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
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
PREMIERSHIP Women’s Rugby has confirmed that the final of the Allianz Cup will be broadcast live on YouTube as we celebrate the return of women’s club rugby this weekend. The final will take place on Sunday 28 April, at 2pm and will be hosted by the side with the better points difference from the two
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
Megan Davey will extend her time with Loughborough Lightning beyond seven seasons after signing a contract extension. The scrum-half, who played her mini and junior rugby at Lichfield RUFC, boarded at Loughborough College upon leaving school and was picked up by Lightning in her second year of studies. Aged only 17, Davey made her senior
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
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
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
Loughborough Lightning have made one change to their starting line-up to face Exeter Chiefs following last weekend’s bonus point victory over Sale Sharks. Lilli Ives Campion, who was one of five Lightning players who spent the first three days of this week away on a Red Roses training camp at St George’s Park, comes into
Blockbuster clashes on their way in May PREMIERSHIP Women’s Rugby can today confirm that our champions, Gloucester-Hartpury, have been chosen for live TV coverage on TNT Sports for their trip to Loughborough Lightning in the middle of May. Gloucester-Hartpury’s clash at the cinch Stadium at Franklin’s Gardens will kick off at 3pm on Sunday 12
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