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]
| 2024–25 Premiership Women’s Rugby | |
|---|---|
| Countries |  England |
| Number of teams | 9 |
| Date | 5 October 2024 – 16 March 2025 |
| Matches played | 16 |
| Tries scored | 150 (average 9.4 per match) |
| Top point scorer | Emma Sing (Gloucester-Hartpury) – 52 points |
| Top try scorer | May Campbell (Saracens) – 6 tries |
| Official website | |
| www | |
The reigning champions entering the season are Gloucester-Hartpury, who claimed their second league title after winning the 2024 final.
Teams and locations
editThe 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.
Locations of the Premiership Women's Rugby teams competing in the 2024–25 season
Player movements
editTable
edit| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | TF | TA | TB | LB | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Saracens | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 180 | 105 | +75 | 27 | 16 | 4 | 0 | 20 | Play-offs |
| 2 | Exeter Chiefs | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 117 | 57 | +60 | 18 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 18 | |
| 3 | Harlequins | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 112 | 90 | +22 | 17 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 16 | |
| 4 | Gloucester-Hartpury | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 137 | 117 | +20 | 21 | 17 | 3 | 1 | 12 | |
| 5 | Bristol Bears | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 146 | 104 | +42 | 24 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 11 | |
| 6 | Loughborough Lightning | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 107 | 149 | −42 | 17 | 25 | 2 | 1 | 7 | |
| 7 | Trailfinders | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 118 | 107 | +11 | 17 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 6 | |
| 8 | Leicester Tigers | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 56 | 140 | −84 | 10 | 22 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 9 | Sale Sharks | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 41 | 145 | −104 | 7 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Updated to match(es) played on 1 November 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.
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
editThe 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 |
| Saracens | 5 (3rd) |
10 (1st) |
15 (1st) |
20 (1st) |
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| Exeter Chiefs | 4 (4th) |
9 (3rd) |
13 (2nd) |
18 (2nd) |
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| Gloucester-Hartpury | 5 (1st) |
10 (2nd) |
11 (3rd) |
12 (3rd) |
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| Bristol Bears | 5 (2nd) |
5 (5th) |
6 (5th) |
11 (4th) |
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| Harlequins | 1 (5th) |
1 (6th) |
6 (6th) |
11 (5th) |
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| Loughborough Lightning | 0 (9th) |
1 (7th) |
6 (7th) |
7 (6th) |
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| Trailfinders | 1 (6th) |
6 (4th) |
6 (4th) |
6 (7th) |
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| Leicester Tigers | 1 (7th) |
1 (8th) |
1 (8th) |
1 (8th) |
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| Sale Sharks | 0 (8th) |
0 (9th) |
0 (9th) |
0 (9th) |
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| Updated: 27 October 2024 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Key | |||
| Win | Draw | Loss | Bye |
Regular season
editThe 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.[3][4]
Results
editRound 1
edit| 5 October 2024 14:00 |
| (1 BP) Saracens | 38–29 | Trailfinders (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' | Report | Try: Laflin (3) 1' c, 18' m, 74' c Boatman 60' c Con: Taylor (3/4) 3', 61' 75' Pen: Taylor (1/1) 48' |
| StoneX Stadium Referee: George Selwood[5] |
| 5 October 2024 15:00 |
| (1 BP) Harlequins | 7–8 | Exeter Chiefs |
| Try: Whythe 12' c Con: Cromack (1/1) 13' | Report | Try: Bricknell 64' m Pen: McGoverne (1/1) 80+1' |
| Twickenham Stoop Referee: Nikki O'Donnell[5] |
| 5 October 2024 15:00 |
| Loughborough Lightning | 19–46 | Bristol Bears (1 BP) |
| Try: Calladine (2) 15' m, 55' c Winter 79' c Con: Green (2/3) 56', 80' | Report | Try: 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' |
| cinch stadium at Franklin's Gardens Referee: Charlie Gayther[5] |
| 6 October 2024 12:45 |
| (1 BP) Gloucester-Hartpury | 57–29 | Leicester 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' | Report | Try: 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[5] |
| Bye/s: Sale Sharks |
Round 2
edit| 12 October 2024 15:00 |
| Harlequins | 18–27 | Gloucester-Hartpury (1 BP) |
| Try: Aucken 31' m Meuller 74' c Con: Cromack (1/2) 75' Pen: Cromack (2/2) 14', 58' | Report | Try: 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[6] |
| 12 October 2024 19:00 |
| Sale Sharks | 14–52 | Saracens (1 BP) |
| Try: Hopkins 55' c Prothero 67' c Con: V. A. Irwin (2/2) 56', 68' | Report | Try: 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' |
| CorpAcq Stadium Referee: Charlie Gayther[6] |
| 13 October 2024 12:45 |
| (1 BP) Trailfinders | 64–33 | Loughborough 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' | Report | Try: Morrall 19' m Maude 27' c Hibbert-Jones 39' c A. Williams 51' c Goldthorp 68' c Con: Green (4/5) 28', 39', 52' c, 68' |
| Trailfinders Sports Ground Referee: Hamish Grant[6] |
| 13 October 2024 15:00 |
| (1 BP) Exeter Chiefs | 52–10 | Leicester 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' | Report | Try: Wills 62' m Russell 80' m |
| Sandy Park Referee: Craig Maxwell-Keys[6] |
| Bye/s: Bristol Bears |
Round 3
edit| 19 October 2024 12:00 |
| (1 BP) Bristol Bears | 24–41 | Saracens (1 BP) |
| Try: David (2) 35' c, 63' m Skeldon 53' m Reed 77' c Con: Reed (1/3) 36' Bevan (1/1) 78' | Report | Try: 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[7] |
| 19 October 2024 14:00 |
| (1 BP) Loughborough Lightning | 36–17 | Sale 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' | Report | Try: Hopkins 29' m Rigoni 67' m Antwis 76' c Con: Wilkins (1/3) 77' |
| cinch stadium at Franklin's Gardens Referee: Andy Wigley[7] |
| 19 October 2024 15:00 |
| (1 BP) Gloucester-Hartpury | 15–21 | Exeter Chiefs |
| Try: Williams-Morris 2' m Dale 32' c Con: Sing (1/2) 33' Pen: Sing (1/1) 40' | Report | Try: Nelson (2) 9' c, 56' c Nielson 15' c Con: McGoverne (3/3) 10', 16', 57' |
| Kingsholm Referee: George Selwood[7] |
| 20 October 2024 17:45 |
| Leicester Tigers | 17–31 | Harlequins (1 BP) |
| Try: Fray 57' m Omokhuale 72' c Childs 79' m Con: Feury (1/3) 73' | Report | Try: 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' |
| Mattioli Woods Welford Road Referee: Nikki O'Donnell[7] |
| Bye/s: Trailfinders |
Round 4
edit| 26 October 2024 15:00 |
| (1 BP) Exeter Chiefs | 36–25 | Trailfinders |
| 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' | Report | Try: 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[8] |
| 26 October 2024 15:00 |
| (1 BP) Harlequins | 22–19 | Loughborough Lightning (1 BP) |
| Try: Powell 25' m Neumann 28' m Phillips 64' m Kildunne 75' c Con: Tuima (1/4) 76' | Report | Try: Westcombe-Evans 12' c Keates 34' c Davey 53' m Con: Scarratt (2/3) 13', 35' |
| Twickenham Stoop Referee: George Selwood[8] |
| 26 October 2024 19:00 |
| Sale Sharks | 10–57 | Bristol Bears (1 BP) |
| Try: Swailes 24' m Fielding 56' m | Report | Try: 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' |
| CorpAcq Stadium Referee: Hamish Smales[8] |
| 27 October 2024 12:45 |
| (1 BP) Saracens | 49–38 | Gloucester-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' | Report | Try: 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' |
| StoneX Stadium Referee: Dan Jones[8] |
| Bye/s: Leicester Tigers |
Round 5
edit| 1 November 2024 19:00 |
| Bristol Bears | 19–34 | Harlequins (1 BP) |
| Try: David 4' c Bonner 27' c R. Marston-Mulhearn 38' m Con: Bevan (2/3) 5', 28' | Report | Try: 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[9] |
| 3 November 2024 14:00 |
| Gloucester-Hartpury | v | Sale Sharks |
| 4ED Hartpury Stadium, with Vodafone Referee: Andy Wigley[9] |
| Bye/s: Loughborough Lightning |
Round 6
edit| Bye/s: Saracens |
Round 7
edit| Bye/s: Gloucester-Hartpury |
Round 8
edit| Bye/s: Exeter Chiefs |
Round 9
edit| Bye/s: Harlequins |
Round 10
edit| Bye/s: Leicester Tigers |
Round 11
edit| Bye/s: Trailfinders |
Round 12
edit| Bye/s: Exeter Chiefs |
Play-offs
editAs 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 on 16 March 2025.
| 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
editNote: 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.
Most pointsedit
Source:[10]
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Most triesedit
Source:[10]
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Discipline
editCitings/bans
edit| Player | Match[N 1] | Citing date | Law breached | Result | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Abigail DuGuid
|
Trailfinders vs. Loughborough | 13 October 2024 | 9.13 – Dangerous Tackling (Red card) |
3-match ban[N 2] | [13] |
| Abi Burton
|
Trailfinders vs. Loughborough | 23 October 2024 | 9.20(d) – Dangerous Play in a Ruck (Red card) |
5-match ban | [14] |
| Sarah Bern
|
Sale vs. Bristol | 30 October 2024 | 9.20(d) – Dangerous Play in a Ruck (Citing) |
To be determined | |
Notes:
- ^ The cited player's club is listed in bold italics.[11]
- ^ The ban is reduced by one match, subject to the player's completion of the World Rugby Coaching Intervention Programme.[12]
References
edit- ^ "Premiership Women's Rugby". Premiership Women's Rugby. Retrieved 30 September 2024.
- ^ "Hartpury Stadium renamed as Vodafone and 4Ed Foundation partnership unveiled". Hartpury University & College. 29 October 2024. Retrieved 1 November 2024.
- ^ Orchard, Sara (18 June 2024). "Premiership Women's Rugby: 2024-25 season to be shortened to help England prepare for World Cup". BBC Sport. Retrieved 19 June 2024.
- ^ "PWR Final set for Super Sunday in 2025 | Premiership Women's Rugby". Premiership Women's Rugby. Retrieved 19 June 2024.
- ^ a b c d Premiership Women's Rugby [@ThePWR] (5 October 2024). "Here are our officials for Round 1 of the new Premiership Women's Rugby season" (Tweet). Retrieved 5 October 2024 – via Twitter.
- ^ a b c d Premiership Women's Rugby [@ThePWR] (10 October 2024). "Here are our officiating teams for Round 2" (Tweet). Retrieved 10 October 2024 – via Twitter.
- ^ a b c d Premiership Women's Rugby [@ThePWR] (17 October 2024). "Here's who will be officiating Round 3 of the PWR" (Tweet). Retrieved 17 October 2024 – via Twitter.
- ^ a b c d Premiership Women's Rugby [@ThePWR] (24 October 2024). "Here's who will be officiating Round 4 of the PWR" (Tweet). Retrieved 24 October 2024 – via Twitter.
- ^ a b c d Premiership Women's Rugby [@ThePWR] (31 October 2024). "Our officials for Round 5" (Tweet). Retrieved 31 October 2024 – via Twitter.
- ^ a b "Premiership Women's Rugby 2024-2025 Stats". England Rugby. Retrieved 6 October 2024.
- ^ "Disciplinary Decisions". England Rugby. Retrieved 13 October 2024.
- ^ "World Rugby Coaching Intervention Programme changing tackle behaviour". World Rugby. 30 November 2022. Retrieved 18 October 2024.
- ^ "RFU Short Judgment Form - Abigail DuGuid". England Rugby. 15 October 2024. Retrieved 18 October 2024.
- ^ "RFU Short Judgment Form - Abigail Burton". England Rugby. 23 October 2024. Retrieved 26 October 2024.