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Exeter head to Premier 15s final after beating West Country rivals Bristol Bears

23 May 2022 0 comments

Exeter Chiefs came from behind to beat Bristol Bears 28-24 in a thrilling Allianz Premier 15s semi-final. Exeter will face Saracens in their first Premier […]

Saracens cruise to Allianz Premier 15s final with victory over Harlequins

23 May 2022 1 comment

Saracens avenged last season’s final defeat to Harlequins as they made light work of Quins in the Allianz Premier 15s semi-final. Under the North London […]

Taufoou’s late strike clinches win for Lightning

15 May 2022 2 comments

By LILY PATEY Loughborough..22 Harlequins ……17 Vital try: Hallie Taufoou A BUMPER crowd of 1,500 at Franklin’s Gardens went home happy as Hallie Taufoou’s last-gasp […]

Sarries leave it late to edge out spirited Wasps

15 May 2022 0 comments

By BEN HART Saracens ……..31 Wasps …………..26 SARACENS pipped Wasps in a London derby thriller at the StoneX to round-off an impressive regular season campaign. […]

Exeter relieved to secure home semi

15 May 2022 0 comments

By HARRY SCOTT-MUNRO Exeter …………….29pts Bristol …………….26pts ‘RELIEF’ was the overriding emotion for Exeter Chiefs head coach Susie Appleby as her side held on to […]

Underwood hits four in emphatic 11-try rout

15 May 2022 0 comments

By HARRY CHRISTOPHER DMP Sharks ……0 Gloucester-H ..67 GLOUCESTER-Hartpury rounded off the season with a comprehensive win over DMP Durham Sharks in the North East. […]

Nine-try Warriors produce powerful finish

15 May 2022 0 comments

By STEWART MCCULLOUGH Worcester ……51 Sale ………………26 WORCESTER Warriors made it back-to-back victories to end their campaign strongly, running in nine tries against Sale Sharks. […]

Phillip’s brace seals Warriors revival

8 May 2022 0 comments

By STEWART MCCULLOUGH Double: Carys Phillips Worcester ……34 Loughborough 24 WORCESTER Warriors came from 24-17 down at the break to seal a memorable 34-24 victory […]

Bears into the play-offs despite heavy defeat

8 May 2022 0 comments

By MATT MERRITT Bristol …………..26 Harlequins ……43 A PHYSICALLY imposing Harlequins used the power of their pack to propel them to an impressive win, but […]

Saracens humbled by ruthless Chiefs

8 May 2022 0 comments

By HARRY SCOTT-MUNRO Exeter …………….54pts Saracens ……….12pts EXETER Chiefs secured their place in the semi-finals in the most comprehensive way possible, as they handed table-toppers […]

Cherry and Whites end Wasps’ play-off hope

8 May 2022 2 comments

By ED HAYWARD Gloucester-H ..36 Wasps …………….7 IN THEIR last home game of the season, Gloucester-Hartpury put their opponents play-off hopes to rest with a […]

Silky Sale come out on top in battle of Sharks

8 May 2022 0 comments

By TOM BULMER Brace: Leah Lyons Sale Sharks ..57 DMP Sharks ……5 SALE Sharks secured their second win of the campaign with a dominant win […]

Underwood seals win in super style

17 April 2022 0 comments

By JON BATHAM 5th Place Play-off Gloucester-H ………29 Saracens…………….. 15 ELLIE UNDERWOOD’S late try saw Gloucester Hartpury finally shake off visitors Saracens to clinch fifth […]

Sixways to host Allianz Premier 15s final

23 March 2022 1 comment

The Allianz Premier 15s final will be held at Sixways, Worcester on Friday 3rd June (KO 15:00). The top four teams in the competition will […]

Wasps winger Ellie Boatman reflects on whirlwind season

9 March 2022 0 comments

England sevens and Wasps winger Ellie Boatman has become a dual-code try scoring sensation this season as she finds herself in scintillating form in both […]

Wasps keep their play-off hopes alive

6 March 2022 1 comment

By JON BATHAM Wasps …………..30 Harlequins ……14 MEGAN Jones proved Wasps’ conductor-inchief as they steamrollered champions Harlequins to keep their end of season playoff hopes […]

Loughborough fight back for late draw

6 March 2022 0 comments

By MATT MERRITT Bristol………………26 Loughborough..26 IT all came down to a tense final 10 minutes in Bristol as Loughborough Lightning fought back from behind to […]

Exeter’s ruthless attack runs riot over Sharks

6 March 2022 0 comments

By HARRY SCOTT-MUNRO Exeter …………….90 Darlington MP ..7 A RAMPANT Exeter side did their top four hopes the world of good, as they ran in […]

Gloucester’s Sing steals victory at the death

6 March 2022 0 comments

By STEWART MCCULLOUGH Gloucester-H ..15 Worcester ……12 EMMA Sing held her nerve to kick a 77th minute penalty for Gloucester-Hartpury as they edged past battling […]

Saracens on the hunt for home semi-final

6 March 2022 0 comments

By BEN JAYCOCK PREVIEW… Saracens v Sale Today, Kick-off 2pm, Stone X Stadium SARACENS head coach Alex Austerberry is seeing Sunday’s match against struggling Sale […]

Bears confident for wrestle with the leaders

27 February 2022 0 comments

PREVIEW… By IMOGEN AINSWORTH Bristol Bears v Saracens Today. Kick-off 2.30pm, Shaftesbury Park BRISTOL host Saracens at Shaftesbury Park today in a top of the […]

Harlequins keep the pressure on title rivals

27 February 2022 1 comment

By TOM BULMER Darlington MP….5 Harlequins……..48 Harlequins ran in eight tries to secure maximum points from their trip to the North East yesterday as they […]

Play-off hunting Exeter blow Worcester away

27 February 2022 0 comments

By HARRY SCOTT-MUNRO Exeter …………..60 Worcester ……..7 EXETER Chiefs banished the demons of last weekend’s heart-breaking late defeat to Loughborough, as they powered past Worcester […]

Lightning denied late victory by the upright

27 February 2022 0 comments

By MATT MERRITT Loughborough..19 Gloucester-H ….19 LOUGHBOROUGH saw a late penalty strike the upright to deny them victory. The teams were evenly matched throughout and […]

Wasps score nine to condemn Sale’s woes

27 February 2022 2 comments

By SAM BYTHEWAY Sale ………………14 Wasps …………53 WASPS gained an important five points in the battle for the Premier 15’s top four with a nine-try […]

Bristol’s power game puts squeeze on Wasps

20 February 2022 0 comments

By JON BATHAM Wasps …………….5 Bristol …………….7 FORWARDS dominated as Bristol dealt a hammer blow to Wasps’ top-four hopes in the aftermath of Storm Eunice. […]

Kabeya grabs late double to deny the Chiefs

20 February 2022 2 comments

By HARRY SCOTT-MUNRO Loughborough..28 Exeter …………..25 A LATE double from Sadia Kabeya stunned Exeter Chiefs to secure a bonuspoint victory for the hosts that breathed […]

Nine-try Worcester prove too strong for Sharks

20 February 2022 1 comment

By STEWART MCCULLOUGH Worcester ……..57 Darlington MP 17 WORCESTER Warriors Women ran in nine tries as they overran DMP Durham Sharks at Sixways. Carys Phillips, […]

Fletcher returns as Quins look to put on a show

20 February 2022 0 comments

By FIONA LYONS PREVIEW… Harlequins v Sale Today. Kick-off 3pm, Twickenham Stoop HARLEQUINS head coach Gerard Mullen has made just one change to the starting […]

Quins bounce back in style

13 February 2022 0 comments

By STEWART McCULOUGH Harlequins ….42 Worcester ……15 HARLEQUINS got back to winning ways with a resounding victory at The Stoop to bolster their playoff hopes […]

Snowsill puts seal on thrilling Bears win

6 February 2022 0 comments

By STEWART MCCULLOUGH Bristol …………………. 12 Worcester…………… 10 WALES international Elinor Snowsill held her nerve to convert Kayleigh Powell’s 76th minute try to snatch a […]

Muir leads Wasps charge with hat-trick

6 February 2022 0 comments

By TOM BULMER DMP Durham…………..0 Wasps…………………..46 WASPS ran out emphatic winners over DMP Durham Sharks at the Darlington Arena. Giselle Mather’s side ran in eight […]

Injury-hit Sarries see off battling Quins

6 February 2022 0 comments

By MATT MERRITT Harlequins……………. 8 Saracens……………..22 SARACENS put in a battling performance to come out on top in front of more than 3,500 fans at […]

Try-star Davies sparks Lightning surge

6 February 2022 0 comments

By CHRIS HENDREN Sale……………………….. 3 Loughborough…….32 LARK DAVIES survived an early injury scare to lead Loughborough to a convincing win at Sale. The Lightning hooker, […]

Chiefs edge it as Underwood sees red

6 February 2022 1 comment

By SIMON BEASLEY Gloucester-H……….32 Exeter…………………..36 EXETER Chiefs edged past Gloucester Hartpury in a ten-try thriller. Kanako Kobayashi opened the scoring for the visitors with a […]

Lightning fire ten past bottom dwelling Sharks

30 January 2022 0 comments

By JON BATHAM Loughborogh ..58 Darlington MP….5 FLYERS Georgie Lingham and Bo Westcombe-Evans led a ten-try romp as Loughborough hammered bottom side Darlington Mowden Park. […]

Struggling Sale braced for daunting Bears fight

30 January 2022 2 comments

By BEN JAYCOCK PREVIEW… Sale v Bristol Today, Kick-off 2pm AFTER six straight defeats Sharks must do battle with the title fighting Bears. Last time […]

Flo keeps her cool to land Wasps late leveller

30 January 2022 1 comment

By HARRY SCOTT-MUNRO Wasps …………..15 Exeter …………..15 WASPS fly-half Flo Williams struck a late penalty to take a share of the points at Twyford Avenue. […]

Cokayne stars as Quins grit out bonus win

30 January 2022 0 comments

By HARRY LATHAM-COYLE Harlequins ……26 Gloucester-H ..12 INJURY-hit Harlequins ended Gloucester-Hartpury’s winning run with a gritty bonus point victory. Having been stunned by Exeter last […]

Leaders survive scare in high-scoring thriller

30 January 2022 1 comment

By BEN HART Saracens ……..39 Worcester ……28 SARACENS pulled clear in the final five minutes to edge a nail-biter at StoneX stadium. The visitors struck […]

Sharks show fight but Warriors just too strong

23 January 2022 0 comments

By TOM BULMER DMP ………………..5 Worcester ……74 WORCESTER kicked off 2022 with a bonus point win over DMP Durham Sharks at Blaydon RFC. Following two […]

Saracens find groove after early onslaught

23 January 2022 1 comment

By RICHARD LANE Sale Sharks ….26 Saracens ……..41 SARACENS had to work hard for victory after a fierce opening quarter, but they finished the Sharks […]

Ioan welcomes rookies into first camp for Wales

23 January 2022 0 comments

Uncapped: Madi Johns EIGHT uncapped players are included in Wales Women’s first training camp of the year. Madi Johns, Lilliana Podpadec, Sian Davies and Lowri […]

Free flowing Lightning surge to big victory

23 January 2022 6 comments

By MATT MERRITT Wasps …………..22 Loughborough..41 WASPS rallied in the latter stages of each half but it was not enough to stop Loughborough surging to […]

WRU name first Wales Women retainer contracts

19 January 2022 0 comments

Nine Wales Women players have been handed retainer contracts and joined the WRU’s performance programme. Last week, the WRU announced Welsh rugby’s first full-time players. […]

Cleall claims bonus try as Sarries surge on

16 January 2022 1 comment

By BEN JOHNSON Loughborough..12 Saracens ……..27 SARACENS opened up a two-point lead at the top of the table with Poppy Cleall’s try earning the bonus-point […]

Errors cost Gloucester the full five points

16 January 2022 2 comments

By SAM BYTHEWAY Glouc-Hartpury.. 17 Sale Sharks ……3 GLOUCESTER-Hartpury extended their winning run to four games. The freezing, damp conditions at Alpas Arena had an […]

Bears bite back after their shock defeat

16 January 2022 0 comments

By TOM BULMER DMP Sharks ……7 Bristol Bears ..47 BRISTOL bounced back from last weekend’s home defeat to Gloucester-Hartpury to notch a bonus point win […]

Wales ace Carys returns to beef up pack

16 January 2022 1 comment

By SAM JACKSON PREVIEW… Worcester v Wasps Today. Kick-off 2pm WARRIORS open their 2022 account at Sixways with Wales pair Carys Phillips and Ffion Lewis […]

More to come warns Chiefs coach Appleby

16 January 2022 0 comments

By GEORGIE PRICE PREVIEW… Exeter v Harlequins Today. Kick-off 2.30pm, live on BBC Sport EXETER are determined to build on their impressive 43-7 win over […]

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