2018–19 Premier 15s
| 2018–19 Premier 15s | |
|---|---|
| Countries |  England |
| Date | 8 September 2018 – 27 April 2019 |
| Champions | Saracens Women (2nd title) |
| Runners-up | Harlequins Ladies |
| Matches played | 93 |
| Top point scorer | Lizzie Goulden (Wasps) (125 points) |
| Top try scorer | Kelly Smith (Gloucester-Hartpury) (24 tries) |
| Official website | |
| www | |
The 2018–19 Premier 15s kicked-off on 18th September, 2018. The tournament consisted of 18 rounds with the final being played on 27th April, 2019.[1][2] Saracens Women defeated Harlequins Ladies 33–17 in the finals and were crowned Champions.[3][4][5][6]
Teams[edit]
Table[edit]
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| Club | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Points for | Points against | Points diff | Try bonus | Losing bonus | Points | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Saracens Women (CH) | 18 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 711 | 203 | +508 | 15 | 1 | 84 | |||||
| 2 | Harlequins Ladies (RU) | 18 | 15 | 1 | 2 | 733 | 246 | +487 | 14 | 1 | 77 | |||||
| 3 | Loughborough Lightning (SF) | 18 | 14 | 0 | 4 | 659 | 312 | +347 | 14 | 2 | 72 | |||||
| 4 | Wasps Ladies (SF) | 18 | 12 | 0 | 6 | 516 | 307 | +93 | 11 | 1 | 60 | |||||
| 5 | Gloucester-Hartpury Women | 18 | 8 | 1 | 9 | 584 | 470 | +114 | 14 | 2 | 50 | |||||
| 6 | Bristol Bears Women | 18 | 8 | 1 | 9 | 450 | 357 | +93 | 7 | 3 | 44 | |||||
| 7 | Richmond Women | 18 | 5 | 1 | 12 | 281 | 506 | –225 | 5 | 1 | 28 | |||||
| 8 | Darlington Mowden Park Sharks | 18 | 4 | 0 | 14 | 186 | 707 | –521 | 1 | 1 | 18 | |||||
| 9 | Firwood Waterloo Ladies | 18 | 3 | 0 | 15 | 202 | 704 | –502 | 3 | 1 | 15 | |||||
| 10 | Worcester Valkyries | 18 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 209 | 719 | –510 | 2 | 3 | 13 | |||||
| Green background (rows 1 to 4) are play-off places. | ||||||||||||||||
Source: RFU
Regular Season[edit]
Round 1[edit]
| 8 September 2018 12:00 |
| (1 BP) Loughborough Lightning | 22 – 19 | Richmond Women (1 BP) |
| Try: Hunter (2) 9' c, 62' m Penalty try 40' Con: Daley-McLean 9' Pen: Daley-McLean 5' | Report | Try: Hellgren 49' m Povey 80' c Con: Chamberlain 80' |
| Loughborough University Stadium Referee: Matthew Astle |
| 8 September 2018 14:00 |
| (1 BP) Gloucester-Hartpury Women | 24 – 38 | Harlequins Ladies (1 BP) |
| Try: Acheson (2) 6' c, 49' m Wood 27' c Smith 70' m Con: Gittings (2) 6', 27' | Report | Try: Penalty try 11' Brown 36' m Burford 40' +1 c Edwards (2) 46' m, 65' c Butler 74' c Con: E. Scott 40' +1 Green (2) 65', 74' |
| Hartpury College Referee: Richard Waller |
| 8 September 2018 14:30 |
| Bristol Bears Women | 17 – 32 | Wasps Ladies (1 BP) |
| Try: Attwood 21' m Leitch 38' m Bern 45' c Con: Reed 46' | Report | Try: Dow 16' m Crake 25' c Derk 52' c Molloy (2) 57' m, 80' m Con: Goulden (2) 26', 57' Pen: Goulden 31' |
| Shaftesbury Park Referee: Henry Lowis |
| 8 September 2018 17:00 |
| (1 BP) Darlington Mowden Park Sharks | 27 – 24 | Worcester Valkyries (2 BP) |
| Try: Morton 12' m Kerr 45' c Thomson 48; c Hobson 55' Con: Blacklock (2) 46', 49' Pen: Blacklock 25' | Report | Try: Bennion 17' c T. Thompson 36' m English 52' c Cox 79' m Con: Foxwell (2) 18', 53' |
| Northern Echo Arena Referee: David Charlton |
| 8 September 2018 17:00 |
| Firwood Waterloo Ladies | 5 – 38 | Saracens Women (1 BP) |
| Try: Perris-Redding 73' m | Report | Try: P. Cleall (2) 13' m, 17' c Galligan 27' c K. Evans 47' B. Cleall 61' m Lingham 80' c Con: Cattell (4) 17', 27', 47', 80' |
| Memorial Ground Referee: Matthew Riley |
Round 2[edit]
Round 3[edit]
Round 4[edit]
Round 5[edit]
Round 6[edit]
Round 7[edit]
Round 8[edit]
Round 9[edit]
Round 10[edit]
Round 11[edit]
Round 12[edit]
Round 13[edit]
Round 14[edit]
Round 15[edit]
Round 16[edit]
Round 17[edit]
Round 18[edit]
Playoffs[edit]
| Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| 1 | Saracens Women | 31 | |||||||
| 4 | Wasps Ladies | 13 | |||||||
| 1 | Saracens Women | 33 | |||||||
| 2 | Harlequins Ladies | 17 | |||||||
| 2 | Harlequins Ladies | 26 | |||||||
| 3 | Loughborough Lightning | 10 | |||||||
Semi-finals[edit]
Final[edit]
| 27 April 2019 14:00 |
| Saracens Women | 33 – 17 | Harlequins Ladies |
| Try: P. Cleall (2) 4' m, 27' m Gregson 9' m Harrison (2) 19' m, 39' c Con: Harrison (1/5) 40' Pen: Harrison (2/3) 47', 79' | Report | Try: Cornborough 55' c Burford 64' c Con: E. Scott (2/2) 56', 65' Pen: E. Scott (1/1) 43' |
| Franklin's Gardens Attendance: 2,590 Referee: George Selwood |
References[edit]
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