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Loughborough Lightning could see the bright side at the end of their 45-26 loss to Gloucester Hartpury on Sunday afternoon.
Loughborough Lightning face off against Trailfinders Women in PWR Round 8 on Sun 21st December 2025 at cinch Stadium at Franklin's Gardens. Kick-off in the UK is scheduled for 14:00 and is broadcast on YouTube. In South Africa it’s at 16:00 SAST, 03:00 NZST in New Zealand, 01:00 AEST in Australia and 06:00 EST in the US.
Trailfinders Women won the last encounter but Loughborough Lightning are in the best form of their last 5 games.
Heading into the fixture the two sides are separated by just 1 place in the league table with Trailfinders Women in 5th and Loughborough Lightning in 6th underlining just how tight this match could be.
The official squads for Loughborough Lightning vs Trailfinders Women 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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Sign up for freeLoughborough Lightning could see the bright side at the end of their 45-26 loss to Gloucester Hartpury on Sunday afternoon.
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Helen Nelson converts the try.
Fancy Bermudez goes on their own for a try.
Rosie Inman has kicked a conversion.
A wonderful passing move by Trailfinders is finished off by Rosie Inman
Rosie Inman has kicked a penalty goal.
The Trailfinders supporters go wild as Rosie Inman successfully kicks the conversion.
Great hands by Trailfinders leads to a try for Kate Zackary
Great hands by Loughborough Lightning leads to a try for Lucia Scott
The forward pack of Loughborough Lightning will be happy with that as the rolling maul barges over for the try.
Helen Nelson does the business as their conversion attempt goes over.
The pressure has finally told as Sadia Kabeya scores from close range.
Rosie Inman makes no mistake with that conversion attempt.
A wonderful passing move by Trailfinders is finished off by Georgia Ponsonby
Sadia Kabeya scores the try from close range.
Abi Burton scores the try from close range.