Source: PWR

All PWR games to be broadcast live

Transformational moment for Premiership Women’s Rugby with all matches live for the 2025-26 Season and beyond. In light of today’s announcement of the agreement to show one game per week on BBC Sport, Premiership Women’s Rugby (PWR) is proud to announce that, for the first time in league history, every single league match will be

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Source: PWR

BBC Sport expands women’s rugby coverage

BBC Sport is expanding its women’s rugby coverage with a new deal to broadcast Premiership Women’s Rugby matches across the 2025/26 and 2026/27 seasons. Fans can look forward to a live match every week of the season – plus one semi final and the final – all streamed live on BBC iPlayer and the BBC

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Source: Loughborough Lightning

Scantlebury signs new Loughborough Lightning contract

Prolific try-scoring back Ellen Scantlebury has extended her contract with Loughborough Lightning. The powerful winger/centre scored an incredible 21 tries in six matches for Loughborough University in 2024/25, including seven in a single match against Edinburgh. Alongside her efforts in helping her fellow students reach two BUCS Super Rugby finals, the 21-year-old has made 16

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The PWR Transfer Market

As usual, the summer break has seen many players switching clubs. There is nothing unusual about that, but this year brings its own quota of interesting issues. Today, 30 June sees the two latest signings for Trailfinders, Isla Duncan-Bell and Celia Quansah. Duncan-Bell becomes the second GB 7s regular to move to the 15s game,

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Source: Ealing Trailfinders

Trailfinders sign Isla Norman-Bell

Ealing Trailfinders have announced the signing of Isla Norman-Bell.                        Born in Gillingham and brought up in New Zealand from the age of two, Norman-Bell brought a kiwi flare to the international stage for both England and Team GB. A lightning quick threat on the

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Trailfinders and Brunel sign for 10 more years

Ealing Trailfinders and Brunel University of London have signed a 10-year renewal agreement that will continue to enable students to combine top-level rugby with their academic studies – and build on the Trailfinders Rugby Academy’s many successes. The professional team has overseen the performance rugby programmes at Brunel since the partnership launched in 2018. Now

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Source: Harlequins

Sarah Bonar renews her contract with Harlequins

Harlequins are delighted to confirm that Scottish international Sarah Bonar has extended her stay with the Club. Bonar has been an integral part of this Harlequins side over the last few seasons, with her experience and leadership proving to be a vital asset to the team. The Scot has made 41 appearances so far in

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Source: Loughborough Lightning

Lightning sign Scotland fullback Lucia Scott

Loughborough Lightning have completed the signing of Scotland international Lucia Scott from Premiership Women’s Rugby champions, Gloucester-Hartpury. The 21-year-old was named in Scotland’s extended training squad ahead of the Rugby World Cup later this year, alongside future Lightning team-mates Becky Boyd, Elis Martin, Anne Young, Leia Brebner-Holden and Helen Nelson. Scott’s first call-up to the

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Source: Trailfinders

Emma Wassell joins Trailfinders

We are delighted to announce the signing of Emma Wassell, an experienced Scottish international with an outstanding record at the highest level. Born in Aberdeen, the 67-time capped Scotland international has been a pillar of consistency for her national side since making her debut against Ireland in the 2014 Six Nations. Her incredible durability saw

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Source: PWR

The PWR Cup – hoping for the best

The return of the Allianz Cup, now named the PWR Cup for reasons unexplained, is a brave move that we must hope brings all the success it deserves. It will run from 23 August to 12 October, in other words in direct competition with the World Cup, also taking place in England (those dates: 22

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