4 days ago premiership-womens-rugby Three talking points from Round 5 of the 2025/26 PWR season
After a weekend away Premiership Women’s Rugby came back onto our screens with a flourish.
Worcester Warriors Women face off against Loughborough Lightning in PWR Round 9 on Sat 28th January 2023 at Sixways. Kick-off in the UK is scheduled for 15:00. In South Africa it’s at 17:00 SAST, 04:00 NZST in New Zealand, 02:00 AEST in Australia and 07:00 EST in the US.
Worcester Warriors 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 2 places in the league table with Loughborough Lightning in 6th and Worcester Warriors Women in 8th underlining just how tight this match could be.
The official squads for Worcester Warriors 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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Rachel Malcolm (Loughborough Lightning) is shown a yellow card
The University of Worcester Warriors Women supporters go wild as Minori Yamamoto successfully kicks the conversion.
The kick through from University of Worcester Warriors Women has allowed Vicky Laflin to touch down.
The University of Worcester Warriors Women supporters go wild as Minori Yamamoto successfully kicks the conversion.
University of Worcester Warriors Women are only a few metres out, surely they must score! And they do with Flo Long touching down.
The touch judges raise their flags as Minori Yamamoto kicks the conversion.
Nothing was going to stop Paige Farries from scoring as they record the try for University of Worcester Warriors Women.
It's going to take a miracle to stop this Loughborough Lightning maul...no miracles today as Bryony Field powers over.
Minori Yamamoto makes no mistake with that conversion attempt.
A wonderful passing move by University of Worcester Warriors Women is finished off by Abi Kershaw
Helen Nelson converts the try.
A series of passes by Loughborough Lightning results in a try for Chloe Rollie
Helen Nelson has kicked a conversion.
Great hands by Loughborough Lightning leads to a try for Bo Westcombe