Saturday saw two intense matches played, then a more one-sided affair in the north-west. Exeter Chiefs v Trailfinders The Londoners made the running at the start, taking advantage of the low sun in Chiefs’ eyes. Ella Amory kicked a threatening 50:22, but the line-out misfired. Despite appearances it was to be the set-scrum that proved
A Look at PWR’s Prospects On 8 October Belinda Moore, CEO of Premiership Women’s Rugby, announced her unexpected resignation. We don’t yet know who her successor will be. That person will have a host of hurdles to vault. The long-term aims of PWR were ambitious in the extreme: across the next decade we would see
Head Coach Ross Chisholm announces 11 changes to his Starting 15, as Harlequins host Loughborough Lightning at The Stoop in The Game Changer. It’s a completely new-look front-row from last week’s trip to Leicester, with Italian loosehead Silvia Turani packing down alongside England’s Connie Powell at hooker. South Africa’s Babalwa Latsha comes in to the
Olympic Sevens silver medallist Krissy Scurfield will make her Loughborough Lightning debut against Harlequins this weekend. The Canadian winger is one of seven personnel changes head coach Nathan Smith has made to his starting side ahead of the Premiership Women’s Rugby Round 4 encounter on Saturday 26 October (kick-off: 3pm) at the Twickenham Stoop –
This is the first round where every club member will in theory be available. In other words WXV players will be back in action. Leading Red Roses on view include Abby Dow, Abby Ward, Alex Matthews, Ellie Kildunne, Emily Scarratt, Lucy Packer, Maud Muir, Mo Hunt, Rosie Galligan, Sarah Bern and Tatyana Heard. Have a
Rachel Malcolm and Daisy Hibbert-Jones have been announced as Loughborough Lightning’s co-captains for the 2024/25 Premiership Women’s Rugby season. Number eight Hibbert-Jones has led the team for the first three games of the season as well as the two PWR Up Series matches in preseason. The 22-year-old has amassed 41 appearances since making her debut
Loughborough Lightning have completed the signing of Scotland international Leia Brebner-Holden. The 22-year-old was drafted into the Lightning squad in the build-up to the weekend’s 36-17 victory over Sale Sharks, where she made her debut as a second-half substitute. Born in Taunton, Leia qualifies for Scotland through her mother Lorna and made her senior international
It’s still far too early to make predictions about final outcomes. Though a vast number of WXV players returned to club action, only a select few Red Roses were permitted to join in. Gloucester fans will claim that made the difference. Susie Appleby had even re-engaged Liv McGoverne at Sandy Park to help New Zealand’s
Loughborough Lightning welcome back eight returning internationals from WXV for this weekend’s clash with Sale Sharks at cinch Stadium at Franklin’s Gardens. Newly-capped Red Roses winger Bo Westcombe-Evans returns to make the starting line-up while lock Lilli Ives Campion is among the replacements for Saturday’s game (kick-off: 2pm). The Premiership Women’s Rugby Round 3 encounter
This was bound to be an unusual season. The presence of a home World Cup next autumn meant normal structures had to be set aside. We’ve already seen two rounds the PWR take place, but without so many of the players caught up in three WXV series on three continents. Since several of the nine
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