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Premiership Women’s Rugby

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

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, […]

Hudson keen for home delight

20 October 2024 0 comments

Preview Leicester v Quins Today. 5.45pm SOMETHING has to give at Welford Road today as winless Leicester and Harlequins face off. Harlequins lost 8-7 at […]

Zainab Alema scores to smash more stereotypes

15 October 2024 0 comments

By Saope Soko Zainab Alema became not only the first PWR player to play with a hijab earlier this month, the trailblazer marked her topflight […]

Nancy returns after lay-off

13 October 2024 0 comments

Preview Exeter Chiefs v Leicester Tigers Today. Kick-off 3pm ENGLAND hopeful Nancy McGillivray returns to action today against Leicester following a 17-month spell on the […]

Sing’s the star as champions triumph

13 October 2024 0 comments

■By OLLIE AUST Harlequins ……………. 18pts Tries: Aucken 32, Mueller 76 Conversion: Cromack 77 Penalties: Cromack 13, 58 Gloucester-Hart …… 27pts Tries: Dale 2, Sing […]

Eight-try Saracens too good for Sharks

13 October 2024 0 comments

■By HARRY SCOTT-MUNRO Sale Sharks ….. 14pts Tries: Hopkins 55, Prothero 67 Conversions: Irwin 56, 68 Saracens ……….52pts Tries: Gondwe 10, Campbell 17, Alejandro 30, […]

Fran has hit ground running

13 October 2024 0 comments

Preview Trailfinders v Loughborough Today. Kick-off 12.45pm LOUGHBOROUGH Lightning’s new signing Francesca Goldthorp makes her second club debut today. The England rugby league international has […]

Falcons will hope Earl is right

13 October 2024 0 comments

BEN Earl’s obligatory man-of-the-match interview after Saracens’ win over Exeter included the following statement: “You look at this Premiership and everyone can beat everyone else.’’ […]

Eight-minute hat-trick by Bonner has Bears roaring

6 October 2024 0 comments

■By SAM BYTHEWAY Loughborough ..19pts Tries: Calladine 15, 57, Winter 79 Conversions: Green 17, 59 Bristol Bears …46pts Tries: Bonner 4, 6, 8; David 13, […]

Trailfinders can’t find a way past Saracens

6 October 2024 0 comments

■By HARRY SCOTT-MUNRO Saracens …………………38pts Tries: Campbell 6, Miell 11, Gondwe 34, P Cleall 52, Field 68, McKenna 79 Conversions: MacDougall 6, 34, 52, 79 […]

McGoverne keeps her cool to snatch it at the death

6 October 2024 0 comments

■By OLLIE AUST Harlequins ……… 7pts Try: Wythe 13 Conversion: Cromack 13 Exeter Chiefs …. 8pts Try: Bricknell 66 Penalties: McGoverne 80 EXETER began their […]

Champions missing 21 as they face Tigers test

6 October 2024 0 comments

■By BEN JAYCOCK PREVIEW… Gloucester-Hartpury v Leicester Tigers Today. Kick-off 12.45pm, Kingsholm Today. Kick-off 12.45pm, Kingsholm GLOUCESTER-Hartpury have 21 players away at the ongoing WXV […]

Howdy! England pair saddle up to spread the word

6 October 2024 0 comments

By Ben Jaycock Jess Breach and Ellie Kildunne have launched their new podcast Rugby Rodeo with one ambition in mind – to grow the profile […]

Exeter get off to a flyer to down big rivals

29 September 2024 0 comments

BUCS RUGBY ■ By Tom Jeffreys Exeter men avenged their championship final heartbreak with an opening round victory over Loughborough, as Super BUCS returned with […]

Champions are chasing a hat-trick of crowns

29 September 2024 0 comments

Ben Jaycock looks forward to the new season where Gloucester-Hartpury will be team to beat PREMIERSHIP Women’s Rugby returns next weekend with champions Gloucester-Hartpury aiming […]

Front five players to be given specialist coaching

29 September 2024 0 comments

SCHOOLS RUGBY By TOM JEFFREYS ENGLAND have announced 26 players to attend an U18s specialist front five camp. England pathway and Red Roses scrum coach […]

England flanker Maddie Feaunati set for first Test start against France

5 September 2024 0 comments

The Red Roses step up their preparations for WXV 1 in Canada. Exeter flanker Maddie Feaunati will make her first Test start when England tackle […]

Daley-McLean keen to build game in north-east

25 August 2024 0 comments

By Paul Martin Katy Daley-McLean hopes hosting next summer’s World Cup will provide a much-needed boost for women’s rugby in her native north-east. The South […]

Great Britain sevens star Kayleigh Powell signs for Harlequins

4 August 2024 0 comments

Harlequins have swooped to sign another of Great Britain’s sevens players in Welsh international Kayleigh Powell.

Overseas stars join top teams

21 July 2024 0 comments

Ben Jaycock reports on the increasing popularity of the Women’s Prem as 30 imports sign for the top sides in England Premiership Women’s Rugby is […]

Cromack: We can follow path set by footballers

21 July 2024 0 comments

Women’s U20 Summer Series By PAUL EDDISON Women’s rugby can follow the example set by the growth of women’s football according to rising star Ella […]

History to be made in first-of-its-kind women’s u20s series

4 July 2024 0 comments

By Sebastian Barrett England coach LJ Lewis believes the inaugural Women’s Summer Series will give young players something to aspire to as they look to […]

Hunt and George lead the way in a team packed with talent

30 June 2024 0 comments

Ben Jaycock talked to our reporters to select The Rugby Paper’s Women’s Premiership Team of the Season 2023-24 Premiership Women’s Rugby finalists Gloucester-Hartpury and Bristol […]

Ward and Hunt both delighted by Mitchell’s impact

16 June 2024 0 comments

By MARK STEVENS With just over a year to go until the start of the Women’s Rugby World Cup, excitement is certainly building up and […]

It’s a right Lark as Bristol rally

16 June 2024 0 comments

Saracens ……. 21 Bristol ………….29 HOOKER Lark Atkin-Davies’ hat-trick was at the heart of an incredible comeback as Bristol overcame Saracens to book their place […]

Gloucester go on the rampage

16 June 2024 0 comments

Gloucester-H …50 Exeter …………. 19 GLOUCESTER-Hartpury racked up a half century of points in a dominant home win over Exeter Chiefs. In a repeat of […]

Bears bid to hunt down the top dogs

16 June 2024 0 comments

By BEN JAYCOCK FINAL PREVIEW… Bristol Bears v Gloucester-Hartpury Saturday June 22. Kick-off 3pm, Sandy Park Gloucester-Hartpury will be aiming to secure back-to-back Premiership Women’s […]

Baa-Baas call for Whitelock

16 June 2024 0 comments

NEWS EXTRA TWO-TIME World Cup winner Sam Whitelock will join up with the Barbarians squad for Saturday’s Killik Cup clash against Fiji. Whitelock, 35, holds […]

Bristol’s rise built on solid team values

9 June 2024 0 comments

Steve Hill puts the questions to former hooker Dave Ward, the head coach at Bristol Bears Women Why did you get into coaching and how did […]

Sarries building for big finish

2 June 2024 0 comments

Canadian captain Sophie de Goede wants Saracens to carry their momentum into the play-offs in their final league game of the regular season. De Goede […]

Quins want to throw fitting farewell party

2 June 2024 0 comments

By BEN JAYCOCK Harlequins stars Shaunagh Brown, Rachael Burford and Emily Scott start their final game for the club today. Brown will retire for the […]

Atkin-Davies returns to boost Bears

2 June 2024 0 comments

By BEN JAYCOCK PREVIEW… Sale v Bristol Today. Kick-off 3pm, Heywood Road ENGLAND front row star Lark Atkin-Davies returns to action for the first time […]