1 day 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 13 on Sat 11th January 2025 at Kingsholm. 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 5 places in the league table with Loughborough Lightning in 1st and Gloucester-Hartpury Women RFC in 6th 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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Gloucester-Hartpury are stopped just a few metres from the try line but Lleucu George picks up from the base of the ruck to score the try.
Alev Kelter has kicked a conversion.
A bit of individual brilliance by Bulou Mataitoga leads to a try for Loughborough Lightning
The Gloucester-Hartpury supporters go wild as Emma Sing successfully kicks the conversion.
Gloucester-Hartpury are only a few metres out, surely they must score! And they do with Mackenzie Carson touching down.
Helen Nelson adds the two points for Loughborough Lightning.
Nobody was going to stop Alev Kelter from scoring that try!
The defence are desperately trying to hold out here but it was to no avail as Lleucu George dots the ball down from close range.
Emma Sing does the business as their conversion attempt goes over.
The pick and go results in a try for Gloucester-Hartpury as Lucy Simpson goes over.
Alev Kelter (Loughborough Lightning) is shown a yellow card
Emma Sing makes no mistake with that conversion attempt.
An interception by Mia Venner allows them to race away to score.
Great hands by Loughborough Lightning leads to a try for Bulou Mataitoga
Gloucester-Hartpury are only a few metres out, surely they must score! And they do with Sisilia Tuipulotu touching down.