The 2021–22 Premier 15s is the 5th season of the Premier 15s (23rd including editions of the previous Women's Premiership), of the top flight of English domestic women's rugby union competition and the second to be sponsored by Allianz. Incorporated in the season also was the inaugural Allianz Cup, a women's equivalent of the Premiership Rugby Cup.

2021–22 Premier 15s
Countries England
Date4 September 2021 – 3 June 2022
ChampionsSaracens Women (3rd title)
Runners-upExeter Chiefs Women
Matches played92
Highest attendance3,288–Saracens vs Exeter, 3 June 2022
Tries scored740
(average 8 per match)
Top point scorerEngland Emma Sing (Gloucester-Hartpury)–150 points
Top try scorerEngland Marlie Packer (Saracens)–17 tries
Official website
www.premier15s.com

Saracens Women, who finished top of the league table during the regular season, won their third Premiers 15s title on 3 June 2022, after defeating Exeter Chiefs Women by 43–21 in the play-off final.[1]

Teams

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The 10 teams competing in the 2021–22 Premier 15s season are:

Club Director of Rugby/
Head Coach
Captain Kit supplier Stadium Capacity City/Area
Bristol Bears Women   Dave Ward[2]   Amber Reed Umbro Shaftesbury Park 200 Bristol
DMP Durham Sharks   Jake Rodgers   Georgina Roberts Macron Northern Echo Arena 25,500 Darlington, County Durham
The Racecourse 8,500 Durham, County Durham
Exeter Chiefs Women   Susie Appleby   Kate Zackary Samurai Sandy Park 13,593 Exeter, Devon
Gloucester-Hartpury Women   Sean Lynn   Natasha Hunt Elite Pro Sports ALPAS Arena 600 Gloucester, Gloucestershire
Harlequins Women   Gerard Mullen[3]   Rachael Burford[3] Adidas Twickenham Stoop 14,800 Twickenham, Greater London
Surrey Sports Park Guildford, Surrey
Loughborough Lightning   Rhys Edwards   Lark Davies Kukri Loughborough University Stadium 3,330 Loughborough, Leicestershire
Sale Sharks Women   Darren Lamon[4]   Beth Stafford[4] Macron CorpAcq Stadium 3,387 Sale, Greater Manchester
Saracens Women   Alex Austerberry   Lotte Clapp Castore StoneX Stadium 10,500 Hendon, Greater London
Wasps Women   Giselle Mather   Kate Alder
  Claudia MacDonald
Hummel Twyford Avenue Sports Ground Acton, London
Worcester Warriors Women   Joanne Yapp   Lyndsay O'Donnell VX3 Sixways Stadium 11,499 Worcester, Worcestershire

Table

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2021–22 Premier 15s Table
Pos Team Pld W D L PF PA PD TF TA TB LB Pts Qualification
1 Saracens Women (C) 18 16 0 2 645 358 +287 97 53 13 0 77 Play-off place
2 Exeter Chiefs Women (RU) 18 13 1 4 650 275 +375 99 41 10 2 66
3 Bristol Bears Women (SF) 18 11 1 6 525 314 +211 85 49 12 4 62
4 Harlequins Women (SF) 18 12 0 6 579 309 +270 92 46 11 2 61
5 Wasps Women 18 9 1 8 440 327 +113 70 49 10 3 52
6 Gloucester-Hartpury Women 18 9 1 8 541 327 +214 83 49 8 5 51
7 Loughborough Lightning 18 9 2 7 441 372 +69 70 57 9 2 51
8 Worcester Warriors Women 18 6 0 12 427 483 −56 67 74 7 4 35
9 Sale Sharks Women 18 2 0 16 293 599 −306 43 95 5 1 14
10 DMP Durham Sharks 18 0 0 18 63 1240 −1177 11 204 0 0 0
Source: England 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.
(C) Champions. (RU) Runners-up. (SF) Losing semi-finalists.

Regular season

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The fixtures for the 2021–22 season were announced by the Rugby Football Union on 6 August 2021.[5]

Round 1

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4 September 2021
12:00
(1 BP) Bristol Bears Women38–21Exeter Chiefs Women
Try: Murray 8' c
West (2) 29' m, 45' m
Penalty try 60'
Lillicrap 69' c
Burgess 76' c
Con: Snowsill (2) 8', 70'
Skuse 77'
ReportTry: Robinson 18' c
Hunt 21' c
Zackary 65' c
Con: Cantorna (3) 19', 22', 66'
Shaftesbury Park
4 September 2021
13:30
(1 BP) Sale Sharks Women24–29Worcester Warriors Women (1 BP)
Try: Ounsley 22' c
Bawden 34' m
V.E. Irwin 80+1' c
Con: V.A. Irwin (3) 23', 35', 80+1'
Pen: V.A. Irwin 80+1'
ReportTry: Mattinson 16' c
Thompson 20' m
Washington 43' c
Harries 79' c
Con: Foxwell (3) 17', 44', 79'
Pen: Foxwell 9'
CorpAcq Stadium
4 September 2021
15:00
(1 BP) Wasps Women20–26Saracens Women (1 BP)
Try: Boatman 19' c
Burton 66' c
Con: F. Williams 19'
Edwards 66'
Pen: F. Williams 23'
Edwards 71'
ReportTry: Casey 13' m
Clapp 42' c
Campbell 60' c
Packer 74' c
Con: Harrison (3) 42', 60', 74'
Twyford Avenue
4 September 2021
16:30
(1 BP) Gloucester-Hartpury Women84–0DMP Durham Sharks
Try: Sing (2) 3' c, 38' c
K. Jones 12' m
Smith (2) 18' c, 67' c
Tandy 25' m
Brock 35' c
Hunt 40' c
Underwood (3) 57' m, 73' m, 80+1' m
Isaac (2) 75' m, 79' m
Con: Sing (5) 4', 19', 36', 38', 40+1'
Wilkins (2) 61', 68'
Report
ALPAS Arena
5 September 2021
15:00
(1 BP) Harlequins Women50–15Loughborough Lightning
Try: Scott 2' m
Cowell (3) 15' c, 55' c, 59' m
Cokayne 32' c
Kildunne 69' m
Blacklock 72' c
Green 77' c
Con: Tuima (3) 16', 33', 56'
Green (2) 73', 78'
ReportTry: Davies 20' m
Hunter 40' m
Swartz 80+1' m
Twickenham Stoop

Round 2

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11 September 2021
11:30
DMP Durham Sharks5–77Saracens Women (1 BP)
Try: Cowan 63' mReportTry: Clapp (2) 4' m, 9' c
Aitchison 14' m
Packer 26' m
Harrison 30' c
K. Evans (2) 34' m, 40' c
Wyrwas 47' m
Laqeretabua 49' c
P. Cleall 53' c
Rettie 60' m
Fleetwood 74' m
McKenna 77' c
Con: Harrison (3) 10', 31', 40+1'
Aitchison (3) 50', 55', 77'
Northern Echo Arena
11 September 2021
14:00
(1 BP) Gloucester-Hartpury Women17–24Bristol Bears Women (1 BP)
Try: Powell 17' c
Smith 59' c
Con: Sing (2) 18', 60'
Pen: Sing 12'
ReportTry: Murray (2) 52' c, 68' m
West 64' m
Marston 79' c
Con: Snowsill 54'
Reed 79'
ALPAS Arena
11 September 2021
14:00
(1 BP) Worcester Warriors Women31–66Harlequins Women (1 BP)
Try: Washington 13' m
Phillips 20' m
Cox 38' c
Moss 72' c
Lewis 80+1'
Con: Foxwell (3) 39', 72', 80' +2
ReportTry: Cowell 3' c
Kildunne (3) 9' c, 65' c, 76' c
Dainton 34' c
Swords 41' m
Cokayne (2) 48' c, 50' c
Brooks 52' c
Mayhew 62' m
Con: Green (3) 3', 10', 35'
Tuima (5) 48', 51', 52', 65', 77'
Sixways
12 September 2021
14:00
Loughborough Lightning0–29Wasps Women (1 BP)
ReportTry: Crake 4' m
Boatman 10' m
Dow 46' c
MacDonald 50' c
Kerr 60' m
Con: F. Williams (2) 47', 51'
Loughborough University
12 September 2021
14:00
(1 BP) Exeter Chiefs Women54–0Sale Sharks Women
Try: Jones 2' c
Kobayashi 13' c
Zackary 16' m
Menin 29' c
Hunt (2) 37' c, 69' c
Jefferies 43' c
Duncan 59' c
Con: Cantorna (7) 3', 13', 30', 38', 43', 59', 70'
Report
Sandy Park

Round 3

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18 September 2021
11:00
(1 BP) Bristol Bears Women115–0DMP Durham Sharks
Try: West (2) 4' m, 40+1' c
Keight (5) 10' m, 26' m, 28' c, 43' c, 46' m
Reed 13' m
Murray (3) 16' c, 33' m, 54' m
Bern 24' c
Bevan 36' c
Lillicrap 57' c
Lock (2) 60' c, 65' m
Skuse 68' m
Martin 71' c
Butchers 73' c
Con: Snowsill (2) 17', 25'
Reed (3) 30', 37', 40+1'
Skuse (5) 44', 58', 61', 72', 74'
Report
Shaftesbury Park
18 September 2021
13:00
(1 BP) Saracens Women38–7Loughborough Lightning
Try: Clapp 3' c
Harrison (2) 10' c, 79' m
McKenna 20' c
Packer 30' c
Rose 71' m
Con: Harrison (4) 3', 10', 20', 30'
ReportTry: Penalty try 34'
StoneX Stadium
18 September 2021
14:00
Sale Sharks Women21–45Gloucester-Hartpury Women (1 BP)
Try: Grieve 10' c
Benson (2) 66' c, 75' c
Con: V.A. Irwin (3) 11', 66', 75'
ReportTry: Powell (2) 6' c, 52' c
Penalty try 24'
Underwood (2) 33' c, 58' m
Aldcroft 39' m
Sing 56' m
Con: Sing (4) 6', 34', 39', 52'
CorpAcq Stadium
18 September 2021
14:00
(1 BP) Wasps Women26–22Worcester Warriors Women (1 BP)
Try: MacDonald 3' c
Cooksey 31' c
Dow 56' c
Burnfield 71' m
Con: F. Williams (3) 4', 32', 57'
ReportTry: Mattinson 6' m
Callender 37' c
Matthews 39' c
Con: Foxwell (2) 37', 40'
Pen: Foxwell 50'
Twyford Avenue
18 September 2021
15:00
Harlequins Women12–24Exeter Chiefs Women (1 BP)
Try: Fletcher 36' c
Harper 80+1' m
Con: Green 37'
ReportTry: Hunt 40+1' m
Van der Velden 56' c
Sheehan 61' m
Johnson 71' c
Con: Robinson (2) 57', 72'
Twickenham Stoop

Round 4

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2 October 2021
14:00
(1 BP) Bristol Bears Women27–17Sale Sharks Women
Try: Murray 9' m
Coles 19' m
West 27' m
Pam 38' c
Lillicrap 47'
Con: Snowsill 39'
ReportTry: Perrin 33' c
Delany 43' m
V.A. Irwin 63' m
Con: V.A. Irwin 34'
Shaftesbury Park
2 October 2021
14:00
Exeter Chiefs Women23–13Wasps Women
Try: Menin 53' c
Johnson 69' c
Con: Cantorna (2) 54', 70'
Pen: Cantorna (3) 39', 46', 75'
ReportTry: Wilson-Hardy 32' m
Boatman 80' m
Pen: F. Williams 50'
Sandy Park
2 October 2021
15:00
DMP Durham Sharks0–59Loughborough Lightning (1 BP)
ReportTry: Davey 5' m
Antwis 14' m
Alejandro 32' c
Svoboda 37' c
Davies (3) 40+1' c, 60' c, 69' c
Harper 55' c
Tasker 64' c
Con: Rowland (7) 33', 38', 40' +2, 56', 61', 65', 70'
Northern Echo Arena
2 October 2021
16:15
(1 BP) Gloucester-Hartpury Women18–21Harlequins Women
Try: Smith (2) 7' m, 22' c
Con: Sing 23'
Pen: Sing (2) 29', 39'
ReportTry: Kildunne 19' c
Bonar 43' c
Brown 79' c
Con: Tuima (3) 20', 44', 79'
ALPAS Arena
2 October 2021
17:30
Worcester Warriors Women5–34Saracens Women (1 BP)
Try: Brincat 67' mReportTry: Clapp 8' m
Laqeretabua 19' c
Harrison 26' m
Cleall 59' c
K. Evans 80' c
Con: Harrison (3) 26', 59', 80'
Pen: Harrison 19'
Sixways

Round 5

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9 October 2021
15:00
Harlequins Women5–24Bristol Bears Women (1 BP)
Try: Robinson 19' mReportTry: Keight 12' m
Compton 45' c
Joyce 49' c
West 59' m
Con: Reed (2) 46', 50'
Twickenham Stoop
9 October 2021
16:00
(1 BP) Loughborough Lightning14–18Worcester Warriors Women
Try: Davies (2) 51' c, 78' c
Con: Rowland (2) 52', 79'
ReportTry: Washington 61' m
Keates 66' c
Con: Murphy 67'
Pen: Yamamoto 46'
Murphy 79'
Loughborough University
9 October 2021
18:00
DMP Durham Sharks0–31Sale Sharks Women (1 BP)
ReportTry: Delany 7' m
Lyons 12' m
Benson (2) 26' c, 44' c
Neumann 40' c
Con: Law (3) 27', 40+1', 45'
Northern Echo Arena
10 October 2021
14:00
(1 BP) Saracens Women32–19Exeter Chiefs Women
Try: Miell 10' c
Cleall (2) 23' c, 50' c
Botterman 40' m
Con: Harrison (3) 10', 23', 50'
Pen: Harrison (2) 28', 64'
ReportTry: Bradley 7' c
Jefferies 60' m
Robinson 78' c
Con: Cantorna (2) 7', 78'
StoneX Stadium
10 October 2021
17:15
(1 BP) Wasps Women34–25Gloucester-Hartpury Women
Try: Muir 10' c
Dow (3) 50' m, 54' c, 64' c
MacDonald 67' m
Con: F. Williams 11'
Jones (2) 55', 65'
Pen: F. Williams 23'
ReportTry: Hunt 27' m
Lewis 60' c
Underwood 77' c
Con: Sing (2) 61', 78'
Pen: Sing (2) 7', 40'
Coventry Building Society Arena

Round 6

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27 November 2021
14:30
Sale Sharks Women10–36Harlequins Women (1 BP)
Try: McLachlan 37' c
Con: Law 37'
Pen: Law 13'
ReportTry: Cornborough 17' c
Cokayne 26' m
Robinson 33' c
Kildunne (2) 40' m, 64' m
Konkel 79' c
Con: Tuima (3) 17', 33', 79'
CorpAcq Stadium
27 November 2021
15:00
Exeter Chiefs Women14–7Loughborough Lightning (1 BP)
Try: Sheehan 19' c
Jefferies 50' c
Con: García (2) 19', 50'
ReportTry: Tasker 23' c
Con: Nelson 23'
Sandy Park
27 November 2021
15:00
(1 BP) Gloucester-Hartpury Women21–24Saracens Women
Try: Lund 43' c
Powell 59' c
Heard 67' c
Con: Sing (3) 45', 60', 68'
ReportTry: Wyrwas 10' c
Botterman 33' c
Packer 79' c
Con: Harrison (3) 10', 33', 79'
Pen: Harrison 80+1'
ALPAS Arena
28 November 2021
12:30
(1 BP) Bristol Bears Women36–17Wasps Women
Try: Butchers 4' c
Keight (2) 11' m, 65' m
Powell 27' c, 57' c
West 54' m
Con: Reed (3) 5', 28', 58'
ReportTry: Penalty try 40+1'
Moloney 50' c
Con: F. Williams 50'
Pen: F. Williams 9'
Shaftesbury Park

Round 7

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4 December 2021
12:30
Saracens Women17–12Bristol Bears Women (1 BP)
Try: Penalty try 20'
Wyrwas 55' c
Con: Aitchison 55'
Pen: Harrison 75'
ReportTry: Hesketh 15' m
Lovibond 72' c
Con: Reed 72'
StoneX Stadium
4 December 2021
13:30
(1 BP) Wasps Women22–8Sale Sharks Women
Try: Kerr (2) 40+1' c, 62' m
Nye 56' c
Monaghan 76' m
Con: F. Williams 40+1'
ReportTry: Neumann 69' m
Pen: Law 55'
Twyford Avenue
4 December 2021
15:00
(1 BP) Harlequins Women69–7DMP Durham Sharks
Try: Burford 4' c
Catlin (2) 14' m, 50' c
S. Brown 27' c
Robinson 38' m
Scott 46' m
Beckett 59' c
Kildunne (2) 64' m, 79' c
Mayhew 72' c
Dainton 75' c
Con: Tuima (7) 5', 28', 51', 60', 73', 76', 79'
ReportTry: Gardner 68' c
Con: Cookland 69'
Twickenham Stoop
4 December 2021
16:30
(2 BP) Gloucester-Hartpury Women31–33Loughborough Lightning (1 BP)
Try: Powell 12' c
Lund 53' c
Lewis 62' m
Underwood 74' m
Tuipulotu 78' c
Con: Sing (3) 13', 54', 78'
ReportTry: Rowland 8' c
Goldthorp 25' c
Lingham (2) 35' c, 40+1' c
Davies 77' m
Con: Rowland (4) 9', 26', 36', 40+1'
ALPAS Arena
4 December 2021
17:30
Worcester Warriors Women12–29Exeter Chiefs Women (1 BP)
Try: Mattinson 26' m
Harries 80' c
Con: Murphy 80'
ReportTry: Van der Velden 17' c
McGillivray 30' c
Rollie 48' c
Menin 60' m
Con: García (3) 18', 31', 49'
Pen: García 34'
Sixways

Round 8

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11 December 2021
12:30
(1 BP) Exeter Chiefs Women8–10Gloucester-Hartpury Women
Try: García 25' m
Pen: García 52'
ReportTry: Aldcroft 18' m
Smith 68' m
Sandy Park
11 December 2021
13:00
(1 BP) Worcester Warriors Women12–14Bristol Bears Women
Try: Callender 4' c
Varley 40' m
Con: Yamamoto 5'
ReportTry: Lovibond 29' c
Phillips 77' c
Con: Reed (2) 30', 78'
Sixways
11 December 2021
13:00
(1 BP) Loughborough Lightning27–0Sale Sharks Women
Try: Wassell 6' c
Davies (2) 43' m, 54' c
Rowland 74' c
Con: Rowland (2) 7', 75'
Pen: Rowland 35'
Report
Loughborough University
11 December 2021
13:30
(1 BP) Wasps Women70–0DMP Durham Sharks
Try: Burnfield 10' c
Boatman (5) 12' c, 20' c, 56' m, 58' c, 75' m
Molloy (2) 16' m, 64' m
Burton 28' m
Monaghan 39' m
Moloney 53' c
Muir 65' m
Con: F. Williams (5) 11', 13', 21', 54', 59'
Report
Twyford Avenue
12 December 2021
15:00
Saracens Women17–36Harlequins Women (1 BP)
Try: Campbell 17' c
Botterman 65' c
Con: Harrison (2) 18', 65'
Pen: Harrison 29'
ReportTry: Konkel (2) 25' m, 78' c
Fletcher 33' c
E. Scott 40+1' c
Beckett 50' c
Con: Tuima (4) 33', 40+1', 50', 78'
Pen: Tuima 61'
StoneX Stadium

Round 9

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18 December 2021
14:00
Loughborough Lightning17–14Bristol Bears Women (1 BP)
Try: Davies (2) 38' m, 53' m
Penalty try 67'
ReportTry: Joyce (2) 4' c, 16' c
Con: Reed (2) 5', 17'
Loughborough University
18 December 2021
15:00
DMP Durham Sharks0–88Exeter Chiefs Women (1 BP)
ReportTry: Sinclair 2' c
Jefferies (4) 16' c, 22' c, 27' c, 77' m
García (2) 20' c, 36' c
Fryday 31' c
Doidge 42' m
Mackinder 56' m
Tuttosi (2) 65' c, 69' c
Sheehan 67' c
McGillivray 79' c
Con: García (5) 2', 21', 23', 28', 37'
Foster (4) 66', 67', 70', 79'
Northern Echo Arena
19 December 2021
14:00
(1 BP) Sale Sharks Women26–41Saracens Women (1 BP)
Try: Delany 6' c
V.E. Irwin 9' c
Lyons 39' c
Tonkin 57' m
Con: Duffy (3) 7', 10', 40'
ReportTry: Waters 15' c
Packer (2) 18' c, 54' c
Clapp 31' c
Campbell 40+1' c
Con: Harrison (5) 16', 19', 32', 40+2', 55'
Pen: Harrison (2) 61', 76'
CorpAcq Stadium
19 December 2021
14:30
Worcester Warriors Women10–36Gloucester-Hartpury Women (1 BP)
Try: Farries 20' m
Brown 33' m
ReportTry: Lund 4' c
Sing 15' m
Aldcroft (2) 24' c, 27' c
Tuipulotu (2) 44', 59'
Con: Sing (3) 25', 28', 60'
Sixways
27 December 2021
13:00
(1 BP) Harlequins Women29–5Wasps Women
Try: Breach 37' c
Kildunne 43' m
Cowell 47' c
Konkel 63' m
Fletcher 78' c
Con: Tuima (2) 38', 48'
ReportTry: Boatman 40+1' m
Twickenham

Round 10

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8 January 2022
12:30
Bristol Bears Women14–36Gloucester-Hartpury Women (1 BP)
Try: Penalty try 28'
Bevan 39'
Con: Reed 40'
ReportTry: Tuipulotu 6' c
Brock 15' m
Lund 41' c
Sing 58' c
Underwood (2) 67' m, 78' m
Con: Sing (3) 7', 43', 59'
Shaftesbury Park
8 January 2022
13:30
(1 BP) Wasps Women22–41Loughborough Lightning (1 BP)
Try: Muir (2) 30' m, 64' c
Dow 40+1' m
Stone 71' m
Con: Cleall 65'
ReportTry: Westcombe-Evans 16' c
Svoboda (2) 18' c, 43' m
Lingham (2) 20' m, 25' m
Rowland 37' c
Holtkamp 53' m
Con: Rowland (3) 17', 19', 38'
Twyford Avenue
8 January 2022
14:00
Sale Sharks Women7–43Exeter Chiefs Women (1 BP)
Try: V.E. Irwin 32' c
Con: V.A. Irwin 33'
ReportTry: Detiveuax 12' c
Zackary 39' c
Delgado 48' c
Van der Velden 52' m
Tuttosi 60' c
Doidge 75' m
Bradley 80+1' m
Con: García (4) 12', 39' 48', 59'
CorpAcq Stadium
9 January 2022
14:00
(1 BP) Saracens Women104–0DMP Durham Sharks
Try: Barnes 4' m
Laqeretabua (2) 7' m, 27' m
Botterman (2) 13' c, 51' c
Packer (3) 18' c, 23' c, 40+1' m
Campbell 47' m
K. Evans 55' c
Wyrwas 58' c
Cleall (3) 70' m, 74' m, 79' m
Corrigan (2) 71' m, 76' m
Clifford 80+1' m
Con: Aitchison (7) 13', 18', 23', 31', 51', 55', 58'
Report
StoneX Stadium
9 January 2022
15:00
(1 BP) Harlequins Women42–15Worcester Warriors Women
Try: Cowell 16' m
Tuima (3) 18' m, 51' m, 63' m
Mayhew 26' m
Cokayne 48' c
Mullen 69' c
Con: Green (2) 49', 70'
Pen: Green (1) 80+1'
ReportTry: Thompson 57' c
Febrey 72' m
Con: Murphy 58'
Pen: Nicholas 38'
Twickenham Stoop

Round 11

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15 January 2022
Gloucester-Hartpury Women17–3Sale Sharks Women
Try: Lund 26' m
Powell 32' m
Sommer 69' c
Con: Sing 70'
ReportPen: Law 53'
ALPAS Arena
15 January 2022
Loughborough Lightning12–27Saracens Women (1 BP)
Try: Rowland 34' c
Davies 40+1' m
Con: Rowland 35'
ReportTry: Packer 12' c
Cleall (2) 32' m, 74' c
Aitchison 40' m
Con: Harrison (2) 13', 75'
Pen: Harrison 61'
Loughborough University
15 January 2022
DMP Durham Sharks7–48Bristol Bears Women (1 BP)
Try: Hazell 19' c
Con: Cookland 20'
ReportTry: Bern (2) 2' m, 11' c
Joyce (2) 26' m, 28' m
Ward (2) 40', 46' c
Marston (2) 54' c, 80' c
Con: Reed (2) 13', 27'
Skuse (2) 55', 80+1'
Northern Echo Arena
16 January 2022
14:00
Worcester Warriors WomenCancelled
0–0
Wasps Women (1 BP)
Report
Sixways
16 January 2022
14:30
Exeter Chiefs Women18–17Harlequins Women (1 BP)
Try: Mpupha 17' m
Rogers 80' c
Con: García 18'
Pen: García (2) 62', 80' +2
ReportTry: Edwards 9 m'
Konkel 23' m
Duffy 65'
Con: Tuima 24'
Sandy Park

Round 12

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29 January 2022
Sale Sharks Women5–36Bristol Bears Women (1 BP)
Try: Neumann 40' mReportTry: West 28' m
Ward 48' c
Joyce (2) 52' m, 65' c
Bern 70' c
Hesketh 80' m
Con: Reed 49'
Snowsill (2) 66', 71'
CorpAcq Stadium
29 January 2022
(1 BP) Harlequins Women26–12Gloucester-Hartpury Women
Try: S. Brown 3' c
Cokayne (2) 28' c, 63' m
Tuima 35' c
Con: Tuima (3) 4', 29', 36'
ReportTry: C. Powell 9' c
Blackburn 64' m
Con: Sing 10'
Twickenham Stoop
29 January 2022
Wasps Women15–15Exeter Chiefs Women
Try: Muir 33' c
B. Cleall 57' m
Con: F. Williams 34'
Pen: F. Williams 77'
ReportTry: Nielson 15' m
Mpuha 37' m
Johnson 53' m
Twyford Avenue
29 January 2022
(1 BP) Saracens Women39–28Worcester Warriors Women (1 BP)
Try: Botterman 13' c
Wyrwas 18' c
Campbell 30' c
Kelter 32' m
M. Packer (2) 47' m, 76' m
Con: Harrison (3) 14', 19', 31'
Pen: Harrison 79'
ReportTry: Thompson 9' m
Phillips 42' c
Laflin (2) 52' m, 61' m
Con: Murphy 43'
Pen: Murphy (2) 25', 38'
StoneX Stadium
29 January 2022
(1 BP) Loughborough Lightning58–5DMP Durham Sharks
Try: Rowland 4' c
Lingham (2) 6' m, 32' m
Westcombe-Evans (2) 19' m, 30' m
Davies 48' c
Hardy 56' m
Swartz 63' m
Mueller 69' c
Mataitoga 79' c
Con: Rowland (4) 5', 49', 70', 80'
ReportTry: Inman 76' m
Loughborough University

Round 13

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5 February 2022
Gloucester-Hartpury Women32–36Exeter Chiefs Women
Try: Crabb 28' c
H. Jones 50' c
C. Powell 70' m
Tuipulotu 79' c
Con: Sing (3) 29', 51', 80'
Pen: Sing (2) 15', 38'
ReportTry: Kobayashi 4' c
Zackary (3) 20' c, 55' m, 75' c
Johnson 41' m
Con: García (3) 5', 21', 76'
ALPAS Arena
5 February 2022
Bristol Bears Women12–10Worcester Warriors Women
Try: West 57' m
K. Powell 76' c
Con: Snowsill 77'
ReportTry: Harries 47' m
Shekells 71' m
Shaftesbury Park
5 February 2022
Sale Sharks Women3–32Loughborough Lightning
Pen: E. Duffy 12'ReportTry: Campion 1' m
Davies (2) 37' c, 60' m
Rowland 72' m
Kabeya 77' c
Con: Rowland (2) 38', 78'
Pen: Rowland 17'
CorpAcq Stadium
5 February 2022
Harlequins Women8–22Saracens Women
Try: Cokayne 6' m
Pen: Tuima 36'
ReportTry: Aitchison 19' c
M. Packer 63' m
Fleetwood 75' c
Con: Kelter (2) 20', 76'
Pen: Kelter 73'
Twickenham Stoop
5 February 2022
DMP Durham Sharks0–46Wasps Women
ReportTry: Muir (3) 4' m, 12' m, 16' c
Molloy 8' m
Millar-Mills 18' m
Dow 30' c
Cooksey 33' c
Searcy 64' m
Con: F. Williams (3) 17', 31' 34'
Northern Echo Arena

Round 14

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19 February 2022
Harlequins Women40–8Sale Sharks Women
Try: Harper 8' c
S. Brown (2) 22' c, 43' c
Beckett 34' c
H. Duffy 66' c
Aucken 78' m
Con: Green (5) 9', 23', 35', 44', 67'
ReportTry: V.E. Irwin 52' m
Pen: E. Duffy 4'
Twickenham Stoop
19 February 2022
Wasps Women5–7Bristol Bears Women
Try: Muir 3' mReportTry: Murray 10' c
Con: Reed 11'
Twyford Avenue
19 February 2022
Saracens Women35–20Gloucester-Hartpury Women
Try: Wyrwas 13' c
Carson 24' c
Corrigan 54' c
Clifford 58' c
Campbell 74' c
Con: Martin (5) 14', 25', 55', 59', 75'
ReportTry: Maude 17' c
Caplice 38' m
Underwood 77' m
Con: Fahey 18'
Pen: Fahey 46'
StoneX Stadium
19 February 2022
Worcester Warriors Women57–17DMP Durham Sharks
Try: Brincat 8' c
Foxwell 15' c
Phillips (2) 21' m, 30' c
Laflin (2) 37' c, 79' c
Lewis 43' c
Shermer (2) 59' m, 74' m
Con: Murphy (6) 9', 16', 31', 38', 44', 80'
ReportTry: Taylor 18' m
Herrick 27' c
Cowan 66' m
Con: Cookland 28'
Sixways
19 February 2022
Loughborough Lightning28–25Exeter Chiefs Women
Try: Jacoby 7' c
Goldthorp 39' c
Kabeya (2) 73' c, 79' c
Con: Rowland (4) 8', 40', 74', 80'
ReportTry: Zackary 29' c
O. Jones 47' m
Rogers 59' c
Con: Foster (2) 30', 60'
Pen: Foster (2) 44', 54'
Loughborough University

Round 15

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26 February 2022
Loughborough Lightning19–19Gloucester-Hartpury Women
Try: Svoboda 10' m
Mataitoga 65' c
Hunter 71' c
Con: Rowland (2) 66', 72'
ReportTry: Tuipulotu 31' c
Underwood 44' c
H. Jones 75' m
Con: Sing (2) 32', 45'
Loughborough University
26 February 2022
Bristol Bears Women26–30Saracens Women
Try: Marston 37' c
Infante 53' c
Butchers 62' m
Bern 79' c
Con: Reed (3) 38', 54', 80'
ReportTry: Kelter 24' c
Corrigan 28' c
Campbell 45' m
P. Cleall 59' m
Con: Kelter (2) 25', 29'
Pen: Kelter (2) 19', 70'
Shaftesbury Park
26 February 2022
Sale Sharks Women14–53Wasps Women
Try: Roberts 59' c
Bawden 74' c
Con: E. Duffy (2) 60', 75'
ReportTry: Boatman (3) 9' m, 51' m, 70' c
Millar-Mills 13' m
M. Jones (2) 22' m, 67' c
Moloney (2) 27' c, 45' c
Dow 38' m
Con: M. Jones (4) 28', 46', 68', 71'
Hare Lane, Chester RUFC
26 February 2022
Exeter Chiefs Women60–7Worcester Warriors Women
Try: Doidge (3) 1' c, 10' m, 53' m
Tuttosi (3) 6' c, 36' m, 58' c
M. Hunt 25' m
Detiveuax 28' c
Zackary (2) 44' m, 79' c
Con: Foster (5) 2', 7', 29', 59', 80'
ReportTry: Thompson 20' c
Con: Murphy 21'
Sandy Park
26 February 2022
DMP Durham Sharks5–48Harlequins Women
Try: Phan 22' mReportTry: Cowell (2) 2' m, 7' m
Dobson 20' c
Beckett 25' c
Harper 41' c
Amory 43' m
S. Brown 57' c
Tuima 75' m
Con: Green (4) 21', 26', 42', 58'
Northern Echo Arena

Round 16

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5 March 2022
Wasps Women30–14Harlequins Women
Try: Muir 17' c
Boatman 25' m
B. Cleall 35' c
Dow 50' m
Con: M. Jones (2) 18', 36'
Pen: M. Jones (2) 5', 60'
ReportTry: Cowell 12' c
Galligan 73' c
Con: Green (2) 13', 74'
Twyford Avenue
5 March 2022
Saracens Women41–33Sale Sharks Women
Try: Corrigan 5' c
Miell 8' m
Clapp 13' m
Jacobs 23' c
Aitchison 26' c
Kelter 41' c
Con: Kelter (4) 6', 24', 27', 42'
Pen: Kelter 76'
ReportTry: Ounsley (2) 40' c, 54' m
Benson 60' c
Law 69' c
V.E. Irwin 79' c
Con: E. Duffy (4) 41', 61', 70', 80'
StoneX Stadium
5 March 2022
Bristol Bears Women26–26Loughborough Lightning
Try: West 2' c
Joyce 4' c
Marston 24' c
K. Powell 36' m
Con: Reed (3) 3', 5', 25'
ReportTry: Rowland 21' c
Malcolm 31' m
Davies 66' c
Jacoby 72' c
Con: Rowland (3) 22', 67', 73'
Shaftesbury Park
5 March 2022
Gloucester-Hartpury Women15–12Worcester Warriors Women
Try: Lewis 3' m
Tuipulotu 39' c
Con: Sing 40'
Pen: Sing 77'
ReportTry: McNaney 60' m
Bricknell 68' c
Con: Nicholas 69'
ALPAS Arena
5 March 2022
Exeter Chiefs Women90–7DMP Durham Sharks
Try: Zackary 1' m
Rogers (2) 10' c, 28' c
Detiveuax (4) 14' c, 21' c, 33' m, 60' c
Doidge 39' c
Kobayashi 42' c
Holland 44' c
Tuttosi 68' c
Van der Velden 74' m
Senft 76' c
Allen 79' m
Con: Foster (10) 11', 15', 23', 29', 40', 43', 45', 61', 69', 77'
ReportTry: Torley 47' c
Con: Cookland 48'
Sandy Park

Round 17

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7 May 2022
Gloucester-Hartpury Women36–7Wasps Women
Try: N. Hunt 5' c
N. Jones 7' c
Lund 41' m
Underwood 43' c
Sing 79' c
Con: Sing (4) 6', 8', 44', 80'
Pen: Sing 2'
ReportTry: Boatman 65' c
Con: Goulden 66'
ALPAS Arena
7 May 2022
Bristol Bears Women26–43Harlequins Women
Try: Bern 30' c
Burns 45' m
Joyce 61' c
Johnes 70' c
Con: Reed (3) 31', 62', 71'
ReportTry: Kildunne 8' c
Cokayne (3) 25' m, 34' m, 79' c
Cowell 39' m
S. Brown 42' c
Breach 66' c
Con: Blacklock 9'
Green (3) 43', 67', 80'
Ashton Gate
7 May 2022
Worcester Warriors Women34–24Loughborough Lightning
Try: Varley 20' c
Keates 39' c
Mattinson 53' c
Phillips (2) 65' m, 72' m
Con: Yamamoto (3) 21', 40', 54'
Pen: Yamamoto 10'
ReportTry: Malcolm 16' c
Scarratt 27' c
Gaffney 31' c
Con: Scarratt (3) 17', 28', 32'
Sixways
7 May 2022
Exeter Chiefs Women54–12Saracens Women
Try: Rogers 6' c
Doidge 9' c
Emily Tuttosi 18' c
F. Robinson 34' m
Johnson 49' c
Detiveuax 51' c
Van der Velden 56' c
Cantorna 75' c
Con: Cantorna (7) 7', 10', 20', 50', 52', 57', 76'
ReportTry: Rettie 3' m
Botterman 69' c
Con: Kelter 70'
Sandy Park
7 May 2022
Sale Sharks Women57–5DMP Durham Sharks
Try: Lyons (2) 8' c, 39' c
N. James 17' m
Benson 24' c
Hibbert-Jones (2) 29' m, 60' c
Perrin 31' c
V.E. Irwin 52' c
Howard 78' m
Con: E. Duffy (6) 9', 25', 32', 40', 53', 61'
ReportTry: M. James 79' m
CorpAcq Stadium

Round 18

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14 May 2022
Saracens Women31–26Wasps Women
Try: Corrigan 38' c
M. Packer 51' m
Campbell 55' m
Aitchison 70' c
Kelter 77' c
Con: Kelter (3) 39', 71', 78'
ReportTry: Balogun 11' c
B. Cleall 25' c
Boatman 30' c
Wilson-Hardy 43' m
Con: F. Williams (3) 12', 26', 31'
StoneX Stadium
14 May 2022
Loughborough Lightning22–17Harlequins Women
Try: Mataitoga 12' m
Rowland 21' m
Kabeya 30' m
Taufo'ou 73' c
Con: Scarratt 74'
ReportTry: Beckett 18' m
Mew 35' m
Cornborough 66' c
Con: Green 67'
Loughborough University
14 May 2022
Worcester Warriors Women51–26Sale Sharks Women
Try: Skeldon 5' m
Laflin 16' m
Shekells (2) 28' c, 55' m
Farries (2) 36' c, 80' c
Harries (2) 49' m, 75' m
Cox 68' m
Con: Yamamoto (3) 29', 37', 80+1'
ReportTry: Orrow 9' m
Tonkin 21' c
Benson 44' c
E. Duffy 70' m
Con: V.A. Irwin (2) 22', 45'
E. Duffy 71'
Sixways
14 May 2022
Exeter Chiefs Women29–26Bristol Bears Women
Try: Detiveuax (2) 11' m, 36' m
Zackary (2) 52' c, 65' m
Tutossi 70' c
Con: Cantorna (2) 53', 71'
ReportTry: Crompton 29' c
Bern 39' c
Keight 58' m
Burgess 78' c
Con: Reed (3) 30', 40', 79'
Sandy Park
14 May 2022
DMP Durham Sharks0–67Gloucester-Hartpury Women
ReportTry: Underwood (4) 2' c, 29' c, 72' c, 76' m
George 7' c
Lewis 15' c
Aldcroft 21' m
Lake 27' m
Lund 45' c
Sing 50' m
L. Scott 64' m
Con: Sing (6) 3', 8', 16', 30', 46', 73'
Northern Echo Arena

Play-offs

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Semi-finals Final
      
1 Saracens Women 30
4 Harlequins Women 10
1 Saracens Women 43
2 Exeter Chiefs Women 21
2 Exeter Chiefs Women 28
3 Bristol Bears Women 24

Semi-finals

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22 May 2022
14:00
Saracens Women30–10Harlequins Women
Try: P. Cleall (2) 14' m, 40+2' c
M. Packer 19' c
Campbell 44' m
Con: Kelter (2/4) 20', 40+3'
Pen: Kelter (2/3) 26', 63'
ReportTry: Breach 32' m
Cokayne 78' m
StoneX Stadium
Attendance: 2,139
Referee: Nikki O’Donnell (RFU)
22 May 2022
16:30
Exeter Chiefs Women28–24Bristol Bears Women
Try: Rogers (2) 6' c, 21' c
Van der Velden 10' c
Detiveaux 77' c
Con: Cantorna (4/4) 7', 11', 22', 79'
ReportTry: West (2) 25' m, 73' m
Bevan 36' c
Murray 55' c
Con: Reed (2/4) 37', 57'
Sandy Park
Attendance: 2,564
Referee: Charlie Gayther (RFU)

Final

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3 June 2022
15:00
Saracens Women43–21Exeter Chiefs Women
Try: M. Packer (2) 6' c, 40+1' c
Fleetwood 22' c
Carson 42' c
Campbell 62' c
Corrigan 66' m
Con: Kelter (5/6) 7', 23', 40+3', 43', 63'
Pen: Kelter (1/1) 30'
ReportTry: García 25' c
Detiveaux 56' c
Jefferies 71' c
Con: Cantorna (3/3) 26', 57', 72'
Sixways
Attendance: 3,288
Referee: Harry Walbaum (RFU)
FB 15   Sarah McKenna
RW 14   Alysha Corrigan   77'
OC 13   Cara Wardle   67'
IC 12   Alev Kelter
LW 11   Lotte Clapp (cc)
FH 10   Holly Aitchison
SH 9   Ella Wyrwas   77'
N8 8   Marlie Packer (cc)
OF 7   Vicky Fleetwood
BF 6   Mackenzie Carson   67'
RL 5   Poppy Cleall   75'
LL 4   Fiona McIntosh
TP 3   Kelsey Clifford   53'
HK 2   May Campbell   75'
LP 1   Hannah Botterman   75'
Substitutions:
HK 16   Kat Evans   75'
PR 17   Donna Rose   75'
PR 18   Alex Ellis   53'
LK 19   Sonia Green   75'
FL 20   Georgia Evans   67'
SH 21   Anna Goddard   77'
CE 22   Hannah Casey   67'
WG 23   Tilly Vaughan-Fowler   77'
Coach:
  Alex Austerberry
FB 15   Merryn Doidge
RW 14   Eilidh Sinclair
OC 13   Kanako Kobayashi
IC 12   Gabby Cantorna   67'
LW 11   Jennine Detiveaux
FH 10   Patricia García   62'
SH 9   Flo Robinson   67'
N8 8   Kate Zackary (cc)
OF 7   Rachel Johnson   66'
BF 6   Poppy Leitch (cc)
RL 5   Linde van der Velden   46'
LL 4   Nichola Fryday   46'
TP 3   DaLeaka Menin   73'
HK 2   Emily Tuttosi   66'
LP 1   Hope Rogers
Substitutions:
HK 16   Clara Nielson   66'
LK 17   McKinley Hunt   46'
PR 18   Michaella Roberts   73'
PR 19   Gabrielle Senft   66'
LK 20   Ebony Jefferies   46'
SH 21   Brooke Bradley   67'
FH 22   Megan Foster   62'
WG 23   Nancy McGillivray   67'
Coach:
  Susie Appleby

Player of the Match:
  Marlie Packer (Saracens Women)

Leading scorers

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Team of the Season

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The 2021–22 Allianz Premier 15s Team of the Season, which was revealed on 29 June, features players from seven different clubs and three different nationalities. The team was selected by a panel of five media experts–Jessica Hayden, Nick Heath, Kat Merchant, Sara Orchard and Fiona Thomas.[6]

Allianz Cup

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2021–22 Allianz Cup
Tournament details
CountriesEngland
Tournament format(s)Round-robin and knockout
Date30 October 2021 — 22 April 2022
Tournament statistics
Teams10
Final
ChampionsExeter Chiefs (1st title)
Runners-upHarlequins
(Next) 2022–23 →

The Allianz Cup saw the Premier 15s clubs ranked by their previous finishing position and drawn in two pools of five, with clubs playing each other once in two home games, two away games, one bye week over five rounds.

The top two teams in each pool will progress to the semi-finals played at the highest ranked clubs’ venues (16 April 2022) as well a third-placed play-off and final (both 22 April 2022). The Allianz Cup final will be played at the home venue of the winning semi-finalist club with the highest points’ difference.

The bottom four ranked teams will enter fifth, seventh and ninth placed play-off finals with the home team once again determined by stage one league tables. The Cup competition also gives greater exposure to every Allianz Premier 15s round.

Cup pool stage

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Pool 1

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Pool 1
Pos Team Pld W D L PF PA PD TB LB Pts Qualification
1 Harlequins Women 3 3 0 0 134 31 +103 3 0 15 Semi-finals
2 Gloucester-Hartpury Women 2 1 0 1 43 34 +9 1 0 5
3 Bristol Bears Women 2 1 0 1 45 41 +4 1 0 5 5th/6th-place play-off
4 Wasps Women 2 0 0 2 29 72 −43 0 0 0 7th/8th-place play-off
5 DMP Durham Sharks 1 0 0 1 0 73 −73 0 0 0 9th/10th-place play-off
Source: [citation needed]
Rules for classification: If teams are level at any stage, tiebreakers are applied in the following order:
  1. Number of matches won
  2. Difference between points for and against
  3. Total number of points for
  4. Total number of tries scored

Round 1

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30 October 2021
15:00
DMP Durham Sharks0–73Harlequins Women (1 BP)
ReportTry: Brown 3' m
Fletcher 8' c
Wellbelove 12' c
L. Packer 15' c
Catlin (2) 22' c, 47' c
Edwards 27' c
Bloor (2) 33' c, 77' c
Scott 66' m
Comerford 80' c
Con: Green (9) 9', 13', 16', 23', 28', 34', 48', 78', 80+1'
Northern Echo Arena
30 October 2021
16:45
(1 BP) Gloucester-Hartpury Women31–12Bristol Bears Women
Try: Underwood (2) 10' m, 25' m
Caplice 35' c
Lund (2) 51' c, 75' c
Con: George (3) 36', 52', 76'
ReportTry: Nigrelli 40' m
Burgess 47' c
Con: Skuse 48'
ALPAS Arena
Bye/s: Wasps Women

Round 2

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6 November 2021
14:00
(1 BP) Bristol Bears Women33–10Wasps Women
Try: Lovibond 18' c
Phillips (2) 23' m, 32' c
Nigrelli 49' c
Pam 55' c
Con: Skuse (4) 19', 33', 50', 56'
ReportTry: C. Williams 58' m
Boatman 79' m
Shaftesbury Park
6 November 2021
14:00
(1 BP) Harlequins Women29–12Gloucester-Hartpury Women
Try: Catlin 3' c
Cowell (2) 18' c, 37' m
Amory 42' c
Con: Green (2) 4', 19'
Scott 43'
Pen: Green 11'
ReportTry: Smith 55' m
Twickenham Stoop
Bye/s: DMP Durham Sharks

Round 3

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13 November 2021
14:00
Wasps Women19–39Harlequins Women (1 BP)
Report
Twyford Avenue
13 November 2021
14:00
Gloucester-Hartpury WomenC–CDMP Durham Sharks
ALPAS Arena
Bye/s: Bristol Bears Women

Round 4

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Bye/s: Gloucester-Hartpury Women

Round 5

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2 April 2022
Wasps Women35–20Gloucester-Hartpury Women
Report
Twyford Avenue
2 April 2022
Bristol Bears Women53–10DMP Durham Sharks
Report
Shaftesbury Park
Bye/s: Harlequins Women

Pool 2

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Pool 2
Pos Team Pld W D L PF PA PD TB LB Pts Qualification
1 Saracens Women 3 2 0 1 53 29 +24 2 0 10 Semi-finals
2 Exeter Chiefs Women 2 2 0 0 53 14 +39 1 0 9
3 Sale Sharks Women 3 1 0 2 45 62 −17 1 0 5 5th/6th-place play-off
4 Worcester Warriors Women 2 1 0 1 31 34 −3 0 0 4 7th/8th-place play-off
5 Loughborough Lightning 2 0 0 2 24 67 −43 0 0 0 9th/10th-place play-off
Source: [citation needed]
Rules for classification: If teams are level at any stage, tiebreakers are applied in the following order:
  1. Number of matches won
  2. Difference between points for and against
  3. Total number of points for
  4. Total number of tries scored

Round 1

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Bye/s: Exeter Chiefs Women

Round 2

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Bye/s: Worcester Warriors Women

Round 3

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14 November 2021
13:30
(1 BP) Saracens Women31–0Sale Sharks Women
Report
StoneX Stadium
Bye/s: Loughborough Lightning

Round 4

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Bye/s: Saracens Women

Round 5

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Bye/s: Sale Sharks Women

References

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  1. ^ "Saracens crush Exeter 43-21 to regain Premier 15s title". www.bbc.co.uk/sport. BBC Sport. 3 June 2022. Retrieved 3 June 2022.
  2. ^ "Ward determined to make an impact on his return to the West Country". Bristol Bears. 14 May 2021. Retrieved 6 August 2021.
  3. ^ a b "Mullen names team to face DMP Durham Sharks". Harlequins. 9 October 2020. Retrieved 6 August 2021.
  4. ^ a b Diamond, Sam (8 October 2020). "Sale Sharks Women confirm playing squad and captain for the 2020/21 season". Sale Sharks. Retrieved 6 August 2021.
  5. ^ "Fixtures and Results". Premier 15s. Retrieved 6 August 2021.
  6. ^ "Allianz Premier 15s Team of the Season Announced". Premier 15s. 29 June 2022. Retrieved 3 July 2022.