. Norman-Bell 22. Cooksey 23. Boatman

Alas no Meg Jones, but a great lineup for tomorrow nights #TrailfindersWomen #PWR clash with Harlequins.

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Only the least empathic of people would choose this week to declare that the thing UK immigration enforcement officers most need is to do away with the pesky laws that they have to abide by. We absolutely do not need to trample over existing laws to deport people. We’ve seen how that can go wrong.

Should be a good game. We scored 10 tries against Sale away so I expect they’ll be up for a good fight.

Our superstars at Trailfinders Women are really getting results now for what should be our best season ever. Can’t wait for Friday night. A win in our home game against Harlequins is quite possible and would propel us up the table, as the four mid-table teams are only 3 points apart.

Why the PWR this February is going to be box-office February, in rugby and PWR terms - is the sensation of rounding the final bend of an athletics track, as things get real serious - real fast.

Why the PWR this February is going to be box-office

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The London Derby Trailfinders Women vs Harlequins Ellie Kildunne Claudia Peña Rachel Malcolm Meg Jones Friday night under the lights Friday 30th January 19:30 Trailfinders Sports Club PWR EALINGTRAILFINDERS.COM/TICKETS

It seems like forever since Round 8, but Round 9 is on Friday! Only 3 points separate 4 teams in the middle of the table so it’s all to play for. Best Friday night entertainment in Ealing that you can find for £10 ealingtrailfinders.ticketco.events/uk/en/e/trai... #PWR #TrailfindersWomen #Ealing

No need to apologise, your answer was valid. Even as a white Brit, I wouldn’t consider travelling to the US at the moment. Given the masked, armed men who are profiling people based on skin colour and “accents” I would imagine many might not want to travel there, as staff, player or fan.

Is it held up by the turmoil inside USA at the moment? I wouldn’t want to travel to the USA at the moment for fear of detention or worse.

It almost looked like an apology but the one-upmanship shows just how insincere his words really are.

All in a year’s work. RFK Jr.’s relentless assault on vaccines has been wildly successful for the anti-vaccine agenda and detrimental to us all. A rundown of what he has managed to accomplish in such a short time should terrify everyone. A 🧵

“Britain’s most important ally, with whom we have a close relationship”.

A good, passionate response, but I think we need to start thinking about our relationship in the past tense. As Canada has been quicker to realise, our relationship with the USA cannot be relied upon.

The FBI is going to need years to regain the respect it once had. The USA clearly needs a future administration to put laws/an amendment in place to protect the independence of key institutions and their regulators against a future malevolent president.

Recent NY Times poll: Trump’s handling job as president Disapprove 56% Approve 40%

Credit to the calm professionalism of @mrjamesob.bsky.social during the opening monologue of today’s @lbc.co.uk show. I would have been shouting in rage by the end of delivering those words.
Hard to believe that 40% of the US still approve of Trump’s handling of the presidency.