Two matches: Leicester Tigers v Saracens and Harlequins v Exeter Chiefs I had intended offering these in chronological order, but events took over, so first: Quins v Chiefs This was bound to be a humdinger, third versus fourth, but few could have predicted the final moments. The game had nearly every ingredient you could want
Saracens v Loughborough Lightning This match was a classic study in the difference between a top-flight side and another with ambition. Lightning surprised early on by thrusting forward at the first scrum. Result: try to Sarries! They still managed to clear the ball, and the deftest of off-loads by Poppy Cleall helped give Alysha Corrigan
Gloucester-Hartpury romped to an unexpectedly easy win against great rivals Saracens. Sarries had warmed up nicely by winning the PWR Cup. G-H had so many players away on international duty that success passed them by. The Game One of the oddest stats from the World Cup was the 61 minutes Canada played against New Zealand
Gloucester-Hartpury v Saracens Gloucester-Hartpury (hereafter G-H) achieved the impossible, a third trophy win running. Sarries didn’t make it easy for them, putting up fierce resistance on their home patch. But the writing was on the wall from the moment Emma Sing collected Ella Wyrwas’ high box-kick and returned it with profit. Lleucu George sent a
Gloucester-Hartpury v Saracens Rosie Galligan points to the Saracens ‘family’ as the key to success. Gloucester-Hartpury will see the game as a final fling before Sean Lynn’s departure. Which will prove the stronger motivator? Both sides know that keeping emotions under control will be vital. The Teams: Gloucester-Hartpury 1 Perry 2 N. Jones 3 Muir
Saracens v Gloucester-Hartpury With neither of these two giants sitting top of the table, one of them had the chance to put Exeter Chiefs in their place. It was a humdinger. G-H were right on top from kick-off; Mo Hunt tapped and ran, Mackenzie Carson took the ball on and Maud Muir cut a clever
First PWR Semi-Final 2024 A quite astonishing reversal of fortune: Saracens are downed at home, so fail to make yet another final. Here we had the two clubs with the tightest defences in the league, Bears better even than Sarries. The last time the two sides met at the StoneX Sarries won 32-10. But in
The four strongest clubs in the country meet this weekend to decide who will compete for the trophy a fortnight later. The fixtures, both on Sunday 9 June, line up like this: Saracens v Bristol Bears, StoneX Stadium, KO 14.00 BST Gloucester-Hartpury v Exeter Chiefs, Kingsholm, KO 16.30 BST The four squads have been announced:
And Lightning and Sharks in Brief The game started promisingly for Sharks; Claire Gallagher made a fine break, but with support on each shoulder she failed to offer a pass – why, oh why? Tigers were to create plenty more chances, but only a few reached the line. Now Zoe Harrison produced the first of
At the end of the game I reported on yesterday events took place that have few parallels in women’s rugby. Everything that follows comes under the vital heading ALLEGEDLY. Emily Robinson, Quins’ vice-captain and owner of one Red Rose cap, is said to have head-butted Saracens’ Sydney Gregson. The referee, Mike Hudson, at once showed
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