Statistics only tell a sliver of the story: they’re just one lens through which to view sport, and, come the business end of this captivating PWR season - you want to ride on emotion, swatting data aside in favour of story and spectacle.
Defending champions Gloucester-Hartpury secured a home Premiership Women’s Rugby (PWR) semi-final and top spot in the regular season table as Bristol Bears claimed the last remaining play-off spot.
Lark Atkin-Davies ran in a hat-trick as Bristol Bears kept their Premiership Women’s Rugby (PWR) semi-final hopes alive with a 45-17 victory against Exeter Chiefs at Ashton Gate.
Trailfinders' Julia Schell is upbeat as we chat about the scare her team caused Gloucester-Hartpury in their own back yard last weekend. There were seconds left to go against the reigning Premiership Women's Rugby champions, with the score at 33-31 when Trailfinders broke down the pitch and entered the opposing 22 with the Kingsholm crowd looking on silenced.
Trailfinders' Julia Schell is upbeat as we chat about the scare her team caused Gloucester-Hartpury in their own back yard last weekend. There were seconds left to go against the reigning Premiership Women's Rugby champions, with the score at 33-31 when Trailfinders broke down the pitch and entered the opposing 22 with the Kingsholm crowd looking on silenced.
Two teams in need of some momentum to kickstart their Premiership Women’s Rugby seasons meet at Welford Road on Sunday, and you can watch the action live and free on RugbyPass TV.
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.
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.