The newly crowned Women’s BUCS Super Rugby Player of the Season, Amelia Williams, has signed a new contract to remain with Loughborough Lightning. The loosehead prop was just 19 when she made her Lightning debut as a second-half replacement against Leicester Tigers in February 2024 and has gone on to make 29 appearances in the
Loughborough Lightning today confirm that the 2025/26 campaign will be Helen Nelson’s final season in African Violet. The 31‑year‑old versatile back, who has been at Lightning for seven seasons and is the Club’s fifth‑highest all‑time appearance maker with 78 outings, will leave cinch Stadium at Franklin’s Gardens to pursue a new playing opportunity. Nelson made
The Rugby Awards 2026 to be broadcast LIVE on TNT Sports for the first time The Rugby Awards 2026, presented by Gallagher, will be showcased LIVE on TNT Sports and HBO Max for the very first time on Wednesday, June 10. Hosted at the iconic Old Billingsgate in central London, the black-tie event will air
Harlequins Women have announced a trio of re-signings ahead of the 26-27 season. Back three players Lauren Torley, Katie Shillaker and Grace Crompton have all recommitted to the Quarters, as next season’s squad continues to take shape. Lauren Torley has made 33 appearances for Harlequins, including 13 this season in both the PWR and PWR
Mitsubishi Electric Europe B.V. partners with the Rugby Players Association (RPA) and its Thrive programme alongside its Parallel Potential platform, and also becomes an official partner of Premiership Women’s Rugby (PWR). Mitsubishi Electric Europe B.V. has announced two new UK partnerships in women’s rugby, driven by a shared belief that investing in the women’s game
Harlequins Women have confirmed that South African international second-row Danelle Lochner has committed her future to the Club ahead of the 26/27 season. Lochner joined Harlequins in 2023 and has gone on to establish herself as an important member of the Quins forward pack, making 26 appearances in the Quarters. She was a crucial part
Harlequins Women have confirmed the signing of three-time PWR Champion and Wales international Sisilia Tuipulotu ahead of the 2026/27 season. Tuipulotu joins from Gloucester-Hartpury, having made 67 appearances across six seasons in the West Country since making her debut in 2021 against DMP Durham Sharks. She has since established herself as one of the best
Round 17 of the PWR season to unite clubs, fans and broadcasters in support of life-saving breast cancer research and life-changing support Premiership Women’s Rugby (PWR) and Breast Cancer Now have announced the launch of the first-ever BIG PINK WEEKEND, a landmark league-wide initiative taking place during Round 17 of the PWR season from 29-31
The pick of the Round 16 matches, the last before the Six Nations break, brings Saracens up against Sale Sharks. Its unique feature is the venue, Tottenham Hotspur Stadium. It forms part of an innovative arrangement agreed between Spurs and Sarries. This is the sixth time the ‘Showdown’ has been hosted in the 62,000-seater stadium,
Sale Sharks v Bristol Bears This was a match Bears simply had to win. Eighth out of nine was no place for a club of their standing. It couldn’t possibly live up to the high drama of earlier in the day. Play was too often patchy and error-ridden for comfort. All the same, the tension
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