5 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 Loughborough Lightning in PWR Round 3 on Sun 3rd December 2023 at Mattioli Woods Welford Road Stadium. Kick-off in the UK is scheduled for 17:30. In South Africa it’s at 19:30 SAST, 06:30 NZST in New Zealand, 04:30 AEST in Australia and 09:30 EST in the US.
Loughborough Lightning 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 3 places in the league table with Loughborough Lightning in 5th and Leicester Tigers Women in 8th underlining just how tight this match could be.
The official squads for Leicester Tigers 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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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.
You could say that Jordan Russell enjoys living a double life.
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A series of passes by Loughborough Lightning results in a try for Bo Westcombe-Evans
The Leicester Tigers supporters go wild as Megan Jones successfully kicks the conversion.
Leicester Tigers are only a few metres out, surely they must score! And they do with Amy Relf touching down.
Abby Duguid (Loughborough Lightning) is shown a yellow card
The Leicester Tigers maul march their way over the white wash for Tahlia Brody to touch down.
Helen Nelson makes no mistake with that conversion attempt.
Great forward play by Loughborough Lightning allows Maja Meuller to score the try.
Helen Nelson converts the try.
Maja Meuller scores the try from close range.
Great hands by Loughborough Lightning leads to a try for Bo Westcombe-Evans