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This is where you will find all of The Rugby Paper’s Premiership Women’s Rugby news, interviews, reports, opinion and other content.

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Bristol Bears Women

DMP Durham Sharks Ladies

Exeter Chiefs Women

Gloucester-Hartpury Women

Harlequins Women

Loughborough Lightning Ladies

Sale Sharks Women

Saracens Women

Wasps FC Ladies

Worcester Warriors Women

‘Trailblazer’ Ilona Maher showing the way, says World Rugby chief

1 January 2025 0 comments

World Rugby chief Alan Gilpin is convinced Bristol Bears TikTok sensation Ilona Maher is just what the sport needs as momentum builds towards this summer’s […]

Quins finish year at the top of the pile

29 December 2024 0 comments

By SAM BYTHEWAY Harlequins ………..42pts Tries: Peña 10, 40; C Powell 19, K Powell 28, Neumann 32, Phillips 61, Kildunne 66, 70 Conversion: Tuima 28 […]

Firefighter Jade Konkel turning the heat up for Harlequins

29 December 2024 0 comments

By Ben Jaycock Firefighter Jade Konkel has ignited a Harlequins title charge following a run of miserable successive seasons for the 2020/21 winners. The 31-year-old […]

Saracens fight back to overcome Bears

22 December 2024 0 comments

By HARRY SCOTT-MUNRO Saracens………..33pts Tries: Campbell 16, 77, Hunt 21, Clifford 30, Harrison 67 Conversions: McKenna 17; Harrison 22, 31, 78 Bristol Bears… 24pts Tries: […]

Saracens fight back to overcome Bears

22 December 2024 0 comments

By HARRY SCOTT-MUNRO Saracens………..33pts Tries: Campbell 16, 77, Hunt 21, Clifford 30, Harrison 67 Conversions: McKenna 17; Harrison 22, 31, 78 Bristol Bears… 24pts Tries: […]

Saracens fight back to overcome Bears

22 December 2024 0 comments

By HARRY SCOTT-MUNRO Saracens………..33pts Tries: Campbell 16, 77, Hunt 21, Clifford 30, Harrison 67 Conversions: McKenna 17; Harrison 22, 31, 78 Bristol Bears… 24pts Tries: […]

Four-try Scurfield leads from front

22 December 2024 0 comments

By ANDREW SMITH Sale………………….. 7pts Try: Antwis 37 Conversion: Duffy 37 Loughborough.50pts Tries: Treder 7, 59; Scurfield 20, 26, 63, 75; Kelter 53, Belisle 71 […]

Four-try Scurfield leads from front

22 December 2024 0 comments

By ANDREW SMITH Sale………………….. 7pts Try: Antwis 37 Conversion: Duffy 37 Loughborough.50pts Tries: Treder 7, 59; Scurfield 20, 26, 63, 75; Kelter 53, Belisle 71 […]

Four-try Scurfield leads from front

22 December 2024 0 comments

By ANDREW SMITH Sale………………….. 7pts Try: Antwis 37 Conversion: Duffy 37 Loughborough.50pts Tries: Treder 7, 59; Scurfield 20, 26, 63, 75; Kelter 53, Belisle 71 […]

Exeter have no answer to Sing’s class

22 December 2024 0 comments

By MARK STEVENS Exeter………………… 12pts Tries: Feaunati 69, Jacoby 76 Conversion: Tessier 77 Gloucester-H…….. 41pts Tries: Venner 17, 40; Hendy 23, 35; Lewis 26, N […]

Exeter have no answer to Sing’s class

22 December 2024 0 comments

By MARK STEVENS Exeter………………… 12pts Tries: Feaunati 69, Jacoby 76 Conversion: Tessier 77 Gloucester-H…….. 41pts Tries: Venner 17, 40; Hendy 23, 35; Lewis 26, N […]

Exeter have no answer to Sing’s class

22 December 2024 0 comments

By MARK STEVENS Exeter………………… 12pts Tries: Feaunati 69, Jacoby 76 Conversion: Tessier 77 Gloucester-H…….. 41pts Tries: Venner 17, 40; Hendy 23, 35; Lewis 26, N […]

Harlequins v Gloucester-Hart

22 December 2024 0 comments

Preview Dec 28. 3pm HARLEQUINS captain Jade Konkel has issued a rallying cry towards fans going to watch Big Game 16 on December 28 to […]

Harlequins v Gloucester-Hart

22 December 2024 0 comments

Preview Dec 28. 3pm HARLEQUINS captain Jade Konkel has issued a rallying cry towards fans going to watch Big Game 16 on December 28 to […]

Harlequins v Gloucester-Hart

22 December 2024 0 comments

Preview Dec 28. 3pm HARLEQUINS captain Jade Konkel has issued a rallying cry towards fans going to watch Big Game 16 on December 28 to […]

We’re happy to be the hunted, says Sarah Beckett

15 December 2024 0 comments

By Ben Jaycock Sarah Beckett admits Gloucester-Hartpury have made an underwhelming start to their title defence but believes that’s partly due to competition across the […]

Heard takes charge to keep out Sarries

15 December 2024 0 comments

By HARRY SCOTT-MUNRO Gloucester-H……..47pts Tries: Williams 10, Metcalfe 15, Hunt 32, Sing 42, Muir 52, Jones 68, Carson 71 Conversions: Sing 16, 33, 43, 53, […]

Rogers leads the way for Exeter

15 December 2024 0 comments

By OLLIE AUST Trailfinders……22pts Tries: White 2, Evans 21, 43, Meta 80 Conversion: Schell 80 Exeter…………….. 41pts Tries: Rogers, 12, 26, 33, 49 Poulin 37, […]

Konkel steps up to make sure for Quins

15 December 2024 0 comments

By LUKE JARMYN Loughborough. 22pts Tries: Hibbert-Jones 9, Kelter 18, Kabeya 58, Treder 69 Conversion: Nelson 70 Harlequins……..40pts Tries: Powell 13, Konkel 27, 73, Turani […]

Bristol Bears v Sale Sharks Today. 2pm

15 December 2024 0 comments

Preview LUCY Burgess will bring up a century of appearances for Bristol when they host strugglers Sale today. Scrum-half Burgess partners Holly Aitchison at half-back, […]

Hot-shot Ilona Maher set to light up the league

8 December 2024 0 comments

Bristol Bears coach Dave Ward says superstar signing Ilona Maher will be a major asset to Premiership Women’s Rugby and will ‘shock’ people with her […]

Saracens aiming to be more clinical – Georgia Evans

8 December 2024 0 comments

By Ben Jaycock Having fallen short in recent years, the PWR’s all-time most successful side Saracens are seeking redemption this season. Second row Georgia Evans […]

Gregson gets going to put Saracens in charge

8 December 2024 0 comments

By HARRY SCOTT-MUNRO Leicester…………….. 5pts Try: Bartlett 57 Saracens……………38pts Tries: Clifford 2, Sharp 4, Senft 12, Campbell 21, Gregson 47, 53 Conversions: Harrison 3, 5, […]

Burton back with a hat-trick to spark Trailfinders

8 December 2024 0 comments

By NATHAN JOHNS Trailfinders…… 31pts Tries: Burton 7, 32, 59; Dow 44, Taylor 40+1 Conversions: Taylor 8, 33, 40+2 Sale………………….. 5pts Try: Wood 35 ABI […]

Kabaya lines up to take on champs

8 December 2024 0 comments

Preview Loughborough v Gloucester-Hartpury Today. 3pm By BEN JAYCOCK ENGLAND international Sadia Kabeya makes her first start of the season as her side take on […]

Global superstar Ilona Maher joins Bristol Bears

2 December 2024 0 comments

One of the biggest names in rugby will join Bristol Bears in 2025, with USA Eagles star Ilona Maher heading to the club on a […]

High-flying Harlequins make it six of the best

1 December 2024 0 comments

■ By RORY MORROW Harlequins…… 47pts Tries: K Powell 5, C Powell 21, Pena 27, Hanlon 33, Konkel 39, Latsha 67, Parry 75 Conversions: Tuima […]

Clifford in charge to make sure for Sarries

1 December 2024 0 comments

■ By HARRY SCOTT-MUNRO Saracens………..32pts Tries: Harrison 15, Corrigan 26, Hunt 52, Bermudez 74 Conversions: Harrison 16, 27, 52 Penalties: Harrison 60, 80 Loughborough.. 21pts […]

Bristol hit heights to take down champions

1 December 2024 0 comments

■ By STEWART McCULLOUGH Gloucester-Hartpury……. 14pts Tries: Rugman 45, Hyett 54 Conversions: Sing 45, 54 Bristol Bears…………………..19pts Tries: Keight 7, Aitchison 15, Murray 62 Conversions: […]

Internationals face off in battle of the bottom two

1 December 2024 0 comments

■ By BEN JAYCOCK PREVIEW… Sale v Leicester Today. Kick-off 12pm, AJ Bell Stadium SALE Sharks host Leicester in a battle of the league’s winless […]

It’s Bristol or nothing for me – Hollie Cunningham

1 December 2024 0 comments

By Ben Jaycock Proud Bristolian Hollie Cunningham hopes to inspire the next generation of Bears players and can’t see herself ever playing for anyone else. […]

Scarratt leads the way for Lightning

24 November 2024 0 comments

■By JAMES LOGAN Loughborough ….36pts Tries: Scurfield 15, Waudby 22, Scarratt 35, Treder 40, Kelter 65 Conversions: Rowland 22, Scarratt 35, 40, 65 Penalty: Rowland […]

Exeter back in game mode

24 November 2024 0 comments

Preview ■By BEN JAYCOCK Sale v Exeter Today. 12pm KATIE Buchanan returns for unbeaten leaders Exeter for their trip to winless bottom side Sale Sharks […]

Trailfinders make Bristol fight to the end

24 November 2024 0 comments

■By STEWART McCULLOUGH Bristol …………….26pts Tries: Orr 7, Marston-Mulhearn 40, Bern 44, Reed 58 Conversions: Reed 7, 44, 58 Trailfinders ……. 7pts Try: Beukeboom 36 […]

Quins set for derby battle

24 November 2024 0 comments

Preview ■By BEN JAYCOCK Saracens v Quins Today. 3pm SARACENS inside centre Sarah McKenna is preparing herself for a huge battle against London rivals Harlequins […]

Konkel brings up half century

10 November 2024 0 comments

Preview ■By BEN JAYCOCK Harlequins v Sale Today. 2pm HARLEQUINS captain Jade Konkel makes her 50th appearance today as her team take on the league’s […]

Four-try David calls the shots for Bears

10 November 2024 0 comments

■By WILL PERRINGWOOD Leicester ………………….7pts Try: McGhie 25 Conversion: Feury 26 Bristol ……………………. 62pts Tries: David 3, 34, 38, 53; Hesketh 5, J Joyce-Butchers 18, […]

Trailfinders make champions fight hard

10 November 2024 0 comments

■By TOM JOHNSON Trailfinders ….. 19pts Tries: White 55, Beukeboom 73, Clarke 77 Conversions: Taylor 56, 78 Tries: Sing 11, Rugman 21, 36; Matthews 48, […]

Table toppers draft in Cramer

10 November 2024 0 comments

Preview ■By BEN JAYCOCK Chiefs v Lightning Today. 3pm AUSTRALIA full back Lori Cramer returns to action for unbeaten Exeter, who host a Loughborough Lightning […]

Holders looking to get it right

3 November 2024 0 comments

Preview Gloucester v Sale Today. 2pm Title holders Gloucester-Hartpury are looking for a response against strugglers Sale after suffering back-to-back defeats for the first time […]

Exeter on top in battle of the big guns

3 November 2024 0 comments

■By HARRY SCOTT-MUNRO Exeter ……………………….. 29pts Tries: Doidge 8, F Robinson 38, Sinclair 56, Rogers 66 Conversions: Tessier 9, 39, 67 Penalty: Tessier 40 Saracens […]

Bristol have no answers as Callender leads romp

3 November 2024 0 comments

By STEWART McCULLOUGH Bristol ……………. 19pts Tries: David 7, Bonner 28, R Marston-Mulhearn 37 Conversions: Reed 7, 28 Harlequins …… 34pts Tries: Powell 13, Torley […]

Host of stars back for Tigers

3 November 2024 0 comments

Preview Leicester v T’finders Today. 3pm LEICESTER welcome back several Test players as they search for their first win of the season. England hooker Amy […]

Chiefs take charge in second-half comeback Quins

27 October 2024 0 comments

■By WILLIAM GUPWELL Exeter Chiefs …………… 36pts Tries: Poulin 25, Johnson 38, Penalty 46, Nielson 50, Rogers 53, Cramer 80 Conversions: McGoverne 56; Tessier 80 […]

Kildunne steps up to snatch it at the last for Quins

27 October 2024 0 comments

■By CONOR MCLARNON Harlequins ………22pts Tries: C Powell 26, Neumann 28, Phillips 65, Kildunne 75 Conversion: Tuima 75 Loughborough .. 19pts Tries: Westcobe-Evans 13, Keates […]

Bears go on rampage to leave Sale all at sea

27 October 2024 0 comments

■By STEWART McCULLOGH Sale Sharks ……. 10pts Tries: Swailes 28, Fielding 56 Bristol Bears …..57pts Tries: Nigrelli 3, Penalty 10, Keight 12, Bern 32, Ward […]

Infante bows out as last season’s top two face off

27 October 2024 0 comments

■By BEN JAYCOCK PREVIEW… Saracens v Gloucester-Hartpury Today. Kick-off 12.45pm StoneX FORMER England scrum-half Leanne Infante plays her 100th and final game for Saracens today […]

Nelson in fine form as Exeter race home

20 October 2024 0 comments

By ARCHIE STARKEY Gloucester-H … 15pts Tries: Williams-Morris 3, Dale 33 Conversion: Sing 34 Penalty: Sing 40 Exeter Chiefs .. 21pts Tries: Nelson 9, 55; […]

Westcombe-Evans storms home to light up Lightning

20 October 2024 0 comments

By JAMES LOGAN ENGLAND wing Bo Westcombe-Evans, below, struck twice as Loughborough Lightning recorded their first win of the PWR campaign. Loughborough scored six tries […]

Campbell’s double hit puts Bears in the soup

20 October 2024 0 comments

By STEWART McCULLOUGH Bristol Bears …………….24pts Tries: David 35, 65; Skeldon 55, Reed 78 Conversions: Reed 35, Bevan 78 Saracens ………………….. 41pts Tries: Linkins 20, […]