Exeter Chiefs and Gloucester-Hartpury met once more; once more G-H proved the stronger. How must Susie Appleby have felt at seeing the side she built up and left getting the better of her new club again? It was as tight as you could wish at Sandy Park, the visitors creeping ahead at the close with
16 December Fixtures Bristol v Trailfinders Women, KO 13.00 Sale Sharks v Loughborough Lightning, KO 15.00 Leicester Tigers v Saracens, KO 15.00 Exeter Chiefs v Gloucester-Hartpury, KO 16.00 Harlequins bye Bristol v Trailfinders Women After their stirring first win last week TF will be keen to show this wasn’t a one-off. Giselle Mather has made
Head coach Nathan Smith has made four personnel changes to Loughborough Lightning’s starting line-up to face Sale Sharks this weekend. The Allianz Premiership Women’s Rugby Round 5 clash at Heywood Road kicks off at 3pm on Saturday 16 December as Lightning bid to bounce back from a home loss to Bristol Bears last time out.
Loughborough Lightning have bolstered their front row options with the signing of England Under-20s international Catherine Wells. Wells progressed through Worcester Warriors’ Centre of Excellence Programme while representing Barkers’ Butts after starting her rugby journey for fellow Coventry-based club, Old Coventrians. The abrasive ball carrier also played county rugby for Warwickshire before signing senior terms
Premiership Women’s Rugby can confirm that 2024 will start with a bang as TNT Sports have chosen to show Exeter Chiefs v Trailfinders Women live on Sunday 7 January. Giselle Mather will revel in the tactical challenge of going head-to-head with Susie Appleby in Allianz Premiership Women’s Rugby as she takes her west Londoners to
PWR Round Four The table (see below) becomes even more disjointed than last week. The absence of full medical support at the Hartpury University Stadium meant Sale’s journey south was in vain. That is not the first time this unwanted shortage has occurred. Only three games completed is not a good look for the league.
Harlequins Head Coach Amy Turner has named her squad to take on Exeter Chiefs Women in the fourth round of The Allianz PWR at The Stoop. Italian international Silvia Turani returns to the front-row, accompanied by Hannah Sims and Babalwa Latsha, who once again start at loosehead and tighthead respectively. Sarah Bonar and Kaitlan Leaney
Head coach Nathan Smith makes five changes to his Loughborough Lightning starting line-up this weekend, with an all-star trio of Helena Rowland, Bulou Mataitoga and Sadia Kabeya returning to action and a home debut in store for Kathryn Treder. Lightning face off against Bristol Bears on Saturday (kick-off: 2pm) in their first league clash on
Fixtures for Saturday 9 December Gloucester-Hartpury v Sale Sharks, KO 14.00 Loughborough Lightning v Bristol Bears, KO 14.00 Harlequins v Exeter Chiefs, KO 15.00 Trailfinders Women v Leicester Tigers KO 15.00 Saracens bye The really telling match will be at the Stoop, as Quins try to recapture their best form. But Chiefs don’t look as
Results, match reports and table Bristol Bears 0 – 12 Gloucester-Hartpury – Shaftesbury Park Gloucester-Hartpury held firm at Shaftesbury Park to come away with a 12-0 win over Bristol Bears. Despite relentless attacking pressure from Bristol, Sean Lynn’s side’s defence remained stubborn in the West Country derby to claim four points on the road. Sarah
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