Loughborough Lightning today announce that club captain, Daisy Hibbert-Jones, has penned a new multi-year contract to remain with the club. The Birkenhead-born forward was ever-present in the Premiership Women’s Rugby 2024/25 season and amassed more minutes (1,272) than any other player in the league across the regular season and only four other players made more
Gloucester Hartpury has confirmed details of its Round 16 Premiership Women’s Rugby (PWR) fixture. The Circus will welcome Leicester Tigers to Kingsholm Stadium on Sunday 29 March, with kick-off scheduled for 2:30pm. The two sides last met in memorable fashion, when Gloucester Hartpury delivered an emphatic eleven-try performance to defeat Leicester Tigers and lift the Slater Cup.
Loughborough Lightning have bolstered their squad with the signing of Harlequins fullback Amy Layzell. The former England U20 international provides head coach Nathan Smith with a versatile option in both the back three and centres as his side hunts down a Premiership Women’s Rugby top-four spot. Layzell’s rugby journey began at hometown club Winchester RFC
During this long break let’s take another look at the PWR board’s long-term strategy. In July 2023 it set out guidelines for the league till 2033. What we still don’t know when, if ever, across that decade it will intervene to adjust any faults it sees occurring. To my mind there are several, some of
Christmas sees Saracens sitting top of the league, but equal on points with Gloucester-Hartpury who have played one fewer. Lightning v Trailfinders The tingliest game took place at Franklin’s Gardens. The two clubs have a habit of producing tight finishes: this was the tightest. Let’s go back to front. In the 79th minute Rosie Inman
Harlequins Women have announced the appointment of Pat Metcalfe-Jones as Head of Women’s Rugby. Metcalfe-Jones succeeds Andy Rhys Jones, who departs the Club to take up the role of Head of Women’s Performance and Pathways with Scotland. She undertakes the new role having previously served as Head Coach at the University of Surrey, as well
Loughborough Lightning have made only two changes to their starting line-up as they seek to sign off 2025 with a home victory over Trailfinders Women. Nathan Smith’s side enter Sunday’s contest at cinch Stadium at Franklin’s Gardens (kick-off: 2pm) off the back of a bonus-point victory over Bristol Bears, knowing another success will see them
It’s the last round before the Christmas/New Year break. More on that later. The Fixtures 20 December: Quins v Bears, KO 15.05 21 December: Sharks v Sarries, KO 13.00 Lightning v Trailfinders, KO 14.00 Tigers v Glos-Pury, KO 15.00 The top and bottom of the league are as expected, Sarries just ahead of G-H by
Bristol Bears v Loughborough Lightning Bears can feel very sorry for themselves. They’re suffering an injury-list as long as your arm, and not even two World Cup winners and a former World Player of the Year could ensure a second win in six attempts. They remain anchored in eighth place. Things looked far more prosperous
Trailfinders v Leicester Tigers Barney Maddison made no fewer than nine changes to his team. We could guess why. When TF had posted three tries in eight minutes, we were sure. The opening two came to Vicky Laflin on the left: the first was a fine run, but involved a gaping missed tackle. Ella Amory,
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