The Nomads RFC was created in 1993 to provide playing and social opportunities for players not involved in the Six Nations competition and is generally described as being the women's equivalent of men's rugby's Barbarians as teams include internationals, or near internationals, from several countries.
Until 2008 all of their matches had taken place in England or Wales, against either England A or the Welsh national team. However, in the August 2008 a Nomad team toured outside the UK for the first time when they visited South Africa, playing two games against the national team as curtain raisers to two men's tri-nations internationals.
Rugby: Nomad matches 2003-
Opponent
First game
Played
Won
Drawn
Lost
Percentage
British Army
2016
1
1
0
0
100.00%
England A
1993
15
7
1
7
50.00%
South Africa
2008
6
2
0
4
33.33%
Scotland
2015
1
1
0
0
100.00%
Spain
2013
1
0
0
1
0.00%
United States
2007
1
1
0
0
100.00%
Wales
1993
4
3
0
1
75.00%
Summary 2003-
27
15
1
11
57.41%
British Army 5-10 Nomads
Nomads squad for the tests against South Africa in London
Player
Position
Club
Union
Pippa Crews
Hooker
Worcester
England
Lindsey Smith
Hooker
Hillhead Jordanhill
Scotland
Tracey Balmer
Prop
Worcester
Scotland
Elisha Dee
Prop
Saracens
England
Laura Kapo
Prop
Richmond
England
Natalie Binstead
Lock
Wasps
England
Emilia Kristianson
Lock
Wasps
Sweden
Claire Phelps
Lock
Lakenham Hewett
England
Tess Forsberg
Flanker
Richmond
Scotland
Gemma Hallet
Flanker
Pontyclun
Wales
Harriet Millar-Mills
Flanker
Lichfield
England
Zoe Saynor
Flanker
Bristol
England
Laura Quinn
Number 8
Exiles
Irish
Catherine Spencer
Number 8
Bristol
England
Tina Lee
Scrum-half
Wasps
England
Louise Dalgleish
Fly-half
Cougars
Scotland
Lisa Campbell
Centre
Lichfield
New Zealand
Vicki Jackson
Centre
Wasps
England
Gemma Rowland
Centre
Wasps
Wales
Bethany Stott
Centre
Waterloo
England
Hannah Edwards
Centre-Wing
Wasps
England
Sam Bree
Wing
Worcester
England
Lynsey Douglas
Wing
Wasps
Scotland
Sarah Mills
Wing
Wasps
England
Steph Johnson
Fullback
Worcester
Scotland
Nomads squad for the tests against Scotland in Edinburgh
Player
Position
Club
Union
Pippa Crews
Hooker
Worcester
England
Sarah Mimnagh
Hooker
Wasps
Ireland
Fiona Coughlan
Prop
UL Bohemians
Ireland
Sophie Hemming
Prop
Bristol
England
Claire Purdy
Prop
Wasps
England
Lynne Cantwell
Lock
Richmond
Ireland
Dalena Dennison
Lock
Wasps
Australia
Emilia Kristianson
Lock
Wasps
Sweden
Jane Leonard
Flanker
Wasps
England
Ruth Nash
Flanker
Sharks
England
Charlie Veale
Flanker
Wasps
Scotland
Claire Phelps
Number 8
Lakenham Hewett
England
Catherine Spencer
Number 8
Bristol
England
Lynne Cantwell
Scrum-half
Cougars
Ireland
Tina Lee
Scrum-half
Wasps
England
Lousie Dalgleish
Fly-half
Cougars
Scotland
Megan Goddard
Fly-half
Worcester
England
Emilie Bydwell
Centre
San Diego Surfers
USA
Lisa Campbell
Centre
Worcester
New Zealand
Vicki Jackson
Centre
Wasps
England
Claire Davies
Wing
Lampeter Town
England
Sarah Mills
Wing
Redditch
England
Jade Wong
Wing
Richmond
Ireland
Tess Gard'ner
Fullback
Wasps
England
Gemma Rowland
Fullback
Wasps
Wales