2024–25 Premiership Women's Rugby is the eighth season of the top-flight domestic women's rugby union club competition in England, and the fifth to be sponsored by Allianz. It is the second season to be branded as Premiership Women's Rugby.
| 2024–25 Premiership Women’s Rugby | |
|---|---|
| Countries |  England |
| Number of teams | 9 |
| Date | 5 October 2024 – 16 March 2025 |
| Matches played | 12 |
| Tries scored | 110 (average 9.2 per match) |
| Top point scorer | Emma Sing (Gloucester-Hartpury) – 39 points |
| Top try scorer | Millie David (Bristol Bears) – 5 tries |
| Official website | |
| www | |
The reigning champions entering the season are Gloucester-Hartpury, who claimed their second league title after winning the 2024 final.
Teams and locations
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Locations of the Premiership Women's Rugby teams competing in the 2024–25 season
Player movements
editTable
edit| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | TF | TA | TB | LB | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Saracens | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 131 | 67 | +64 | 20 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 15 | Play-offs |
| 2 | Exeter Chiefs | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 81 | 32 | +49 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 13 | |
| 3 | Gloucester-Hartpury | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 99 | 68 | +31 | 15 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 11 | |
| 4 | Trailfinders | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 93 | 71 | +22 | 14 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 6 | |
| 5 | Bristol Bears | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 70 | 60 | +10 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 6 | |
| 6 | Harlequins | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 56 | 52 | +4 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | |
| 7 | Loughborough Lightning | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 88 | 127 | −39 | 14 | 21 | 2 | 0 | 6 | |
| 8 | Leicester Tigers | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 56 | 140 | −84 | 10 | 22 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 9 | Sale Sharks | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 31 | 88 | −57 | 5 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Updated to match(es) played on 20 October 2024. Source: Premiership Women's Rugby
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers for teams tied on points: 1) Number of matches won; 2) Difference between points for and against; 3) Total number of points for; 4) Aggregate number of points scored in matches between tied teams; 5) Number of matches won excluding the first match, then the second and so on until the tie is settled.
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers for teams tied on points: 1) Number of matches won; 2) Difference between points for and against; 3) Total number of points for; 4) Aggregate number of points scored in matches between tied teams; 5) Number of matches won excluding the first match, then the second and so on until the tie is settled.
Round-by-round progression
editThe grid below shows each team's progression throughout the season, indicating their points total (and league table position) at the end of every round:
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| Team | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | R8 | R9 | R10 | R11 | R12 | R13 | R14 | R15 | R16 | R17 | R18 |
| Saracens | 5 (3rd) |
10 (1st) |
15 (1st) |
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| Exeter Chiefs | 4 (4th) |
9 (3rd) |
13 (2nd) |
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| Gloucester-Hartpury | 5 (1st) |
10 (2nd) |
11 (3rd) |
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| Trailfinders | 1 (6th) |
6 (4th) |
6 (4th) |
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| Bristol Bears | 5 (2nd) |
5 (5th) |
6 (5th) |
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| Harlequins | 1 (5th) |
1 (6th) |
6 (6th) |
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| Loughborough Lightning | 0 (9th) |
1 (7th) |
6 (7th) |
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| Leicester Tigers | 1 (7th) |
1 (8th) |
1 (8th) |
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| Sale Sharks | 0 (8th) |
0 (9th) |
0 (9th) |
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| Updated: 20 October 2024 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Key | |||
| Win | Draw | Loss | Bye |
Regular season
editThe season format was announced on 18 June 2024. The schedule is shortened from the previous season, to give national team players more time to rest and prepare for the 2025 Rugby World Cup.[1][2]
Results
editRound 1
edit| 5 October 2024 14:00 |
| (1 BP) Saracens | 38–29 | Trailfinders (1 BP) |
| Try: Campbell 6' c Miell 12' m Gondwe 33' c P. Cleall 51' c Field 67' m McKenna 79' c Con: MacDougall (4/6) 7', 35', 53', 80' | Report | Try: Laflin (3) 1' c, 18' m, 74' c Boatman 60' c Con: Taylor (3/4) 3', 61' 75' Pen: Taylor (1/1) 48' |
| StoneX Stadium Referee: George Selwood[3] |
| 5 October 2024 15:00 |
| (1 BP) Harlequins | 7–8 | Exeter Chiefs |
| Try: Whythe 12' c Con: Cromack (1/1) 13' | Report | Try: Bricknell 64' m Pen: McGoverne (1/1) 80+1' |
| Twickenham Stoop Referee: Nikki O'Donnell[3] |
| 5 October 2024 15:00 |
| Loughborough Lightning | 19–46 | Bristol Bears (1 BP) |
| Try: Calladine (2) 15' m, 55' c Winter 79' c Con: Green (2/3) 56', 80' | Report | Try: Bonner (3) 3' m, 5' c, 8' m David (3) 13' c, 47' m, 48' c Sprague 19' m Coles 69' m Con: Reed (3/8) 6', 14', 49' |
| cinch stadium at Franklin's Gardens Referee: Charlie Gayther[3] |
| 6 October 2024 12:45 |
| (1 BP) Gloucester-Hartpury | 57–29 | Leicester Tigers (1 BP) |
| Try: Hopkins 19' c Dale (2) 25' m, 40+2' c Sing (2) 35' c, 37' c Lund 54' m Woodman (2) 56' c, 59' m Shekells 63' c Con: Sing (6/9) 20', 36', 38', 40+3', 57', 64' | Report | Try: Fray 3' m Alema 21' c Wills 31' m Beaver (2) 52' m, 65' c Con: Nicholas (1/4) 22' Mundy (1/1) 66' |
| Kingsholm Referee: Mike Hudson[3] |
| Bye/s: Sale Sharks |
Round 2
edit| 12 October 2024 15:00 |
| Harlequins | 18–27 | Gloucester-Hartpury (1 BP) |
| Try: Aucken 31' m Meuller 74' c Con: Cromack (1/2) 75' Pen: Cromack (2/2) 14', 58' | Report | Try: Dale 2' c Sing 48' m Perry 67' m Woodman 70' c Con: Sing (2/4) 3', 71' Pen: Sing (1/1) 79' |
| Twickenham Stoop Referee: Jonathan Cook[4] |
| 12 October 2024 19:00 |
| Sale Sharks | 14–52 | Saracens (1 BP) |
| Try: Hopkins 55' c Prothero 67' c Con: V. A. Irwin (2/2) 56', 68' | Report | Try: Gondwe 10' c Campbell 18' c Alejandro 30' c Linkins (2) 35' m, 64' m P. Cleall 45' c Infante 52' c Fitzgerald 71' c Con: MacDougall (6/8) 11', 19', 32', 46', 53', 72' |
| CorpAcq Stadium Referee: Charlie Gayther[4] |
| 13 October 2024 12:45 |
| (1 BP) Trailfinders | 64–33 | Loughborough Lightning (1 BP) |
| Try: Burton 6' m Boatman (2) 9' c, 36' c Cousineau 22' c Meta (2) 31' c, 52' c Evans 45' c Laflin 62' m Uren 72' m Barwick 76' c Con: Taylor (7/10) 10', 24', 32', 37', 46', 54', 77' | Report | Try: Morrall 19' m Maude 27' c Hibbert-Jones 39' c Calladine 51' c Goldthorp 68' c Con: Green (4/5) 28', 39', 52' c, 68' |
| Trailfinders Sports Ground Referee: Hamish Grant[4] |
| 13 October 2024 15:00 |
| (1 BP) Exeter Chiefs | 52–10 | Leicester Tigers |
| Try: E. Robinson 5' c F. Robinson 10' c Allen 18' c McGillivray 21' c McGoverne 28' c Jefferies 36' m Nelson 72' c Sinclair 75' m Con: McGoverne (6/8) 6', 11', 19', 23', 29', 73' | Report | Try: Wills 62' m Russell 80' m |
| Sandy Park Referee: Craig Maxwell-Keys[4] |
| Bye/s: Bristol Bears |
Round 3
edit| 19 October 2024 12:00 |
| (1 BP) Bristol Bears | 24–41 | Saracens (1 BP) |
| Try: David (2) 35' c, 63' m Skeldon 53' m Bevan 77' c Con: Reed (2/4) 36', 78' | Report | Try: Linkins 20' m Campbell (2) 30' c, 48' c Gregson (2) 39' m, 67' c Field 73' c Con: MacDougall (2/4) 32', 49' Linkins (2/2) 68', 74' Pen: Linkins (1/1) 79' |
| Ashton Gate Referee: Holly Wood[5] |
| 19 October 2024 14:00 |
| (1 BP) Loughborough Lightning | 36–17 | Sale Sharks |
| Try: Davey 4' c Westcombe-Evans (2) 10' m, 48' m Taufo'ou 16' m Green 32' c Clarke 44' c Con: Green (3/6) 5', 33', 45' | Report | Try: Hopkins 29' m Rigoni 67' m Antwis 76' c Con: Wilkins (1/3) 77' |
| cinch stadium at Franklin's Gardens Referee: Andy Wigley[5] |
| 19 October 2024 15:00 |
| (1 BP) Gloucester-Hartpury | 15–21 | Exeter Chiefs |
| Try: Williams-Morris 2' m Dale 32' c Con: Sing (1/2) 33' Pen: Sing (1/1) 40' | Report | Try: Nelson (2) 9' c, 56' c Nielson 15' c Con: McGoverne (3/3) 10', 16', 57' |
| Kingsholm Referee: George Selwood[5] |
| 20 October 2024 17:45 |
| Leicester Tigers | 17–31 | Harlequins (1 BP) |
| Try: Fray 57' m Omokhuale 72' c Childs 79' m Con: Feury (1/3) 73' | Report | Try: Leaney (2) 7' m, 68' m Neumann 23' c Shillaker 36' c Konkel-Roberts 53' c Con: Cromack (2/3) 24', 38' Tuima (1/2) 54' |
| Mattioli Woods Welford Road Referee: Nikki O'Donnell[5] |
| Bye/s: Trailfinders |
Round 4
edit| Bye/s: Leicester Tigers |
Round 5
edit| Bye/s: Loughborough Lightning |
Round 6
edit| Bye/s: Saracens |
Round 7
edit| Bye/s: Gloucester-Hartpury |
Round 8
edit| Bye/s: Exeter Chiefs |
Round 9
edit| Bye/s: Harlequins |
Round 10
edit| Bye/s: Leicester Tigers |
Round 11
edit| Bye/s: Trailfinders |
Leading scorers
editNote: Flags to the left of player names indicate national team as has been defined under World Rugby eligibility rules, or primary nationality for players who have not yet earned international senior caps. Players may hold one or more non-WR nationalities.
Most pointsedit
Source:[6]
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Most triesedit
Source:[6]
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Discipline
editCitings/bans
edit| Player | Match[N 1] | Match date | Law breached | Result | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abi Burton
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Trailfinders vs. Loughborough | 13 October 2024 | TBC (Red card) |
TBC | |
 Abigail DuGuid
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Trailfinders vs. Loughborough | 13 October 2024 | 9.13 – Dangerous Tackling (Red card) |
3-match ban[N 2] | [9] |
Notes:
- ^ The cited player's club is listed in bold italics.[7]
- ^ The ban is reduced by one match, subject to the player's completion of the World Rugby Coaching Intervention Programme.[8]
References
edit- ^ Orchard, Sara (18 June 2024). "Premiership Women's Rugby: 2024-25 season to be shortened to help England prepare for World Cup". BBC Sport. Retrieved 19 June 2024.
- ^ "PWR Final set for Super Sunday in 2025 | Premiership Women's Rugby". Premiership Women's Rugby. Retrieved 19 June 2024.
- ^ a b c d Premiership Women's Rugby [@ThePWR] (5 October 2024). "Here are our officials for Round 1 of the new Premiership Women's Rugby season" (Tweet). Retrieved 5 October 2024 – via Twitter.
- ^ a b c d Premiership Women's Rugby [@ThePWR] (10 October 2024). "Here are our officiating teams for Round 2" (Tweet). Retrieved 10 October 2024 – via Twitter.
- ^ a b c d Premiership Women's Rugby [@ThePWR] (17 October 2024). "Here's who will be officiating Round 3 of the PWR" (Tweet). Retrieved 17 October 2024 – via Twitter.
- ^ a b "Premiership Women's Rugby 2024-2025 Stats". England Rugby. Retrieved 6 October 2024.
- ^ "Disciplinary Decisions". England Rugby. Retrieved 13 October 2024.
- ^ "World Rugby Coaching Intervention Programme changing tackle behaviour". World Rugby. 30 November 2022. Retrieved 18 October 2024.
- ^ "RFU Short Judgment Form - Abigail DuGuid". England Rugby. 15 October 2024. Retrieved 18 October 2024.