The match took a familiar shape. Tigers clawed at the Chiefs’ tent, but couldn’t tear the canvas open. They won a string of penalties, charged two clearance kicks down, but without success. There is a lack of match-awareness that keeps stopping them short of the line. Cliodhna Moloney-Macdonald put Maisy Allen away nearly to the
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
Another clash between top-five clubs, this time the two that were most desperate for wins. Chiefs were no longer running clear at the top of the league; Bears knew they couldn’t afford any more hiccups. It was fourth versus fifth. The Maher-effect touched Sandy Park: “Please ensure you arrive in good time. A larger crowd
The Second PWR Semi-Final Gloucester-Hartpury were well aware of the result up in London NW4 and wanted to ensure a similar upset didn’t occur at Kingsholm. On five minutes the unlikely first try-scorer was Lleucu George, who strolled over. Then as the crowd were applauding two minutes later to commemorate Rob Burrow, Hannah Jones profited
The four strongest clubs in the country meet this weekend to decide who will compete for the trophy a fortnight later. The fixtures, both on Sunday 9 June, line up like this: Saracens v Bristol Bears, StoneX Stadium, KO 14.00 BST Gloucester-Hartpury v Exeter Chiefs, Kingsholm, KO 16.30 BST The four squads have been announced:
A Battle of the Giants This was another game to show the PWR at its best. First met third, another repeat of last year’s final. Could G-H possibly hold out against ravenous Chiefs again? The hosts were suffering cruelly from injuries; it was hard to credit how many players they were short of: Heard, Venner,
Sale Sharks v Exeter Chiefs Just one match this weekend, as Exeter Chiefs make a long journey towards the north pole to meet Sale Sharks on Sunday at the CorpAcq Stadium; kick-off 13.00. The original fixture fell foul of the weather. It’s still doing its best to upset plans. It’s tricky to pick out one
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
And Talking Points from the start of the new PWR Just the one game left over from yesterday, but its interest lay in the debut of Leicester Tigers. Could they outdo the other newcomers, Trailfinders Women, to record a win on debut? The outlook was dim; Chiefs are dead set on achieving a first ever
Exeter Chiefs Women will kick-off the inaugural Allianz Premiership Women’s Rugby league competition with a blend of new, young and experienced players, along with several returning internationals. The new nine-team PWR begins this weekend with Chiefs Women travelling to Mattioli Woods Welford Road on Sunday (KO 15:00) to take on Leicester Tigers Women, who were
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