As the sun shines down on Twickenham, sports fans will be out in force to enjoy a weekend of rugby.

Beginning today, May 15, the Stoop plays host to the London leg of the Women’s World 7s series, coinciding with the men’s tournament which takes place at Twickenham stadium on May 16 and 17.

The women’s team, captained by Abigail Chamberlain, have already played in Dubai, Brazil and the USA as part of the 7s World Series and are looking forward to playing on British soil once again in front of their friends and family.

In the first and second rounds in Dubai and Brazil, the women picked up silverware by winning the Plate Final, but Ms Chamberlain said that is a “consolation prize” as the team wanted to be involved in the cup event.

Ms Chamberlain said: “Since dropping out in the quarter final stages in Atlanta we have been working on a couple of elements we fell short on.

“Our main focus is in defence, correcting areas where we were vulnerable and avoiding positions where teams can attack us from.”

Ms Chamberlain, one of 20 players in the squad, said all members of the team are nervous when they go out onto the pitch but added she was pleased with her team mates.

She said: “Out of a group of 20, there aren’t 12 great players; there are 20 great players which is a good position to be but it does make it a pretty nervous affair when the squad is announced.”

  • Tickets for the penultimate round of the Women’s 7 Series start at £5 and can be bought at quins.co.uk or by calling 020 8410 6000.