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.
Loughborough Lightning has announce that flanker Rachel Malcolm will depart the Club at the end of the 2024/25 season.
Hamstring and ankle injuries had sidelined the flanker but now she is back playing for her club, she has another mission in her sights- as a high-profile black woman in rugby she wants to use her profile to inspire young girls to embrace their natural afro hair.
The HSBC SVNS series returns for round three this weekend as the party heads to Perth. Premiership Women's Rugby enters round 15 as the final four regular season rounds kick into action with eyes on the top four and the Celtic Challenge continues with round five. Here's what to watch in women's rugby this weekend:
Harlequins are the form team in PWR heading into a match against Loughborough Lightning that could shift the mood around both clubs.
Premiership Women’s Rugby has announced a new partnership with Canterbury that will equip the league’s players with three free pairs of high-performance boots.
Fran Goldthorp insists her plan has not changed since returning to Loughborough Lightning and Premiership Women’s Rugby but could the lure of a home Women's Rugby World Cup change her mind?
Ahead of the sophomore season of Premiership Women’s Rugby, Matt Merritt dusts off his crystal ball and takes a peek into what promises to be an exciting year.
Last October, when Sadia Kabeya suffered the “devastating” injury setback that ruled her out of England’s victorious WXV 1 campaign, she vowed not to let the disappointment slow her momentum.
In 2024, the PWR needs to ‘do lots the same, but fight to make things even better - whilst also changing other bits.’ It’s clunky, but it’s accurate: In essence, the job’s not done yet - not at all.