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PWR fixtures for 2025/26 season confirmed

BARNET, ENGLAND - MARCH 16: Natasha 'Mo' Hunt and Zoe Aldcroft of Gloucester-Hartpury celebrate with the Premiership Women's Rugby Trophy after their team's victory during the Premiership Women's Rugby Final match between Gloucester-Hartpury and Saracens at StoneX Stadium on March 16, 2025 in Barnet, England. (Photo by Andrew Redington/Getty Images)

The PWR has announced its fixtures list for the 2025/26 season, kicking off on the weekend of 25/26th October 2025.

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The season after a World Cup often sees many player moves and transfers, and this one has been like no other.

If anyone dreads feeling any post-World Cup blues, we promise it won’t last long as the opening weekend in the PWR kicks off with the head line act of three-time PWR champions Gloucester-Hartpury taking on last season’s runners-up Saracens at Kingsholm, to begin their respective campaigns.

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That clash on Sunday 26th October will be the final game of the opening weekend which begins with Harlequins taking on Loughborough Lightning under the Friday night lights at The Twickenham Stoop.

Elsewhere that weekend, Trailfinders Women (who have been top of the pile when it comes to stand out signings made ahead of the season), will look to get off to a flying start at home to Exeter Chiefs, while Sale Sharks play host to Leicester Tigers.

The nine team league means Bristol Bears will sit out the opening weekend, and will begin their season away in round 2 against Tigers at Mattioli Woods Welford Road.

All 75 PWR matches will be broadcast live this season, with TNT Sports and BBC Sport showing one game each week, while two will be streamed live on YouTube to ensure fans can watch more PWR action than ever before.

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The business end of the season will see the semi-final take place on 13/14th June before a week off and the final on Sunday 28th June 2025.

See which PWR club players have made it into RugbyPass’ Top 50 list. View the list here.

View the full PWR 2025/26 fixture list. 

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Ireland need to keep the ball for long periods even if it goes against their current Leinster identity. This is their bread and butter against France. If they can stress test the French defence for long periods of time they will tire out. Ireland cannot afford to just build 90 rucks in a game. They need to build well in excess of 100 and they need to get 55-60% lightning quick ball at least. They need to force France to make at least 150-200 tackles and force them to defend multiple phases of attack. They need to play quickly at lineout, get the ball away from the base at scrum time and keep the French forwards under the pump. They cant play from everywhere but once it gets to their own 10 metre line they need to keep the ball and avoid the kick unless its to expose space with a kick chase or a 50-22. I dont rate the French bench, hell the Ireland bench doesnt look so great itself but if they can survive the first 60, deny France set piece and aerial dominance and move their forwards around they can win this. For France they need to establish dominance at set piece, make a mess of the Irish lineout, dominate the air waves and score off turnover ball using fast breaking backs like LBB and Ramos. They need to put Prendergast under pressure and smash the Irish front row. If they can make a mess of the Irish ruck speed they will also win but what we cant have is both teams pussyfooting around in a cagey affair putting the ball up constantly in a snooze fest with Ireland playing some Leinster garbage and France doing what they are comfortable doing. That only ends one way, a France win and Thursday night wasted for a rugby hungry audience. If we want a game on Ice we will watch the Winter Olympics thank you very much.

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