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This is where you will find all of The Rugby Paper’s Women’s Premier 15’s news, interviews, reports, opinion and other content.

Davies double helps Lightning strike twice

12 December 2021 1 comment

By JON BATHAM Loughborough ..27 Sale ……………………0 LARK Davies’ secondhalf brace led Loughborough to a comfortable bonus-point win over Sale and give Lightning back-to-back league […]

Boatman high five blows Sharks out the water

12 December 2021 0 comments

By MATT MERRITT Wasps …………..70 DMP Sharks ……0 ELLIE Boatman’s spectacular five try performance was the centrepiece of a dominant win from a depleted Wasps […]

Late Smith try ends Chiefs unbeaten home run

12 December 2021 1 comment

By HARRY SCOTT-MUNRO Exeter …………….8 Glouc-Hartpury …10 EXETER Chiefs’ unbeaten home run came to and end as Gloucester- Hartpury snatched a narrow victory at Sandy […]

Reed’s touchline kick puts Bears back on top

12 December 2021 3 comments

By STEWART McCULOUGH Worcester ……12 Bristol …………..14 A LATE Holly Phillips try broke the hearts of Worcester, who had to play most of the second […]

Harlequins call in their international cavalry

12 December 2021 1 comment

By SAM JACKSON PREVIEW… Saracens v Harlequins Today, Kick-off 3pm, live on BBC iPlayer and BBC Sport website and app CHAMPIONS Harlequins have beefed up […]

Bonus point win keeps Chiefs in the running

5 December 2021 0 comments

By STEWART McCULLOUGH Worcester ……12 Exeter …………..29 EXETER Chiefs underlined their top four credentials with a bonuspoint win over Worcester. Linde Van der Velden, Nancy […]

Saracens remain last unbeaten team standing

5 December 2021 0 comments

By BEN HART Saracens ……..17 Bristol …………..12 SARACENS went top with a tight win over title rivals Bristol. A moment of magic from scrum-half Ella […]

Returning skipper Burford leads Quins charge

5 December 2021 0 comments

By HARRY LATHAM-COYLE Harlequins ……69 DMP Sharks ……7 BOTTOM-feeding DMP Durham Sharks were dealt another heavy defeat by Harlequins at The Stoop. The defending champions, […]

Gallant Sharks stung by Lyons’ early red card

5 December 2021 0 comments

By JON BATHAM Wasps …………..22 Sale ………………..8 LEAH Lyons’ early red card proved pivotal as Wasps claimed a hardearned bonus-point win at Twyford Avenue. Lyons […]

Lightning dig deep to rescue win at the death

5 December 2021 0 comments

By MATT MERRITT Glouc-Hartpury..31 Loughborough..33 LOUGHBOROUGH Lightning powered out of the blocks to establish a 28-7 half-time lead before Gloucester kicked into action and dominate […]

Jefferies proves the difference for Chiefs

28 November 2021 1 comment

By HARRY SCOTT-MUNRO Exeter …………..14 Loughborough..7 EXETER returned to Premier 15s action with a hard-fought victory over Loughborough at Sandy Park. In a game of […]

Quins smash six to stay on heels of leaders

28 November 2021 0 comments

By JON BATHAM Sale ………………10 Harlequins ……36 ELLIE Kildune and Jade Konkel led the try fest as Harlequins thrashed Sale to stay on the heels […]

Late Harrison strike secures spoils for Sarries

28 November 2021 0 comments

By SIMON BEASLEY Glc-Hartpury ..21 Saracens ……..24 ZOE Harrison hit a late three-pointer to deny Gloucester-Hartpury after a fine comeback and win the tightest of […]

High-flying Bears bring back their big guns

28 November 2021 0 comments

PREVIEW… Bristol Bears v Wasps Today, Kick-off 2.30pm BRISTOL centre Phoebe Murray believes the team have what it takes to “go all the way” after […]

Harlequins 5-24 Bristol: Bristol dump Quins again to stay top of shop

10 October 2021 0 comments

BRISTOL condemned reigning champions Harlequins to a secondsuccessive defeat on home soil and affirmed their status as league leaders. The Bears were the victims of […]

Laura clinches it for Worcester on her return

10 October 2021 1 comment

By STEWART MCCULLOUGH Loughborough 14 Worcester ……18 WORCESTER showed incredible determination to record a hard-fought victory. Laura Keates, on her return from an ACL injury, […]

Sale get off the mark in battle of the Sharks

10 October 2021 0 comments

By CARL LEE DMP Sharks ……0 Sale Sharks ….31 SALE Sharks women recorded their opening win of the Allianz Premier 15s season with a bonus […]

Ever-green Sonia brings up her triple century

10 October 2021 1 comment

By ADAM ELLIS PREVIEW… Saracens v Exeter Today, 2pm, StoneX Stadium STALWART Sonia Green will bring up her 300th appearance for Saracens today in their […]

Sevens stars return to ignite Gloucester attack

10 October 2021 1 comment

By NATHAN ROCHE PREVIEW… Wasps v Glo-Hartpury Today, 5.15pm, CBS Arena WASPS welcome back their GB Sevens trio of Abi Burton, Celia Quansah and Meg […]

Brown hammers over to clinch Quins’ victory

3 October 2021 1 comment

By MATT MERRITT Gloucester-H ..18 Harlequins ……21 WITH a grey sky overhead and greasy, wet grass underfoot, to the credit of both teams this was […]

Sharks slaughter gets Loughborough off mark

3 October 2021 0 comments

By NATHAN ROCHE DMP Sharks ……0 Loughboro L….59 LOUGHBOROUGH notched their first win of the Premier 15s season with a thumping victory over DMP Durham […]

Five-star Saracens secure another bonus

3 October 2021 1 comment

By PAUL BROWNING Worcester ……..5 Saracens ……..34 WORCESTER were unable to stop a clinical Saracens outfit littered with England stars from maintaining their perfect start […]

Chiefs find their groove to go three from three

3 October 2021 0 comments

By HARRY SCOTT-MUNRO Exeter Chiefs..23 Wasps …………..13 EXETER Chiefs made it three wins on the spin as they recovered from a half-time deficit to carve […]

Bristol 27-17 Sale: Sharks show fight but Bears just too strong

3 October 2021 0 comments

BRISTOL made it four consecutive wins to the start the season with a bonuspoint victory over Sale. They began at lightning pace and opened the […]

Hartpury make the profligate Sharks pay price

19 September 2021 0 comments

By NATHAN ROCHE Sale ………………21 Glo-Hartpury 45 SALE SHARKS were left to rue a wasteful first half as Gloucester-Hartpury came out on top in their […]

It’s a demolition job as Bristol run in 19 tries

19 September 2021 1 comment

By LUCY LOMAX Bristol …………115 DMP Sharks ……0 BRISTOL Bears continued their storming run under new head coach Dave Ward with three wins from three […]

Harlequins 12-24 Exeter: The Stoop belongs to Appleby’s forwards

19 September 2021 1 comment

EXETER comprehensively shut down Harlequins to topple the defending champions at the Twickenham Stoop in an early statement of their Allianz Premier 15s title credentials. […]

Wasps 26-22 Worcester: What a thriller as Wasps’ defence holds firm

19 September 2021 1 comment

THIS encounter saw thrilling action from the start with Wasps scrumhalf Claudia Macdonald opened the scoring two minutes in and Florence Williams converting. There was […]

Saracens 38-7 Loughborough: Sarries give ton-up Poppy Cleall occasion to enjoy

19 September 2021 0 comments

Saracens Women stunned Loughborough Lightning with a relentless first-half display, as they cruised to victory. Sarries scored four tries inside the opening half an hour, […]

Hayes: Johnson can give Chiefs lift-off

12 September 2021 1 comment

By NATHAN ROCHE Preview Exeter v Sale Today, Kick-off 2pm EXETER assistant coach Tom Hayes has backed Rachel Johnson to give the Chiefs a ‘lift […]

Marston’s late try gives Bears the edge

12 September 2021 1 comment

By CARL LEE Glo-Hartpury ..17 Bristol …………..24 ROWNITA MARSTON’S try in the final five minutes proved to be the differencein a tense encounter at the […]

Kildunne hat-trick sparks Harlequins

12 September 2021 0 comments

By STEWART MCCULLOUGH Worcester ……..31pts Harlequins ……..66pts HARLEQUINS Women made it two wins out of two with a bonuspoint victory over Warriors Women at Sixways. […]

Saracens run riot to thump plucky Sharks

12 September 2021 0 comments

By TOM BULMER DMP Sharks ……5 Saracens ……..75 SARACENS notched their second win of the Allianz Premier 15s season with a convincing victory over DMP […]

Scarratt surgery strikes Lightning plans

12 September 2021 1 comment

By ADAM ELLIS Preview Loughborough v Wasps Today, Kick-off 2pm LOUGHBOROUGH Lightning will attempt to get their season up and running against Wasps after being […]

Sing gets ball rolling in 12-try demolition job

5 September 2021 2 comments

By JANE MARSHALL Glo-Hartpury ..84 DMP Sharks ……0 GLOUCESTER-Hartpury made an emphatic start to the season with 12 tries against Darlington Mowden Park Sharks. Full-back […]

Sarries show class to grab bonus point win

5 September 2021 0 comments

By MATT MERRITT Wasps …………….20pts Saracens ……….26pts IT MIGHT be the first week of the season, but this game had a play-off feel as for […]

Burford unfazed by pressure of being champs

5 September 2021 2 comments

By HARRY LATHAM-COYLE PREVIEW… Harlequins v Loughborough Lightning Today, The Stoop, Kick-off 3pm THE HUNTERS become the hunted as reigning champions Harlequins find out what […]

Burgess try seals the points for Ward’s Bears

5 September 2021 0 comments

By MATT MERRITT Bristol…………..38 Exeter …………..21 ELINOR SNOWSILL‘S kick-off marked the beginning of the new Premier 15s season and a return to playing under ‘standard’ […]

Harries kills off Sharks for away day spoils

5 September 2021 1 comment

By SAM BRETT Sale ………………24 Worcester ……29 WORCESTER Warriors come out on top in their visit to Heywood Road to kick off their season with […]

Pre-season round-up: Dave Ward gets Bristol Bears off to winning start

22 August 2021 0 comments

A look at some of the matches played by Premier 15s and National One teams this weekend

Leicester Tigers team with Lichfield

22 August 2021 1 comment

LEICESTER Tigers have launched a women’s team in a merger with Lichfield to compete in the second tier of English rugby. The club announced the […]

Women’s Game in Focus: England and Loughborough Lightning hooker Lark Davies

15 August 2021 0 comments

Last season’s top tryscorer in the Allianz Premier 15s tells Sarah Rendell about her journey through rugby and the new Cup competition

Women’s Game in Focus: Harlequins and England full-back Ellie Kildunne

25 July 2021 1 comment

A new recruit at Harlequins after leaving Wasps this summer, the England full-back explains her shift in mindset to focus on the World Cup rather than Olympics

Vicky Fleetwood eyes route for every Premier 15s player to go full-time

25 July 2021 0 comments

The Saracens and England flanker says the women’s game is at the precipice of a commercial boom

Emily Scarratt joins call for women’s British & Irish Lions team

18 July 2021 0 comments

The England vice-captain believes a women’s Lions tour is the ideal way of growing the game beyond the World Cup and Six Nations

Women’s Game in Focus: Saracens and England fly-half Zoe Harrison

18 July 2021 0 comments

Sarah Rendell talks to the Saracens fly-half about Premier 15s final defeat and her difficult past facing up to bullies who taunted her for playing rugby