Just five rounds of the regular season left. The big talking-point is the presence of five clubs fighting for the four places in the play-offs. That adds drama and tension to the affair. The top five shape up like this after twelve rounds. Table
PWR – Round 12 – Sunday Games Bristol Bears v Gloucester-Hartpury Loughborough Lightning v Saracens Bristol Bears v Gloucester-Hartpury After the Big Game at Twickenham came Bears’ attempt at staging an even bigger one. According to many pundits this was the way women’s rugby, even rugby as a whole, must go. It was Ilona Maher’s
Two on offer here: Trailfinders v Harlequins Leicester Tigers v Sale Sharks Trailfinders v Harlequins This may not have been the box-office hit of the weekend, but it showed PWR at its very best. Sixth played first, but you could hardly slide a pin between them. Quins started like the well-oiled machine they have been
Harlequins Head Coach Ross Chisholm names his squad for this Saturday’s trip to Trailfinders Sports Ground, as Quins go in search of their ninth consecutive victory in the PWR. The front-row remains unchanged from Big Game with Lizzie Hanlon at tighthead, Connie Powell at hooker and Silvia Turani at loosehead. Wallaroo Kaitlan Leaney comes back
Harlequins have announced that the Club’s Women’s team have broken the World Record for attendance at a Women’s club rugby match for a fourth consecutive year at Big Game, as a crowd of 18,055 were treated to a 42-17 Quins victory at Allianz Stadium. Using high resolution 360 imagery from the event and specialist software
Weekend Rugby Three games here, at Twickenham, Dublin and Llanelli. The Big Game: Quins v Leicester Tigers (Twickenham) The biggest spectacle of the PWR season. Will the final be able to outshine it? Quins (6/6 wins) started with a big setback. Tigers won a vital ball, and that left Meg Jones with the problem of
Loughborough Lightning have added more international quality to their squad after signing Canadian forward Courtney Holtkamp until the end of the 2024/25 Premiership Women’s Rugby season. The 25-year-old second row joins the African Violets for a third spell having made 18 appearances across the 2020/21 and 2021/22 campaigns. Holtkamp enjoyed a meteoric rise in rugby
Two storming encounters Exeter Chiefs v Gloucester-Hartpury This was the game that altered the shape of the season. G-H came, saw and conquered. The fortress was stormed to such an extent that the Chiefs leaked over 40 points. To their credit they replied with two late tries, which will soften their misery an iota, but
Loughborough Lightning have named an unchanged starting line-up for their final match of 2024, away at Sale Sharks this weekend. Head coach Nathan Smith has kept faith with the side that secured a try-scoring bonus point in defeat to Harlequins for Saturday’s Premiership Women’s Rugby Round 11 showdown at the CorpAcq Stadium (kick-off: 2pm). The
Fixtures Saturday 21 December Sale Sharks v Loughborough Lightning KO 14.00 (via Global Yo) Saracens v Bristol Bears KO 14.00 (via YouTube) Exeter Chiefs v Gloucester-Hartpury 15.00 Saturday 28 December Quins v Leicester Tigers KO 15.00 (TNT) As you can see, these Christmas jousts are rent asunder, Quins delaying their game a whole week, which
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