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PWR

Follow the Premiership Women's Rugby (PWR) season at RugbyPass. In this hub you’ll find all of the news, stats and info from the tournament.

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PWR News

Interview
International

Claudia Peña: Harlequins' pocket-sized hurricane keen to keep making magic

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Tom Hudson: 'We are consistently being competitive'

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Harlequins announce new Head of Women's Rugby

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Interview

'I've loved it': Parry relishing starting role with Harlequins

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Analysis

Three talking points from Round 7 of the 2025/26 PWR season

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Salvin 'excited' for visit of Saracens after 'apprehensive' start as head coach

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International

Kevin Rouet joins Saracens alongside Canada head coaching role

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How 'flipped mindset' turned Morrall into Loughborough regular

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PWR Standings

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PWR Stats

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PWR Teams

Harlequins Women Harlequins Women Loughborough Lightning Loughborough Lightning Trailfinders Women Trailfinders Women Exeter Chiefs Women Exeter Chiefs Women Sale Sharks Women Sale Sharks Women Leicester Tigers Women Leicester Tigers Women Gloucester-Hartpury Women RFC Gloucester-Hartpury Women RFC Saracens Women Saracens Women Bristol Bears Women Bristol Bears Women

PWR Latest News

Austerberry on managing player load: 'Sometimes the right place isn't on the rugby field'

Jordan Russell's double life: teacher by day and rugby player at the weekend

Red Roses' Kildunne shortlisted for Sports Personality of the Year

Bristol add ‘phenomenal’ Buisa for remainder of PWR season

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PWR, also known as Premiership Women’s Rugby, is England’s elite domestic women’s rugby competition.

The tournament replaced the Premier 15s competition in 2023. Now, in the world’s premier women's club competition, nine sides go head-to-head, with traditional Premiership clubs Exeter Chiefs, Harlequins, Bristol Bears, Saracens, Leicester Tigers and Sale Sharks joined by Gloucester-Hartpury, Loughborough Lightning and Trailfinders Women.

Don’t miss a moment of the action. You’ll find all of the latest news, fixtures and results on RugbyPass, as well as live matches, replays and highlights on RugbyPass TV.

PWR History

The first iteration of the Women’s Premiership took place in 1990. It was mainly contested by university sides that were associated with existing clubs.

Initially run by The Rugby Football Union for Women (RFUW) until their integration with the RFU in 2014, the competition became the Premier 15s in 2017, with the introduction of a newly-formatted domestic competition. The rebranding to PWR and the implementation of the current competition format was launched in July 2023, alongside the RFU’s ten-year women's rugby strategy.

Since 2017-18, Saracens and Gloucester-Hartpury have won three titles each. However, Gloucester-Hartpury have claimed the most recent bragging rights as they’ve won the competition in all of the last three seasons. Meanwhile, Harlequins lifted their maiden title in 2021.

PWR Format

The nine sides play an increasingly competitive regular season campaign, playing all of the others at home and away across the 18-game season.

The top four sides at the completion of the regular season compete in the semi-finals, with the winners progressing to a final, held at a pre-selected competition venue. The 2025-26 final will take place at Twickenham Stoop. 

FAQs

Who are the current PWR champions?

The current PWR champions are Gloucester-Hartpury. They have won the last two championships, in 2022-23 and 2023-24

How many teams get relegated from PWR?

A team that wins a match in the PWR is awarded four points. In the event of a draw, two points are awarded to both sides. On top of this, teams can also earn bonus points by scoring four tries or by losing by less than seven points.

Who has won the most PWR titles?

No teams are relegated at the end of the season.

Which other clubs have been involved in PWR over the years?

PWR is England Rugby’s premier domestic women's competition. The teams include some of the best players in the world, many of whom will feature at the Rugby World Cup in 2025.

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