Amy Turner has named her team to face Exeter Chiefs at Sandy Park in Round 12 of Allianz Premiership Women’s Rugby. Just one change to the pack sees Kaitlan Leaney return to the Starting XV in the second-row alongside Sarah Bonar. Emily Robinson is named as vice-captain in the back-row with Shaunagh Brown and Abbie
The news is dominated by the return to action of great Red Roses. Emily Scarratt rejoins Lightning, two years after she needed an operation on an injured neck. The world of rugby will wish her the best of luck as she steps out at Ashton Gate. And Amy Cokayne will wait the call for her
Emily Scarratt makes her eagerly-anticipated return for Loughborough Lightning after 13 months out injured on Friday night against Bristol Bears (kick-off: 7.45pm). The Red Roses star has been selected at inside centre for the Allianz Premiership Women’s Rugby showdown at Ashton Gate, as she makes her first appearance in an African Violet shirt since January
Harlequins have announced that fly-half Ella Cromack has agreed a new long-term, multi-year contract with the Club that sees her commit her future to Harlequins. Cromack joined Quins during the summer, and her impressive performances in the Allianz Cup earned her a spot in Amy Turner’s Allianz PWR squad. The 18-year-old fly-half has featured in
SuperPWR Weekend has come at the perfect time according to Leicester Tigers’ Tess Feury Leicester Tigers’ Tess Feury believes SuperPWR weekend will be the perfect spectacle to keep building the hype around women’s rugby. SuperPWR weekend, taking place across 2-3 March, will see all four Allianz Premiership Women’s Rugby matches broadcast live and all games
Loughborough Lightning captain Rachel Malcolm hopes the growing success of women’s rugby will inspire more young people to take up the sport. Lightning take on Sale Sharks on Sunday 3 March as part of the SuperPWR weekend, a spotlight round of fixtures where all four Allianz Premiership Women’s Rugby games will be streamed live across
The league takes a sort of break this weekend with only a single match to enjoy. But it gives us the chance to see how things are faring. Fixture: Saturday 17 February Gloucester-Hartpury v Sale Sharks, Hartpury College Stadium, 13.00 What a surprise that the two teams just happen to be sitting at the top
Sale Sharks’ Georgie Perris-Redding believes that the history-making fixture against Trailfinders Women will act as a ‘launch pad’ for women’s rugby in the north. Sharks will play at the Salford Stadium for the first time to mark the club’s International Women’s Day celebrations, with Trailfinders visiting on March 9 as part of the Northern Rugby
PWR – Round 11 Results: Saturday 10 February Loughborough Lightning 17 Leicester Tigers 22 Saracens 29 Quins 24 Loughborough Lightning v Leicester Tigers Tigers took the weekend’s honours by beating near neighbours Lightning away from home, their second win of the season. This was a timely riposte to the news of that 5-point penalty they’d
Are NEQPs* welcome or not? What a coincidence that the first punishments for contravening the eligibility rules for the PWR should be meted out to the two clubs at the bottom of the league, Sale Sharks and Leicester Tigers. They both lose five points. It just so happens that they have gathered just enough points
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