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
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
Loughborough Lightning have completed the double signing of two Scotland international forwards from rival Allianz Premiership Women’s Rugby clubs. Hooker Elis Martin joins from Leicester Tigers and loosehead prop Anne Young arrives from Sale Sharks to bolster Nathan Smith’s squad ahead of the 2024/25 season. The pair have strong connections having played together at University
Loughborough Lightning have secured the services of prolific tryscoring hooker Kathryn Treder on an extended contract. The 28-year-old spent time with Darlington Mowden Park in the 2022/23 season before making the switch to Lightning for the 2023/24 campaign. Treder made her debut against Leicester Tigers in December 2023 and would go on to make 13
Loughborough Lightning are delighted to confirm that Red Roses star Emily Scarratt has extended her contract with the Club. The 111-times capped international has opted to prolong her stay with the African Violets for the 2024/25 campaign. Scarratt made her return to action in February against Bristol Bears after more than year out following a
Loughborough Lightning can confirm that four more players have left the club upon the conclusion of the 2023/24 season. Georgina Tasker, Chloe Rollie, Sara Svoboda and Maja Meuller will be moving on to pastures new ahead of the 2024/25 campaign. Fullback/winger Tasker made her Lightning debut against Saracens in April 2021 and made 51 appearances,
USA international Bulou Mataitoga has extended her stay with Loughborough Lightning into a third season after signing a new contract. The versatile back made her Lightning debut against Wasps in January 2022 and has gone on to make 36 appearances for the African Violets, scoring eight tries. Mataitoga has balanced her Club duties with a
Loughborough Lightning have secured the signing of Great Britain Sevens player Alicia Maude ahead of the 2024/25 Allianz Premiership Women’s Rugby season. The 22-year-old has earned 18 World Series caps for England and Team GB and has appeared in a World Cup and Commonwealth Games in the seven-a-side format of the game. Born in Kingston
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