Harlequins Women have confirmed the coaching team for the University of Surrey’s BUCS Teams for the 2025-26 season. Women’s Pathway Manager, Pat Metcalfe-Jones, will be joined by Ali Chisholm (Pathway Coach), Lagi Tuima (Defence Coach) and Shaunagh Brown (Breakdown Coach). Both the University of Surrey First Team and Second Team will be playing in BUCS
Harlequins Women are delighted to confirm the arrival of Damian Welch as Forwards Coach ahead of the 2025/26 season. Welch arrives in TW2 with an impressive coaching pedigree, having previously been Head Coach at Plymouth Albion and Forwards Coach at both Taunton Titans and Exeter University. His playing career saw him represent Exeter Chiefs, Cardiff
Harlequins Women and the University of Surrey are excited to confirm an exciting new partnership ahead of the 2025/26 season. With the official launch of this new partnership, both Harlequins Women and the University of Surrey aim to develop one of the best university pathway programmes in the country, attracting world-class athletes to study and
Rugby is no longer won on strength and skill alone — it’s increasingly decided in the recovery room. With the physical toll of elite rugby higher than ever, Harlequins’ new partnership with sports nutrition brand USN, marks a commitment to giving players every possible edge. From precision-formulated protein to data-backed recovery protocols, this move mirrors
Harlequins Women are delighted to announce that Katie Shillaker, Grace Crompton, Lauren Torley and Heather Cowell have all committed to the Club ahead of the 2025/26 season. All four have shone for GB 7s in recent years and will now return full-time to the Harlequins Women’s programme ahead of the new campaign. Heather Cowell is
Harlequins Women have confirmed the arrival of Joy Okechukwu and Grace Keel as Senior Development Players ahead of the 2025-26 season. Second-row Grace Keel has previously played her ACE rugby at SGS College, having also played at North Bristol RFC and was part of the Nolli Waterman Player Development Group. She has also represented England
Quins have at last added a top name to their list of tween-season signings. Aoife Wafer leaves Leinster for the PWR. All Quins fans will be delighted by the news. They have suffered long enough with their side failing to hit the jackpot since their solitary trophy win in 2021 – and that was after
Harlequins Women have announced the arrival of Irish international Aoife Wafer. The 22-year-old joins the Club with a stellar resume, having been named as the Guinness Women’s Six Nations Player of the Championship for 2025, after also being nominated in 2024. She was also named in the 2024 World Rugby XVs Team of the Year
Harlequins Women have announced that they are excited to confirm the signing of Scottish international wing Coreen Grant. Grant joins from London rivals Saracens, where she made 47 appearances, scoring 16 tries across six seasons in North London. An environmental journalist outside of rugby, Grant made her Scotland debut in 2021 and featured for her
Harlequins are delighted to confirm the arrival of scrum-half Lucy Burgess from Bristol Bears. Originally hailing from London, Burgess made over 100 appearances during her time with the Bears, crossing for 14 tries. Burgess proved herself to be a livewire scrum-half during her time in Bear Country and has shown that she is one of
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