Scotland international Helen Nelson has agreed a new deal to stay with Loughborough Lightning. The versatile back joined the club for prior to the 2019/20 league campaign, and to date, has made 57 appearances for the African Violets. Nelson made her international debut for Scotland against France in the 2016 Women’s Six Nations championship and
Helena Rowland returns for Loughborough Lightning for their final game of the Allianz Premiership Women’s Rugby season this weekend against Saracens. The England international has been out of action since suffering a hand injury during the Guinness Women’s Six Nations opening round victory over Italy in late March, but has recovered for Sunday’s fixture at
Loughborough Lightning can confirm six players will be leaving the club upon the conclusion of Sunday’s Allianz Premiership Women’s Rugby clash with Saracens Women. The cinch Stadium at Franklin’s Gardens encounter is the African Violets’ final game of the 2023/24 campaign as they seek to sign off the season with a third consecutive victory following
Loughborough Lightning have made four changes to their starting line-up for this weekend’s penultimate round of the Allianz Premiership Women’s Rugby season away at Trailfinders Women. The African Violets travel to the capital fresh from a bonus-point victory over Harlequins and another five-point haul on Saturday (kick-off: 12.30pm) will secure fifth place in the final
Loughborough Lightning welcome back five of their Guinness Women’s Six Nations stars to their starting side for their return to Allianz Premiership Women’s Rugby action this weekend. Fresh from helping the Red Roses to a sixth successive title, Sadia Kabeya packs down at openside flanker and Emily Scarratt features at outside centre for Sunday’s showdown
Loughborough Lightning have locked in England Under-20 internationals Lia Green and Carmela Morrall on extended contracts. Both players featured in the Red Roses’ victory over Wales at the weekend and have committed their Club futures to the African Violets beyond the 2023/24 campaign. The pair of 19-year-olds add to the growing number of players committing
Former Red Roses international Laura Keates is in line for her Loughborough Lightning debut after being named in the matchday squad to face Sale Sharks this weekend. The 2014 Rugby World Cup winner joined Lightning last month to restart her career following injury and the sad demise of her former club, Worcester Warriors. The tighthead
Jenny Maxwell will play her first Loughborough Lightning match in more than two years this weekend in the Allianz Cup fifth-place play-off away at Sale Sharks. The Scotland scrum-half last wore an African Violet shirt 25 months ago, before suffering a major knee injury on international duty. Maxwell, aged 31, made her competitive playing return
Loughborough Lightning have locked in long-serving captain Rachel Malcolm on an extended contract. The tough-tackling flanker skippered Lightning in their very first game against Worcester Valkyries back in September 2017, and has gone on to make 57 appearances scoring 12 tries along the way. Malcolm has been ever-present in Allianz Premiership Women’s Rugby this season
Scotland international Christine Belisle has committed her future to Loughborough Lightning for two more seasons. The tighthead prop is currently away on international duty and earned her 32nd cap in the second round of the Women’s Six Nations when Scotland were narrowly beaten by France. The Canada-born forward joined Lightning in 2021, making her debut
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