Loughborough Lightning have locked in England Under-20 internationals Lia Green and Carmela Morrall on extended contracts. Both players featured in the Red Roses’ victory over Wales at the weekend and have committed their Club futures to the African Violets beyond the 2023/24 campaign. The pair of 19-year-olds add to the growing number of players committing
World Cup winner Laura Keates to make debut Bristol Bears and Saracens unchanged for the Final… Emma Sing and Mia Venner return from Red Roses squad Jade Kronkel back from injury Cristina Blanco returns from her victorious European Rugby Championship campaign One of Premiership Women’s Rugby’s showpiece occasions has arrived with the final matches in
Harlequins Head Coach Amy Turner has named her side to host Trailfinders Women at The Stoop in the Allianz Cup. Turner makes just two changes from the side who ran in an impressive five tries against Leicester Tigers a fortnight ago, as Quins look to secure seventh place in the Allianz Cup. The front five
Former Red Roses international Laura Keates is in line for her Loughborough Lightning debut after being named in the matchday squad to face Sale Sharks this weekend. The 2014 Rugby World Cup winner joined Lightning last month to restart her career following injury and the sad demise of her former club, Worcester Warriors. The tighthead
Premiership Women’s Rugby returns this weekend as we reach the final stages of this season’s Allianz Cup. The semi-finals are between the top four sides in Allianz Premiership Women’s Rugby so expect fireworks across the course of the weekend. PWR has confirmed that the final of the Allianz Cup will be broadcast live on YouTube
Harlequins Head Coach Amy Turner has named her side to face Leicester Tigers at Welford Road in the Allianz Cup. Jessie Spurrier lines up at loosehead with Rosie Dobson and the experienced Hannah Duffy alongside her in the front-row. Having returned from a serious hip injury against Gloucester in the Allianz PWR last month, Katy
Jenny Maxwell will play her first Loughborough Lightning match in more than two years this weekend in the Allianz Cup fifth-place play-off away at Sale Sharks. The Scotland scrum-half last wore an African Violet shirt 25 months ago, before suffering a major knee injury on international duty. Maxwell, aged 31, made her competitive playing return
Loughborough Lightning have locked in long-serving captain Rachel Malcolm on an extended contract. The tough-tackling flanker skippered Lightning in their very first game against Worcester Valkyries back in September 2017, and has gone on to make 57 appearances scoring 12 tries along the way. Malcolm has been ever-present in Allianz Premiership Women’s Rugby this season
PREMIERSHIP Women’s Rugby has confirmed that the final of the Allianz Cup will be broadcast live on YouTube as we celebrate the return of women’s club rugby this weekend. The final will take place on Sunday 28 April, at 2pm and will be hosted by the side with the better points difference from the two
Scotland international Christine Belisle has committed her future to Loughborough Lightning for two more seasons. The tighthead prop is currently away on international duty and earned her 32nd cap in the second round of the Women’s Six Nations when Scotland were narrowly beaten by France. The Canada-born forward joined Lightning in 2021, making her debut
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