2024–25 Premiership Women's Rugby
| 2024–25 Premiership Women’s Rugby | |
|---|---|
| Countries |  England |
| Date | 5 October 2024 – 16 March 2025 |
| Official website | |
| www | |
2024–25 Premiership Women's Rugby is scheduled to be the eighth season of Premiership Women's Rugby, 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.
The reigning champions entering the season are Gloucester-Hartpury, who claimed their second league title after winning the 2024 final.
Teams and locations
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| Club | Director of Rugby/ Head Coach |
Captain(s) | Stadium(s) | Capacity | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bristol Bears Women | Dave Ward
|
 TBC
|
Shaftesbury Park | — | Bristol |
| Ashton Gate | 27,000 | Bristol | |||
| Exeter Chiefs Women | Susie Appleby
|
TBC
|
Sandy Park | 13,593 | Exeter, Devon |
| Gloucester-Hartpury Women |  Sean Lynn
|
TBC
|
Hartpury University Stadium | 2,000 | Hartpury, Gloucestershire |
| Kingsholm Stadium | 16,115 | Gloucester, Gloucestershire | |||
| Harlequins Women | Ross Chisholm
|
TBC
|
Twickenham Stoop | 14,800 | Twickenham, Greater London |
| Leicester Tigers Women | Tom Hudson
|
TBC
|
Mattioli Woods Welford Road | 25,849 | Leicester, Leicestershire |
| Loughborough Lightning | Nathan Smith
|
TBC
|
cinch Stadium at Franklin's Gardens | 14,249 | Northampton, Northamptonshire |
| Sale Sharks Women | Rachel Taylor
|
TBC
|
CorpAcq Stadium | 3,387 | Sale, Greater Manchester |
| Saracens Women | Alex Austerberry
|
TBC
|
StoneX Stadium | 10,500 | Hendon, Greater London |
| Trailfinders Women | Barney Maddison
|
TBC
|
Trailfinders Sports Ground | 4,000 | West Ealing, London |
Player movements
[edit]Table
[edit]| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | TF | TA | TB | LB | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bristol Bears | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Qualifies for play-offs |
| 2 | Exeter Chiefs | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 3 | Gloucester-Hartpury | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 4 | Harlequins | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 5 | Leicester Tigers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 6 | Loughborough Lightning | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 7 | Sale Sharks | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 8 | Saracens | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 9 | Trailfinders | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers for teams tied on points: 1) Number of matches won; 2) Difference between points for and against; 3) Total number of points for; 4) Aggregate number of points scored in matches between tied teams; 5) Number of matches won excluding the first match, then the second and so on until the tie is settled.
Round-by-round progression
[edit]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 | ||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | R8 | R9 | R10 | R11 | R12 | R13 | R14 | R15 | R16 | R17 | R18 |
| Bristol Bears | ||||||||||||||||||
| Exeter Chiefs | ||||||||||||||||||
| Gloucester-Hartpury | ||||||||||||||||||
| Harlequins | ||||||||||||||||||
| Leicester Tigers | ||||||||||||||||||
| Loughborough Lightning | ||||||||||||||||||
| Sale Sharks | ||||||||||||||||||
| Saracens | ||||||||||||||||||
| Trailfinders |
| Key | ||
| Win | Draw | Loss |
Regular season
[edit]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.[1][2]
Results
[edit]Round 1
[edit]| Bye/s: Sale Sharks |
Round 2
[edit]| Bye/s: Bristol Bears |
Round 3
[edit]| Bye/s: Trailfinders |
Round 4
[edit]| Bye/s: Leicester Tigers |
References
[edit]- ^ Orchard, Sara (18 June 2024). "Premiership Women's Rugby: 2024-25 season to be shortened to help England prepare for World Cup". BBC Sport. Retrieved 19 June 2024.
- ^ "PWR Final set for Super Sunday in 2025 | Premiership Women's Rugby". Premiership Women's Rugby. Retrieved 19 June 2024.