USA international Bulou Mataitoga has extended her stay with Loughborough Lightning into a third season after signing a new contract. The versatile back made her Lightning debut against Wasps in January 2022 and has gone on to make 36 appearances for the African Violets, scoring eight tries. Mataitoga has balanced her Club duties with a
Now comes the startling news we should have expected: for 2024-25 the PWR season will be cut back to allow the World Cup the breathing space it deserves. Last year, the new PWR league was delayed to make way for the first edition of WXV. It meant that the final still lies in front of
Harlequins have confirmed the signing of England international Harriet Millar-Mills ahead of the 2024/25 Allianz PWR season. The experienced forward, who has achieved 66 Test caps and represented the Red Roses at the 2017 Rugby World Cup, joins Quins from Exeter Chiefs Women where she made 22 appearances and scored five tries. Prior to her
Loughborough Lightning have secured the signing of Great Britain Sevens player Alicia Maude ahead of the 2024/25 Allianz Premiership Women’s Rugby season. The 22-year-old has earned 18 World Series caps for England and Team GB and has appeared in a World Cup and Commonwealth Games in the seven-a-side format of the game. Born in Kingston
The Second PWR Semi-Final Gloucester-Hartpury were well aware of the result up in London NW4 and wanted to ensure a similar upset didn’t occur at Kingsholm. On five minutes the unlikely first try-scorer was Lleucu George, who strolled over. Then as the crowd were applauding two minutes later to commemorate Rob Burrow, Hannah Jones profited
First PWR Semi-Final 2024 A quite astonishing reversal of fortune: Saracens are downed at home, so fail to make yet another final. Here we had the two clubs with the tightest defences in the league, Bears better even than Sarries. The last time the two sides met at the StoneX Sarries won 32-10. But in
The four strongest clubs in the country meet this weekend to decide who will compete for the trophy a fortnight later. The fixtures, both on Sunday 9 June, line up like this: Saracens v Bristol Bears, StoneX Stadium, KO 14.00 BST Gloucester-Hartpury v Exeter Chiefs, Kingsholm, KO 16.30 BST The four squads have been announced:
Loughborough Lightning have swooped to sign USA Eagles star Alev Kelter ahead of the 2024/25 Allianz Premiership Women’s Rugby season. Kelter recently became the first American woman and fifth player in World Rugby Sevens Series history to reach the 1,000-point career benchmark. In her long and decorated career, the 33-year-old has appeared in two 15-a-side
Scotland international Helen Nelson has agreed a new deal to stay with Loughborough Lightning. The versatile back joined the club for prior to the 2019/20 league campaign, and to date, has made 57 appearances for the African Violets. Nelson made her international debut for Scotland against France in the 2016 Women’s Six Nations championship and
Here’s a look at the five clubs not engaged in the play-offs: Harlequins, Leicester Tigers, Loughborough Lightning, Sale Sharks and Trailfinders Women. Some scene-setting The new PWR was in place. In my my piece dated 27 June 2023 I wrote of the 10-year strategy the new company in charge targeted. Belinda Moore, the CEO, made
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