Red Roses fly half Zoe Harrison slams trial of smaller ball: ‘Worst decision ever’

Women do not need smaller rugby balls

Red Roses fly half Zoe Harrison slams trial of smaller ball: ‘Worst decision ever’

A size 4.5 ball will be in use in the WXV Global Series later this year

England star calls smaller balls for women's rugby 'worst decision ever'

England fly-half Zoe Harrison has launched a scathing attack on World Rugby's decision to introduce smaller balls for the upcoming WXV Global Series, describing it as "the worst decision that someone has ever made

Women’s rugby does not need smaller balls to be entertaining

A controversial equipment change risks solving a problem the sport does not have Smaller balls, apparently, are what women’s rugby needs to become more entertaining. It is a line that almost writes itself. And, to an extent, that is the problem. Because if you take a step back from the debate now unfolding, led publicly by England fly-half Zoe Harrison, the central question is not whether a size 4.5 ball improves handling, or reduces errors, or …

Women to play with small balls

England fly-half Zoe Harrison says the introduction of smaller balls for this autumn’s WXV Global Series is “the worst decision someone has ever made”. Size 4.5 balls - about 3% smaller, but the same weight as a regulation size five - will be used for the tournament in September and October.