By NICK VERDIER

Captains call: The ten clubs at the launch of the Premier 15s season From left: Amelia Buckland-Hurry (Bristol Ladies), Courtney Peryer (Gloucester Hartpury), Zoe Bennion (Worcester Valkyries), Lotte Clapp (Saracens), Rachel Malcolm (Loughborough Lightning), Amy Turner (Harlequin FC), Kate Alder (Wasps Ladies), Hannah Morton (Darlington Mowden Park Sharks), Ash Neale (Firwood Waterloo) and Rowena Burnfield (Richmond)
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