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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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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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Lightning edge Vipers in Kia Super League thriller

Loughborough Lightning continued their outstanding run of form in the 2018 Kia Super League, player of the match Elyse Villani hitting a six with the third last ball of the game to clinch victory. Vipers were much improved from their previous five outings, a measured batting performance seeing them set an extremely strong 172/6 target

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Lightning too strong for Diamonds

Loughborough Lightning Cricket played in front of a home crowd for the first time in almost year, putting on an entertaining display for the 600 strong crowd who’d come out to support to get the better of Yorkshire Diamonds. This result makes it three wins from four for Rob Taylor’s side, putting them in a

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Lightning Rugby kick off 2018 on the road

Following the Christmas break Loughborough Lightning return to action in the Tyrell’s Premier 15s as they travel to Worcester to take on the Valkyries this weekend. In a rearranged game after adverse weather forced the postponement of this fixture in December, the match will be a re-run of the opening day fixture in the Tyrell’s

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