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Amy Turner names Harlequins side to face Saracens

In the front-row, Carys Phillips will make her first Harlequins appearance as she starts at hooker having signed for the Club earlier this week. Phillips is joined by Hannah Sims and Babalwa Latsha in the front-row as they both make their first starts of the season. Elsewhere in the forwards, Shaunagh Brown shifts to number

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Cath O’Donnell brings up Lightning half-century

Catherine O’Donnell will make her 50th appearance for Loughborough Lightning this weekend, as Nathan Smith’s side make the short journey to Leicester Tigers for the first-ever Derby match between the two clubs. Smith makes just two changes to his starting line-up for the Premiership Women’s Rugby clash, with Carmela Morrall and Maja Meuller coming into

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Chiefs v Bears – PWR – Round Two

You would not have wanted to be part of the Bristol management team watching on. As the game unfolded, the Bears were guilty of error upon error that cost them possession and territory. It was as if the Sandy Park bogey had its beady eye on them. Gabriella Nigrelli, another of England’s young Under 20s

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Source: PWR

Northern Rugby batters

PWR – Round Two Will Sale’s win over visiting Quins turn out to be the result of the season – or the first of a series of disappointments for fhe Londoners? This was just the sort of show the Cheshire side needed; for once the so-called north-south divide was overturned. Not so long ago they

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Source: Harlequins

Pro-Rugby – easy, or is it?

Emily Robinson’s Case In an interview with the BBC (www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-union/67487121) Emily Robinson of Quins claims the notion of the PWR turning professional in the next decade is an easy aim. The only problem with this statement is that she fails to offer much evidence for her optimism. More of the published interview is devoted to

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McKenzie returns for Quins v Sale under the lights

Harlequins Head Coach Amy Turner has named her side to travel to CorpAcq Stadium on Saturday to face Sale Sharks in Round two of the Allianz PWR. Turner makes just three changes to the 23 who beat league newcomers Trailfinders Women last Saturday, as further internationals return to club duties. The pack remains unchanged, with

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PWR – Round Two Preview

First, news of midweek signings: both Tori Sellors and Paige Farries have found sanctuary at Saracens after losing their club Worcester Warriors. A moment earlier Akina Gondwe, who made a parallel move, had her temporary loan altered to a full-time engagement. Now comes the tricky bit. Alex Austerberry welcomes Sellors to the fold, saying she

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How does the PWR look from here?

Now that Matt Merritt has been kind enough to post (twitter.com/RugbyPass/status/1724452605693137246) all the moves of PWR players to date (14-11-23), I’ve taken the reckless step of picking out the signings I see as most significant for the clubs concerned: Bristol Bears: Hannah Botterman, Holly Aitchison Exeter Chiefs: Alex Tessier, Harriet Millar-Mills Gloucester-Hartpury: Mackenzie Carson Harlequins:

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