London Premiership Women's Rugby teams

🏉 The Premiership Women’s Rugby (PWR) season continues in the capital with a double-header of Round 15 action on Saturday 25 January featuring Trailfinders Women versus Bristol Bears and a London derby showdown between Saracens and Harlequins.

9 sides are contesting the Premiership Women’s Rugby 2024/2025 season which takes place over 18 regular rounds, followed by two semi-finals and a Grand Final. Regular season matches started in early October and continue until late February. The Final is scheduled for Sunday 16 March. Saracens – the 2021/2022 champions – are one of three London Premiership Women’s Rugby teams, along with Harlequins and last season’s newcomers Trailfinders Women. Joining the sides from the capital are the reigning PWR champions Gloucester Hartpury along with Bristol Bears, Exeter Chiefs, Leicester Tigers, Loughborough and Sale Sharks

The first Premiership Women’s Rugby (PWR) title was decided in June 2024. Gloucester-Hartpury were crowned champions in the top tier of women’s club rugby, to follow up the Allianz Premier 15s title they won in 2023. Gloucester mounted a superb second-half comeback to beat Bristol Bears at Sandy Park and lift the trophy in the inaugural PWR final.

Saracens finished in second place at the end of the regular 2023/2024 season, ahead of a defeat in the PWR semi-finals at the hands of Bristol Bears. Trailfinders finished sixth in their first ever season in the top tier of English women’s club rugby. Harlequins finished in seventh place.

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SEASON SO FAR – LONDON PREMIERSHIP WOMEN’S TEAMS

Defending champions Gloucester Hartpury returned to the top of the table after a 36-19 home win over Loughborough Lightning last time out. But it’s tight at the summit! Hartpury are on 48 points, with second-placed Harlequins just 3 points behind. London rivals Saracens moved up to third place after their crushing 100-0 victory over Leicester Tigers. An appropriate tally with Marlie Packer celebrating her 100th appearance for the StoneX Stadium side.

Trailfinders Women are in seventh place on 20 points. But the west Londoners will take heart from putting seven tries on high-flying Harlequins in their recent meeting. Sale Sharks are bottom of the table, having yet to register a point.

Next up in the capital in 2025, PWR Round 15 action on Saturday 25 January features Trailfinders Women against a Bristol Bears side who boast superstar Ilona Maher in their ranks. That match at Trailfinders Sports Club kicks off at 12 noon. It’s followed by a London derby showdown between Harlequins and Saracens at Twickenham Stoop from 3pm.

🕒 PREMIERSHIP MATCHES COMING UP IN THE CAPITAL

2025

Round 14. No matches in London.

Round 15. Saturday 25 January: Trailfinders Women v Bristol Bears KO 12pm. Harlequins v Saracens KO 3pm.

Round 16. Saturday 1 February: Trailfinders Women v Saracens KO 3pm.

Round 17. Friday 14 February: Harlequins v Bristol Bears KO 7.30pm. Saturday 15 February: Trailfinders Women v Leicester Tigers KO 3pm. Saracens v Exeter Chiefs KO 5.30pm.

Round 18. Friday 21 February: Saracens v Sale Sharks KO 7.45pm.

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ABOUT PREMIERSHIP WOMEN’S RUGBY (PWR)

A new era for women’s rugby in England started in July 2023 with the launch of Premiership Women’s Rugby (PWR). It replaced the Premier 15s which started in September 2017.

Premiership Women’s Rugby will manage the Allianz Premiership Women’s Rugby club competition, which starts in the autumn of 2023 and takes place over eight months with the semi-final play-offs and Grand Final set to take place in June.

PWR exists to deliver a ten-year strategy for women’s rugby in England. The launch of the Allianz Premiership Women’s Rugby league is part of that strategy. This is a partnership between the Rugby Football Union (RFU) and the clubs.

The mission of Premiership Women’s Rugby is to be the world’s most competitive, progressive and sustainable domestic competition. The PWR vision and mission is to create a generation of players and fans inspired by world-class club competition over the next decade.

A top tier of women’s rugby union has existed since 1990. It lead to an improvement in England’s fortunes on the international stage. This ultimately saw the ‘Red Roses’ win the Women’s Rugby World Cup in 2014 and finish runners-up in 2017.

September 2017 saw the commencement of the Premier 15s designed to support the Red Roses’ ambition to be the number one team in the world. 10 teams took part. Saracens Women were the inaugural champions beating London rivals Harlequins in the play-off final.

Teams for 2024/2025

Bristol Bears, Exeter Chiefs, Gloucester-Hartpury, Harlequins, Leicester Tigers, Loughborough Lightning, Sale Sharks, Saracens, and Trailfinders Women.

The three London Premiership Women’s rugby teams are Harlequins (based at Twickenham Stoop and Guildford). Saracens (who play their home matches at StoneX Stadium). Trailfinders (based at Trailfinders Sports Club).

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