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Moore: We’ll bring in tougher penalties

25 June 2023 0 comments

There will be tougher penalties for sides who break rules on fielding foreign players in next season’s Premier XVs. Clubs currently face soft penalties, such […]

Gloucester and Exeter prepare for “Queensholm” showdown

23 June 2023 0 comments

A new winner will be crowned as the champions of the Women’s Premier 15s as Gloucester–Hartpury and Exeter meet at the hosts’ aptly renamed stadium […]

Hunter and Cox named in Birthday Honours list

18 June 2023 0 comments

By NEIL HARVEY Former England women’s captain Sarah Hunter has been awarded and CBE and professional referee, Sara Cox an MBE in the King’s Birthday […]

Kingsholm showdown to decide the title

18 June 2023 0 comments

By BEN JAYCOCK PREVIEW… Gloucester-Hartpury v Exeter Chiefs June 24. Kick-off 3.30pm, Kingsholm The Premier 15s top two sides Gloucester-Hartpury and Exeter Chiefs meet at […]

Bears swept aside as Gloucester power on

11 June 2023 0 comments

By BEN JAYCOCK Gloucester-Hartpury…..21pts Tries: Beckett 4, Jones 30, Lund 67 Conversions: Sing 5, 31, 68 Bristol Bears ………………..12pts Tries: Davies 46, 62 Conversions: Snowsill […]

Davies makes her mark as Wasps bow out

4 June 2023 0 comments

By FERGUS MAINLAND Wasps…………………..22 Bristol………………….. 41 After 38 years in the top tier of women’s rugby, Wasps bowed out with a loss to Bristol Bears. […]

It’s 12 in a row for Saracens

4 June 2023 0 comments

By HARRY SCOTT-MUNRO Loughborough……. 14 Saracens…………….. 21 Saracens secured a 12th straight bonus-point win but results elsewhere meant they will travel away from home in […]

Rogers makes sure for Chiefs

4 June 2023 0 comments

By JAMES FOWLER Gloucester-H………. 19 Exeter…………………..58 Exeter Chiefs produced a scintillating performance to thrash table topers Gloucester-Hartpury at the ALPAS arena. The visitors were the […]

Thrilling deadlock at Sixways

4 June 2023 0 comments

By SAM BYTHEWAY Worcester……………33 Harlequins…………..33 Harlequins and Worcester ended their seasons with a thrilling draw in fabulous conditions at Sixways. Lauren Brooks opened the scoring […]

Thorpe steers Sale home

4 June 2023 0 comments

By TOM BULMER DMP Sharks………….. 5 Sale Sharks…………34 An entertaining clash saw Sale Sharks win the battle over their northern namesakes in Round 18. Sale […]

Beckett hat-trick keeps leaders on course

28 May 2023 0 comments

By SAM BYTHEWAY Sale……………………… 14 Gloucester-H……….48 GLOUCESTER-Hartpury confirmed top spot in the regular season with a big win away at Sale. Gloucester opened the scoring […]

Ruthless Chiefs put 12 past Wasps

28 May 2023 0 comments

By JAMES FOWLER Exeter…………………..82 Wasps……………………. 7 American express: Kate Zackary scored a hat-trick for Exeter PICTURE: Getty Images EXETER Chiefs returned to winning ways with […]

Sarries fighting for home semi-final

28 May 2023 0 comments

PREVIEW… .Saracens v Bristol Today kick-off 2.30pm By BEN JAYCOCK SARACENS sit third in the table with two regular season games remaining and are determined […]

Quins aim to sign off in style at The Stoop

28 May 2023 0 comments

PREVIEW… .Harlequins v DMP Today kick-off 1pm By BEN JAYCOCK HARLEQUINS run out at The Stoop today for the final time this season looking to […]

Prop Sarah is revelling in her turn in the spotlight

21 May 2023 0 comments

By BEN JAYCOCK Sarah Bern has gone from having the lights turned out on her training sessions to sharing the same facilities as the men […]

Bears make it seven wins on the bounce

21 May 2023 0 comments

By JESSICA TOLKIEN Bristol…………………..24 Exeter………………….. 21 Bristol secured a bonus-point win against Exeter in their round 16 clash and now head into Saracens away on […]

Williams-Morris stars with hat-trick

21 May 2023 0 comments

By SAM BYTHEWAY DMP Sharks……………0 Loughborough……. 71 Loughborough secured just their fifth win of the league season with a powerful 12-try display at Northern Echo […]

Sarries survive Botterman red to close gap

21 May 2023 0 comments

By HARRY SCOTT-MUNRO Worcester…………… 15 Saracens……………..38 Saracens survived a red card to Hannah Botterman to close the gap on the top two with an impressive […]

Deadly Sharks enjoy feeding frenzy

21 May 2023 0 comments

By MATT MERRITT Wasps……………………. 7 Sale………………………88 With only three games of elite rugby left before they are dropped from the Premier 15s, Wasps are aiming […]

Gloucester-HartpuryvHarlequins Today

21 May 2023 0 comments

PREVIEW… Acid test awaits for Quins play-off hopes By BEN JAYCOCK HARLEQUINS face a big test at table-toppers Gloucester-Hartpury with Amy Turner’s side knowing they […]

Bristol enjoy road trip

14 May 2023 0 comments

Sale………………………24 Bristol…………………..49 By JESSICA TOLKIEN Bristol got seven up to secure a fine win on the road against Sale at Heywood Road as the Allianz […]

Quins go on rampage

14 May 2023 0 comments

Harlequins………….. 80 Wasps……………………. 7 By MATT MERRITT A swashbuckling seven tries in the first 40 minutes set the pace for a strong Harlequins performance as […]

Thompson at the double

14 May 2023 0 comments

Worcester……………48 DMP Sharks………….. 7 By SAM BYTHEWAY Worcester Warriors secured their sixth win of the season with a comprehensive victory over DMP Sharks. Carys Cox […]

Skipper Scott fired up as Quins chase play-offs

12 May 2023 0 comments

The Rugby Paper online recently sat down with three Harlequins Women‘s players as they look ahead to their “Game Changer” fixture with Wasps Women on […]

Ounsley quitting rugby to be a Gladiator

7 May 2023 0 comments

Exeter winger Jodie Ounsley will leave the Premier 15s side to join the TV series Gladiators. The 22-year-old former England sevens player will become ‘Fury’ […]

Chancellor optimistic about Australia’s future

5 May 2023 0 comments

The Rugby Paper online recently sat down with three Harlequins Women‘s players as they look ahead to their “Game Changer” fixture with Wasps Women on […]

Warriors Women hold off Lightning

30 April 2023 0 comments

By JAMES GALLAGHER Loughborough…………….5 Worcester…………. 19 A scoreless second half summed up this game which was one full of attrition where defences dominated in a […]

Goalkicking needs better coaching – Muir

28 April 2023 0 comments

Red Roses prop Maud Muir says that the key to improved goalkicking in the women’s game is more emphasis on coaching the skill, not a […]

Sarries book place in final after Sing’s late miss

23 April 2023 0 comments

By HARRY SCOTT-MUNRO Glouc-Hartpury….. 21 Saracens……………..22 Saracens secured their place in the Allianz Cup final in dramatic circumstances, as a last-gasp penalty miss from Emma […]

Potent Lightning surge past Quins

23 April 2023 0 comments

By BETHAN CARGO Loughborough…… 44 Harlequins……………. 5 Loughborough Lightning stormed to victory against Harlequins with an eight-try demolition that secured their spot in the Allianz […]

Sharks see off Wasps in mid-season exhibition

23 April 2023 0 comments

By TOM BULMER Wasps………………….. 15 DMP Sharks………… 21 DMP Sharks ran out winners in the first of two mid-season friendlies against Wasps. Mark Luffman’s side […]

Warriors book place in 5th place final

23 April 2023 0 comments

By SAM BYTHEWAY Worcester…………… 51 Sale……………………… 14 Carys Cox scored a hat-trick as Worcester secured their place in the fifth place final of the Allianz […]

Latsha hopes she can motivate the next generation

21 April 2023 0 comments

The Rugby Paper online recently sat down with three Harlequins Women‘s players as they look ahead to their “Game Changer” fixture with Wasps Women on […]

Scottish sexism probe

9 April 2023 0 comments

A review into allegations of institutional discrimination against women in Scottish Rugby has found evidence of sexism in the game’s governance. It discovered women were […]

Warriors Women confirm place in Premier 15s

20 March 2023 0 comments

Worcester Warriors Women have confirmed they will be playing in the Premier 15s next season. Warriors were initially left out of the first eight teams […]

11-try Saracens give Wasps a finishing lesson

19 March 2023 0 comments

By HARRY SCOTT-MUNRO Wasps ………….13 Saracens ………..73 Saracens secured an Allianz Cup semi-final berth in stunning fashion, as they handed Wasps an 11-try drubbing at […]

Bern burns Quins with late winning try

12 March 2023 0 comments

By JESSICA TOLKIEN Bristol………………….. 31 Harlequins…………..26 BRISTOL Bears secured a late victory against Harlequins to make it five wins from five. Try scorers for the […]

Grant four-most for Saracens stars

12 March 2023 0 comments

By HARRY SCOTT-MUNRO DMP Sharks……………0 Saracens……………..73 SARACENS ran out comfortable winners against DMP Sharks as wing Coreen Grant scored four tries for her side. After […]

Georgie best as Lightning blitz Wasps

12 March 2023 0 comments

By BETHAN CLARGO Wasps……………………. 5 Loughborough…….68 A GEORGIE Lingham hat-trick boosted Loughborough Lightning to a big victory against Wasps. The visitors put 12 tries past […]

Back on top with eight-try romp

12 March 2023 0 comments

By SAM BYTHEWAY Gloucester-H………. 50 Worcester…………….. 7 GLOUCESTER-Hartpury went back to the top of the table with a bonus-point victory over Worcester Warriors. It was […]

Chiefs on a roll to tackle struggling Sale

12 March 2023 0 comments

By BEN JAYCOCK PREVIEW: Exeter v Sale Today. Kick-off 12pm EXETER Chiefs head coach Susie Appleby was pleased her side had ticked the Twickenham experience […]

Team spirit key for high-flyers Gloucester-Hartpury

12 March 2023 1 comment

By BEN JAYCOCK Lock star: Gloucester-Hartpury’s Sam Monaghan PICTURE: Getty Images Title chasing Gloucester-Hartpury have taken the Premier 15s by storm this season and look […]

Ireland star Molloy keen for women’s Lions tour

5 March 2023 0 comments

By BEN JAYCOCK Ireland back row Claire Molloy feels a potential British and Irish Lions tour will massively boost the sport ‘as it’s the final […]

Leaders Chiefs spoil Quins’ Big Game

5 March 2023 0 comments

By JAMES PRICE Harlequins…………..25 Exeter…………………..54 A magnificent second half display saw league leaders Exeter Chiefs cruise to victory over Harlequins at Twickenham Stadium in Big […]

Breach hits four to blow Sale away

5 March 2023 1 comment

By HARRY SCOTT-MUNRO Saracens……………..62 Sale……………………….. 7 Jess Breach scored four tries as Premier 15s champions Saracens put in a dominant display to blow Sale Sharks […]

Bears too strong for Lightning in try fest

5 March 2023 0 comments

By BETHAN CLARGO Loughborough…….22 Bristol…………………..57 A 13-try thriller at Franklin’s Gardens saw Bristol Bears power to victory against Loughborough Lightning. Grace Crompton got the ball […]

Glos score ten to run riot up north

5 March 2023 1 comment

By TOM BULMER DMP Sharks……………0 Gloucester-H………. 60 Gloucester-Hartpury scored ten tries as they ran out dominant winners at the Darlington Arena. The visitors made a […]

Yapp rings changes for pointless Wasps

5 March 2023 0 comments

By BEN JAYCOCK PREVIEW: Worcester v Wasps Today. Kick-off 2pm JO Yapp has made 11 changes to her starting XV as Worcester look to bounce […]

Scholarship and Saracens a dream come true for Johnson

27 February 2023 1 comment

Middlesex University student Katie Johnson is on the path to a dream career after receiving a scholarship to study Sports Science while lining up for […]

Chiefs avoid a bolt of Lightning to stay top

26 February 2023 0 comments

By JAMES FOWLER Exeter…………………..45 Loughborough…….5 The Exeter Chiefs maintained their position at the top with a comprehensive bonus-point win over Loughborough. The Chiefs opened their […]

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