2024–25 Premiership Women's Rugby Explained

2024–25 Premiership Women's Rugby should not be confused with 2024–25 Premiership Rugby.

2024–25 Premiership Women's Rugby
Matches:32
Top Point Scorer: Emma Sing (Gloucester-Hartpury) – 70 points
Top Try Scorer: Millie David (Bristol) –
10 tries
Website:www.thepwr.com
Prevseason:2023–24
Nextseason:2025–26
Teams:9

The 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.[1]

The reigning champions entering the season are Gloucester-Hartpury, who claimed their second league title after winning the 2024 final.

Teams and locations

The 2024–25 edition of Premiership Women's Rugby is being contested by the same nine clubs which started the 2023–24 season. No team was brought in to replace Worcester Warriors, who withdrew from the league shortly before the beginning of the previous season.

ClubDirector of Rugby/
Head Coach
Captain(s)Stadium(s)CapacityLocation
Bristol Bears Women Dave Ward Amber ReedShaftesbury ParkBristol
Abbie WardAshton Gate27,000
Exeter Chiefs Women Susie Appleby Poppy LeitchSandy Park13,593Exeter, Devon
Gloucester-Hartpury Women Zoe AldcroftHartpury Stadium[2] 2,000Hartpury,
Gloucestershire
Natasha HuntKingsholm Stadium16,115Gloucester,
Gloucestershire
Harlequins Women Ross Chisholm Lagi TuimaTwickenham Stoop14,800Twickenham,
Greater London
Leicester Tigers Women Tom Hudson Natasha JonesWelford Road Stadium25,849Leicester,
Leicestershire
Loughborough Lightning Nathan Smith Rachel MalcolmFranklin's Gardens14,249Northampton,
Northamptonshire
Sale Sharks Women Lauren DelanyHeywood Roadalign=center rowspan="2"3,387Sale,
Greater Manchester
Georgie Perris-Redding
Saracens Women Alex Austerberry Marlie PackerBarnet Copthallalign=center rowspan="2"10,500Hendon,
Greater London
Lotte Sharp
Trailfinders Women Barney Maddison Tyson BeukeboomTrailfinders Sports Ground4,000West Ealing, London

Player movements

See main article: article and List of 2024–25 Premiership Women's Rugby transfers.

Table

Round-by-round progression

The grid below shows each team's progression throughout the season, indicating their points total (and league table position) at the end of every round:

Team Progression
TeamR1R2R3R4R5R6R7R8R9R10R11R12R13R14R15R16R17R18
Exeter Chiefs style="background:#97DEFF;"4
(4th)
style="background:#97DEFF;"9
(3rd)
style="background:#97DEFF;"13
(2nd)
style="background:#97DEFF;"18
(2nd)
style="background:#97DEFF;"23
(1st)
style="background:#97DEFF;"28
(1st)
style="background:#97DEFF;"33
(1st)
style="background:#ADFF2D;"33
(1st)
style="background:#ADFF2D;"
Harlequins style="background:#FFCCCC;"1
(5th)
style="background:#FFCCCC;"1
(6th)
style="background:#97DEFF;"6
(6th)
style="background:#97DEFF;"11
(5th)
style="background:#97DEFF;"16
(4th)
style="background:#97DEFF;"21
(3rd)
style="background:#97DEFF;"25
(2nd)
style="background:#97DEFF;"30
(2nd)
style="background:#ADFF2D;" style="background:#ADFF2D;"
Saracens style="background:#97DEFF;"5
(3rd)
style="background:#97DEFF;"10
(1st)
style="background:#97DEFF;"15
(1st)
style="background:#97DEFF;"20
(1st)
style="background:#FFCCCC;"20
(2nd)
style="background:#ADFF2D;"20
(4th)
style="background:#FFCCCC;"21
(5th)
style="background:#97DEFF;"26
(3rd)
style="background:#ADFF2D;"
Bristol Bears style="background:#97DEFF;"5
(2nd)
style="background:#ADFF2D;"5
(5th)
style="background:#FFCCCC;"6
(5th)
style="background:#97DEFF;"11
(4th)
style="background:#FFCCCC;"11
(5th)
style="background:#97DEFF;"16
(5th)
style="background:#97DEFF;"21
(4th)
style="background:#97DEFF;"25
(4th)
style="background:#ADFF2D;"
Gloucester-Hartpury style="background:#97DEFF;"5
(1st)
style="background:#97DEFF;"10
(2nd)
style="background:#FFCCCC;"11
(3rd)
style="background:#FFCCCC;"12
(3rd)
style="background:#97DEFF;"17
(3rd)
style="background:#97DEFF;"22
(2nd)
style="background:#ADFF2D;"22
(3rd)
style="background:#FFCCCC;"23
(5th)
style="background:#ADFF2D;"
Trailfinders style="background:#FFCCCC;"1
(6th)
style="background:#97DEFF;"6
(4th)
style="background:#ADFF2D;"6
(4th)
style="background:#FFCCCC;"6
(7th)
style="background:#97DEFF;"11
(6th)
style="background:#FFCCCC;"11
(6th)
style="background:#FFCCCC;"11
(7th)
style="background:#FFCCCC;"12
(6th)
style="background:#ADFF2D;"
Loughborough Lightning style="background:#FFCCCC;"0
(9th)
style="background:#FFCCCC;"1
(7th)
style="background:#97DEFF;"6
(7th)
style="background:#FFCCCC;"7
(6th)
style="background:#ADFF2D;"7
(7th)
style="background:#FFCCCC;"7
(7th)
style="background:#97DEFF;"12
(6th)
style="background:#FFCCCC;"12
(7th)
style="background:#ADFF2D;"
Leicester Tigers style="background:#FFCCCC;"1
(7th)
style="background:#FFCCCC;"1
(8th)
style="background:#FFCCCC;"1
(8th)
style="background:#ADFF2D;"1
(8th)
style="background:#FFCCCC;"1
(8th)
style="background:#FFCCCC;"1
(8th)
style="background:#FFCCCC;"1
(8th)
style="background:#97DEFF;"6
(8th)
style="background:#ADFF2D;"
Sale Sharks style="background:#ADFF2D;"0
(8th)
style="background:#FFCCCC;"0
(9th)
style="background:#FFCCCC;"0
(9th)
style="background:#FFCCCC;"0
(9th)
style="background:#FFCCCC;"0
(9th)
style="background:#FFCCCC;"0
(9th)
style="background:#FFCCCC;"0
(9th)
style="background:#FFCCCC;"0
(9th)
style="background:#ADFF2D;"
Updated: 1 December 2024
Key
WinDrawLossBye

Regular season

The 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.[3] [4]

Round 12

Play-offs

As in previous seasons, the top four teams in the league table, following the conclusion of the regular season, will contest the play-off semi-finals in a 1st vs 4th and 2nd vs 3rd format, with the higher ranking team having home advantage. The two winners of the semi-finals then meet in the final on 16 March 2025.

Leading scorers

Note: 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 points

Source:[5]

RankPlayerClubPoints
1 Emma SingGloucester-Hartpury70
2 Emma TaylorTrailfinders61
3 Millie DavidBristol Bears50
4 Amber ReedBristol Bears46
5 Zoe HarrisonSaracens42
6 May CampbellSaracens35
7 Lagi TuimaHarlequins33
8 Liv McGoverneExeter Chiefs30
9 Jemma-Jo LinkinsSaracens27
Emily ScarrattLoughborough

Most tries

Source:

RankPlayerClubTries
1 Millie DavidBristol Bears10
2 May CampbellSaracens7
3 Connie PowellHarlequins5
Emma SingGloucester-Hartpury
5 Reneeqa BonnerBristol Bears4
Amy DaleGloucester-Hartpury
Victoria LaflinTrailfinders
Jemma-Jo LinkinsSaracens
Mikiela NelsonExeter Chiefs
Sabrina PoulinExeter Chiefs
Charlotte WoodmanGloucester-Hartpury

Discipline

Citings/bans

PlayerMatchCiting dateLaw breachedResult
Abigail DuGuidTrailfinders vs. Loughborough13 October 20249.13 – Dangerous Tackling
(Red card)
3-match ban[6]
Abi BurtonTrailfinders vs. Loughborough23 October 20249.20(d) – Dangerous Play in a Ruck
(Red card)
5-match ban[7]
Sarah BernSale vs. Bristol30 October 20249.20(d) – Dangerous Play in a Ruck
(Citing)
1-match ban[8]
Linde van der VeldenExeter vs. Saracens5 November 20249.13 – Dangerous Tackling
(Citing)
4-match ban[9]
Lisa CockburnTrailfinders vs. Gloucester-Hartpury13 November 20249.13 – Dangerous Tackling
(Citing)
3-match ban[10]
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Notes:

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Premiership Women's Rugby . . 30 September 2024.
  2. News: Hartpury Stadium renamed as Vodafone and 4Ed Foundation partnership unveiled . . 29 October 2024 . 1 November 2024.
  3. News: Orchard . Sara . Premiership Women's Rugby: 2024-25 season to be shortened to help England prepare for World Cup . 19 June 2024 . . 18 June 2024.
  4. Web site: PWR Final set for Super Sunday in 2025 Premiership Women's Rugby . . 19 June 2024.
  5. Web site: Premiership Women's Rugby 2024-2025 Stats . . 6 October 2024.
  6. Web site: RFU Short Judgment Form - Abigail DuGuid . . 15 October 2024 . 18 October 2024.
  7. Web site: RFU Short Judgment Form - Abigail Burton . . 23 October 2024 . 26 October 2024.
  8. News: Bristol prop Sarah Bern handed one-match ban as citing upheld . Rugby Pass . 30 October 2024 . 31 October 2024.
  9. Web site: RFU Short Judgment Form - Linde van der Velden . . 5 November 2024 . 7 November 2024.
  10. Web site: RFU Short Judgment Form - Lisa Cockburn . . 13 November 2024 . 15 November 2024.
  11. Web site: RFU Short Judgment Form - . .