Harlequins Women’s Head Coach Ross Chisholm has named his side for Saturday’s Premiership Women’s Rugby season opener against Exeter Chiefs Women at The Stoop. Quins host Exeter Chiefs Women, as they look to kick-off the PWR season with a strong performance at home against last year’s semi-finalists. Jessie Spurrier returns at loosehead alongside Maja Meuller
That’s a washing-line of letters, or rather, two acronyms that now clash annoyingly. Susie Appleby of Exeter Chiefs voices her complaint about the way the PWR schedule has been implemented, but she might have spoken out when it was first announced months ago. Like the other eight DoRs, she has known this impasse would occur.
Harlequins will host Loughborough Lightning on Saturday 26 October in the sixth instalment of the Club’s landmark The Game Changer fixture at The Stoop. In what’s expected to be the biggest year in history for women’s rugby, The Game Changer marks the start of an exciting period for the domestic game, as internationals make their
Fixtures this weekend Saturday 21 September 2pm – Bristol Bears v Gloucester-Hartpury (Shaftsbury Park) Meg Varley makes her long-awaited return from injury when Bristol Bears take on Gloucester-Hartpury at Shaftesbury Park in the PWR UP Series. The versatile back, who missed eight months with a foot injury, is named in the midfield alongside Wales international
Loughborough Lightning welcome back England international Laura Keates in their side to face Leicester Tigers this weekend. The 2014 Rugby World Cup winner has returned from Barbarians duty in South Africa to pack down at tighthead prop in the PWR Up Series encounter at cinch Stadium at Franklin’s Gardens on Saturday (kick-off: 3pm). Isla Curphey,
Harlequins will be looking to bounce back from their narrow defeat to Trailfinders Women last Sunday, as they target a result at home against London rivals Saracens on Saturday. The pack sees the addition of Lizzie Hanlon at tighthead who will be looking to impress on debut, joining Jessie Spurrier and Maja Meuller in the
Harlequins Head Coach Ross Chisholm has named his squad for Sunday’s PWR Up series opener against Trailfinders Women. Quins travel to Trailfinders Sports Club with 10 debutants, as they look to kick-off their season with a win against their London rivals. Jessie Spurrier starts at loosehead alongside Sweden’s Maja Meuller and Spanish captain Laura Delgado,
Bo Westcombe-Evans starts for Loughborough Lightning as they take on Sale Sharks in the PWR Up Series opener this weekend. The prolific tryscoring winger, who crossed the line 14 times in 20 appearances last term, has been away in the senior Red Roses squad for the past month but has been released back to her
The new fixture-list (www.thepwr.com/news/fixtures-announced-for-premiership-womens- rugby-season-2024-25) was heralded long and loud by PWR and the nine clubs. It presents a shortened and interrupted programme, which other tournaments made inevitable. The calendar apart, we have the same pattern as last year, remaining less than satisfactory through the absence of a tenth club. So it’s four matches per
Gloucester-Hartpury will open the defence of the Premiership Women’s Rugby (PWR) title at home to Leicester Tigers on a day when the two clubs will come together to also play for The Slater Cup. The game on Sunday 6 October will be live on TNT Sports with Gloucester-Hartpury and Leicester Tigers also playing for the
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