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Gladiator Jodie Ounsley returns to the pitch

Premiership Women’s Rugby returns this weekend as we reach the final stages of this season’s Allianz Cup. The semi-finals are between the top four sides in Allianz Premiership Women’s Rugby so expect fireworks across the course of the weekend. PWR has confirmed that the final of the Allianz Cup will be broadcast live on YouTube

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Maxwell returns for Lightning’s Allianz Cup clash with Sale Sharks

Jenny Maxwell will play her first Loughborough Lightning match in more than two years this weekend in the Allianz Cup fifth-place play-off away at Sale Sharks. The Scotland scrum-half last wore an African Violet shirt 25 months ago, before suffering a major knee injury on international duty. Maxwell, aged 31, made her competitive playing return

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Captain Rachel Malcolm extends contract with Lightning

Loughborough Lightning have locked in long-serving captain Rachel Malcolm on an extended contract. The tough-tackling flanker skippered Lightning in their very first game against Worcester Valkyries back in September 2017, and has gone on to make 57 appearances scoring 12 tries along the way. Malcolm has been ever-present in Allianz Premiership Women’s Rugby this season

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Scotland prop Christine Belisle re-signs with Lightning

Scotland international Christine Belisle has committed her future to Loughborough Lightning for two more seasons. The tighthead prop is currently away on international duty and earned her 32nd cap in the second round of the Women’s Six Nations when Scotland were narrowly beaten by France. The Canada-born forward joined Lightning in 2021, making her debut

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An unmissable finish to the Allianz PWR season

Premiership Women’s Rugby has today announced the fixtures for the final two rounds of Allianz Premiership Women’s Rugby, and the competition’s semi-finals. The final two rounds kick off at the StoneX Stadium on Saturday 25 May when our champions, Gloucester-Hartpury make the trip to north London to take on Saracens, in front of the live

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PWR – Round 14

This was the last round before making way for the Six Nations. Clubs were intent on leaving themselves in the best possible shape for the end-of-season tussles. Glos-Pury were given the headstart that the race-leaders might expect: they had TNT cameras present (can’t think why), Sara Cox in charge (can think why), and they could

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PWR – Round 14 Preview

If you really want to know what’s going on, I refer you to the masterly summary by @mikado000 of what has been happening since the dawn of the new age: (https:// twitter.com/mikado000/status/1764397444605833645). My version is somewhat plainer. Fixtures: Once more it’s a 3-day spread. Friday 8 March Gloucester-Hartpury v Harlequins, KO 19.45 (TNT, at Kingsholm

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