Trailfinders v Leicester Tigers PWR – Round 17 A quite astonishing game, forget about the final score for a moment. A bounce pass from Amy Relf put Tigers under immediate pressure. They conceded a turnover and a penalty in front. Trailfinders went for the corner, but knocked on. Tigers won scrum ball but were driven
Tom Hudson, head coach of Leicester Tigers, will step down at the season’s end; so will his deputy, Luke Stratford. This is yet another indication of the fraught nature of existence in the PWR. Any parallels you may draw with Premier League football only go to show the perils of the move towards professionalism. At
Having spent her first sporting life doing twists and flips in mid-air, Emily Henrich is now coming full circle as a rugby player. The American’s narrative arc will always be manna from heaven for the media. After all, she is a former champion aerials skier who switched to rugby after being drafted in to play
And Lightning and Sharks in Brief The game started promisingly for Sharks; Claire Gallagher made a fine break, but with support on each shoulder she failed to offer a pass – why, oh why? Tigers were to create plenty more chances, but only a few reached the line. Now Zoe Harrison produced the first of
SuperPWR Weekend has come at the perfect time according to Leicester Tigers’ Tess Feury Leicester Tigers’ Tess Feury believes SuperPWR weekend will be the perfect spectacle to keep building the hype around women’s rugby. SuperPWR weekend, taking place across 2-3 March, will see all four Allianz Premiership Women’s Rugby matches broadcast live and all games
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
Vicky Macqueen has named the matchday squad for Saturday’s maiden Allianz Premiership Women’s Rugby game, at home against Exeter Chiefs. Natasha Jones will captain the side, with Roisin McBrien named as vice-captain. Eight players are set to make their Leicester Tigers debuts, while Becky Noon and Amy Relf are set to make their 20th competitive
A Look at the latest from Tigers and Trailfinders The most fascinating detail about next season’s PWR league will be the regulations. For example, who exactly will be allowed to play? Of that we know nothing at present. Coming second in the fascination stakes is the make-up of the two new clubs. Ealing Trailfinders and
Harlequins can confirm that hooker Amy Cokayne will depart the Club at the end of the 2022/23 season to join Allianz Premier 15s newcomers Leicester Tigers. Cokayne, who made her 50th Harlequins appearance in March against Bristol Bears, joined Quins in 2019 from Wasps. The England hooker has been part of five TikTok Six Nations
An unequal Marriage or a Love-nest for Two? Leicester Tigers’ announcement of an agreement with Lichfield RUFC has aroused a wave of comment, much of it hostile. Andrea Pinchen, Tigers’ CE, recently indicated the club’s intention to set up a women’s section, but this link is of a quite different order. You might call it
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