Shock as Lichfield women are excluded from rugby's top flight
Lichfield's ladies side say they're 'surprised and extremely disappointed' after the RFU decided to leave them out of the new premier women's rugby competition.
Report: Lichfield Ladies left out of Super Rugby league
There's shock and disappointment this week after Lichfield Ladies, one of the most established women's sides in English rugby, were left out of the new top flight women's competition.
The new Super Rugby tournament begins next season - but Lichfield is the only current Premiership side to be left out, despite being second in the league and producing some of the biggest England stars. More than five thousand people have signed a petition urging the RFU to re-consider. Melissa Wright reports.
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