Opinion
Three talking points from Round 4 of the 2025/26 PWR season
We are already a month into the 2025/26 Premiership Women’s Rugby season.
Joe Harvey
17 Nov 2025, 8:18
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Joe Harvey
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Since beginning work as a freelance sports journalist in 2018, Joe has contributed to numerous publications across the world. With a passion for men’s and women’s rugby, he has extensive knowledge of the sport’s development in North America and of Major League Rugby. He contributes to RugbyPass alongside other freelance commitments.
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