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1970s

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Country:

England

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https://www.lboro.ac.uk/sport/performance/lightning/rugby/

Lightning aim for further shocks as Burford rallies

14 April 2019 2 comments
Women's Premier 15's

PREVIEW Harlequins v Loughborough Sunday, 2pm Rachael Burford RACHAEL Burford urged Harlequins Ladies to keep their focus ahead of their Premier 15s semi-final clash against […]

Wasps struck by Lightning in heavy defeat

16 September 2018 0 comments
Club Rugby

By KASEY ALLEN Wasps Ladies 20 Loughboro’ L …40 Speedster: Tova Derk WASPS swapped their home and headed to Ealing as part of a double […]

Lightning strike to end their miserable streak

5 November 2017 1 comment
Club Rugby

By JESS NORTHFIELD L’boro L’ning …27 Richmond………15 LOUGHBOROUGH Lighting produced a sensational all-round display to take home their third win of the season against Richmond. […]

Worcester Warriors Women director of rugby Jo Yapp

‘University of Worcester Warriors’ announced as new club name for 2022/23 season

10 August 2022 0 comments
Premiership Women's Rugby Women's Premier 15's

London Irish intend to join the Premier 15s

London Irish aim to join Premier 15s with new women’s team

11 May 2021 0 comments
The Rugby Paper

The RFU will complete another audit before setting out a new Premier 15s cycle ready for the 2023-24 season

Elite league takes off in England

7 February 2021 1 comment
Features

2019 champs: Saracens’ Lotte Clapp with the trophy WITH women’s rugby expanding rapidly in popularity and expectation, the ten-team Premier 15s, initially sponsored by Tyrells […]

Davies double downs Sale

11 October 2020 0 comments
Women's Premier 15's

By JAMAL NIAZ Sale Sharks……7 Loughboro’ L.29 LARK Davies’ try double condemned Sale Sharks to defeat on their Premier 15s debut at Heywood Road. Sale […]

Sale Sharks and Exeter Chiefs confirmed as Premier 15s clubs

6 April 2020 0 comments
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Richmond Women and Waterloo Ladies lose place in Premier 15s

Bears stung late on as Wasps sneak win

13 October 2019 1 comment
Women's Premier 15's

By GEORGE WEST Try sorer: Wasps’ Claudia MacDonald WASPS Ladies came out on top in a fiery encounter with Bristol Bears in round four of […]

Grand Slammers bid for world domination

16 June 2019 2 comments
Latest News

■By SAM JACKSON Conquering Europe: Kelly Smith scores England’s fifth try during the Six Nations match against Scotland PICTURE: Getty Images Full squad for 2019 […]

Top two pile on the points ahead of the semi-finals

31 March 2019 1 comment
Women's Premier 15's

■By TOBY SMITH Treble: Lotte Clapp SARACENS Women and Harlequins Ladies warmed up for their home Premier 15s semi-finals in emphatic style with dominant wins […]

Valkyries swoop to first victory in 5-star show

24 March 2019 0 comments
Women's Premier 15's

■By SAM JACKSON Touchdown: Harlequins hooker Davinia Catlin got on the scoresheet WORCESTER Valkyries delivered a five-star performance as they came from behind against Firwood […]

RFU hand 28 full-time contracts to England Women stars

3 January 2019 0 comments
International Rugby Latest News Six Nations

Lydia Thompson, Poppy Cleall, Abbie Scott and Marlie Packer all get contracts

Winless Valkyries call new recruits into action

16 December 2018 0 comments
Women's Premier 15's

■By MATTHEW LONG PREVIEW Worcester Valkyries v Wasps Today. Kick-off 2pm, Sixways WORCESTER Valkyries will be hoping they can end their disappointing run of form […]

Cowell cruises in to stun the champions

21 October 2018 0 comments
Women's Premier 15's

By MATT FORD Late stunner: Heather Cowell scores the winner for Quins HARLEQUINS Ladies produced an astonishing come-from-behind performance to stun defending champions Saracens 20-17 […]

Sarries start with battle at Waterloo

12 August 2018 0 comments
Latest News

By SAM JACKSON Champions: Saracens won the title last season SARACENS Women will begin their defence of the Tyrrells Premier 15s title on the road […]

Lund leads from front in play-off decider

25 March 2018 1 comment
Features

By DUNCAN WOOD Gloucester H …36 L Lightning…8 GLOUCESTER-HARTPURY recovered from a lacklustre first half to book the final play-off spot in the Tyrrells Premier […]

Catherine Spencer: Litchfield will get new chance to join in 2019

14 September 2017 0 comments
Guest columnists

Quins warn rivals: only going to get We’re better

10 September 2017 0 comments
Club Rugby

By NICK VERDIER Captains call: The ten clubs at the launch of the Premier 15s season From left: Amelia Buckland-Hurry (Bristol Ladies), Courtney Peryer (Gloucester […]

Women’s Premier 15s fixtures

10 September 2017 2 comments
Club Rugby

Round 1 – September 16/17 Loughborough Lightning v Worcester Valkyries Firwood Waterloo Ladies v Saracens Women Wasps Ladies v Harlequins Ladies Darlington MP Sharks v […]

Litchfield will get new chance to join in 2019

10 September 2017 0 comments
Club Rugby

CATHERINE SPENCER FORMER ENGLAND CAPTAIN As the dust settles on the World Cup and we see the trophy sail to New Zealand to sit proudly […]

Women’s Premiership fixtures

6 August 2017 0 comments
Latest News

Round 1 – September 16/17 Loughborough Lightning v Worcester Valkyries Firwood Waterloo Ladies v Saracens Women Wasps Ladies v Harlequins Ladies Darlington MP Sharks v […]

Lichfield in shock as they miss out on Super league

5 March 2017 0 comments
Latest News

By NICK VERDIER LICHFIELD Ladies director of rugby Becky Williams reckons the RFU have made a “mistake” in excluding the “best club in the country” […]

By NICK VERDIER
LICHFIELD Ladies director of rugby Becky Williams reckons the RFU have made a “mistake” in excluding the “best club in the country” from the newly formed Super Rugby competition.
The West Midlands club, who celebrate their 25th anniversary this summer, were the only club from the current women’s Premiership to miss out when the new ten-team competition was announced.
Lichfield, who have in their ranks superstar Emily Scarratt, below, and England scrum-half Natasha Hunt, are favourites with Bristol to win the Premiership this season but have seen...

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Lightning aim for further shocks as Burford rallies

Wasps struck by Lightning in heavy defeat

Lightning strike to end their miserable streak

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Elite league takes off in England

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Quins warn rivals: only going to get We’re better

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