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.
Gloucester-Hartpury Women RFC face off against Loughborough Lightning in PWR Round 7 on Sat 6th January 2024 at Alpas Arena. Kick-off in the UK is scheduled for 14:00. 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.
Gloucester-Hartpury Women RFC won the last encounter but Gloucester-Hartpury Women RFC are in the best form of their last 5 games.
Heading into the fixture the two sides are separated by just 4 places in the league table with Loughborough Lightning in 1st and Gloucester-Hartpury Women RFC in 5th underlining just how tight this match could be.
The official squads for Gloucester-Hartpury Women RFC 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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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.
Loughborough Lightning’s Carmela Morrall has packed in plenty of rugby to her life already.
With every weekend that passes we get to learn so much more about every Premiership Women’s Rugby club.
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A series of passes by Loughborough Lightning results in a try for Bo Westcombe-Evans
Emma Sing has kicked a conversion.
A series of passes by Gloucester-Hartpury RFC results in a try for Hannah Jones
The Loughborough Lightning pack has powered over for Kathryn Treder to score the try.
Kelsey Jones (Gloucester-Hartpury RFC) is shown a yellow card
Emma Sing adds the two points for Gloucester-Hartpury RFC.
The defence are desperately trying to hold out here but it was to no avail as Georgia Brock dots the ball down from close range.
Emma Sing adds the two points for Gloucester-Hartpury RFC.
The pick and go results in a try for Gloucester-Hartpury RFC as Sam Monaghan goes over.
Bo Westcombe-Evans (Loughborough Lightning) is shown a yellow card
Helena Rowland does the business as their conversion attempt goes over.
The pick and go results in a try for Loughborough Lightning as Catherine O'Donnell goes over.
Emma Sing makes no mistake with that conversion attempt.
Brilliant skill shown there by Hannah Jones as they go over the white wash for a try.
Emma Sing converts the try.
Nobody could stop that maul! Kelsey Jones places the ball down for the try.
Emma Sing converts the try.
Emma Sing scores the try from close range.
Catherine O'Donnell (Loughborough Lightning) is shown a yellow card
Helena Rowland has kicked a conversion.
Loughborough Lightning are only a few metres out, surely they must score! And they do with Catherine O'Donnell touching down.