3 days ago premiership-womens-rugby Three talking points from Round 8 of the 2025/26 PWR season
After this weekend Premiership Women’s Rugby will have a five week hiatus for the winter.
Leicester Tigers Women face off against Exeter Chiefs Women in PWR Round 18 on Fri 21st February 2025 at Mattioli Woods Welford Road Stadium. Kick-off in the UK is scheduled for 19:45. In South Africa it’s at 21:45 SAST, 08:45 NZST in New Zealand, 06:45 AEST in Australia and 11:45 EST in the US.
Exeter Chiefs Women won the last encounter but Exeter Chiefs Women are in the best form of their last 5 games.
Heading into the fixture the two sides are separated by just 3 places in the league table with Exeter Chiefs Women in 5th and Leicester Tigers Women in 8th underlining just how tight this match could be.
The official squads for Leicester Tigers Women vs Exeter Chiefs 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 freeAfter this weekend Premiership Women’s Rugby will have a five week hiatus for the winter.
It is mindboggling to think that we are about to enter a five week hiatus of the Premiership Women’s Rugby season.
Steve Salvin's tenure as the head coach of Exeter Chiefs has started off in the best possible way.
Alex Tessier knows a little bit of what to expect when Saracens visit her Exeter Chiefs this weekend.
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Great forward play by Exeter Chiefs allows Dorothy Wall to score the try.
The Exeter Chiefs pack has powered over for Emily Tuttosi to score the try.
A penetrating move by Leicester Tigers results in a try for Megan Jones.
Claire Gallagher does the business as their conversion attempt goes over.
Silky skills by Leicester Tigers ends with a try for Claire Gallagher.
Sophie Benavent (Leicester Tigers) is shown a yellow card
Claire Gallagher converts the try.
Leicester Tigers are stopped just a few metres from the try line but Roisin McBrien picks up from the base of the ruck to score the try.
Liv McGoverne converts the try.
Dorothy Wall scores the try from close range.
Liv McGoverne has kicked a conversion.
Exeter Chiefs are only a few metres out, surely they must score! And they do with Hope Rogers touching down.