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Lightning win thriller to keep the winning streak alive

Lightning travelled away to  Harpury College to play Gloucester-Hartpury Women for a 1pm kick off.  Lightning scored early with Alejandro touching down after a dominant first few minutes for Lightning. Hartpury started to find their feet and in the 16th minute a cross field kick let them get their first points on the board, a successful conversion followed.  Hartpury then started to

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Lightning maintain 100% record

Loughborough Lightning outperform Harlequins on home turf to make it three from three in their Tyrells 15’s campaign. After a dominant display against Wasps last weekend, Lightning looked to continue their strong form against a challenging and experienced Harlequins side. It wasn’t long before Lightning scored as a penalty try was awarded and Mclean slotted

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Source: Bruce Perkins

Wasps downed by Lightning

Wasps Ladies went down 20-40 to Loughborough Lightning  The Ladies swapped home venue to be hosted at Ealing Trailfinders in a double header.  Loughborough came out the blocks quickly and secured 2 early tries from a period of play and then an intercept by Katy Daley Maclean Wasps then resumed their normal playing style and put

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Lightning look to strike against Wasps

Loughborough Lightning take on Wasps away 13:35pm this Saturday 15th September live on Sky Rugby. The match will be the second of the season where Lightning look to maintain their hundred percent record. Sitting 5th in the table just one point behind Wasps who are currently in 2nd the match is hotly contested with both

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Lightning clinch first round victory over Richmond

With Lightning opening play for the Tyrrells Premier 15s season, their clash with Richmond promised to be dramatic and the game did not disappoint. Lightning looked dangerous from the offset and didn’t take long to take the lead from the boot of Daley-Mclean. After a prolonged period of pressure from the home side, Lightning’s dominant

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Lightning unveil three England internationals

Loughborough Lightning Rugby are excited to unveil three England internationals who’ll bolster their squad ahead of the 2018/19 Tyrrells Premier 15s season, which gets underway on Saturday 8 September. With 99 international caps to her name, fly-half Katy Daley-McLean MBE (pictured above) is a massive coup for the Loughborough University side, the England international boasting

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Source: Bruce Perkins

Unpredictability over? – Lightning v Thunder

When Loughborough Lightning beat Lancashire Thunder by a whacking 9 wickets at Haslegrave, they opened up a margin of 12 points over their nearest rival, Surrey Stars. The table-toppers Western Storm have a 2-point advantage over them after seven rounds. The competition has been characterised by its unpredictability. But as we move into its final

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