Here we are, about to begin another season of Premiership Women’s Rugby. Last season saw Gloucester-Hartpury Women lift the trophy once again, winning a free-flowing finale against Bristol Bears Women.
Soon-to-be centurion Test-level referee Wayne Barnes has criticised his performance in last Sunday’s Saracens versus Sale Gallagher Premiership match, which took place six days before he takes charge of his 100th international game when Wales host the All Blacks in Cardiff.
Worcester have belatedly named their team for Sunday’s Gallagher Premiership match at home to Exeter after they were finally given permission by the RFU to stage the game as planned at Sixways.
Worcester have named the match day 23 for its opening game of the 2022/23 Gallagher Premiership season, a fixture at London Irish that few people thought they would be in a position to fulfil.
Wasps losing a prop to a red card ultimately wasn't enough of a leg-up for Worcester to go and end their rotten Premiership losing streak.
Chris Ashton was sent off in the 49th minute as Worcester’s nightmare season continued with a crushing 62-14 defeat to Northampton at Sixways.
Worcester’s miserable run continued as they fell to a ninth successive defeat with Wasps putting their recent woes behind them and running out 17-13 winners.
After a fantastic final year at Bromsgrove, that was capped by a call-up to the England squad for a training camp ahead of the annual fixture with the Barbarians, Ollie Lawrence chats about his experiences in professional rugby so far.
