Trailfinders sign Black Fern Georgia Ponsonby

Trailfinders have announced the signing of Black Fern, Georgia Ponsonby. A Rugby World Cup winner with New Zealand and a standout performer across both domestic and international competition, Ponsonby arrives in West London as one of the most complete forwards in the global game – a relentless ball carrier, defensive rock, and razor-sharp operator in the

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Source: Harlequins

PWR confirm two fixtures for 2025/26 season

Premiership Women’s Rugby has today announced two major fixtures for the 2025/26 season, ahead of the full fixture announcement next month. To coincide with the men’s Gallagher Prem fixture release, they have confirmed: Harlequins will face Bristol Bears as part of the ‘Big Game 17’ double-header on Saturday, December 20 at Allianz Stadium, Twickenham In the

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Source: PWR

PWR Announce Partnership with EToro

Premiership Women’s Rugby partners with eToro and launches the ‘eToro Try of the Week’ Award Premiership Women’s Rugby (PWR) is proud to announce an exciting new partnership with leading global trading and investing platform, eToro. Building on its sponsorship of Premiership Men’s Rugby, with whom they have partnered with since 2023, this new partnership with

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Source: PWR

All PWR games to be broadcast live

Transformational moment for Premiership Women’s Rugby with all matches live for the 2025-26 Season and beyond. In light of today’s announcement of the agreement to show one game per week on BBC Sport, Premiership Women’s Rugby (PWR) is proud to announce that, for the first time in league history, every single league match will be

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Source: PWR

BBC Sport expands women’s rugby coverage

BBC Sport is expanding its women’s rugby coverage with a new deal to broadcast Premiership Women’s Rugby matches across the 2025/26 and 2026/27 seasons. Fans can look forward to a live match every week of the season – plus one semi final and the final – all streamed live on BBC iPlayer and the BBC

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Source: Loughborough Lightning

Scantlebury signs new Loughborough Lightning contract

Prolific try-scoring back Ellen Scantlebury has extended her contract with Loughborough Lightning. The powerful winger/centre scored an incredible 21 tries in six matches for Loughborough University in 2024/25, including seven in a single match against Edinburgh. Alongside her efforts in helping her fellow students reach two BUCS Super Rugby finals, the 21-year-old has made 16

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The PWR Transfer Market

As usual, the summer break has seen many players switching clubs. There is nothing unusual about that, but this year brings its own quota of interesting issues. Today, 30 June sees the two latest signings for Trailfinders, Isla Duncan-Bell and Celia Quansah. Duncan-Bell becomes the second GB 7s regular to move to the 15s game,

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Source: Ealing Trailfinders

Trailfinders sign Isla Norman-Bell

Ealing Trailfinders have announced the signing of Isla Norman-Bell.                        Born in Gillingham and brought up in New Zealand from the age of two, Norman-Bell brought a kiwi flare to the international stage for both England and Team GB. A lightning quick threat on the

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Trailfinders and Brunel sign for 10 more years

Ealing Trailfinders and Brunel University of London have signed a 10-year renewal agreement that will continue to enable students to combine top-level rugby with their academic studies – and build on the Trailfinders Rugby Academy’s many successes. The professional team has overseen the performance rugby programmes at Brunel since the partnership launched in 2018. Now

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Source: Loughborough Lightning

Lightning sign Scotland fullback Lucia Scott

Loughborough Lightning have completed the signing of Scotland international Lucia Scott from Premiership Women’s Rugby champions, Gloucester-Hartpury. The 21-year-old was named in Scotland’s extended training squad ahead of the Rugby World Cup later this year, alongside future Lightning team-mates Becky Boyd, Elis Martin, Anne Young, Leia Brebner-Holden and Helen Nelson. Scott’s first call-up to the

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