2023–24 Premiership Women's Rugby

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2023–24 Premiership Women's Rugby
Countries England
Number of teams9
Date18 November 2023 – 22 June 2024
Matches played56
Highest attendance16,237 – Harlequins v Gloucester-Hartpury, 30 December 2023
Tries scored471
(average 8.4 per match)
Top point scorerUnited States Gabby Cantorna (Exeter)
England Emma Sing (Gloucester-Hartpury) (90 points)
[1]
Top try scorerEngland Marlie Packer (Saracens) (11 tries)[1]
Official website
www.thepwr.com

The 2023–24 Premiership Women's Rugby is the seventh season of Premiership Women's Rugby, the top-flight domestic women's rugby union club competition in England. Sponsored by Allianz for the fourth consecutive season, it is the first season under the rebranded banner of Premiership Women's Rugby, succeeding six seasons under Premier 15s branding.

Teams and locations[edit]

In December 2022, the Rugby Football Union (RFU) and Women's Premier 15 Ltd (WP15) confirmed that eight clubs had been offered a place in the 2023–24 season. Four clubs from the 2022–23 season were omitted; DMP Sharks, Sale Sharks Women, University of Worcester Warriors, and Wasps Women. Two new clubs to the competition were named; Trailfinders Women and Leicester Tigers Women.[2]

In February 2023, the RFU confirmed that both Sale Sharks Women and Worcester Warriors Women had been issued with a conditional offer to join the league for the 2023–24 season, bringing the total number of teams to ten.[3]

All nine of the ten teams competing have support from either a professional men's Premiership or Championship side.

On 17 October 2023, the owners of Worcester Warriors Women, Cube International, notified the RFU and PWR that they intended to withdraw Worcester Warriors Women from Premiership Women's Rugby and the Allianz Cup.[4][5] The regular season games involving Worcester would become bye weekends, and in the Allianz Cup, match results and player scores against Worcester were deleted from record.[4][5][6] Before their withdrawal, Worcester were the only independent team in the competion.[7]

Club Head Coach Captain(s) Stadium(s) Capacity Location
Bristol Bears Women England Dave Ward England Amber Reed
England Abbie Ward
Shaftesbury Park Bristol
Ashton Gate 27,000 Bristol
Exeter Chiefs Women England Susie Appleby England Poppy Leitch Sandy Park 13,593 Exeter, Devon
Gloucester-Hartpury Women Wales Sean Lynn England Zoe Aldcroft
England Natasha Hunt
Hartpury University Stadium 2,000 Hartpury,
Gloucestershire
Kingsholm Stadium 16,115 Gloucester,
Gloucestershire
Harlequins Women England Amy Turner England Rachael Burford Twickenham Stoop[b] 14,800 Twickenham,
Greater London
Leicester Tigers Women England Vickey Macqueen England Natasha Jones Mattioli Woods Welford Road 25,849 Leicester,
Leicestershire
Loughborough Lightning England Nathan Smith Scotland Rachel Malcolm cinch Stadium at Franklin's Gardens[9] 14,249 Northampton,
Northamptonshire
Sale Sharks Women Wales Rachel Taylor Ireland Lauren Delany
United States Georgie Perris-Redding
CorpAcq Stadium[c] 3,387 Sale,
Greater Manchester
Saracens Women England Alex Austerberry United States Lotte Clapp
England Marlie Packer
StoneX Stadium 10,500 Hendon,
Greater London
Trailfinders Women England Giselle Mather Canada Tyson Beukeboom Trailfinders Sports Ground 4,000 West Ealing, London
Worcester Warriors Women[a] England Joanne Yapp Sixways Stadium 11,499 Worcester,
Worcestershire

Player movements[edit]

Premiership[edit]

Table[edit]

Club Played Won Drawn Lost Points for Points against Points diff Tries for Tries against Try bonus Losing bonus Points
1 Gloucester-Hartpury Women (Q) 13 13 0 0 442 241 +201 70 39 12 0 64
2 Saracens Women (q) 12 10 0 2 487 200 +287 79 31 10 0 50
3 Exeter Chiefs Women 13 8 1 4 459 263 +196 73 41 11 2 47
4 Bristol Bears Women 13 9 0 4 382 204 +178 62 32 9 1 46
5 Loughborough Lightning 12 5 0 7 268 347 –79 44 56 6 1 27
6 Trailfinders Women 12 4 0 8 259 370 –111 39 59 5 2 23
7 Harlequins Women 12 3 1 8 285 362 –77 44 56 6 3 23
8 Leicester Tigers Women 12 2 0 10 216 451 –235 34 72 4 1 8*
9 Sale Sharks Women 13 1 0 12 163 523 –360 26 85 2 2 3*
Source: RFUUpdated: 10 March 2024

Green background (rows 1 to 4) indicate teams in the qualification places for the end-of-season play-offs.
(Q) Qualified for play-offs.

Notes:Gloucester-Hartpury were given a suspended five-point deduction for the postponed home fixture against Sale Sharks.[11] The deduction will be activated if the same rule is breached before the end of the season.[11]
* Sale Sharks Women and Leicester Tigers Women were both deducted five points, after failing to meet the competition's England-qualified player targets during Qualification Period 1.[12][13][14]

If teams are level at any stage, tiebreakers are applied in the following order: 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
Gloucester-Hartpury 0
(7th)
5
(4th)
9
(3rd)
9[d]
(4th)
14
(4th)
19
(3rd)
24
(3rd)
29
(2nd)
34
(2nd)
39
(2nd)
49[d]
(1st)
54
(1st)
59
(1st)
64
(1st)
Saracens 5
(2nd)
10
(1st)
15
(1st)
15
(1st)
20
(1st)
25
(1st)
30
(1st)
35
(1st)
35
(1st)
40
(1st)
45
(2nd)
45
(2nd)
50
(2nd)
50
(2nd)
Exeter Chiefs 5
(3rd)
10
(2nd)
10[e]
(2nd)
15
(2nd)
17
(2nd)
22
(2nd)
27
(2nd)
28
(3rd)
33[e]
(3rd)
33
(3rd)
38
(3rd)
40
(3rd)
42
(3rd)
47
(3rd)
Bristol Bears 5
(1st)
5
(5th)
5
(5th)
10
(3rd)
15
(3rd)
15
(3rd)
15
(4th)
20
(4th)
25
(4th)
30
(4th)
31
(4th)
36
(4th)
41
(4th)
46
(4th)
Loughborough Lightning 0
(8th)
0
(9th)
5
(6th)
5
(8th)
10
(5th)
10
(6th)
11
(7th)
16
(5th)
21
(5th)
21
(5th)
22
(5th)
22
(5th)
27
(5th)
27
(5th)
Trailfinders 1
(5th)
1
(7th)
1
(8th)
6
(5th)
6
(6th)
11
(5th)
11
(5th)
13
(6th)
13
(7th)
13
(7th)
13
(7th)
18
(7th)
18
(7th)
23
(6th)
Harlequins 4
(4th)
6
(3rd)
6
(4th)
6
(6th)
6
(7th)
6
(6th)
11
(6th)
13
(7th)
13
(6th)
18
(6th)
20
(6th)
22
(6th)
22
(6th)
23
(7th)
Leicester Tigers 1
(6th)
1
(8th)
1
(9th)
1
(9th)
1
(9th)
1
(9th)
2
(9th)
2
(9th)
7
(9th)
9
(8th)
7[f]
(9th)
8
(8th)
8
(8th)
8
(8th)
Sale Sharks 0
(9th)
5
(6th)
5[e]
(7th)
5[d]
(7th)
5
(8th)
7
(7th)
7
(8th)
7
(8th)
8
(8th)
8
(9th)
3[f]
(9th)
3
(9th)
3
(9th)
3
(9th)
Updated: 3 March 2024
Key
Win Draw Loss Bye

Regular season[edit]

The regular season fixtures are due to play out over the course of 18 rounds, with each round consisting of five matches. The fixtures were announced on 9 August 2023.[17] Following the withdrawal of Worcester, fixtures previously involving them would become bye weekends.[6][4][5]

Highlights of the season include:

Round 1[edit]

18 November 2023
12:30
(1 BP) Bristol Bears Women48 – 5Sale Sharks Women
Try: Atkin-Davies (2) 3' m, 61' c
Bonner 8' c
Ward 13' c
Burgess 33' c
Murray 49' m
Sprague 64' m
Lovibond 69' m
Con: Aitchison (3/5) 9', 14', 34'
Reed (1/3) 62'
ReportTry: Rigoni 37' m
Ashton Gate[22]
Referee: Alex Thomas[23]
18 November 2023
14:30
(1 BP) Saracens Women48 – 7Loughborough Lightning
Try: de Goede (2) 4' m, 21' m
Infante 27' c
Penalty try 53'
P. Cleall 57' c
Breach 63' c
Packer 74' m
Gregson 79' m
Con: de Goede (1/3) 28'
Harrison (2/4) 57', 63'
ReportTry: Malcolm 12' c
Con: Rowland (1/1) 13'
StoneX Stadium
Referee: Andy Wigley[23]
18 November 2023
15:00
(1 BP) Trailfinders Women17 – 22Harlequins Women
Try: Musgrove 39' c
Amory 54' c
Con: Green (2/2) 40', 54'
Pen: Green (1/1) 8'
ReportTry: Mayhew 16' m
F. Robinson 21' c
Fleming 61' c
Con: Tuima (2/3) 22', 62'
Pen: Tuima (1/2) 71'
Trailfinders Sports Ground
Referee: Neil Chivers[23]
19 November 2023
15:00
(1 BP) Leicester Tigers Women27 – 44Exeter Chiefs Women (1 BP)
Try: M. Jones 36' c
Collie 41' m
McGhie 56' m
Donaldson 69' c
Con: M. Jones (2/4) 37', 70'
Pen: M. Jones (1/1) 29'
ReportTry: Doidge 12' m
Orchard (2) 18' m, 48' m
Moloney (2) 34' m, 58' c
Cantorna 66' m
MacDonald 70' m
Buchanan 79' c
Con: Cantorna (2/8) 59', 80'
Mattioli Woods Welford Road
Referee: Holly Wood[23]
Bye/s: Gloucester-Hartpury Women

Round 2[edit]

25 November 2023
16:45
Trailfinders Women18 – 52Saracens Women (1 BP)
Try: Dow (2) 51' m, 64' c
Con: Green (1/2) 65'
Pen: Green (2/2) 10', 14'
ReportTry: Wyrwas 4' c
Campbell 12' c
Harrison 22' m
Packer 27' c
Bridger 45' c
Breach 47' c
Farries 61' m
de Goede 78' c
Con: Harrison (5/7) 5', 13', 28', 46', 48'
de Goede (1/1) 79'
Trailfinders Sports Ground
Referee: Dan Jones[24]
25 November 2023
17:30
(1 BP) Gloucester-Hartpury Women52 – 14Leicester Tigers Women
Try: Brock 4' c
Taylor 10' c
Perry 16' c
Beckett 20' c
Venner (2) 26' c, 59' m
Sing 40' m
N. Jones 47' c
Con: Sing (6/8) 5', 11', 17', 21', 27', 48'
ReportTry: Feury 71' c
M. Jones 74' c
Con: M. Jones (2/2) 72', 75'
Kingsholm
Referee: Alex Thomas[24]
25 November 2023
19:00
(1 BP) Sale Sharks Women35 – 31Harlequins Women (2 BP)
Try: V.A. Irwin 5' c
Talling (2) 23' c, 50' c
Rigoni 36' c
Swailes 46' c
Con: V.A. Irwin (5/5) 6', 24', 37', 47', 51'
ReportTry: Konkel 10' m
Fleming 27' m
Hele 41' c
Mayhew 54' c
Latsha 58' c
Con: Tuima (3/5) 43', 55', 59'
Heywood Road
Referee: Andy Wigley[24]
26 November 2023
12:30
(1 BP) Exeter Chiefs Women29 – 14Bristol Bears Women
Try: Tuttosi 19' c
Johnson (2) 34' c, 42' c
MacDonald 78' m
Con: Cantorna (3/4) 20', 34', 43'
Pen: Cantorna (1/1) 55'
ReportTry: Nigrelli 5' c
Bern 69' c
Con: Aitchison (2/2) 6', 70'
Sandy Park
Referee: Anthony Woodthorpe[24]
Bye/s: Loughborough Lightning

Round 3[edit]

1 December 2023
19:30
Bristol Bears Women0 – 12Gloucester-Hartpury Women
ReportTry: Beckett 5' c
Sing 55' m
Con: Sing (1/2) 6'
Shaftesbury Park
Referee: Alex Thomas[25]
2 December 2023
15:00
Harlequins Women0 – 31Saracens Women (1 BP)
ReportTry: Campbell 24' c
Packer 36' m
Farries (2) 58' c, 76' m
Penalty try 63'
Con: de Goede (2/4) 25', 59'
Twickenham Stoop
Referee: Mike Hudson[25]
3 December 2023
17:30
Leicester Tigers Women12 – 24Loughborough Lightning (1 BP)
Try: Brody 48' m
Relf 66' c
Con: M. Jones (1/2) 66'
ReportTry: Westcombe-Evans (2) 2' m, 71' m
Meuller (2) 16' c, 21' c
Con: Nelson (2/4) 17', 22'
Mattioli Woods Welford Road
Referee: Andy Wigley[25]
28 January 2024
13:00
Sale Sharks Women3 – 54Exeter Chiefs Women (1 BP)
Pen: Yamamoto (1/1) 8'ReportTry: Tuttosi 5' c
Buchanan (2) 17' c, 55' m
Jefferies 25' c
Millar-Mills 45' c
Rogers 59' c
Bricknell (2) 70' c, 80' c
Con: Cramer (7/8) 6', 18', 26', 46', 61', 71', 80' +1
Heywood Road
Referee: Nikki O'Donnell[26]
  • Game rescheduled from 2 December 2023 due to a frozen pitch.[16][27][28]
Bye/s: Trailfinders Women

Round 4[edit]

9 December 2023
14:00
Loughborough Lightning17 – 46Bristol Bears Women (1 BP)
Try: Morrall 11' c
Treder 51' m
Williams-Morris 76' m
Con: Rowland (1/1) 11'
ReportTry: Wills 1' m
Varley (2) 6' m, 24' c
Bern 38' m
Bevan 47' m
Butchers 59' m
Nigrelli 71' c
Atkin-Davies 80' c
Con: Aitchison (1/5) 25'
Reed (2/3) 72', 80'
cinch Stadium at Franklin's Gardens
Referee: Craig Maxwell-Keys[29]
9 December 2023
15:00
Harlequins Women27 – 52Exeter Chiefs Women (1 BP)
Try: F. Robinson 41' c
Sims 66' c
Cromack 73' c
Con: Tuima (3/3) 42', 67', 73'
Pen: Tuima (2/2) 15', 27'
ReportTry: Tuttosi (2) 12', 39' c c
Doidge (3) 22' c, 53' m, 60' m
Middlebrooke 29' c
Tessier 49' m
MacDonald 56' c
Con: Cantorna (6/8) 13', 23', 30', 40', 55', 57'
Twickenham Stoop
Referee: Harry Walbaum[29]
9 December 2023
15:00
(1 BP) Trailfinders Women36 – 7Leicester Tigers Women
Try: Crake (2) 3' c, 30' m
Laflin 9' m
Barwick 36' c
Dow 56' m
Zackary 79' c
Con: Green (3/6) 4', 36', 80'
ReportTry: Martin 15' c
Con: M. Jones (1/1) 16'
Trailfinders Sports Ground
Referee: Mike Hudson[29]
17 February 2024
13:00
(1 BP) Gloucester-Hartpury Women29 – 3Sale Sharks Women
Try: Beckett 25' m
Buggy 35' m
Else 55' c
Matthews 61' c
K. Jones 77' m
Con: George (2/4) 56', 78'
ReportPen: Rigoni (1/1) 6'
Hartpury University Stadium
Referee: Jonathan Cook
  • Game rescheduled from 9 December 2023 due to absent medical cover.[15][30]
Bye/s: Saracens Women

Round 5[edit]

16 December 2023
13:00
(1 BP) Bristol Bears Women41 – 17Trailfinders Women
Try: Skeldon (3) 2' c, 25' m, 59' c
Botterman 54' c
Murray 63' m
Varley 68' m
Smith 80' m
Con: Aitchison (1/2) 3'
Smith (2/5) 55', 60'
ReportTry: Inman 29' m
Pen: Green (4/5) 11', 16', 43', 49'
Shaftesbury Park
Referee: Harry Walbaum[31]
16 December 2023
15:00
(2 BP) Exeter Chiefs Women27 – 31Gloucester-Hartpury Women (1 BP)
Try: Menin 39' c
MacDonald (2) 46' c, 51' m
Tuttosi 59' m
Con: Cantorna (2/4) 40', 47'
Pen: Cantorna (1/1) 72'
ReportTry: K. Jones 2' m
Matthews (2) 13' c, 64' c
Monaghan 31'
Venner 73'
Con: Sing (2/3) 14', 32'
George (1/2) 65'
Sandy Park
Referee: Hamish Grant[31]
16 December 2023
15:00
Leicester Tigers Women17 – 60Saracens Women (1 BP)
Try: McGhie 3' c
Richardson 17' m
Feury 72' m
Con: M. Jones (1/3) 4'
ReportTry: Kasolo 6' m
Packer 25' m
Gregson 30' c
Clifford 35' m
Clapp (2) 44' m, 57' m
Breach 47' c
Farries (2) 60' c, 77' c
de Goede 69' c
Con: de Goede (5/10) 31', 48', 61', 69', 78'
Mattioli Woods Welford Road
Referee: Richard Gordon[31]
16 December 2023
15:00
Sale Sharks Women12 – 24Loughborough Lightning (1 BP)
Try: Talling 48' c
Prothero 66' m
Con: V.A. Irwin (1/2) 49'
ReportTry: Hibbert-Jones 10' c
Morrall (2) 25' m, 35' m
O'Donnell 55' c
Con: Nelson (2/4) 11', 55'
Heywood Road
Referee: Andrew Jackson[31]
Bye/s: Harlequins Women

Round 6[edit]

22 December 2023
18:30
(1 BP) Trailfinders Women24 – 22Sale Sharks Women (2 BP)
Try: Zackary 6' m
Penalty try 11'
Dow 35' m
Schell 73' c
Con: Green (1/3) 73'
ReportTry: G. Perris-Redding 20' c
Harper 39' m
Swailes (2) 50' m, 78' m
Con: V.A. Irwin (1/4) 21'
Trailfinders Sports Ground
Referee: Andy Wigley[32]
23 December 2023
12:30
(1 BP) Saracens Women32 – 10Bristol Bears Women
Try: Breach 4' m
Packer (2) 55' m, 74' m
de Goede 58' m
Campbell 69' m
Grant 80' c
Con: de Goede (1/6) 80' +1
ReportTry: Atkin-Davies 8' m
Murray 14' m
StoneX Stadium
Referee: Sara Cox[32]
23 December 2023
14:30
Loughborough Lightning19 – 27Exeter Chiefs Women (1 BP)
Try: Wassell 36' c
Treder 62'
Penalty try 75'
Con: Rowland (1/2) 37'
ReportTry: Allen 12' m
Tessier 26' c
Sinclair (2) 42' m, 79' m
Menin 71' m
Con: Cantorna (1/3) 27'
cinch Stadium at Franklin's Gardens
Referee: Richard Gordon[32]
30 December 2023
14:30
Harlequins Women19 – 31Gloucester-Hartpury Women (1 BP)
Try: Sims 33' c
Scott 42' m
Latsha 56' c
Con: Tuima (2/3) 34', 57'
ReportTry: H. Jones 3' c
Monaghan 13' c
Venner 22' m
Tuipulotu 27' c
Lund 80' m
Con: Sing (3/5) 4', 14', 28'
Twickenham
Attendance: 16,237
Referee: George Selwood[32]
Bye/s: Leicester Tigers Women

Round 7[edit]

6 January 2024
14:00
(1 BP) Gloucester-Hartpury Women42 – 24Loughborough Lightning (1 BP)
Try: Sing 11' c
K. Jones 16' c
H. Jones (2) 28' c, 71' c
Monaghan 39' c
Brock 42' c
Con: Sing (6/6) 11', 17', 29', 40', 43', 72'
ReportTry: O'Donnell (2) 4' c, 34' c
Treder 67' m
Westcombe-Evans 77' m
Con: Rowland (2/4) 5', 35'
Hartpury University Stadium
Referee: Richard Gordon[33]
6 January 2024
14:00
Sale Sharks Women3 – 69Saracens Women (1 BP)
Pen: V.A. Irwin (1/1) 18'ReportTry: Gondwe 14' c
Farries (3) 19' c, 61' m, 67' c
Packer (2) 30' c, 40' c
P. Cleall 41' c
Breach 44' m
Infante 46' c
Hunt 64' m
de Goede 74' m
Con: de Goede (7/11) 15', 19', 31', 40', 42', 47', 68'
Heywood Road
Referee: Holly Wood[33]
6 January 2024
18:00
(1 BP) Leicester Tigers Women24 – 33Harlequins Women (1 BP)
Try: M. Jones 35' c
Martin 46' m
Brody 54' m
McGhie 60' c
Con: M. Jones (2/4) 36', 61'
ReportTry: F. Robinson 10' c
Leaney (2) 25' m, 78' c
Kildunne 39' c
B. Cleall 49' c
Con: Tuima (3/4) 11', 40', 50'
Cromack (1/1) 79'
Mattioli Woods Welford Road
Referee: Alex Thomas[33]
7 January 2024
12:30
(1 BP) Exeter Chiefs Women38 – 19Trailfinders Women
Try: Rogers 2' m
MacDonald 11' m
Preece 18' c
Cantorna 34' c
Moloney 45' c
Bricknell 56' c
Con: Cantorna (4/6) 19', 35', 46', 57'
ReportTry: Dow 39' c
Cox 71' c
Zackary 76' m
Con: Green (2/3) 40', 72'
Sandy Park
Referee: Hamish Grant[33]
Bye/s: Bristol Bears Women

Round 8[edit]

13 January 2024
13:00
Leicester Tigers Women12 – 50Bristol Bears Women (1 BP)
Try: Martin 38' m
Brody 48' c
Con: Gallagher (1/1) 49'
ReportTry: Wills 17' c
Varley 22' m
Smith 27' c
Burns 40' c
Aitchison 61' m
Penalty try 65'
Smale 67' c
Ward 77' m
Con: Reed (4/7) 18', 28', 40', 68'
Mattioli Woods Welford Road
Referee: Andy Wigley[34]
13 January 2024
14:00
(2 BP) Harlequins Women26 – 29Loughborough Lightning (1 BP)
Try: Brown (2) 2' c, 19' c
Tuima 15' m
Hele 73' c
Con: Tuima (3/4) 3', 20', 74'
ReportTry: Tasker 25' c
Treder (2) 40' m, 77' c
Westcombe-Evans 52' m
Taufo'ou 55' m
Con: Rowland (2/5) 26', 79'
Twickenham Stoop
Referee: Hamish Grant[34]
13 January 2024
14:30
(1 BP) Saracens Women39 – 26Exeter Chiefs Women (1 BP)
Try: Wyrwas 9' c
Campbell 16' m
de Goede 31' m
Farries 47' m
Breach 58' m
Packer 69' m
Infante 76' c
Con: de Goede (2/7) 10', 77'
ReportTry: Rogers 21' c
Moloney 28' c
MacDonald 41' c
Kobayashi 80' m
Con: Cantorna (3/4) 22', 28', 42'
StoneX Stadium
Referee: Richard Gordon[34]
13 January 2024
16:45
(2 BP) Trailfinders Women27 – 33Gloucester-Hartpury Women (1 BP)
Try: Crake (2) 10' m, 28' m
Amory 51' m
Laflin 64' m
Schell 79' c
Con: Green (1/1) 80'
ReportTry: Lund 4' m
George 21' c
N. Jones 34' c
Beckett 40' c
Hunt 69' c
Con: George (4/5) 22', 35', 40', 69'
Trailfinders Sports Ground
Referee: Nikki O'Donnell[34]
Bye/s: Sale Sharks Women

Round 9[edit]

20 January 2024
13:00
(1 BP) Bristol Bears Women26 – 7Harlequins Women
Try: Wills 12' c
Reed 24' m
Burns 52' c
Botterman 75' c
Con: Reed (3/4) 12', 52', 75'
ReportTry: Sims 61' c
Con: Tuima (1/1) 61'
Shaftesbury Park
Referee: Nikki O'Donnell[35]
20 January 2024
14:00
(1 BP) Gloucester-Hartpury Women24 – 15Saracens Women
Try: K. Jones (3) 3'm, 39' m, 44' c
Sing 63' c
Con: Sing (2/4) 45', 64'
ReportTry: Campbell 17' m
Field 57' m
Grant 80' m
Kingsholm
Referee: Harry Walbaum[35]
20 January 2024
14:00
(1 BP) Loughborough Lightning45 – 21Trailfinders Women
Try: Nelson 8' c
Kabeya (2) 12' m, 18' c
O'Donnell 31' c
Mataitoga 34' c
Rowland 67' c
Rollie 80' m
Con: Rowland (5/7) 9', 18', 31', 34', 67'
ReportTry: Cox 15' c
Laflin 40' c
Seye 43' c
Con: Green (3/3) 15', 40', 43'
Loughborough University[36]
Referee: Holly Wood[35]
21 January 2024
16:00
(1 BP) Sale Sharks Women19 – 22Leicester Tigers Women (1 BP)
Try: Kelly 21' c
Bawden 40' m
Benson 51' c
Con: V.A Irwin (2/3) 22', 52'
ReportTry: Gallagher 12' c
Feury 43' m
M. Jones 64' m
Bartlett 77' m
Con: M. Jones (1/4) 13'
Hare Lane[37]
Referee: Neil Chivers[35]
Bye/s: Exeter Chiefs Women

Round 10[edit]

3 February 2024
12:30
(2 BP) Leicester Tigers Women26 – 33Gloucester-Hartpury Women (1 BP)
Try: McBrien 11' c
M. Jones 18' c
McGhie 40' m
Tutt 42' c
Con: M. Jones (3/4) 12', 19', 43'
ReportTry: Lake 31' c
Matthews 48' c
Richards (2) 58' m, 63' c
Sing 75' c
Con: George (4/5) 32', 49', 64', 76'
Mattioli Woods Welford Road
Referee: Holly Wood[38]
3 February 2024
13:00
(1 BP) Bristol Bears Women22 – 12Exeter Chiefs Women
Try: Atkin-Davies 35' m
Wills (2) 48' m, 52' m
Varley 67' c
Con: Aitchison (1/4) 68'
ReportTry: Johnson 3' m
Doidge 30' c
Con: Cantorna (1/2) 31'
Shaftesbury Park
Referee: Dan Jones[38]
3 February 2024
14:30
(1 BP) Saracens Women48 – 17Trailfinders Women
Try: Gregson (2) 3' c, 63' m
Hunt 11' m
Infante 13' m
P. Cleall 27' m
de Goede 49' c
Packer (2) 56' c, 73' c
Con: de Goede (4/8) 4', 50', 57', 74
ReportTry: Barwick 19' m
Dow 22' c
Inman 69' m
Con: Schell (1/3) 23'
StoneX Stadium
Referee: Jonathan Cook[38]
4 February 2024
15:00
(1 BP) Harlequins Women53 – 12Sale Sharks Women
Try: Kildunne (4) 14' m, 17' c, 25' c, 79' c
Wilcock (3) 31' m, 45' m, 65' c
Mayhew 42' m
Powell 55' m
Con: Tuima (2/6) 18', 26'
Cromack (2/3) 66', 80'
ReportTry: Haungatau 10' m
Greave 59' c
Con: V.A. Irwin (1/2) 60'
Twickenham Stoop
Referee: Harry Walbaum[38]
Bye/s: Loughborough Lightning

Round 11[edit]

10 February 2024
12:30
(1 BP) Saracens Women29 – 24Harlequins Women (2 BP)
Try: Penalty try 36'
Hunt (3) 39' m, 42' c, 56' c
Con: Blacklock (1/2) 43'
Harrison (1/1) 57'
Pen: Harrison (1/1) 80'
ReportTry: Brown 11' c
Aucken 62' m
Wythe 71' c
Layzell 77' m
Con: Tuima (1/1) 12'
Cromack (1/3) 72'
StoneX Stadium
Attendance: 3,071[39]
Referee: Sara Cox[40]
10 February 2024
14:00
(1 BP) Loughborough Lightning17 – 22Leicester Tigers Women
Try: Treder (3) 2' c, 16' m, 37' m
Con: Rowland (1/3) 3'
ReportTry: Gallagher (2) 6' m, 74' c
Tutt 40' c
Con: M. Jones (2/3) 40+1', 75'
Pen: M. Jones (1/1) 78'
cinch Stadium at Franklin's Gardens
Attendance: 1,703[39]
Referee: Craig Maxwell-Keys[40]
11 February 2024
13:00
Exeter Chiefs Women64 – 5Sale Sharks Women
Try: MacDonald (2) 15' c, 39' c, 74' m
Sinclair (3) 32' c, 54' c
Moloney 46' c
Menin 61' c
Millar-Mills 65' m
Wilkins 79' m
Con: Cantorna (6/9) 16', 33', 40', 47', 55', 62'
ReportTry: Delany 28' m
Sandy Park
Referee: Hamish Grant[40]
11 February 2024
14:00
(1 BP) Gloucester-Hartpury Women24 – 19Bristol Bears Women (1 BP)
Try: Hunt 6' c
Hyett 48' m
N. Jones 61' c
Metcalfe 79' m
Con: Sing (2/4) 7', 62'
ReportTry: Aitchison 21' c
Skeldon (2) 38' c, 43' m
Con: Reed (2/3) 22', 40'
Kingsholm
Referee: Adam Leal[40]
Bye/s: Trailfinders Women

Round 12[edit]

23 February 2024
19:00
Leicester Tigers Women14 – 29Trailfinders Women (1 BP)
Try: McGhie 32' c
Brody 41' c
Con: M. Jones (2/2) 33', 42'
ReportTry: Crake (2) 14' c, 36' c
Schell 19' c
Dow 29' m
Con: Schell (3/4) 15', 20' 37'
Pen: Schell (1/1) 61'
Mattioli Woods Welford Road
Referee: Harry Walbaum[41]
23 February 2024
19:45
(1 BP) Bristol Bears Women33 – 17Loughborough Lightning
Try: Pam 15' c
Skeldon (2) 30' m, 45' c
Ward 34' c
Gallagher 62' c
Con: Reed (4/5) 16', 35', 46', 63'
ReportTry: Taufo'ou 26' c
Kabeya 40' m
Rowland 75' m
Con: Rowland (1/3) 27'
Ashton Gate
Referee: Mike Hudson[41]
24 February 2024
14:30
Exeter Chiefs Women19 – 19Harlequins Women
Try: Menin 19' c
MacDonald 28' c
Buchanan 64' m
Con: Cantorna (2/3) 20', 29'
ReportTry: Powell 16' m
Latsha 34' c
Cowell 47' c
Con: Cromack (2/3) 35', 48'
Sandy Park
Referee: Charles Gayther[41]
25 February 2024
14:00
Sale Sharks Women19 – 43Gloucester-Hartpury Women (1 BP)
Try: G. Perris-Redding 14' c
Haungatau 53' c
Bawden 67' m
Con: V.A. Irwin (2/3) 15', 54'
ReportTry: Hendy 1' m
K. Jones 19' m
Muir 25' c
Beckett 33' m
McCarthy 39' c
Crabb 44' c
N. Jones 64' c
Con: George (3/6) 26', 40', 45'
Manns (1/1) 65'
Heywood Road
Referee: Andy Wigley[41]
Bye/s: Saracens Women

Round 13[edit]

2 March 2024[18]
15:05
(1 BP) Gloucester-Hartpury Women31 – 24Exeter Chiefs Women (2 BP)
Try: Sing 6' m
Hendy 12' m
Brock (2) 35' c, 63' c
Hunt 50' c
Con: Sing (3/5) 36', 51', 64'
ReportTry: Tuttosi (2) 21' c, 43' c
Rogers 25' m
Sinclair 78' m
Con: Cantorna (2/4) 22', 44'
Kingsholm
Referee: Tom Foley
2 March 2024[18]
17:00
Trailfinders Women10 – 38Bristol Bears Women (1 BP)
Try: Blanco 11' m
Laflin 36' m
ReportTry: Pyrs (2) 18' c, 40' c
Atkin-Davies (2) 26' m, 47' m
Skeldon (2) 75' c, 79' c
Con: Reed (3/5) 19', 40+1', 80'
Smith (1/1) 76'
Trailfinders Sports Ground
Referee: Jonathan Cook
3 March 2024[18]
13:00
(1 BP) Saracens Women54 – 19Leicester Tigers Women
Try: Harrison 6' c
Campbell 37' c
Infante 48' c
Clapp 66' m
Field 71' c
Breach 74' c
Farries 78' c
P. Cleall 80' c
Con: Harrison (7/8) 7', 38', 49', 72', 75', 79', 80+1'
ReportTry: McBrien 10' c
Brody 42' m
Bartlett 59' c
Con: M. Jones (2/3) 11', 60'
StoneX Stadium
Referee: Nikki O'Donnell
3 March 2024[18]
15:00
(1 BP) Loughborough Lightning38 – 15Sale Sharks Women
Try: Hibbert-Jones 3' c
Malcolm 18' c
Treder 30' c
Kabeya 43' m
Campion 61' c
Williams-Morris 78' m
Con: Rowland (4/6) 4', 19', 31', 62'
ReportTry: G. Perris-Redding 23' m
Swailes 63' m
Benson 75' m
cinch Stadium at Franklin's Gardens
Referee: Holly Wood
Bye/s: Harlequins Women

Round 14[edit]

8 March 2024
19:45
(1 BP) Gloucester-Hartpury Women57 – 24Harlequins Women (1 BP)
Try: Beckett (2) 19' c, 38' c
Muir 23' c
Metcalfe (3) 46' m, 53' c, 78' c
Hendy 50' c
N. Jones (2) 66' m, 71' m
Con: Sing (5/7) 20', 24', 39', 51', 54'
Goulden (1/2) 79'
ReportTry: Brown 11' c
Cowell 28' m
Powell (2) 62' m, 74' c
Con: Tuima (1/3) 12'
Cromack (1/1) 75'
Kingsholm
Referee: Sara Cox
9 March 2024
14:00
Sale Sharks Women10 – 26Trailfinders Women (1 BP)
Try: James 69' m
Swailes 79' m
ReportTry: Zackary (2) 1' c, 73' c
Inman 15' m
Swords 36' c
Con: Green (3/4) 2', 37', 74'
Salford Community Stadium[10]
Referee: Michael Hudson
9 March 2024
14:00
(1 BP) Exeter Chiefs Women43 – 7Loughborough Lightning
Try: Menin 12' c
Kobayashi (3) 21' m, 49' m, 78' m
Rogers 29' c
Fryday 60' c
Moloney 68' c
Cantorna 79' m
Con: Cantorna (4/8) 13', 30', 62', 69'
ReportTry: Malcolm 16' c
Con: Rowland (1/1) 17'
Sandy Park
Referee: Richard Gordon
10 March 2024
15:00
(1 BP) Bristol Bears Women35 – 10Saracens Women
Try: Murray (2) 3' c, 56' c
Bonner (2) 6' c, 80' c
Atkin-Davies 41' c
Con: Reed (5/5) 3', 6', 42', 57', 80'
ReportTry: G. Evans 17' c
Con: Harrison (1/1) 17'
Pen: Harrison (1/1) 27'
Shaftesbury Park
Referee: Alex Thomas
Bye/s: Leicester Tigers Women

Round 15[edit]

Bye/s: Bristol Bears Women

Round 16[edit]

19 May 2024
15:30
Bristol Bears WomenvLeicester Tigers Women
Shaftesbury Park
Bye/s: Sale Sharks Women

Round 17[edit]

Bye/s: Exeter Chiefs Women

Round 18[edit]

Bye/s: Gloucester-Hartpury Women

Play-offs[edit]

As in previous seasons, the top four teams in the table, following the conclusion of the regular season, contest the play-off semi-finals in a 1st vs 4th and 2nd vs 3rd format, with the higher ranking team having home advantage. The two winners of the semi-finals then meet in the final.

Semi-finals Final
      
1 1st in League Table
4 4th in League Table
Winner of Semi-Final 1
Winner of Semi-Final 2
2 2nd in League Table
3 3rd in League Table

Semi-finals[edit]

9 June 2024
14:00
1st in League Tablev4th in League Table
9 June 2024
16:30
2nd in League Tablev3rd in League Table

Final[edit]

22 June 2024
15:00
Winner of Semi-Final 1vWinner of Semi-Final 2
Sandy Park[42]

Leading scorers[edit]

Note: Flags to the left of player names indicate national team as has been defined under World Rugby eligibility rules, or primary nationality for players who have not yet earned international senior caps. Players may hold one or more non-WR nationalities.

Discipline[edit]

Citings/bans[edit]

  • Note: The cited player's club is listed in bold italics.[43]
Player Match Match date WR law breached Result Ref
Ireland Shannon Ikahihifo Trailfinders vs Harlequins 18 November 2023 9.13 – Dangerous Tackling
(Red card)
3-match ban[g] [45]
England Zoe Harrison Trailfinders vs Saracens 25 November 2023 9.27 – Acts Contrary to Good Sportmanship
(Citing)
1-match ban [46]
Canada Demi Swann Exeter Chiefs vs Bristol Bears 26 November 2023 9.27 – Acts Contrary to Good Sportmanship
(Citing)
1-match ban [47]
England Emily Robinson Harlequins vs Saracens 2 December 2023 9.12 – Striking with the head
(Red card)
5-match ban [48]
New Zealand Lizzie Goulden Gloucester-Hartpury vs Loughborough Lightning 6 January 2024 9.13 – Dangerous Tackling
(Citing)
3-match ban[g] [49]
Wales Kelsey Jones Gloucester-Hartpury vs Saracens 20 January 2024 9.13 – Dangerous Tackling
(Red card)
3-match ban[g] [50]
Scotland Mhairi Grieve Exeter Chiefs vs Sale Sharks 11 February 2024 9.13 – Dangerous Tackling
(Citing)
3-match ban[g] [51]
Netherlands Linde van der Velden Gloucester-Hartpury vs Exeter Chiefs 2 March 2024 9.13 – Dangerous Tackling
(Citing)
3-match ban[g] [52]
England Poppy Cleall Saracens vs Leicester Tigers 3 March 2024 9.27 – Acts Contrary to Good Sportmanship
(Citing)
2-match ban [53]

Allianz Cup[edit]

2023–24 Allianz Cup
Countries England
Number of teams10 (before 17 October 2023)
9 (after 17 October 2023)
Date22 September 2023 – 28 April 2024
ChampionsSaracens Women (1st title)
Runners-upBristol Bears Women
Matches played24
Tries scored214
(average 8.9 per match)
Official website
www.thepwr.com

In the Allianz Cup, teams were drawn into pools of five. Each team plays every team in their pool once, home or away, as well as having one bye week.

Teams that secure the top two positions within their respective pools will advance to a playoff for the 1st to 4th rankings. The winning team from the initial bracket will move on to the final, while the losing team will compete in the 3rd place playoff. Teams finishing in third or fourth within their pools will participate in a playoff for the 4th to 8th rankings. The winner of the initial bracket will progress to the 4th place play-off, while the losing team will be part of the 6th place play-off. Teams that are last at the end of the pool stage will participate in a two-legged play-off for the 9th to 10th position, with the overall winner determined by the aggregate score.

The fixtures were announced on 9 August 2023.[54]

Pool A[edit]

2023–24 Allianz Cup Pool A Table
Pos. Club Played Won Drawn Lost Points for Points against Tries for Tries against Points difference Try bonus Losing bonus Points
1 Bristol Bears Women[h] 3 3 0 0 157 31 +126 25 4 3 0 15
2 Exeter Chiefs Women[h] 3 2 0 1 151 76 +75 32 13 2 0 10
3 Sale Sharks Women[h] 3 1 0 2 60 138 –78 10 22 1 0 5
4 Leicester Tigers Women[h] 3 0 0 3 29 152 –123 4 26 0 0 0
5 Worcester Warriors Women[a][h] 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Source: RFUUpdated 28/10/2023

Green background means the club has qualified for the semi-finals.
Blue background means the club has qualified for the 5th/6th-place play-off.
Yellow background means the club has qualified for the 7th-9th-place play-off.

Points allocation in pool stage

  • Four points are awarded for a win.
  • Two points are awarded for a draw.
  • A try bonus point is awarded to teams that score four or more tries in a match.
  • A losing bonus point is awarded to teams that lose a match by seven or fewer points.

Round 1[edit]

22 September 2023
19:30
Worcester Warriors Women7 – 39[h]Exeter Chiefs Women (1 BP)
Try: Parry 22' c
Con: Green (1/1) 23'
ReportTry: Langford 8' c
Orchard 19' m
Ounsley 25' m
Moloney 34' m
Hanlon 46' c
Sinclair 60' m
Harris 79' m

Con: Dadds (1/4) 9'
Powdrell (1/3) 47'
Sixways Stadium
Referee: Richard Gordon
23 September 2023
14:00
(1 BP) Sale Sharks Women36–19Leicester Tigers Women
Try: V.E. Irwin (2) 16' c, 33' m
Swailes 19' c
Delany 44' c
Bawden 66' m
Thorpe 80' m
Con: Law (3/4) 17', 20', 45'
ReportTry: McBrien 10' c
Turner 50'
Daley 71' m
Con: Collie (2/3) 11', 51'
Heywood Road
Referee: Rebecca Rees
Bye/s: Bristol Bears Women

Round 2[edit]

30 September 2023
12:00
(1 BP) Leicester Tigers Women25 – 45[h]Worcester Warriors Women (1 BP)
Try: Evans (2) 21' m, 55' m
Childs 45' m
Daley 67' m
Bird 80' m
ReportTry: Gondwe 5' m
Brincat 12' m
Green 24' c
Parry 33' c
Laflin 51' c
Clarke 59' c
England 61' c

Con: Green (5/7) 25', 34', 52', 60', 62'
Oval Park Training Ground[55]
Referee: Charles Gayther
1 October 2023
15:00
Exeter Chiefs Women21 – 52Bristol Bears Women (1 BP)
Try: Penalty try 7'
Fryday 31' c
Sams 66' c
Con: Powdrell (1/1) 32'
Dadds (1/1) 67'
ReportTry: Burgess 1' c
Bonner 3' m
Murray 22' c
Pam 35' c
Wills 44' m
Molloy 61' c
Jaques 74' c
Nigrelli 79' c
Con: Nigrelli (6/8) 2', 23', 36', 62', 75', 80'
Sandy Park
Referee: Katherine Ritchie
Bye/s: Sale Sharks Women

Round 3[edit]

14 October 2023
13:00
(1 BP) Bristol Bears Women55 – 3Leicester Tigers Women
Try: Molloy 15' m
Hesketh 21' c
Crompton (3) 24' m, 32' m, 80' c
Bonner 34' c
Sprague 48' m
David 65' c
Burns 68' c
Con: Nigrelli (2/6) 22', 35'
Hesketh (3/3) 66', 69', 80'
ReportPen: Collie (1/2) 9'
Shaftesbury Park
Referee: Andrew Jackson
14 October 2023
14:00
(1 BP) Worcester Warriors Women49 – 14[h]Sale Sharks Women
Try: Clarke 40' c
Laflin (3) 50' c, 65' c, 79' m
McNaney 67' c
Pohjanheimo 74' m
England 77' m

Con: Green (4/4) 41', 51', 66', 68'
Pen: Green (2/2) 7', 61'
ReportTry: Perrin 22' c
Bowman 46' c

Con: Cookland (2/2) 23', 47'
Sixways
Referee: Hamish Smales
Bye/s: Exeter Chiefs Women

Round 4[edit]

21 October 2023
13:00
Bristol Bears WomenCancelled[a][h]Worcester Warriors Women
Shaftesbury Park
21 October 2023
15:00
(1 BP) Exeter Chiefs Women69 – 17Sale Sharks Women
Try: Sinclair 1' c
Doidge (2) 13' m, 38' c
Millar-Mills (3) 16' m, 30' c, 76' c
Preece (2) 24' c, 26' m
Harris 35' m
Powdrell 61' c
Middlebrooke 66' c
Con: Cunningham (7/11) 2', 25', 31', 39', 62', 67', 77'
ReportTry: Swailes 5' m
Antwis 47' c
Perrin 59' m
Con: V.A. Irwin (1/3) 48'
Sandy Park
Bye/s: Leicester Tigers Women

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28 October 2023
14:00
Leicester Tigers Women7 – 61Exeter Chiefs Women (1 BP)
Try: Tutt 28' c
Con: Collie (1/1) 29'
ReportTry: Jefferies (3) 4' c, 34' m, 73' m
Sinclair 7' m
Preece 30' m
Bradley (2) 42' m, 44' c
Buchanan 59' c
Powdrell 65' m
van der Velden 78' m
Middlebrooke 80' m
Con: Cunningham (3/11) 5', 45', 60'
Mattioli Woods Welford Road
Referee: Nikki O'Donnell
28 October 2023
14:00
Sale Sharks Women7 – 50Bristol Bears Women (1 BP)
Try: Brown 79' c
Con: White (1/1) 80'
ReportTry: Phillips 8' c
Marston 21' m
Wills (3) 40' m, 48' c, 74' c
Murray 42' c
Nigrelli 64' c
Hesketh 69' c
Con: Lovibond (3/5) 9', 43', 49'
Nigrelli (2/2) 65', 75'
Hesketh (1/1) 70'
Heywood Road
Referee: Henry Pearson
Bye/s: Worcester Warriors Women[h]

Pool B[edit]

2023–24 Allianz Cup Pool B Table
Pos. Club Played Won Drawn Lost Points for Points against Points difference Tries for Tries against Try bonus Losing bonus Points
1 Saracens Women 4 3 0 1 145 102 +43 23 16 4 1 17
2 Gloucester-Hartpury Women 4 3 0 1 98 93 +5 16 15 2 1 15
3 Loughborough Lightning 4 2 0 2 111 93 +18 18 15 3 1 12
4 Harlequins Women 4 2 0 2 110 107 +3 17 17 3 1 12
5 Trailfinders Women 4 0 0 4 67 136 –69 10 21 1 1 2
Source: RFUUpdated 28/10/2023

Green background means the club has qualified for the semi-finals.
Blue background means the club has qualified for the 5th/6th-place play-off.
Yellow background means the club has qualified for the 7th-9th-place play-off.

Points allocation in pool stage

  • Four points are awarded for a win.
  • Two points are awarded for a draw.
  • A try bonus point is awarded to teams that score four or more tries in a match.
  • A losing bonus point is awarded to teams that lose a match by seven or fewer points.

Round 1[edit]

23 September 2023
17:00
Gloucester-Hartpury Women19 – 17Loughborough Lightning (1 BP)
Try: Venner (2) 4' m, 22' c
Sing 66' c
Con: Manns (2/3) 23', 67'
ReportTry: Tasker 9' m
Scantlebury 44' m
Meuller 58' c
Con: Green (1/3) 58'
Hartpury University Stadium
Referee: Holly Wood
23 September 2023
19:00
(2 BP) Saracens Women29 – 36Harlequins Women (1 BP)
Try: Field (3) 10' c, 56' m, 62' m
Gregson 13' c
Taylor 24' m
Con: MacDougall (2/5) 11', 14'
ReportTry: Cleall (2) 2' c, 20' c
Shillaker (2) 37' m, 64' m
Heryet 40' m
Layzell 52' c
Con: Scott (2/4) 3', 21'
Cromack (1/2) 52'
StoneX Stadium
Referee: Katherine Ritchie
Bye/s: Trailfinders Women

Round 2[edit]

30 September 2023
14:00
(1 BP) Harlequins Women31 – 21Trailfinders Women
Try: Layzell (2) 22' c, 56' c
Shillaker 32' c
Cleall 49' c
Con: Scott (3/3) 23', 33', 50'
Cromack (1/1) 57'
Pen: Cromack (1/1) 75'
ReportTry: Pursglove 37' c
Schell 47' c
Boatman 70' c
Con: Schell (1/1) 38'
Inman (2/2) 48', 71'
Twickenham Stoop
Referee: Joe James
30 September 2023
17:15
(1 BP) Loughborough Lightning25 – 33Saracens Women (1 BP)
Try: Davey 4' m
Morrall 54' m
Hibbert-Jones 65' c
Shrestha 75' m
Con: Green (1/3) 65'
Pen: Green (1/1) 28'
ReportTry: Penalty try 19'
Tansley 39' m
Gregson 43' c
Moore 60' c
Infante 72' c
Con: Linkins (3/4) 44', 60', 72'
cinch Stadium at Franklin's Gardens
Referee: Jack Makepeace
Bye/s: Gloucester-Hartpury Women

Round 3[edit]

14 October 2023
14:00
(1 BP) Harlequins Women29 – 38Loughborough Lightning (1 BP)
Try: Brown (3) 16' c, 46' m, 77' m
Heryet 39' c
Cleall 55' m
Con: Tuima (2/4) 17', 40'
ReportTry: Davey (2) 10' m, 42' c
Trevarthen 25' c
Westcombe-Evans (2) 27' c, 67' m
Tasker 60' c
Con: Green (4/6) 26', 28', 42', 61'
Twickenham Stoop
Referee: Jack Makepeace
14 October 2023
15:00
(2 BP) Trailfinders Women24 – 29Gloucester-Hartpury Women (1 BP)
Try: Crake 10' c
McQuade (2) 35' m, 64' c
Wilson-Hardy 54' m
Con: Inman (2/3) 11', 64'
ReportTry: Lund 14' m
Hendy 20' c
Constable 27' m
Shermer 43' m
Richards 61' c
Con: Goulden (2/5) 21', 61'
Trailfinders Sports Ground
Referee: Alex Thomas
Bye/s: Saracens Women

Round 4[edit]

21 October 2023
14:00
Gloucester-Hartpury Women19 – 14Harlequins Women (1 BP)
Try: Hendy (2) 28' c, 57' m
Venner 43' c
Con: Goulden (2/3) 29', 44'
ReportTry: Brown 10' c
Duffy 49' c
Con: Cromack (2/2) 11', 50'
Hartpury University Stadium
Referee: Jonathan Cook
21 October 2023
15:00
Trailfinders Women10 – 45Saracens Women (1 BP)
Try: Cooksey 15' m
Crake 23' m
ReportTry: Kasolo 11' m
Taylor 19' m
Gregson 36' c
Flanagan (2) 38' c, 66' c
Field 58' c
Campbell 80' c
Con: Williams (2/4) 36', 38'
Linkins (3/3) 51', 63', 80'
Trailfinders Sports Ground
Referee: Philip Russell
Bye/s: Loughborough Lightning

Round 5[edit]

28 October 2023
14:00
(1 BP) Loughborough Lightning31 – 12Trailfinders Women
Try: Duguid 1' c
Scantlebury (2) 54' c, 60' m
Westcombe-Evans 72' m
Weaver 75' c
Con: Green (3/5) 2', 55', 76'
ReportTry: Burnfield 32' m
Inman 80' c
Con: Green (1/1) 80' +1
Loughborough University
Attendance: Jack Sutton
28 October 2023
14:30
(1 BP) Saracens Women38 – 31Gloucester-Hartpury Women (2 BP)
Try: Campbell (2) 3' m, 29' m
P. Cleall 17' c
Green 35' c
M. Evans 44' c
Loyola 75' c
Con: Williams (3/5) 18', 36', 45'
MacDougall (1/1) 76'
ReportTry: Tandy (2) 13' c, 25' m
Lund 68' c
Goulden 70' m
Cowan 78' c
Con: Goulden (3/5) 14', 69', 79'
StoneX Stadium
Referee: Simon Waite
Bye/s: Harlequins Women

Cup play-offs[edit]

7th-9th place play-off[edit]

2023–24 Allianz Cup 7th-9th place play-off Table
Pos. Club Played Won Drawn Lost Points for Points against Points difference Tries for Tries against Try bonus Losing bonus Points
1 Trailfinders Women 2 2 0 0 96 36 +60 13 6 2 0 10
2 Harlequins Women 2 1 0 1 64 61 +3 10 8 2 0 6
3 Leicester Tigers Women 2 0 0 2 24 87 –63 4 13 0 0 0
Source: RFUUpdated: 28 April 2024

Green background means the club is awarded 7th place in the 2023–24 Allianz Cup.
Blue background means the club is awarded 8th place in the 2023–24 Allianz Cup.
Yellow background means the club is awarded 9th place in the 2023–24 Allianz Cup.

1st leg[edit]
13 April 2024
12:30
Leicester Tigers Women19 – 33Harlequins Women
Try: Gallagher 57' c
Feury 62' m
Brody 70' c
Con: Feury (2/3) 58', 71'
ReportTry: Mullen 8' c
Layzell 12' m
Mayhew 22' c
Dobson 35' c
Hele 64' c
Con: Cromack (4/5) 9', 23', 36', 65'
Mattioli Woods Welford Road
Referee: Jonathan Cook[56]
Bye/s: Trailfinders Women

2nd leg[edit]
21 April 2024
14:00
Trailfinders Women54 – 5Leicester Tigers Women
Try: Gwala 8' c
Pinnock 12' c
Burton (3) 44' c, 71' c, 76' c
Inman 53' m
Musgrove 54' c
Swords 63' c
Con: Green (7/8) 9', 13', 45', 55', 64', 72', 77'
ReportTry: Evans 25' m
Trailfinders Sports Ground
Referee: Holly Wood
Bye/s: Harlequins Women

3rd leg[edit]
28 April 2024
14:00
Harlequins Women31 – 42Trailfinders Women
Try: Dobson 15' c
Hele 26' m
Layzell 45' m
Shillaker 58' m
Konkel 73' c
Con: Cromack (1/2) 16'
Tuima (1/3) 74'
ReportTry: Burnfield (2) 5' c, 30' c
Laflin 12' c
Burton 40' m
Musgrove 54' c
Con: Green (4/5) 6', 13', 31', 55'
Pen: Green (3/3) 9', 50', 78'
Twickenham Stoop
Referee: Neil Chivers[57]
Bye/s: Leicester Tigers Women

5th-6th place play-off[edit]

1st leg[edit]
13 April 2024
14:00
Sale Sharks Women12 – 22Loughborough Lightning
Try: Duffy 20' m
Panayiotou 78' c
Con: Yamamoto (1/1) 79'
ReportTry: O'Donnell 35' c
Green 41' c
Calladine 63' m
Con: Green (2/3) 36', 42'
Pen: Green (1/1) 7'
Heywood Road
Referee: Nikki O'Donnell[56]

2nd leg[edit]
27 April 2024
14:30
Loughborough Lightning26 – 22Sale Sharks Women
Try: Penalty try 23'
Duguid 32' c
Meuller 55' c
Westcombe-Evans 63' m
Con: Green (2/3) 33', 55'
ReportTry: Tonkin (2) 6' m, 46' m
Taylor-Roberts 40' c
Sams 77' m
Con: Duffy (1/3) 40+1'
cinch Stadium at Franklin's Gardens
Referee: Charlie Gayther[57]

1st-4th place play-off[edit]

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
14 April 2024 - Shaftesbury Park
 
 
Bristol Bears Women 54
 
28 April 2024 - Shaftesbury Park
 
Gloucester-Hartpury 28
 
Bristol Bears Women 17
 
13 April 2024 - StoneX Stadium
 
Saracens Women 31
 
Saracens Women 36
 
 
Exeter Chiefs Women 29
 
Third place
 
 
28 April 2024 - Sandy Park
 
 
Exeter Chiefs Women 14
 
 
Gloucester-Hartpury 26
Cup semi-finals[edit]
13 April 2024
14:30
Saracens Women36 – 29Exeter Chiefs Women
Try: B. Cleall (2) 5' m, 19' m
Penalty try 31'
Kasolo 34' c
Gondwe 40' c
Clapp 43' m
Con: MacDougall (2/5) 35', 40' +1
ReportTry: Rogers (2) 47' c, 56' m
Nielson (2) 50' m, 73' m
Bricknell 80' c
Con: Wilkins (2/5) 48', 80' +1
StoneX Stadium
Referee: Alex Thomas[56]

14 April 2024
15:00
Bristol Bears Women54 – 28Gloucester-Hartpury Women
Try: Bonner 2' m
Murray 16' c
Pam (2) 23' c, 64' c
Wills 29' c
Burgess 42' c
White 60' c
Nigrelli 75' c
Con: Nigrelli (7/8) 16', 24', 29', 43', 61', 65', 76'
ReportTry: Brock 40' c
Stafford 47' c
Buggy 69' c
Whitley 78' c
Con: Goulden (4/4) 40', 48', 70', 79'
Shaftesbury Park
Referee: Hamish Grant[56]
Third place play-off[edit]
28 April 2024
12:30
Exeter Chiefs Women14 – 26Gloucester-Hartpury Women
Try: Nielson 31' c
Preece 69' c
Con: Buchanan (1/1) 32'
Wilkins (1/1) 70'
ReportTry: Cowan 39' c
Manns 41' c
Goulden 62' m
Else 67' c
Con: Sing (2/3) 40', 42'
Manns (1/1) 68'
Sandy Park
Referee: Mike Hudson[57]

Cup final[edit]
28 April 2024
14:00
Bristol Bears Women17 – 31Saracens Women
Try: Wills (2) 21' m, 32' c
Lovibond 57' m
Con: Nigrelli (1/3) 33'
ReportTry: Gondwe 36' c
Clapp 43' m
Field 53' m
B. Cleall 65' c
Campbell 75' c
Con: MacDougall (3/5) 37', 66', 76'
Shaftesbury Park
Referee: George Selwood[57]

Notes[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d Worcester Warriors withdrew from the league on 17 October 2023.[4][5]
  2. ^ Harlequins would also play one home game at Twickenham on 30 December 2023.[8]
  3. ^ Sale Sharks would also play one home game at the Salford Community Stadium on 9 March 2024.[10]
  4. ^ a b c The fixture between Gloucester-Hartpury and Sale Sharks was postponed from its original date of 9 December 2023, due to absent medical support.[15]
  5. ^ a b c The fixture between Sale Sharks and Exeter Chiefs was postponed from its original date of 2 December 2023, due to a frozen pitch.[16]
  6. ^ a b Leicester Tigers and Sale Sharks were deducted 5 points each after round 10.[12]
  7. ^ a b c d e The three-match suspension is reduced to two matches, subject to the player's completion of the World Rugby Coaching Intervention Programme.[44]
  8. ^ a b c d e f g h i j Results and player scores from matches involving Worcester Warriors were deleted from record, after Worcester withdrew from the competition.[6]

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