2 days ago premiership-womens-rugby Lightning hope added 'grit' can take them back to the top four
Loughborough Lightning hope that a newfound grit could send the club back to the Premiership Women’s Rugby semi-finals.
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Bristol Bears Women face off against Loughborough Lightning in PWR Round 7 on Sun 14th December 2025 at Shaftesbury Park. Kick-off in the UK is scheduled for 14:00 and is broadcast on YouTube. In South Africa it’s at 15:00 SAST, 01:00 NZST in New Zealand, 23:00 AEST in Australia and 08:00 EST in the US.
Loughborough Lightning won the last encounter but both teams are in the same form for their last 5 games.
Heading into the fixture the two sides are separated by just 3 places in the league table with Loughborough Lightning in 4th and Bristol Bears Women in 7th underlining just how tight this match could be.
The official squads for Bristol Bears Women vs Loughborough Lightning will become available around 24- 48 hours before kick-off. Teams can still make changes up to an hour before the match however.
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