In a great step forward for women’s rugby, the Warriors have today announced that they have integrated Women’s Premiership side Worcester Ladies RFC into the Warriors operation. The Ladies team is to be renamed as the Worcester Valkyries and will become part of the Warriors organisation ahead of the 2016/17 Women’s Premiership campaign. The alliance will
The Women’s Premiership Player of the Year award will this year be made part of the annual Aviva Premiership Rugby Awards, which will take place on Wednesday 18 May at the Hilton, Park Lane, London. Premeirship Rugby – who are currently responsible for the men’s Premiership XVs and 7s competitions – confirmed that three players
On a day celebrating the strength and depth of Women’s rugby, Bristol Ladies showcased some of the best rugby they’ve played all season to claim the silverware! With three weeks of preparation under their belts, Bristol and Worcester were both ready for the challenge this afternoon. The history between the teams from this season meant
Games between these local rivals are usually close, hard fought affairs and despite the score line, this game engaged the supporters until the final minute. Arriving at Cobham RFC in what appeared to be Narnia with snow covered pitches, Worcester were determined to put the previous week’s poor performance behind them. However, the game did
Lichfield Ladies travelled to Cobham Rugby Club to play Worcester Ladies in the RFU Premiership playoffs for 3rd and 4th place. Lichfield scored first after 7 minutes when Harriet Millar Mills received the ball out wide and beat the covering defence to score in the corner, giving them a 5-0 lead. Worcester then began to
Bristol Ladies ended the season on a high, winning the Premiership Shield and securing a 5th place finish in the 15/16 Women’s Premiership. Playing at Cobham RFC, Bristol Ladies ran out against DMP Sharks in the final game of the season yesterday. Conditions were difficult for both teams but Bristol controlled the game well from
This Sunday marked the first Premiership play-off final in women’s rugby, which was held at the Stoop between ancient rivals Richmond and Saracens. Fans at the stadium, along with those watching live on Sky Sports, were treated to women’s rugby at its finest, before Richmond lifted the trophy as champions for a record breaking ninth
Premiership Final Richmond Ladies 28 – 17 Saracens Women Premiership Play Offs Lichfield Ladies 22 – 12 Worcester Ladies Bristol Ladies 24 – 7 Darlington Mowden Park Ladies Aylesford Bulls Ladies 0 – 32 Wasps Ladies Championship North 1 Sunday 17th January Firwood Waterloo Ladies 22 – 17 Loughborough Ladies West Bridgford
A spirited second half performance helped Saracens Women book a place in the Premiership final and take a step closer to regaining their title. The reigning champions were pushed all the way by a tenacious Lichfield side at Allianz Park but second half tries from Lauren Cattell and Poppy Cleall were enough to seal the
After their dramatic victory over Bristol to put them into league winning contention, Worcester travelled to Richmond confident that they could pull off an unexpected victory, however, the form book prevailed and the visitors were well beaten by the composed and clinical league leaders. Having been forced into team changes through injury and international abstractions,
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