2024–25 Premiership Women's Rugby

Season in English women's rugby union

2024–25 Premiership Women’s Rugby
Countries England
Date5 October 2024 – 16 March 2025
Official website
www.thepwr.com
2025–26 →

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

Locations of the Premiership Women's Rugby teams competing in the 2024–25 season
Bristol
Bristol
Exeter
Exeter
Gloucester-Hartpury
Gloucester-Hartpury
Leicester
Leicester
Loughborough
Loughborough
Sale
Sale
London
London
London teams: Trailfinders Harlequins Saracens
London teams:
Trailfinders
Harlequins
Saracens
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Locations of the Premiership Women's Rugby teams competing in the 2024–25 season
Locations of the Premiership Women's Rugby teams in Greater London
Harlequins
Harlequins
Saracens
Saracens
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Locations of the Premiership Women's Rugby teams in Greater London
Club Director of Rugby/
Head Coach
Captain(s) Stadium(s) Capacity Location
Bristol Bears Women England Dave Ward TBC Shaftesbury Park Bristol
Ashton Gate 27,000 Bristol
Exeter Chiefs Women England Susie Appleby TBC Sandy Park 13,593 Exeter, Devon
Gloucester-Hartpury Women Wales Sean Lynn TBC Hartpury University Stadium 2,000 Hartpury,
Gloucestershire
Kingsholm Stadium 16,115 Gloucester,
Gloucestershire
Harlequins Women England Ross Chisholm TBC Twickenham Stoop 14,800 Twickenham,
Greater London
Leicester Tigers Women England Tom Hudson TBC Mattioli Woods Welford Road 25,849 Leicester,
Leicestershire
Loughborough Lightning England Nathan Smith TBC cinch Stadium at Franklin's Gardens 14,249 Northampton,
Northamptonshire
Sale Sharks Women Wales Rachel Taylor TBC CorpAcq Stadium 3,387 Sale,
Greater Manchester
Saracens Women England Alex Austerberry TBC StoneX Stadium 10,500 Hendon,
Greater London
Trailfinders Women TBC TBC Trailfinders Sports Ground 4,000 West Ealing, London

Player movements

Table

2024–25 Premiership Women's Rugby table
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
Source: [citation needed]
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

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

The season format was announced on 18 June 2024, the season will be shortened to give national team players more time to rest and prepare for the 2025 Rugby World Cup.[1][2]

Results

Home \ Away BRI EXE GLO HAR LEI LOU SAL SAR TRA
Bristol Bears
Exeter Chiefs
Gloucester-Hartpury
Harlequins
Leicester Tigers
Loughborough Lightning
Sale Sharks
Saracens
Trailfinders
Source: [citation needed]
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

References

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ "PWR Final set for Super Sunday in 2025 | Premiership Women's Rugby". Premiership Women's Rugby. Retrieved 19 June 2024.