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Joe Harvey
@joeharvey34
Since beginning work as a freelance sports journalist in 2018, Joe has contributed to numerous publications across the world. With a passion for men’s and women’s rugby, he has extensive knowledge of the sport’s development in North America and of Major League Rugby. He contributes to RugbyPass alongside other freelance commitments.
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9 days ago England Women
Abi Burton: 'I knew in my heart that I’d get here at some point'
16 days ago England Women
Three years later: Mo Hunt on 'emotional' World Cup selection
16 days ago England Women
How do England deal with the pressure of a home World Cup?
18 days ago Fiji Women
From Wales to Fiji: Ioan Cunningham- 'It was time for something new'
Interview
Babalwa Latsha: 'You can come from nothing but that doesn’t mean you are nothing.'
Babalwa Latsha is preparing to take part in a second Rugby World Cup with a South Africa team that have made strides to improve on…
Joe Harvey
22 Jul 2025, 17:53
Interview
Karen Paquin: 'I needed time off after the World Cup and the Olympics'
Karen Paquin knows a thing or two about getting ready for a Rugby World Cup. But there is something different about this one. At t…
Joe Harvey
15 Jul 2025, 20:16
Opinion
A disappointing end: Where do Australia and USA go after heavy Pacific Four defeats?
At the end of the Pacific Four Series supporters of the Wallaroos’ and USA Women’s Eagles can be forgiven for feeling a little…
Joe Harvey
27 May 2025, 23:34
Exclusive
Landmark first USA Rugby contracts awarded ahead of RWC 2025
At this year’s Women’s Rugby World Cup, the USA Women’s Eagles players can call themselves professional for the first time.
Joe Harvey
20 May 2025, 20:51
Exclusive
Sophie de Goede: Returning from injury with 'edge and physicality'
It was almost like the world stopped spinning when Sophie de Goede announced that she had torn her ACL. In one fell swoop, the inj…
Joe Harvey
07 May 2025, 16:23
Exclusive
Hope Rogers: Owning the 'best loosehead in the world’ ambition
For as long as Hope Rogers can remember, she has strived for perfection. Since the USA Women’s Eagle was 16, she has honed her c…
Joe Harvey
02 May 2025, 4:00
Tom Pittman: 'From C’Chartres into an Eagles squad... it's going to be an eye-opener'
After a season in the French fifth division, Tom Pittman could be calling himself a Test match player this July.
Joe Harvey
27 Apr 2025, 16:18
Perris-Redding: 'The moment I'm hit with a tackle bag I’ll shed a tear of happiness'
It was in the final throes of Sale Sharks’ end-of-season win over Bristol Bears last June that Georgie Perris-Redding lay on the…
Joe Harvey
24 Apr 2025, 20:28
Exclusive
Why world number two side Canada are fundraising for RWC 2025
“When was the last time Canada won a world championship at a sport where ice was not involved?” It is a question asked by Rugb…
Joe Harvey
08 Apr 2025, 16:54
Interview
Tess Feury on 'huge step forward for USA Rugby'
Tess Feury believes that the USA's Test match series ahead of the 2025 Women's Rugby World Cup will prepare the team better than e…
Joe Harvey
01 Apr 2025, 22:52
Women's Elite Rugby: What happened in an enthralling opening round?
The fledgling professional women’s league in the United States of America is comprised of six teams and will play a 13-week regu…
Joe Harvey
26 Mar 2025, 19:37
Exclusive
Giselle Mather: 'It’s no longer weird to see a female coaching'
Every aspect of Giselle Mather’s rugby career has seen her break down barriers. As a player Mather was just the 35th Red Rose, b…
Joe Harvey
11 Mar 2025, 21:32
Interview
Lotte Sharp: 'Going into my fifth final, it feels special this year'
Lotte Sharp has played in every single one of Saracens’ PWR final squads to date. Over the past 11 years, the 30-year-old has re…
Joe Harvey
11 Mar 2025, 20:22
Exclusive
Emilie Bydwell: 'We were an anomaly...now they can genuinely see this as a career path'
To celebrate International Women's Day, RugbyPass are sharing a series of exclusive interviews with the six female head coaches on…
Joe Harvey
10 Mar 2025, 18:03
Interview
Charlie Woodman: Wearing the number one shirt in homage to her father
It was not long ago that Charlie Woodman was thinking about walking away from rugby entirely. A year on and her outlook is much di…
Joe Harvey
21 Feb 2025, 22:24
Interview
Kapeli Pifeleti: 'That’s pretty much the only reason I left'
Kapeli Pifeleti describes his departure from Saracens as “inevitable”. Making 53 appearances in almost six years at StoneX Sta…
Joe Harvey
16 Feb 2025, 16:34
Interview
'I’ll prove you wrong': How Laetitia Royer overcame RWC 2021 heartbreak
Forced to watch on as her international teammates finished fourth overall in New Zealand from the injury reserve list, it is now h…
Joe Harvey
12 Feb 2025, 0:10
Interview
World Cup dream driving Exeter's Canadian star Taylor Perry
Three years after a serious knee injury ended her participation in New Zealand before it had begun, Taylor Perry is determined to …
Joe Harvey
04 Feb 2025, 19:54
Exclusive
Nia Toliver, the 'rugby mercenary' lighting up the SVNS Series
In the second leg of the new HSBC SVNS campaign, the 26-year-old was the driving force of Emilie Bydwell’s USA Eagles as the tea…
Joe Harvey
14 Jan 2025, 18:12
Interview
'I still have a lot of ambition': Cam Dodson keeping Scotland dream alive
On the latest leg of his whirlwind rugby career, Cam Dodson is aiming for promotion to the Top 14 with Béziers.
Joe Harvey
11 Jan 2025, 3:44