PWR Cup: Groups and fixtures for 2026/27 confirmed

Fixtures for the 2026/27 edition of the PWR Cup have been confirmed by Premiership Women’s Rugby.

The competition will start in mid-September and the final will take place at the start of November.

Saracens are the tournament’s current champions, having claimed silverware with a 43-33 win over Harlequins at StoneX Stadium last October.

Nine PWR teams are split into two groups:

Pool A: Saracens, Exeter Chiefs, Sale Sharks, Loughborough Lightning and Leicester Tigers

Pool B: Harlequins, Bristol Bears, Trailfinders and Gloucester Hartpury

Group stage fixtures will take place across five weekends. Teams in Pool B will have bye weekends in Round 2 and Round 4. There is a reserve weekend in place for the weekend of 24-25 October.

The league will confirm kick-off details – date, time, venue – will be confirmed at a later date.

In March, PWR confirmed the season structure for the 2026/27 league season.

The competition will begin on the weekend of 21-22 November almost a month after the WXV Global Series has concluded.

League action will run for 16 rounds before a break for the Guinness Women’s Six Nations.

Action will resume for Round 17 on the weekend of 29-30 May and the final will take place on the weekend of 26-27 at a venue that is yet to be confirmed.

2026/27 PWR Cup fixtures

Round 1 | 19/20 September

• Leicester Tigers v Saracens
• Sale Sharks v Loughborough Lightning
• Bristol Bears v Trailfinders Women
• Harlequins v Gloucester Hartpury

Round 2 | 26/27 September

• Exeter Chiefs v Leicester Tigers
• Saracens v Sale Sharks

Round 3 | 3/4 October

• Loughborough Lightning v Saracens
• Sale Sharks v Exeter Chiefs
• Bristol Bears v Gloucester Hartpury
• Trailfinders Women v Harlequins

Round 4 | 10/11 October

• Exeter Chiefs v Loughborough Lightning
• Leicester Tigers v Sale Sharks

Round 5 | 17/18 October

• Loughborough Lightning v Leicester Tigers
• Saracens v Exeter Chiefs
• Gloucester Hartpury v Trailfinders Women
• Harlequins v Bristol Bears

Semi-finals | 31 October/1 November

• Winner Pool A v Runner-up Pool B
• Winner Pool B v Runner-up Pool A

Final | 7/8 November

• Winner semi-final 1 v Winner semi-final 2