Premiership Women's Rugby
This is where you will find all of The Rugby Paper’s Premiership Women’s Rugby news, interviews, reports, opinion and other content.
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Women's Premier 15's
/ 4 years agoSaracens clash off after positive Covid tests
TODAY’S scheduled match between Saracens and Sale Sharks has been postponed due to the home side reporting a number of positive...
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Women's Premier 15's
/ 4 years agoLoughborough fight back with late penalty try
By MATT MERRITT Loughborough ..17 Bristol ................14 LOUGHBOROUGH sent the table-toppers crashing to just their second defeat of the season after...
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Women's Premier 15's
/ 4 years agoJefferies hits four with Chiefs in total control
By TOM BULMER Darlington MP ..0 Exeter ..............88 EXETER Chiefs rounded off 2021 with an emphatic victory at the Darlington Arena....
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Women's Premier 15's
/ 4 years agoWorcester fine-tune in search of vital bonus
By BEN JAYCOCK PREVIEW... Worcester v Gloucester-Hartpury Today, Kick-off 2.15pm live on BBCi player WORCESTER Warriors head coach Jo Yapp has...
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Premiership Women's Rugby
/ 4 years agoDanielle Waterman launches women’s players union
Former England full-back Danielle Waterman has launched a players union for women in the Premier 15’s. The Women’s Rugby Association (WRA)...
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Women's Premier 15's
/ 4 years agoDavies double helps Lightning strike twice
By JON BATHAM Loughborough ..27 Sale ........................0 LARK Davies’ secondhalf brace led Loughborough to a comfortable bonus-point win over Sale and...
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Women's Premier 15's
/ 4 years agoBoatman high five blows Sharks out the water
By MATT MERRITT Wasps ..............70 DMP Sharks ......0 ELLIE Boatman’s spectacular five try performance was the centrepiece of a dominant win...
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Women's Premier 15's
/ 4 years agoLate Smith try ends Chiefs unbeaten home run
By HARRY SCOTT-MUNRO Exeter ................8 Glouc-Hartpury ...10 EXETER Chiefs’ unbeaten home run came to and end as Gloucester- Hartpury snatched a...
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Women's Premier 15's
/ 4 years agoReed’s touchline kick puts Bears back on top
By STEWART McCULOUGH Worcester ......12 Bristol ..............14 A LATE Holly Phillips try broke the hearts of Worcester, who had to play...
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Women's Premier 15's
/ 4 years agoHarlequins call in their international cavalry
By SAM JACKSON PREVIEW... Saracens v Harlequins Today, Kick-off 3pm, live on BBC iPlayer and BBC Sport website and app CHAMPIONS...
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Premiership Women's Rugby
/ 4 years ago2022 Women’s Six Nations: Venues and ticket information confirmed
The Red Roses’ 2022 Women’s Six Nations home fixtures will be played at Kingsholm and Welford Road with tickets now on...
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Women's Premier 15's
/ 4 years agoSaracens remain last unbeaten team standing
By BEN HART Saracens ........17 Bristol ..............12 SARACENS went top with a tight win over title rivals Bristol. A moment of...
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Women's Premier 15's
/ 4 years agoReturning skipper Burford leads Quins charge
By HARRY LATHAM-COYLE Harlequins ......69 DMP Sharks ......7 BOTTOM-feeding DMP Durham Sharks were dealt another heavy defeat by Harlequins at The...
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Women's Premier 15's
/ 4 years agoGallant Sharks stung by Lyons’ early red card
By JON BATHAM Wasps ..............22 Sale ....................8 LEAH Lyons’ early red card proved pivotal as Wasps claimed a hardearned bonus-point win...
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Women's Premier 15's
/ 4 years agoLightning dig deep to rescue win at the death
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...
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Women's Premier 15's
/ 4 years agoBonus point win keeps Chiefs in the running
By STEWART McCULLOUGH Worcester ......12 Exeter ..............29 EXETER Chiefs underlined their top four credentials with a bonuspoint win over Worcester. Linde...
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Features
/ 4 years agoWOMEN’S GAME IN FOCUS
Sarah Rendell takes a weekly look at some important women players DETYSHA HARPER THIS WEEK... LOUGHBOROUGH LIGHTNING AND ENGLAND PROP Loughborough...
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Women's Premier 15's
/ 4 years agoLate Harrison strike secures spoils for Sarries
By SIMON BEASLEY Glc-Hartpury ..21 Saracens ........24 ZOE Harrison hit a late three-pointer to deny Gloucester-Hartpury after a fine comeback and...
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Women's Premier 15's
/ 4 years agoHigh-flying Bears bring back their big guns
PREVIEW... Bristol Bears v Wasps Today, Kick-off 2.30pm BRISTOL centre Phoebe Murray believes the team have what it takes to “go...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoWomen’s World Cup is coming home in 2025
ENGLAND is set to host the women’s World Cup in 2025, when it increases from 12 to 16 teams. England, which...
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Women's Premier 15's
/ 4 years agoJefferies proves the difference for Chiefs
By HARRY SCOTT-MUNRO Exeter ..............14 Loughborough..7 EXETER returned to Premier 15s action with a hard-fought victory over Loughborough at Sandy Park....
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Women's Premier 15's
/ 4 years agoQuins smash six to stay on heels of leaders
By JON BATHAM Sale ..................10 Harlequins ......36 ELLIE Kildune and Jade Konkel led the try fest as Harlequins thrashed Sale to...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoWorld leader Zoe gets captain duty
By SAM JACKSON Riding high: Zoe Aldcroft says this has been the best week of her life PICTURES: Getty Images PREVIEW......
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Features
/ 4 years agoWOMEN’S GAME IN FOCUS: ZOE TEECE
Sarah Rendell takes a weekly look at some important women players ZOE TEECE THIS WEEK... DMP DURHAM SHARKS TIGHTHEAD DMP Durham...
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Columnists
/ 4 years agoBlack Ferns will be bent on revenge
NICK CAIN CONGRATULATIONS to the England women’s team for their resounding 43-12 and 56-15 double over New Zealand’s world champion Black...
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Features
/ 4 years agoWOMEN’S GAME IN FOCUS
Sarah Rendell takes a weekly look at some important women players SONIA GREEN - SARACENS FLANKER Saracens forward Sonia Green got...
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International Rugby
/ 4 years agoEngland hungry for Black Ferns double
By SAM JACKSON PREVIEW... England v New Zealand Today. Kick-off 2.30pm, Franklin’s Gardens POPPY Cleall captains England for the first time...
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Features
/ 4 years agoWOMEN’S GAME IN FOCUS
Sarah Rendell takes a weekly look at some important women players CLAUDIA MACDONALD THIS WEEK... WASPS & ENGLAND SCRUM-HALF Claudia MacDonald...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoPioneer Flores put women on world map
RUGBY MATTERS BRENDAN GALLAGHER WHILE singing the praises of the Black Ferns it would be remiss not to tip a hat...
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Features
/ 4 years agoWOMEN’S GAME IN FOCUS
Sarah Rendell takes a weekly look at some important women players JENNY MAXWELL THIS WEEK... LOUGHBOROUGH LIGHTNING AND SCOTLAND SCRUM-HALF Loughborough...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoSwords at ready for Quins fight with Sharks
NEWS EXTRA By MATT MERRITT NEXT week sees the launch of the Allianz Cup, a new womens’s competition that sits alongside...
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Features
/ 4 years agoWOMEN’S GAME IN FOCUS
Sarah Rendell takes a weekly look at some important women players ELINOR SNOWSILL THIS WEEK... BRISTOL BEARS FLY-HALF Elinor Snowsill had...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoBrown on panel to explore women’s Lions tour
By SAM JACKSON Star: Shaunagh Brown ENGLAND international Shaunagh Brown will be part of the 13- strong group set up to...
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Women's Premier 15's
/ 4 years agoHarlequins 5-24 Bristol: Bristol dump Quins again to stay top of shop
BRISTOL condemned reigning champions Harlequins to a secondsuccessive defeat on home soil and affirmed their status as league leaders. The Bears...
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Features
/ 4 years agoWOMEN’S GAME IN FOCUS
Sarah Rendell takes a weekly look at some important women players LAURA PERRIN THIS WEEK... SALE SHARKS CENTRE Laura Perrin started...
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Women's Premier 15's
/ 4 years agoLaura clinches it for Worcester on her return
By STEWART MCCULLOUGH Loughborough 14 Worcester ......18 WORCESTER showed incredible determination to record a hard-fought victory. Laura Keates, on her return...
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Features
/ 4 years agoEngland women call up 11 debutants
NEWS EXTRA By SAM JACKSON Impressed: Middleton SIMON Middleton has included 11 uncapped players in his 40-woman England squad for the...
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Women's Premier 15's
/ 4 years agoSale get off the mark in battle of the Sharks
By CARL LEE DMP Sharks ......0 Sale Sharks ....31 SALE Sharks women recorded their opening win of the Allianz Premier 15s...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoWomen’s World Cup countdown: Alphonsi hired to inspire
By STELLA MILLS ONE year out from the Women’s World Cup, headline sponsor Mastercard have named England hero Maggie Alphonsi as...
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Women's Premier 15's
/ 4 years agoEver-green Sonia brings up her triple century
By ADAM ELLIS PREVIEW... Saracens v Exeter Today, 2pm, StoneX Stadium STALWART Sonia Green will bring up her 300th appearance for...
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Women's Premier 15's
/ 4 years agoSevens stars return to ignite Gloucester attack
By NATHAN ROCHE PREVIEW... Wasps v Glo-Hartpury Today, 5.15pm, CBS Arena WASPS welcome back their GB Sevens trio of Abi Burton,...
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Women's Premier 15's
/ 4 years agoChiefs find their groove to go three from three
By HARRY SCOTT-MUNRO Exeter Chiefs..23 Wasps ..............13 EXETER Chiefs made it three wins on the spin as they recovered from a...
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Women's Premier 15's
/ 4 years agoBristol 27-17 Sale: Sharks show fight but Bears just too strong
BRISTOL made it four consecutive wins to the start the season with a bonuspoint victory over Sale. They began at lightning...
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Women's Premier 15's
/ 4 years agoBrown hammers over to clinch Quins’ victory
By MATT MERRITT Gloucester-H ..18 Harlequins ......21 WITH a grey sky overhead and greasy, wet grass underfoot, to the credit of...
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Women's Premier 15's
/ 4 years agoSharks slaughter gets Loughborough off mark
By NATHAN ROCHE DMP Sharks ......0 Loughboro L....59 LOUGHBOROUGH notched their first win of the Premier 15s season with a thumping...
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Women's Premier 15's
/ 4 years agoFive-star Saracens secure another bonus
By PAUL BROWNING Worcester ........5 Saracens ........34 WORCESTER were unable to stop a clinical Saracens outfit littered with England stars from...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoWomen’s team needs increased funding to compete
SHANE WILLIAMS I REALLY hope this autumn can represent a clean slate for Wales women’s side. The team has had an...
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Features
/ 4 years agoWOMEN’S GAME IN FOCUS
Sarah Rendell takes a weekly look at some important women players ELLA WYRWAS THIS WEEK... SARACENS SCRUM-HALF Ella Wyrwas returned to...
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Women's Premier 15's
/ 4 years agoIt’s a demolition job as Bristol run in 19 tries
By LUCY LOMAX Bristol ............115 DMP Sharks ......0 BRISTOL Bears continued their storming run under new head coach Dave Ward with...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoHarlequins 12-24 Exeter: The Stoop belongs to Appleby’s forwards
EXETER comprehensively shut down Harlequins to topple the defending champions at the Twickenham Stoop in an early statement of their Allianz...















