Sale Sharks’ Georgie Perris-Redding believes that the history-making fixture against Trailfinders Women will act as a ‘launch pad’ for women’s rugby in the north. Sharks will play at the Salford Stadium for the first time to mark the club’s International Women’s Day celebrations, with Trailfinders visiting on March 9 as part of the Northern Rugby
PWR – Round 11 Results: Saturday 10 February Loughborough Lightning 17 Leicester Tigers 22 Saracens 29 Quins 24 Loughborough Lightning v Leicester Tigers Tigers took the weekend’s honours by beating near neighbours Lightning away from home, their second win of the season. This was a timely riposte to the news of that 5-point penalty they’d
Are NEQPs* welcome or not? What a coincidence that the first punishments for contravening the eligibility rules for the PWR should be meted out to the two clubs at the bottom of the league, Sale Sharks and Leicester Tigers. They both lose five points. It just so happens that they have gathered just enough points
Amy Turner has made just two changes to the side that ran in an impressive nine tries against Sale last weekend at The Stoop, as Quins look to continue their form in the London Derby against Saracens. Silvia Turani shifts to loosehead in the absence of Hannah Sims who picked up a knee injury last
Loughborough Lightning have made two personnel changes and two positional switches for their first East Midlands Derby against Leicester Tigers to be held at cinch Stadium at Franklin’s Gardens this weekend. The second half of Lightning’s 2023/24 Allianz Premiership Women’s Rugby campaign commences with the eagerly-anticipated clash with Tigers on Saturday 10 February (kick-off: 2pm),
At present qualification for the play-offs looks sewn up: Bears lie nine points ahead of Lightning. But Lightning do have a leeway of one game, which can make a big difference before decision time. This weekend the gap could narrow to a mere four points. Fixtures Saturday 10 February Loughborough Lightning v Leicester Tigers, Franklin’s
ALLIANZ Premiership Women’s Rugby goes up another level on 2-3 March as the league stages a SuperPWR weekend with all four matches broadcast live and all the games in main stadiums. One of the highlights is the huge clash between Gloucester-Hartpury and Exeter Chiefs on a weekend when there are no men’s Guinness Six Nations
Celtic Challenge – Round 5 Quite apart from some intense men’s Six Nations matches, there was competition in the women’s sector all over the place: a European Championship match, three PWR games, and the end of the first stage of the Celtic Challenge. All covered here in brief. European Championship – Netherlands 59 Sweden 0,
Mathematically, we move into the second half of the league season. Once again we have a hotch-potch of fixtures, no two starting at the same time on the same day. It’s Lightning’s turn to sit out. The Big One this week is Chiefs’ visit to North Bristol. The hosts really must claim a home victory
Amy Turner has named her side to face Sale Sharks Women, in Harlequins’ annual Pride fixture at The Stoop. Two changes in the front-row see Silvia Turani and Springbok Women’s captain Babalwa Latsha line up alongside Hannah Sims. Sarah Bonar is named as vice-captain and will link up with Abbie Fleming and Shaunagh Brown in
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