‘This league has stepped up’: tension at top of Premiership Women’s Rugby
The PWR returns with Gloucester-Hartpury on an epic winning run and a tight battle for the semi-final spots
Gloucester-Hartpury will take to the pitch this weekend when the league returns from a six-week break looking to sustain an enviable record in Premiership Women’s Rugby. The West Country team are unbeaten since a defeat by local rivals Bristol Bears in November 2024 and have since won 18 PWR games on the bounce, including their third successive final.
If Gloucester beat Loughborough at Kingsholm on Sunday they will leapfrog Saracens, who sit top of the table despite losing to the champions this season, and who have a bye this weekend. The top two are 12 points clear of the rest and the clubs who finish in either of those spots host their semi-final.