Drama and disappointment in equal measure A match of the highest quality has left both sides feeling they squandered the prize they sought. Bristol Bears achieved a momentous away win, but failed to secure an essential bonus point. Quins suffered an unwelcome home defeat, to leave them with an away tie against Sarries who demolished
This is one of the bigger match-ups the PWR has known. Not only are you getting another chance to see Iona Maher up close and personal, but here is one club desperate to make the semi-finals, the other desperate to ensure a home-tie. 6,000 tickets have already been purchased, but there’s still room for latecomers.
Premiership Women’s Rugby has today confirmed that ahead of the Women’s Rugby World Cup and Women’s Six Nations, BBC Sport has secured a deal to broadcast four matches, including the PWR final on 16 March. The matches will be live on BBC iPlayer, the BBC Sport website and app, as well as being broadcast live
Two delayed matches: Bears v Chiefs Sharks v Trailfinders Bears v Chiefs A vital game for both sides. Bears nudged ahead when an attacking penalty saw Sarah Bern take a carving-knife through midfield before serving Keira Bevan. (7-0) Bern gave John Mitchell a sharp reminder who his first-choice tight-head is. Hope Rogers made an early
Fixtures: Saturday 8 February: Bears v Chiefs Sharks v Trailfinders These are the two matches that fell foul of some unfriendly weather. The Big One is Exeter Chiefs against Bristol Bears. Both clubs have produced outstanding results, coupled with unwelcome upsets. Consistency has been lacking, which makes predicting the outcome next to impossible. Certainly Sandy
The narrowest of margins Exeter Chiefs v Harlequins A dramatic start: DaLeaka Menin went down injured in the first minute; a yellow for Silvia Turani who caused the mishap. Merry Doidge was held up over line, but Rogers opened the Chiefs’ account inside five minutes. By a great irony, Rogers would later cop her own
Loughborough Lightning today confirm that assistant coach Charlie Beckett has left the Club with immediate effect. Beckett joined Loughborough for his first full-time coaching position in the summer of 2024, following his retirement from playing professional rugby. The 29-year-old will pursue a new coaching role away from Loughborough, and the Club opted not to apply
Bears bow again Results Leicester Tigers 7 Gloucester-Hartpury 38 Bristol Bears 22 Loughborough Lightning 31 Trallfinders Women 17 Saracens 31 Trailfinders Women v Saracens As so often, TF got on top at once. Abi Burton made a charge-down; a penalty followed. On two minutes they produced a catch and drive, and a line-out brought them
Loughborough Lightning have made three changes to their starting line-up for their penultimate Premiership Women’s Rugby game of the 2024/25 season, away at Bristol Bears. Fresh from scoring her second try of the campaign from the bench away at Leicester Tigers, Carmela Morrall starts at inside centre at a sold-out Shaftesbury Park on Saturday 1
Harlequins Women have made two changes to the starting XV for Sunday’s clash with Exeter Chiefs (Sunday 2 February, 12:45 – live on TNT Sports). This is another mouthwatering clash in the PWR run-in, between two sides right in the thick of the top four battle. Both Harlequins and Exeter tasted defeat last weekend and
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