It was announced in early January of this year that Bristol Bears player Abbie Ward and her husband, Head Coach Dave Ward were expecting their first child together.
There’s going to be a new name on the Premier 15s trophy this year. Just let that sink in one more time. It’s barbecue season, after all: let the fact marinate for a moment. Let the heady Pimms of novelty infuse the fruit of rugby history.
Abbie Parsons Hooker 
Abbie Ward Lock 5 
Alice Lockwood Hooker 
Alisha Butchers Blindside Flanker 
Beth Stafford Lock 4 
Bo Osborne-Clarke Blindside Flanker 
Bryonie King Blindside Flanker 
Christiana Balogun Blindside Flanker 
Claire Molloy Blindside Flanker 
Daisie Mayes Blindside Flanker 
Delaney Burns Lock 4 
Gabriella Nigrelli Number 8 
Gwenllian Pyrs Loose head prop 
Hollie Cunningham Lock 4 
Holly Phillips Hooker 
Jenny Herring Blindside Flanker 
Jess Sprague Hooker 
Lark Davies Hooker 
Lucy McGrath Hooker 
Manon Johnes Blindside Flanker 
Megan Barwick Lock 4 
Rownita Marston Number 8 
Sarah Bern Tighthead Prop 
Amber Reed Inside Centre 
Amy Coles Left Wing 
Amy Layzell Fullback 
Anwen Owen Inside Centre 
Courtney Keight Left Wing 
Deborah Wills Left Wing 
Elinor Snowsill Fly half 
Ella Lovibond Fullback 
Ellie Lewis Scrum Half 
Ellie Mulhearn Fullback 
Grace Crompton Right Wing 
Grace White Inside Centre 
Hannah Sims Fullback 
Jasmine Joyce Left Wing 
Jo Smith Inside Centre 
Katie Derrick Fullback 
Kayleigh Powell Fullback 
Keira Bevan Scrum half 
Kyara Martin Left Wing 
Lauren Powell Right Wing 
Lauren Smyth Fullback 
Lucie Skuse Fullback 
Lucy Burgess Scrum Half 
Lyndsay O'Donnell Fullback 
Megan Davies Scrum Half 
Megan Webb Outside centre 
Mollie Wilkinson Inside Centre 
Phoebe Murray Inside Centre 
Reneeqa Bonner Right Wing 
Rosie Inman Fullback 
Sammy Wong Scrum Half 
Simi Pam Fullback 
Tillie Westwood Fullback 
Tilly Smale Inside Centre 
