Seven international players are set to play their final international rugby matches as they line up for the Barbarians against the Springbok Women on Saturday 7 September at the DHL Stadium.
As dejected Bristol Bears co-captain Amber Reed admitted as she reflected on what might have been at Sandy Park, the 2024 Premiership Women’s Rugby (PWR) final was a “cliché, a game of two halves”.
The line-ups for the upcoming Allianz PWR final have been confirmed, with Gloucester-Hartpury naming an unchanged side from their semi-final team and Bristol Bears making three changes.
All season people in the know have been saying very complimentary things about Bristol Bears and Scotland back-row Evie Gallagher, but this quiet, hard-working character prefers to do her own talking on the pitch.
There, separated by just a crease and pair of staples, are the best two teams in all the land. Soon, the curtain will rise as the whistle sounds, and they won’t be separated at all.
As we emerge from the Six Nations, having hit ‘pause’ on the Premiership, Bears sit atop the entertainment metrics. 2,904 passes, 1,980 carries, 154 offloads, 127 line breaks, and 423 tackle busts.
England men's duo Immanuel Feyi-Waboso and Ollie Lawrence have been nominated for men's performance player at the second Rugby Black List Awards.
Bristol Bears, who have taken every other scalp in the league, have never got the job done against Sarries - regardless of location. Saracens are also sat at the top of the PWR (Yule) log - with a perfect 20 points from four outings - whilst Bears sit in third. Who can take the glory this Saturday?
Ahead of the exciting new dawn for Premiership Women's Rugby, here's everything you need to know about the teams and players to be keeping an eye out for when the new-look league kicks off on the 18th of November.
For Bristol and Harlequins, this was the biggest game of the season so far. Both coaches admitted it: this could well prove a straight shoot-out...
