Welcome to the top women’s rugby news in under 60 seconds for Dec 12-18. Hong Kong swept their series against Kazakhstan and Scotland announced professional contracts for 28 players.

In more XVs news, France and South Africa announce head coach departures after the Rugby World Cup and Italy is hosting a training camp ahead of the 2023 TikTok Six Nations.

In domestic XVs news, Blackrock won their first Energia AIL title since 2008 after they defeated Railway Union 27-7, the Avengers are the new Uganda Cup Champions after defeating Thunderbirds in a tight 18-16 match, and Gloucester-Hartpury continues to lead Allianz Premier.

In 7s news, PR7s announced a significant expansion for next year where they will see 16 teams representing eight regional markets and a new competitive format for 2023.

We close out the week with 16 features and 7 media.

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tl;dr: Women’s Rugby in 60 secs for Dec 12-18 saw Hong Kong sweep their series against Kazakhstan and Scotland goes professional with 28 contracted players.