Loughborough Lightning have made Scottish winger Cieron Bell their sixth new summer signing ahead of the 2024/25 season. The 22-year-old joins from Edinburgh Rugby where she scored five tries in as many games during last season’s Celtic Challenge. Her finishing qualities have also been recognised by her country, achieving caps at both Under-18 and Under-20
Harlequins are delighted to confirm the signing of Welsh International and GB 7s Olympian Kayleigh Powell ahead of the 2024/25 PWR season. Powell joins Quins following a successful stint representing GB 7s on the World Sevens Series, including most recently at this week’s Paris Olympics. The versatile back has joined the Club on a full-time
Loughborough Lightning have secured Red Roses prospect Grace Clifford on a multi-year extended contract. The tighthead prop joined Lightning in 2022 from Harlequins, making a try-scoring debut against Wasps in September 2022. Having shone for England Under-20s, Clifford earned a Red Roses transitional contract in 2023 and has gone on to mark 19 Lightning appearances,
Loughborough Lightning have extended the contract of 62-times capped England international, Laura Keates. Keates was left without a club ahead of the 2023/24 season following the demise of Worcester Warriors and joined Lightning in March 2024, making her debut off the bench in the Allianz Cup victory over Sale Sharks in April. The 35-year-old marked
Ellen Scantlebury has extended her Loughborough Lightning contract after a breakthrough first season at the Club. The Somerset-born winger started life at Loughborough in the University’s BUCS Second XV before progressing into the first team. Scantlebury’s journey along the pathway saw her make a try-scoring Lightning debut against Gloucester-Hartpury in September 2023’s Allianz Cup game
Loughborough Lightning have completed the signing of soon-to-be Olympian Krissy Scurfield for the 2024/25 season. The speedy 21-year-old has been selected in Canada’s Olympics Rugby Sevens squad which will be competing for medals at Stade de France in the host city of Paris on 28/29/30 July. Canada finished fifth in the HSBC SVNS 2023/24 Series
Premiership Women’s Rugby (PWR) have announced a new long-term partnership with Gilbert which will include supplying the League with their market-leading rugby balls. The new PWR Gilbert ball will be seen for the first time in the PWR Up Series in September and will be used throughout the Premiership Women’s Rugby campaign which culminates in
Loughborough Lightning have appointed Charlie Beckett to its coaching team ahead of the 2024/25 season. The 28-year-old recently called time on a playing career that saw him make 187 senior professional appearances for Leicester Tigers, Gloucester Rugby, Jersey Reds, Ampthill Rugby Club, Eastwood Rugby Club (Sydney), Ealing Trailfinders and Doncaster Knights. Beckett will take up
PWR has now confirmed the details of the revised opening stages of the 2024-25 season. It’s a great pity that the smooth running of the league has had to be interrupted once more. In one instance it was beyond the authorities’ control – the pandemic. In others it’s been because of the self-imposed three-year cycle;
FIXTURES FOR the innovative PWR Up Series have been confirmed ahead of its debut this September. Three weekends of fixtures will act as a warm-up for all nine Premiership Women’s Rugby clubs before their launch into league action on Saturday 5 October. Clubs have been grouped into regional pools of three and will play one
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