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Manuqalo Komaitai signs for Harlequins Women

Harlequins Women have confirmed the arrival of Fijian international back-row Manuqalo Komaitai ahead of the start of the 2025/26 PWR season. Komaitai arrives having represented Fiji at the Rugby World Cup, making three appearances and scoring against Scotland. A powerful and exciting back-row, Komaitai first picked up the sport in 2021, having initially played netball

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Source: Loughborough Lightning

Lightning pay tribute to Emily Scarratt

Loughborough Lightning and Red Roses legend Emily Scarratt has decided to hang up her boots after 18 seasons on the field, announcing her retirement from rugby with immediate effect. The 35-year-old – who will remain at Lightning as an Assistant Coach – signed off her illustrious playing career as a part of the England squad

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Harlequins to ‘WEAR IT PINK’ in Support of Breast Cancer Now

Premiership Women’s Rugby (PWR) is proud to announce that the opening weekend of the 2025/26 season will turn pink in support of leading research and support charity Breast Cancer Now, the league’s official charity partner. Kicking off the weekend, and the 2025/26 season, will be Harlequins Women as they do battle with Loughborough Lightning on

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Source: Harlequins

The World Cup is over, long live the PWR!

We have a gap of less than a month to recover from the exhilaration of the RWC, before the start of the new 2025-26 version. How do things look? The good news TV/media coverage is increased. The BBC will stream one match per week, in addition to TNT’s pay-walled coverage. Overseas players keep streaming (back)

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Source: PWR

Premiership Women’s Rugby Launches “Home of Heroes” Campaign

Fresh from the euphoria of England’s triumph at the Women’s Rugby World Cup, Premiership Women’s Rugby (PWR) has today unveiled its new campaign, “Home of Heroes”, celebrating the return of the world’s best domestic women’s rugby competition on October 24. With the eyes of the rugby world still on the Red Roses’ history-making performance, PWR

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Source: PWR

One Month to Go: The PWR Returns on October 24

It’s officially one month until the 2025-26 season of Premiership Women’s Rugby kicks off…whilst we wait, let’s have a look back at what’s been a blockbuster year for PWR and the women’s rugby! The 2024-25 season began at StoneX stadium on Sunday 5th October 2024, where Saracens secured a 38-29 win over Trailfinders Women. The

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Source: World Rugby

RWC – Some side issues

A. The PWR As teams were announced for Round 3 of the World Cup, some of the nine surviving PWR clubs were happy to highlight their players who were represented. For example, Sale Sharks could boast 4 Scots, 4 Welsh, 3 Americans and 3 English; Loughborough Lightning (alias Northampton Saints) offered 4 Scots, 4 Americans

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Source: Harlequins

Damian Welch named as Harlequins Women’s Forwards Coach

Harlequins Women are delighted to confirm the arrival of Damian Welch as Forwards Coach ahead of the 2025/26 season. Welch arrives in TW2 with an impressive coaching pedigree, having previously been Head Coach at Plymouth Albion and Forwards Coach at both Taunton Titans and Exeter University. His playing career saw him represent Exeter Chiefs, Cardiff

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