2024–25 Premiership Women's Rugby

2024–25 Premiership Women's Rugby
Countries England
Number of teams9
Date5 October 2024 – 16 March 2025
Matches played42
Tries scored362
(average 8.6 per match)
Top point scorerEngland Emma Sing (Gloucester-Hartpury) – 99 points
Top try scorerEngland Millie David (Bristol) –
11 tries
Official website
www.thepwr.com

The 2024–25 Premiership Women's Rugby is the eighth season of the top-flight domestic women's rugby union club competition in England, and the fifth to be sponsored by Allianz. It is the second season to be branded as Premiership Women's Rugby.[1]

The reigning champions entering the season are Gloucester-Hartpury, who claimed their second league title after winning the 2024 final.

Teams and locations

The 2024–25 edition of Premiership Women's Rugby is being contested by the same nine clubs which started the 2023–24 season. No team was brought in to replace Worcester Warriors, who withdrew from the league shortly before the beginning of the previous season.

Club Director of Rugby/
Head Coach
Captain(s) Stadium(s) Capacity Location
Bristol Bears Women England Dave Ward England Amber Reed Shaftesbury Park Bristol
England Abbie Ward Ashton Gate 27,000
Exeter Chiefs Women England Susie Appleby England Poppy Leitch Sandy Park 13,593 Exeter, Devon
Gloucester-Hartpury Women Wales Sean Lynn England Zoe Aldcroft Hartpury Stadium[2] 2,000 Hartpury,
Gloucestershire
England Natasha Hunt Kingsholm Stadium 16,115 Gloucester,
Gloucestershire
Harlequins Women England Ross Chisholm England Lagi Tuima Twickenham Stoop 14,800 Twickenham,
Greater London
Leicester Tigers Women England Tom Hudson England Natasha Jones Welford Road Stadium 25,849 Leicester,
Leicestershire
Loughborough Lightning England Nathan Smith Scotland Rachel Malcolm Franklin's Gardens 14,249 Northampton,
Northamptonshire
Sale Sharks Women Wales Rachel Taylor Ireland Lauren Delany Heywood Road 3,387 Sale,
Greater Manchester
United States Georgie Perris-Redding
Saracens Women England Alex Austerberry England Marlie Packer Barnet Copthall 10,500 Hendon,
Greater London
United States Lotte Sharp
Trailfinders Women England Barney Maddison United States Kate Zackary[3] Trailfinders Sports Ground 4,000 West Ealing, London

Player movements

Table

2024–25 Premiership Women's Rugby table
Pos Team Pld W D L PF PA PD TF TA TB LB Pts Qualification
1 Exeter Chiefs 9 8 0 1 268 170 +98 42 27 6 0 38 Play-offs
2 Gloucester-Hartpury 10 7 0 3 329 219 +110 52 32 8 2 38
3 Saracens 10 7 0 3 340 246 +94 50 38 8 1 37
4 Harlequins 9 7 0 2 252 159 +93 39 25 6 1 35
5 Bristol Bears 9 6 0 3 331 182 +149 53 28 7 0 31
6 Trailfinders 9 3 0 6 259 275 −16 40 44 6 0 18
7 Loughborough Lightning 10 3 0 7 262 323 −61 41 50 5 1 18
8 Leicester Tigers 8 1 0 7 143 329 −186 24 52 2 0 6
9 Sale Sharks 10 0 0 10 127 408 −281 21 66 0 0 0
Updated to match(es) played on 21 December 2024. Source: Premiership Women's Rugby
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers for teams tied on points: 1) Number of matches won; 2) Difference between points for and against; 3) Total number of points for; 4) Aggregate number of points scored in matches between tied teams; 5) Number of matches won excluding the first match, then the second and so on until the tie is settled.

Round-by-round progression

The grid below shows each team's progression throughout the season, indicating their points total (and league table position) at the end of every round:

Team Progression
Team R1 R2 R3 R4 R5 R6 R7 R8 R9 R10 R11 R12 R13 R14 R15 R16 R17 R18
Exeter Chiefs 4
(4th)
9
(3rd)
13
(2nd)
18
(2nd)
23
(1st)
28
(1st)
33
(1st)
33
(1st)
33
(1st)[a]
38
(1st)
Harlequins 1
(5th)
1
(6th)
6
(6th)
11
(5th)
16
(4th)
21
(3rd)
25
(2nd)
30
(2nd)
30
(3rd)
35
(2nd)
Gloucester-Hartpury 5
(1st)
10
(2nd)
11
(3rd)
12
(3rd)
17
(3rd)
22
(2nd)
22
(3rd)
23
(5th)
28
(3rd)
33
(4th)
Saracens 5
(3rd)
10
(1st)
15
(1st)
20
(1st)
20
(2nd)
20
(4th)
21
(5th)
26
(3rd)
31
(2nd)
32
(4th)
Bristol Bears 5
(2nd)
5
(5th)
6
(5th)
11
(4th)
11
(5th)
16
(5th)
21
(4th)
25
(4th)
25
(5th)[a]
30
(5th)
31
(5th)
Trailfinders 1
(6th)
6
(4th)
6
(4th)
6
(7th)
11
(6th)
11
(6th)
11
(7th)
12
(6th)
17
(6th)
18
(6th)
18
(6th)
Loughborough Lightning 0
(9th)
1
(7th)
6
(7th)
7
(6th)
7
(7th)
7
(7th)
12
(6th)
12
(7th)
12
(7th)
13
(7th)
18
(7th)
Leicester Tigers 1
(7th)
1
(8th)
1
(8th)
1
(8th)
1
(8th)
1
(8th)
1
(8th)
6
(8th)
6
(8th)
6
(8th)
Sale Sharks 0
(8th)
0
(9th)
0
(9th)
0
(9th)
0
(9th)
0
(9th)
0
(9th)
0
(9th)
0
(9th)
0
(9th)
0
(9th)
Updated: 21 December 2024
Key
Win Draw Loss Bye

Regular season

The season format was announced on 18 June 2024. The schedule is shortened from the previous season, to give national team players more time to rest and prepare for the 2025 Rugby World Cup.[4][5]

Results

Round 1

5 October 2024
14:00
(1 BP) Saracens38–29Trailfinders (1 BP)
Try: Campbell 6' c
Miell 12' m
Gondwe 33' c
P. Cleall 51' c
Field 67' m
McKenna 79' c
Con: MacDougall (4/6) 7', 35', 53', 80'
ReportTry: Laflin (3) 1' c, 18' m, 74' c
Boatman 60' c
Con: Taylor (3/4) 3', 61' 75'
Pen: Taylor (1/1) 48'
Barnet Copthall
Referee: George Selwood[6]
5 October 2024
15:00
(1 BP) Harlequins7–8Exeter Chiefs
Try: Whythe 12' c
Con: Cromack (1/1) 13'
ReportTry: Bricknell 64' m
Pen: McGoverne (1/1) 80+1'
Twickenham Stoop
Referee: Nikki O'Donnell[6]
5 October 2024
15:00
Loughborough Lightning19–46Bristol Bears (1 BP)
Try: Calladine (2) 15' m, 55' c
Winter 79' c
Con: Green (2/3) 56', 80'
ReportTry: Bonner (3) 3' m, 5' c, 8' m
David (3) 13' c, 47' m, 48' c
Sprague 19' m
Coles 69' m
Con: Reed (3/8) 6', 14', 49'
Franklin's Gardens
Referee: Charlie Gayther[6]
6 October 2024
12:45
(1 BP) Gloucester-Hartpury57–29Leicester Tigers (1 BP)
Try: Hopkins 19' c
Dale (2) 25' m, 40+2' c
Sing (2) 35' c, 37' c
Lund 54' m
Woodman (2) 56' c, 59' m
Shekells 63' c
Con: Sing (6/9) 20', 36', 38', 40+3', 57', 64'
ReportTry: Fray 3' m
Alema 21' c
Wills 31' m
Beaver (2) 52' m, 65' c
Con: Nicholas (1/4) 22'
Mundy (1/1) 66'
Kingsholm
Referee: Mike Hudson[6]
Bye/s: Sale Sharks

Round 2

12 October 2024
15:00
Harlequins18–27Gloucester-Hartpury (1 BP)
Try: Aucken 31' m
Meuller 74' c
Con: Cromack (1/2) 75'
Pen: Cromack (2/2) 14', 58'
ReportTry: Dale 2' c
Sing 48' m
Perry 67' m
Woodman 70' c
Con: Sing (2/4) 3', 71'
Pen: Sing (1/1) 79'
Twickenham Stoop
Referee: Jonathan Cook[7]
12 October 2024
19:00
Sale Sharks14–52Saracens (1 BP)
Try: Hopkins 55' c
Prothero 67' c
Con: V. A. Irwin (2/2) 56', 68'
ReportTry: Gondwe 10' c
Campbell 18' c
Alejandro 30' c
Linkins (2) 35' m, 64' m
P. Cleall 45' c
Infante 52' c
Fitzgerald 71' c
Con: MacDougall (6/8) 11', 19', 32', 46', 53', 72'
Heywood Road
Referee: Charlie Gayther[7]
13 October 2024
12:45
(1 BP) Trailfinders64–33Loughborough Lightning (1 BP)
Try: Burton 6' m
Boatman (2) 9' c, 36' c
Cousineau 22' c
Meta (2) 31' c, 52' c
K. Evans 45' c
Laflin 62' m
Uren 72' m
Barwick 76' c
Con: Taylor (7/10) 10', 24', 32', 37', 46', 54', 77'
ReportTry: Morrall 19' m
Maude 27' c
Hibbert-Jones 39' c
A. Williams 51' c
Goldthorp 68' c
Con: Green (4/5) 28', 39', 52', 68'
Trailfinders Sports Ground
Referee: Hamish Grant[7]
13 October 2024
15:00
(1 BP) Exeter Chiefs52–10Leicester Tigers
Try: E. Robinson 5' c
F. Robinson 10' c
Allen 18' c
McGillivray 21' c
McGoverne 28' c
Jefferies 36' m
Nelson 72' c
Sinclair 75' m
Con: McGoverne (6/8) 6', 11', 19', 23', 29', 73'
ReportTry: Wills 62' m
Russell 80' m
Sandy Park
Referee: Craig Maxwell-Keys[7]
Bye/s: Bristol Bears

Round 3

19 October 2024
12:00
(1 BP) Bristol Bears24–41Saracens (1 BP)
Try: David (2) 35' c, 63' m
Skeldon 53' m
Reed 77' c
Con: Reed (1/3) 36'
Bevan (1/1) 78'
ReportTry: Linkins 20' m
Campbell (2) 30' c, 48' c
Gregson (2) 39' m, 67' c
Field 73' c
Con: MacDougall (2/4) 32', 49'
Linkins (2/2) 68', 74'
Pen: Linkins (1/1) 79'
Ashton Gate
Referee: Holly Wood[8]
19 October 2024
14:00
(1 BP) Loughborough Lightning36–17Sale Sharks
Try: Davey 4' c
Westcombe-Evans (2) 10' m, 48' m
Taufo'ou 16' m
Green 32' c
Clarke 44' c
Con: Green (3/6) 5', 33', 45'
ReportTry: Hopkins 29' m
Rigoni 67' m
Antwis 76' c
Con: Wilkins (1/3) 77'
Franklin's Gardens
Referee: Andy Wigley[8]
19 October 2024
15:00
(1 BP) Gloucester-Hartpury15–21Exeter Chiefs
Try: Williams-Morris 2' m
Dale 32' c
Con: Sing (1/2) 33'
Pen: Sing (1/1) 40'
ReportTry: Nelson (2) 9' c, 56' c
Nielson 15' c
Con: McGoverne (3/3) 10', 16', 57'
Kingsholm
Referee: George Selwood[8]
20 October 2024
17:45
Leicester Tigers17–31Harlequins (1 BP)
Try: Fray 57' m
Omokhuale 72' c
Childs 79' m
Con: Feury (1/3) 73'
ReportTry: Leaney (2) 7' m, 68' m
Neumann 23' c
Shillaker 36' c
Konkel-Roberts 53' c
Con: Cromack (2/3) 24', 38'
Tuima (1/2) 54'
Welford Road Stadium
Referee: Nikki O'Donnell[8]
Bye/s: Trailfinders

Round 4

26 October 2024
15:00
(1 BP) Exeter Chiefs36–25Trailfinders
Try: Poulin 27' m
Johnson 39' m
Penalty try 46'
Nielson 50' m
Rogers 54' c
Cramer 80+2' c
Con: McGoverne (1/4) 55'
Tessier (1/1) 80+3'
ReportTry: Blanco 4' c
Dow 67' m
Schell 74' c
Con: Taylor (2/3) 5', 75'
Pen: Taylor (2/2) 31', 40+1'
Sandy Park
Referee: Charlie Gayther[9]
26 October 2024
15:00
(1 BP) Harlequins22–19Loughborough Lightning (1 BP)
Try: C. Powell 25' m
Neumann 28' m
Phillips 64' m
Kildunne 75' c
Con: Tuima (1/4) 76'
ReportTry: Westcombe-Evans 12' c
Keates 34' c
Davey 53' m
Con: Scarratt (2/3) 13', 35'
Twickenham Stoop
Referee: George Selwood[9]
26 October 2024
19:00
Sale Sharks10–57Bristol Bears (1 BP)
Try: Swailes 24' m
Fielding 56' m
ReportTry: Nigrelli 2' c
Penalty try 9'
Keight 12' m
Bern 34' c
Ward 37' c
J. Joyce-Butchers (2) 40+1' m, 58' c
Webb 49' c
Atkin-Davies 65' m
Con: Reed (3/5) 3', 35', 38'
Bevan (2/3) 50', 59'
Heywood Road
Referee: Hamish Smales[9]
27 October 2024
12:45
(1 BP) Saracens49–38Gloucester-Hartpury (1 BP)
Try: Field 21' c
Senft (2) 24' c, 79' c
M. Hunt 29' c
Campbell (2) 53' c, 72' c
Linkins 68' c
Con: Harrison (7/7) 22', 25', 30', 40', 69', 73', 80'
ReportTry: Carson 3' c
Sing 14' m
Lund (2) 33' c, 64' m
Aldcroft 36' c
Metcalfe 39' c
Con: Sing (4/6) 4', 34', 37', 40'
Barnet Copthall
Referee: Dan Jones[9]
Bye/s: Leicester Tigers

Round 5

1 November 2024
19:00
Bristol Bears19–34Harlequins (1 BP)
Try: David 4' c
Bonner 27' c
R. Marston-Mulhearn 38' m
Con: Bevan (2/3) 5', 28'
ReportTry: C. Powell 12' c
Torley 16' m
Kildunne 19' m
Lochner 62' c
Callender 72' c
Con: Tuima (3/5) 13', 63', 73'
Pen: Tuima (1/1) 33'
Shaftesbury Park
Referee: Dan Jones[10]
2 November 2024
13:00
(1 BP) Exeter Chiefs29–12Saracens
Try: Doidge 8' c
F. Robinson 39' c
Sinclair 55' m
Rogers 64' c
Con: Tessier (3/4) 9', 40', 65'
Pen: Tessier (1/1) 40+2'
ReportTry: McKenna 12' c
Gondwe 29' m
Con: Harrison (1/2) 13'
Sandy Park
Referee: Charlie Gayther[10]
3 November 2024
14:00
(1 BP) Gloucester-Hartpury27–14Sale Sharks
Try: Stafford 10' c
Metcalfe 43' m
N. Jones (2) 53' m, 60' m
Woodman 73' m
Con: Sing (1/4) 11'
ReportTry: Stefan 19' c
Cowan 79' c
Con: Wilkins (2/2) 20', 80'
Hartpury Stadium
Referee: Andy Wigley[10]
3 November 2024
15:00
Leicester Tigers17–36Trailfinders (1 BP)
Try: McGhie (2) 25' m, 73' m
Omokhuale 46' c
Con: Gallagher (1/3) 47'
ReportTry: Rollie 3' m
Inman 18' m
Schell 58' c
Mattinson 60' m
Taylor (2) 65' c, 76' c
Con: Taylor (3/6) 59', 66', 77'
Welford Road Stadium
Referee: Holly Wood[10]
Bye/s: Loughborough Lightning

Round 6

9 November 2024
12:00
Leicester Tigers7–62Bristol Bears (1 BP)
Try: McGhie 27' c
Con: Feury (1/1) 28'
ReportTry: David (4) 8' m, 36' c, 40' c, 54' c
Hesketh 9' m
J. Joyce-Butchers 18' m
A. Joyce-Butchers 34' c
R. Marston-Mulhearn 52' c
Skeldon 67' c
Lovibond 80' m
Con: Reed (6/10) 35', 37', 40+1', 53', 55', 68'
Welford Road Stadium
Referee: Jonathan Cook[11]
9 November 2024
15:00
Trailfinders19–32Gloucester-Hartpury (1 BP)
Try: White 53' c
Beukeboom 73' m
Crake 77' c
Con: Taylor (2/3) 54', 78'
ReportTry: Sing 11' m
Rugman (2) 21' m, 36' m
Matthews 47' c
Stafford 57' c
Con: Sing (2/5) 48', 58'
Pen: Sing (1/1) 80'
Trailfinders Sports Ground
Referee: Mike Hudson[11]
10 November 2024
14:00
(1 BP) Harlequins38–7Sale Sharks
Try: C. Powell (2) 14' c, 45' c
Turani 22' c
Wythe (2) 37' m, 54' m
Delgado 73' c
Con: Tuima (4/6) 15', 23', 46', 74'
ReportTry: Stefan 77' c
Con: Duffy (1/1) 78'
Twickenham Stoop
Referee: Harry Walbaum[11]
10 November 2024
15:00
(1 BP) Exeter Chiefs40–19Loughborough Lightning
Try: Wall 3' m
Poulin (2) 9' c, 49' c
Tessier 30' c
Rogers 38' c
Jefferies 56' c
Con: Tessier (5/6) 10', 31', 39', 50', 57'
ReportTry: Keates 15' c
Scurfield 53' c
Treder 66' m
Con: Scarratt (2/3) 16', 54'
Sandy Park
Referee: Alex Thomas[11]
Bye/s: Saracens

Round 7

23 November 2024
14:00
(1 BP) Bristol Bears26–7Trailfinders
Try: Orr 7' c
R. Marston-Mulhearn 40+3' m
Bern 43' c
Reed 56' c
Con: Reed (3/4) 8', 44', 57'
ReportTry: Beukeboom 35' c
Con: Taylor (1/1) 36'
Shaftesbury Park
Referee: Tom Foley[12]
23 November 2024
14:00
(1 BP) Loughborough Lightning36–24Leicester Tigers
Try: Scurfield 14' m
Waudby 21' c
Scarratt 34' c
Treder 40+2' c
Kelter 56' c
Con: Scarratt (4/5) 22', 35', 40+3', 57'
Pen: Rowland (1/1) 79'
ReportTry: M. Jones 19' c
Brody 39' c
Jacobs 77' c
Con: Feury (2/2) 20', 40'
Gallagher (1/1) 78'
Pen: Gallagher (1/1) 8'
Franklin's Gardens
Referee: Jack Makepeace[12]
24 November 2024
14:00
Sale Sharks19–29Exeter Chiefs (1 BP)
Try: Harper 8' c
Duffy 30' c
Thorpe 77' m
Con: Duffy (2/2) 9', 31'
ReportTry: Nelson 11' m
Jefferies 18' c
Poulin 23' m
Penalty try 40'
Buchanan 51' m
Con: McGoverne (1/4) 19'
Heywood Road
Referee: Hamish Grant[12]
24 November 2024
15:00
(1 BP) Saracens14–15Harlequins
Try: Campbell 65' c
Harrison 71' c
Con: Harrison (2/2) 66', 72'
ReportTry: Wilcock (2) 23' m, 63' m
Hanlon 37' m
Barnet Copthall
Referee: Richard Gordon[12]
Bye/s: Gloucester-Hartpury

Round 8

30 November 2024
14:00
(1 BP) Gloucester-Hartpury14–19Bristol Bears
Try: Rugman 44' c
Hyett 53' c
Con: Sing (2/2) 45', 54'
ReportTry: Keight 6' m
Aitchison 12' c
Murray 60' c
Con: Aitchison (1/2) 13'
Reed (1/1) 61'
Kingsholm
Referee: Christophe Ridley[13]
30 November 2024
14:00
(1 BP) Saracens32–21Loughborough Lightning
Try: Harrison 14' c
Corrigan 26' c
M. Hunt 52' c
Bermudez 75' m
Con: Harrison (3/4) 15', 27', 53'
Pen: Harrison (2/2) 59', 80+3'
ReportTry: Scurfield 34' c
Goldthorp 37' c
Kelter 63' c
Con: Scarratt (3/3) 35', 38', 64'
Barnet Copthall
Referee: Holly Wood[13]
30 November 2024
15:00
(1 BP) Harlequins47–26Trailfinders (1 BP)
Try: K. Powell 4' c
C. Powell 19' c
Peña 26' m
Hanlon 32' c
Konkel-Roberts 40+1' c
Latsha 67' c
Parry 77' c
Con: Tuima (6/7) 5', 20', 33', 40+2', 68', 78'
ReportTry: Thomson 8' c
White 36' m
Beukeboom 64' c
Dow 70' c
Con: Taylor (3/4) 9', 65', 71'
Twickenham Stoop
Referee: Hamish Grant[13]
1 December 2024
15:00
Sale Sharks17–34Leicester Tigers (1 BP)
Try: Thorpe (2) 6' m, 78' c
Benson 58' m
Con: Duffy (1/3) 79'
ReportTry: Fray 1' c
Bartlett 9' m
M. Jones (2) 16' m, 61' m
Omokhuale 24' m
Cokayne 36' c
Con: Feury (1/4) 2'
M. Jones (1/2) 37'
Salford Community Stadium
Referee: Jack Makepeace[13]
Bye/s: Exeter Chiefs

Round 9

7 December 2024
12:30
Leicester Tigers5–38Saracens (1 BP)
Try: Bartlett 58' mReportTry: Clifford 1' c
Sharp 4' c
Senft 14' m
Gondwe 22' c
Gregson (2) 46' c, 54' m
Con: Harrison (4/6) 2', 5', 23', 47'
Welford Road Stadium
Referee: Alex Thomas[14]
7 December 2024
15:00
(1 BP) Trailfinders31–5Sale Sharks
Try: Burton (3) 7' c, 32' c, 59' m
Taylor 40+1' c
Dow 44' m
Con: Taylor (3/5) 8', 33', 40+2'
ReportTry: Wood 35' m
Trailfinders Sports Ground
Referee: Charlie Gayther[14]
8 December 2024
15:00
Loughborough Lightning7–31Gloucester-Hartpury (1 BP)
Try: Green 77' c
Con: Nelson (1/1) 78'
ReportTry: N. Jones 4' c
Muir 18' m
Metcalfe 49' m
N. Hunt 56' c
Tuipulotu 64' c
Con: Sing (3/5) 5', 57', 65'
Franklin's Gardens
Referee: Nikki O'Donnell[14]
Bye/s: Harlequins

Round 10

14 December 2024
12:00
(1 BP) Trailfinders22–41Exeter Chiefs (1 BP)
Try: White 1' m
K. Evans (2) 22' m, 42' m
Meta 80+1' c
Con: Schell (1/3) 80+2'
ReportTry: Rogers (4) 12' m, 26' m, 33' c, 48' c
Poulin 35' m
Moloney 56' m
Buchanan 63' c
Con: Tessier (1/4) 34'
McGoverne (2/3) 50', 64'
Trailfinders Sports Ground
Referee: Holly Wood[16]
14 December 2024
14:00
(1 BP) Gloucester-Hartpury47–31Saracens (1 BP)
Try: K. Williams 10' m
Metcalfe 15' c
N. Hunt 32' c
Sing 42' c
Muir 54' c
N. Jones 71' c
Carson 74' c
Con: Sing (6/7) 16', 33', 44', 55', 72', 75'
ReportTry: Campbell 24' c
Harrison (2) 35' c, 51' c
Clifford 59' c
Con: Harrison (4/4) 25', 37', 52', 60'
Pen: Harrison (1/1) 30'
Kingsholm
Referee: Mike Hudson[16]
14 December 2024
15:05
(1 BP) Loughborough Lightning22–40Harlequins (1 BP)
Try: Hibbert-Jones 8' m
Kelter 18' m
Kabeya 58' m
Treder 69' c
Con: Nelson (1/4) 70'
ReportTry: C. Powell 12' m
Konkel-Roberts (2) 26' c, 73' c
Turani 52' c
Swords 63' c
Lochner 80+2' c
Con: Tuima (5/6) 27', 53', 64', 74', 80+4'
Franklin's Gardens
Referee: Charlie Gayther[16]
15 December 2024
14:00
(1 BP) Bristol Bears54–17Sale Sharks
Try: Atkin-Davies (2) 8' m, 46' c
Bern 28' c
Lovibond 37' c
Penalty try 39'
David 56' c
Sprague 72' c
Aitchison 77' c
Con: Aitchison (6/7) 29', 38', 47', 57', 73', 78'
ReportTry: Philipps 25' m
Rigoni 34' c
Duffy 50' m
Con: Wilkins (1/3) 35'
Shaftesbury Park
Referee: Ben Wood[16]
Bye/s: Leicester Tigers

Round 11

21 December 2024
14:00
(1 BP) Saracens33–24Bristol Bears (1 BP)
Try: Campbell (2) 14' c, 77' c
M. Hunt 20' c
Clifford 28' c
Harrison 66' m
Con: McKenna (1/1) 15'
Harrison (3/4) 21', 29', 78'
ReportTry: R. Marston-Mulhearn 5' c
Ward 10' c
Atkin-Davies 32' m
J. Joyce-Butchers 63' m
Con: Aitchison (2/4) 6', 11'
Barnet Copthall
Referee: Owen Taylor[17]
21 December 2024
14:15
Sale Sharks7–50Loughborough Lightning (1 BP)
Try: Antwis 35' c
Con: Duffy (1/1) 37'
ReportTry: Treder (2) 6' m, 58' m
Scurfield (4) 19' c, 25' c, 63' c, 75' c
Kelter 51' c
Belisle 71' m
Con: Scarratt (4/6) 20', 26', 52', 64'
Kelter (1/2) 76'
Heywood Road
Referee: Nikki O'Donnell[17]
21 December 2024
15:00
Exeter Chiefs12–41Gloucester-Hartpury (1 BP)
Try: Feaunati 68' m
Jacoby 76' c
Con: Tessier (1/2) 77'
ReportTry: Venner (2) 16' c, 39' c
Hendy (2) 22' m, 34' m
Lewis 25' m
N. Jones 43' m
H. Jones 73' c
Con: Sing (3/7) 17', 40', 74'
Sandy Park
Referee: Joe James[17]
Bye/s: Trailfinders

Round 12

Bye/s: Exeter Chiefs

Round 13

11 January 2025
14:00
Gloucester-HartpuryvLoughborough Lightning
Hartpury Stadium
Bye/s: Harlequins

Round 14

18 January 2025
14:00
Bristol BearsvLeicester Tigers
Shaftesbury Park
Bye/s: Saracens

Play-offs

As in previous seasons, the top four teams in the league table, following the conclusion of the regular season, will contest the play-off semi-finals in a 1st vs 4th and 2nd vs 3rd format, with the higher ranking team having home advantage. The two winners of the semi-finals then meet in the final at Barnet Copthall on 16 March 2025.[18]

Semi-finals Final
      
1 1st in League Table
4 4th in League Table
1 Winner of Semi-Final 1
2 Winner of Semi-Final 2
2 2nd in League Table
3 3rd in League Table

Leading scorers

Note: Flags to the left of player names indicate national team as has been defined under World Rugby eligibility rules, or primary nationality for players who have not yet earned international senior caps. Players may hold one or more non-WR nationalities.

Discipline

Citings/bans

Player Match[N 1] Citing date Law breached Result Ref
Canada Abigail DuGuid Trailfinders vs. Loughborough 13 October 2024 9.13 – Dangerous Tackling
(Red card)
3-match ban[N 2] [22]
England Abi Burton Trailfinders vs. Loughborough 23 October 2024 9.20(d) – Dangerous Play in a Ruck
(Red card)
5-match ban [23]
England Sarah Bern Sale vs. Bristol 30 October 2024 9.20(d) – Dangerous Play in a Ruck
(Citing)
1-match ban [24]
Netherlands Linde van der Velden Exeter vs. Saracens 5 November 2024 9.13 – Dangerous Tackling
(Citing)
4-match ban [25]
Scotland Lisa Cockburn Trailfinders vs. Gloucester-Hartpury 13 November 2024 9.13 – Dangerous Tackling
(Citing)
3-match ban[N 2] [26]
England Lilli Ives Campion Saracens vs. Loughborough 4 December 2024 9.13 – Dangerous Tackling
(Citing)
Citing dismissed [27]
Canada Tyson Beukeboom Harlequins vs. Trailfinders 5 December 2024 9.27 – 2 Yellow Cards
(Red card)
Sending off sufficient [28]
United States Tahlia Brody Leicester vs. Saracens 10 December 2024 9.13 – Dangerous Tackling
(Red card)
3-match ban[N 2] [29]

Notes:

  1. ^ The cited player's club is listed in bold italics.[20]
  2. ^ a b c The ban is reduced by one match, subject to the player's completion of the World Rugby Coaching Intervention Programme.[21]

Notes

  1. ^ a b c d The match between Bristol Bears and Exeter Chiefs was postponed from its original scheduled date of 7 December 2024, due to adverse weather conditions caused by Storm Darragh.[15]

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