Gloucester-Hartpury ran out 34-19 winners over Saracens Women to celebrate their third consecutive PWR final win. We break down where the game was won and lost.
Gloucester-Hartpury and Saracens have announced their teams for the Premiership Women's Rugby final on Sunday 16th March, at the StoneX Stadium in London. The Cherry and Whites are searching for a third consecutive title whilst Sarries aim for a first title since 2022.
While the regular season might be finished for Premiership Women’s Rugby, with Gloucester-Hartpury sat atop the table, the biggest prize is still up for grabs and the tempo is about to get even faster as we head into the playoffs.
The match will see world number one and number two sides England and Canada go head to head with WXV silverware on the line this Saturday in Vancouver.
Tyson Beukeboom, who became Canada’s most-capped women’s player of all time during the Pacific Four Series, will reach a new milestone this weekend in WXV.
Six members of the Canada squad that secured a sevens silver medal at Paris 2024 will be part of the country’s push for WXV 1 glory on home soil.
Saracens have announced the signing of multitalented back Fancy Bermudez, who will join the team after WXV.
Canada have claimed their first-ever win over the Black Ferns and the Pacific Four Series title under grey cloud on a cold afternoon in Christchurch with a historic 22-19 win.
By her own admission, Emily Tuttosi has had little time to ruminate on the heartache of a second successive Premier 15s final defeat. Her mind might be focused on the challenge of Test rugby in the Pacific Four Series this weekend, and the prospect of playing New Zealand in front of a record crowd in Ottawa, but that does not mean back-to-back final defeats have not left a mark.
Canada coach Kevin Rouet has made five personnel and two positional changes to his starting line-up for the third and final pool game of the World Cup against the USA at Waitakere Stadium on 23 October.
