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2024–25 Premiership Women's Rugby
Countries England
Number of teams9
Date5 October 2024 – 16 March 2025
Matches played22
Tries scored199
(average 9 per match)
Top point scorerEngland Emma Sing (Gloucester-Hartpury) – 52 points
Top try scorerEngland May Campbell (Saracens)
England Millie David (Bristol) – 6 tries
Official website
www.thepwr.com

The 2024–25 Premiership Women's Rugby is the eighth season of 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.[1]

The reigning champions entering the season are Gloucester-Hartpury, who claimed their second league title after winning the 2024 final.

Teams and locations

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The 2024–25 edition of Premiership Women's Rugby is being contested by the same nine clubs which started the 2023–24 season. No team was brought in to replace Worcester Warriors, who withdrew from the league shortly before the beginning of the previous season.

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Locations of the Premiership Women's Rugby teams competing in the 2024–25 season
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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 England Amber Reed Shaftesbury Park — Bristol
England Abbie Ward Ashton Gate 27,000
Exeter Chiefs Women England Susie Appleby England Poppy Leitch Sandy Park 13,593 Exeter, Devon
Gloucester-Hartpury Women Wales Sean Lynn England Zoe Aldcroft 4ED Hartpury Stadium, with Vodafone[2] 2,000 Hartpury,
Gloucestershire
England Natasha Hunt Kingsholm Stadium 16,115 Gloucester,
Gloucestershire
Harlequins Women England Ross Chisholm England Lagi Tuima Twickenham Stoop 14,800 Twickenham,
Greater London
Leicester Tigers Women England Tom Hudson 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 14,249 Northampton,
Northamptonshire
Sale Sharks Women Wales Rachel Taylor Ireland Lauren Delany CorpAcq Stadium 3,387 Sale,
Greater Manchester
United States Georgie Perris-Redding
Saracens Women England Alex Austerberry England Marlie Packer StoneX Stadium 10,500 Hendon,
Greater London
United States Lotte Sharp
Trailfinders Women England Barney Maddison Canada Tyson Beukeboom Trailfinders Sports Ground 4,000 West Ealing, London

Player movements

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Main article: List of 2024–25 Premiership Women's Rugby transfers

Table

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2024–25 Premiership Women's Rugby table
Pos Team Pld W D L PF PA PD TF TA TB LB Pts Qualification
1 Exeter Chiefs 5 5 0 0 146 69 +77 22 10 3 0 23 Play-offs
2 Gloucester-Hartpury 6 4 0 2 196 150 +46 31 22 5 1 22
3 Saracens 5 4 0 1 192 134 +58 29 20 4 0 20
4 Bristol Bears 5 3 0 2 208 111 +97 34 17 4 0 16
5 Harlequins 5 3 0 2 112 90 +22 17 14 3 1 16
6 Trailfinders 5 2 0 3 173 156 +17 26 35 3 0 11
7 Loughborough Lightning 4 1 0 3 107 149 −42 17 25 2 1 7
8 Leicester Tigers 5 0 0 5 80 238 −158 14 38 1 0 1
9 Sale Sharks 4 0 0 4 55 172 −117 9 28 0 0 0
Updated to match(es) played on 9 November 2024. Source: Premiership Women's Rugby
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

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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
Exeter Chiefs 4
(4th) 		9
(3rd) 		13
(2nd) 		18
(2nd) 		23
(1st)
Saracens 5
(3rd) 		10
(1st) 		15
(1st) 		20
(1st) 		20
(2nd)
Gloucester-Hartpury 5
(1st) 		10
(2nd) 		11
(3rd) 		12
(3rd) 		17
(3rd)
Harlequins 1
(5th) 		1
(6th) 		6
(6th) 		11
(5th) 		16
(4th)
Bristol Bears 5
(2nd) 		5
(5th) 		6
(5th) 		11
(4th) 		11
(5th)
Trailfinders 1
(6th) 		6
(4th) 		6
(4th) 		6
(7th) 		11
(6th)
Loughborough Lightning 0
(9th) 		1
(7th) 		6
(7th) 		7
(6th) 		7
(7th)
Leicester Tigers 1
(7th) 		1
(8th) 		1
(8th) 		1
(8th) 		1
(8th)
Sale Sharks 0
(8th) 		0
(9th) 		0
(9th) 		0
(9th) 		0
(9th)
Updated: 3 November 2024
Key
Win Draw Loss Bye

Regular season

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The season format was announced on 18 June 2024. The schedule is shortened from the previous season, to give national team players more time to rest and prepare for the 2025 Rugby World Cup.[3][4]

Results

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Home \ Away BRI EXE GLO HAR LEI LOU SAL SAR TRA
Bristol Bears — 7 Dec
2024 		4 Jan
2025 		19–34 18 Jan
2025 		Feb
2025 		15 Dec
2024 		24–41 23 Nov
2024
Exeter Chiefs 12 Jan
2025 		— 22 Dec
2024 		Feb
2025 		52–10 10 Nov
2024 		Jan
2025 		29–12 36–25
Gloucester-Hartpury 30 Nov
2024 		15–21 — Feb
2025 		57–29 11 Jan
2025 		27–14 14 Dec
2024 		18 Jan
2025
Harlequins Feb
2025 		7–8 18–27 — 28 Dec
2024 		22–19 10 Nov
2024 		Jan
2025 		30 Nov
2024
Leicester Tigers 7–62 Feb
2025 		Feb
2025 		17–31 — Jan
2025 		4 Jan
2025 		7 Dec
2024 		17–36
Loughborough Lightning 19–46 19 Jan
2025 		8 Dec
2024 		14 Dec
2024 		23 Nov
2024 		— 36–17 5 Jan
2025 		Feb
2025
Sale Sharks 10–57 24 Nov
2024 		Feb
2025 		18 Jan
2025 		1 Dec
2024 		21 Dec
2024 		— 14–52 12 Jan
2025
Saracens 21 Dec
2024 		Feb
2025 		49–38 24 Nov
2024 		11 Jan
2025 		30 Nov
2024 		Feb
2025 		— 38–29
Trailfinders Jan
2025 		14 Dec
2024 		19–32 5 Jan
2025 		Feb
2025 		64–33 7 Dec
2024 		Feb
2025 		—
Updated to match(es) played on 9 November 2024. Source: Premiership Women's Rugby
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Round 1

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5 October 2024
14:00
(1 BP) Saracens38–29Trailfinders (1 BP)
Try: Campbell 6' c
Miell 12' m
Gondwe 33' c
P. Cleall 51' c
Field 67' m
McKenna 79' c
Con: MacDougall (4/6) 7', 35', 53', 80'		ReportTry: Laflin (3) 1' c, 18' m, 74' c
Boatman 60' c
Con: Taylor (3/4) 3', 61' 75'
Pen: Taylor (1/1) 48'
StoneX Stadium
Referee: George Selwood[5]
5 October 2024
15:00
(1 BP) Harlequins7–8Exeter Chiefs
Try: Whythe 12' c
Con: Cromack (1/1) 13'		ReportTry: Bricknell 64' m
Pen: McGoverne (1/1) 80+1'
Twickenham Stoop
Referee: Nikki O'Donnell[5]
5 October 2024
15:00
Loughborough Lightning19–46Bristol Bears (1 BP)
Try: Calladine (2) 15' m, 55' c
Winter 79' c
Con: Green (2/3) 56', 80'		ReportTry: Bonner (3) 3' m, 5' c, 8' m
David (3) 13' c, 47' m, 48' c
Sprague 19' m
Coles 69' m
Con: Reed (3/8) 6', 14', 49'
cinch stadium at Franklin's Gardens
Referee: Charlie Gayther[5]
6 October 2024
12:45
(1 BP) Gloucester-Hartpury57–29Leicester Tigers (1 BP)
Try: Hopkins 19' c
Dale (2) 25' m, 40+2' c
Sing (2) 35' c, 37' c
Lund 54' m
Woodman (2) 56' c, 59' m
Shekells 63' c
Con: Sing (6/9) 20', 36', 38', 40+3', 57', 64'		ReportTry: Fray 3' m
Alema 21' c
Wills 31' m
Beaver (2) 52' m, 65' c
Con: Nicholas (1/4) 22'
Mundy (1/1) 66'
Kingsholm
Referee: Mike Hudson[5]
Bye/s: Sale Sharks

Round 2

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12 October 2024
15:00
Harlequins18–27Gloucester-Hartpury (1 BP)
Try: Aucken 31' m
Meuller 74' c
Con: Cromack (1/2) 75'
Pen: Cromack (2/2) 14', 58'		ReportTry: Dale 2' c
Sing 48' m
Perry 67' m
Woodman 70' c
Con: Sing (2/4) 3', 71'
Pen: Sing (1/1) 79'
Twickenham Stoop
Referee: Jonathan Cook[6]
12 October 2024
19:00
Sale Sharks14–52Saracens (1 BP)
Try: Hopkins 55' c
Prothero 67' c
Con: V. A. Irwin (2/2) 56', 68'		ReportTry: Gondwe 10' c
Campbell 18' c
Alejandro 30' c
Linkins (2) 35' m, 64' m
P. Cleall 45' c
Infante 52' c
Fitzgerald 71' c
Con: MacDougall (6/8) 11', 19', 32', 46', 53', 72'
CorpAcq Stadium
Referee: Charlie Gayther[6]
13 October 2024
12:45
(1 BP) Trailfinders64–33Loughborough Lightning (1 BP)
Try: Burton 6' m
Boatman (2) 9' c, 36' c
Cousineau 22' c
Meta (2) 31' c, 52' c
K. Evans 45' c
Laflin 62' m
Uren 72' m
Barwick 76' c
Con: Taylor (7/10) 10', 24', 32', 37', 46', 54', 77'		ReportTry: Morrall 19' m
Maude 27' c
Hibbert-Jones 39' c
A. Williams 51' c
Goldthorp 68' c
Con: Green (4/5) 28', 39', 52' c, 68'
Trailfinders Sports Ground
Referee: Hamish Grant[6]
13 October 2024
15:00
(1 BP) Exeter Chiefs52–10Leicester Tigers
Try: E. Robinson 5' c
F. Robinson 10' c
Allen 18' c
McGillivray 21' c
McGoverne 28' c
Jefferies 36' m
Nelson 72' c
Sinclair 75' m
Con: McGoverne (6/8) 6', 11', 19', 23', 29', 73'		ReportTry: Wills 62' m
Russell 80' m
Sandy Park
Referee: Craig Maxwell-Keys[6]
Bye/s: Bristol Bears

Round 3

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19 October 2024
12:00
(1 BP) Bristol Bears24–41Saracens (1 BP)
Try: David (2) 35' c, 63' m
Skeldon 53' m
Reed 77' c
Con: Reed (1/3) 36'
Bevan (1/1) 78'		ReportTry: Linkins 20' m
Campbell (2) 30' c, 48' c
Gregson (2) 39' m, 67' c
Field 73' c
Con: MacDougall (2/4) 32', 49'
Linkins (2/2) 68', 74'
Pen: Linkins (1/1) 79'
Ashton Gate
Referee: Holly Wood[7]
19 October 2024
14:00
(1 BP) Loughborough Lightning36–17Sale Sharks
Try: Davey 4' c
Westcombe-Evans (2) 10' m, 48' m
Taufo'ou 16' m
Green 32' c
Clarke 44' c
Con: Green (3/6) 5', 33', 45'		ReportTry: Hopkins 29' m
Rigoni 67' m
Antwis 76' c
Con: Wilkins (1/3) 77'
cinch stadium at Franklin's Gardens
Referee: Andy Wigley[7]
19 October 2024
15:00
(1 BP) Gloucester-Hartpury15–21Exeter Chiefs
Try: Williams-Morris 2' m
Dale 32' c
Con: Sing (1/2) 33'
Pen: Sing (1/1) 40'		ReportTry: Nelson (2) 9' c, 56' c
Nielson 15' c
Con: McGoverne (3/3) 10', 16', 57'
Kingsholm
Referee: George Selwood[7]
20 October 2024
17:45
Leicester Tigers17–31Harlequins (1 BP)
Try: Fray 57' m
Omokhuale 72' c
Childs 79' m
Con: Feury (1/3) 73'		ReportTry: Leaney (2) 7' m, 68' m
Neumann 23' c
Shillaker 36' c
Konkel-Roberts 53' c
Con: Cromack (2/3) 24', 38'
Tuima (1/2) 54'
Mattioli Woods Welford Road
Referee: Nikki O'Donnell[7]
Bye/s: Trailfinders

Round 4

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26 October 2024
15:00
(1 BP) Exeter Chiefs36–25Trailfinders
Try: Poulin 27' m
Johnson 39' m
Penalty try 46'
Nielson 50' m
Rogers 54' c
Cramer 80+2' c
Con: McGoverne (1/4) 55'
Tessier (1/1) 80+3'		ReportTry: Blanco 4' c
Dow 67' m
Schell 74' c
Con: Taylor (2/3) 5', 75'
Pen: Taylor (2/2) 31', 40+1'
Sandy Park
Referee: Charlie Gayther[8]
26 October 2024
15:00
(1 BP) Harlequins22–19Loughborough Lightning (1 BP)
Try: Powell 25' m
Neumann 28' m
Phillips 64' m
Kildunne 75' c
Con: Tuima (1/4) 76'		ReportTry: Westcombe-Evans 12' c
Keates 34' c
Davey 53' m
Con: Scarratt (2/3) 13', 35'
Twickenham Stoop
Referee: George Selwood[8]
26 October 2024
19:00
Sale Sharks10–57Bristol Bears (1 BP)
Try: Swailes 24' m
Fielding 56' m		ReportTry: Nigrelli 2' c
Penalty try 9'
Keight 12' m
Bern 34' c
Ward 37' c
J. Joyce-Butchers (2) 40+1' m, 58' c
Webb 49' c
Atkin-Davies 65' m
Con: Reed (3/5) 3', 35', 38'
Bevan (2/3) 50', 59'
CorpAcq Stadium
Referee: Hamish Smales[8]
27 October 2024
12:45
(1 BP) Saracens49–38Gloucester-Hartpury (1 BP)
Try: Field 21' c
Senft (2) 24' c, 79' c
M. Hunt 29' c
Campbell (2) 53' c, 72' c
Linkins 68' c
Con: Harrison (7/7) 22', 25', 30', 40', 69', 73', 80'		ReportTry: Carson 3' c
Sing 14' m
Lund (2) 33' c, 64' m
Aldcroft 36' c
Metcalfe 39' c
Con: Sing (4/6) 4', 34', 37', 40'
StoneX Stadium
Referee: Dan Jones[8]
Bye/s: Leicester Tigers

Round 5

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1 November 2024
19:00
Bristol Bears19–34Harlequins (1 BP)
Try: David 4' c
Bonner 27' c
R. Marston-Mulhearn 38' m
Con: Bevan (2/3) 5', 28'		ReportTry: Powell 12' c
Torley 16' m
Kildunne 19' m
Lochner 62' c
Callender 72' c
Con: Tuima (3/5) 13', 63', 73'
Pen: Tuima (1/1) 33'
Shaftesbury Park
Referee: Dan Jones[9]
2 November 2024
13:00
(1 BP) Exeter Chiefs29–12Saracens
Try: Doidge 8' c
F. Robinson 39' c
Sinclair 55' m
Rogers 64' c
Con: Tessier (3/4) 9', 40', 65'
Pen: Tessier (1/1) 40+2'		ReportTry: McKenna 12' c
Gondwe 29' m
Con: Harrison (1/2) 13'
Sandy Park
Referee: Charlie Gayther[9]
3 November 2024
14:00
(1 BP) Gloucester-Hartpury27–14Sale Sharks
Try: Stafford 10' c
Metcalfe 43' m
N. Jones (2) 53' m, 60' m
Woodman 73' m
Con: Sing (1/4) 11'		ReportTry: Stefan 19' c
Cowan 79' c
Con: Wilkins (2/2) 20', 80'
4ED Hartpury Stadium, with Vodafone
Referee: Andy Wigley[9]
3 November 2024
15:00
Leicester Tigers17–36Trailfinders (1 BP)
Try: McGhie (2) 25' m, 73' m
Omokhuale 46' c
Con: Gallagher (1/3) 47'		ReportTry: Rollie 3' m
Inman 18' m
Schell 58' c
Mattinson 60' m
Taylor (2) 65' c, 76' c
Con: Taylor (3/6) 59', 66', 77'
Mattioli Woods Welford Road
Referee: Holly Wood[9]
Bye/s: Loughborough Lightning

Round 6

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9 November 2024
12:00
Leicester Tigers7–62Bristol Bears (1 BP)
Try: McGhie 27' c
Con: Feury (1/1) 28'		ReportTry: David (4) 8' m, 36' c, 40' c, 54' c
Hesketh 9' m
J. Joyce-Butchers 18' m
A. Joyce-Butchers 34' c
R. Marston-Mulhearn 52' c
Skeldon 67' c
Lovibond 80' m
Con: Reed (6/10) 35', 37', 40+1', 53', 55', 68'
Mattioli Woods Welford Road
Referee: Jonathan Cook[10]
9 November 2024
15:00
Trailfinders19–32Gloucester-Hartpury (1 BP)
Try: White 53' c
Beukeboom 73' m
Crake 77' c
Con: Taylor (2/3) 54', 78'		ReportTry: Sing 11' m
Rugman (2) 21' m, 36' m
Matthews 47' c
Stafford 57' c
Con: Sing (2/5) 48', 58'
Pen: Sing (1/1) 80'
Trailfinders Sports Ground
Referee: Mike Hudson[10]
10 November 2024
14:00
HarlequinsvSale Sharks
Twickenham Stoop
Referee: Harry Walbaum[10]
10 November 2024
15:00
Exeter ChiefsvLoughborough Lightning
Sandy Park
Referee: Alex Thomas[10]
Bye/s: Saracens

Round 7

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23 November 2024
14:00
Bristol BearsvTrailfinders
Shaftesbury Park
24 November 2024
15:00
SaracensvHarlequins
StoneX Stadium
Bye/s: Gloucester-Hartpury

Round 8

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Bye/s: Exeter Chiefs

Round 9

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Bye/s: Harlequins

Round 10

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15 December 2024
14:00
Bristol BearsvSale Sharks
Shaftesbury Park
Bye/s: Leicester Tigers

Round 11

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Bye/s: Trailfinders

Round 12

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4 January 2025
14:00
Bristol BearsvGloucester-Hartpury
Shaftesbury Park
Bye/s: Exeter Chiefs

Play-offs

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As in previous seasons, the top four teams in the league table, following the conclusion of the regular season, will 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 on 16 March 2025.

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

Leading scorers

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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

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Citings/bans

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Player Match[N 1] Citing date Law breached Result Ref
Canada Abigail DuGuid Trailfinders vs. Loughborough 13 October 2024 9.13 – Dangerous Tackling
(Red card) 		3-match ban[N 2] [14]
England Abi Burton Trailfinders vs. Loughborough 23 October 2024 9.20(d) – Dangerous Play in a Ruck
(Red card) 		5-match ban [15]
England Sarah Bern Sale vs. Bristol 30 October 2024 9.20(d) – Dangerous Play in a Ruck
(Citing) 		1-match ban [16]
Netherlands Linde van der Velden Exeter vs. Saracens 5 November 2024 9.13 – Dangerous Tackling
(Citing) 		4-match ban [17]

Notes:

  1. ^ The cited player's club is listed in bold italics.[12]
  2. ^ The ban is reduced by one match, subject to the player's completion of the World Rugby Coaching Intervention Programme.[13]

References

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  1. ^ "Premiership Women's Rugby". Premiership Women's Rugby. Retrieved 30 September 2024.
  2. ^ "Hartpury Stadium renamed as Vodafone and 4Ed Foundation partnership unveiled". Hartpury University & College. 29 October 2024. Retrieved 1 November 2024.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ "PWR Final set for Super Sunday in 2025 | Premiership Women's Rugby". Premiership Women's Rugby. Retrieved 19 June 2024.
  5. ^ a b c d Premiership Women's Rugby [@ThePWR] (5 October 2024). "Here are our officials for Round 1 of the new Premiership Women's Rugby season" (Tweet). Retrieved 5 October 2024 – via Twitter.
  6. ^ a b c d Premiership Women's Rugby [@ThePWR] (10 October 2024). "Here are our officiating teams for Round 2" (Tweet). Retrieved 10 October 2024 – via Twitter.
  7. ^ a b c d Premiership Women's Rugby [@ThePWR] (17 October 2024). "Here's who will be officiating Round 3 of the PWR" (Tweet). Retrieved 17 October 2024 – via Twitter.
  8. ^ a b c d Premiership Women's Rugby [@ThePWR] (24 October 2024). "Here's who will be officiating Round 4 of the PWR" (Tweet). Retrieved 24 October 2024 – via Twitter.
  9. ^ a b c d Premiership Women's Rugby [@ThePWR] (31 October 2024). "Our officials for Round 5" (Tweet). Retrieved 31 October 2024 – via Twitter.
  10. ^ a b c d Premiership Women's Rugby [@ThePWR] (7 November 2024). "Here's who will be refereeing the four PWR matches in Round 6" (Tweet). Retrieved 7 November 2024 – via Twitter.
  11. ^ a b "Premiership Women's Rugby 2024-2025 Stats". England Rugby. Retrieved 6 October 2024.
  12. ^ "Disciplinary Decisions". England Rugby. Retrieved 13 October 2024.
  13. ^ "World Rugby Coaching Intervention Programme changing tackle behaviour". World Rugby. 30 November 2022. Retrieved 18 October 2024.
  14. ^ "RFU Short Judgment Form - Abigail DuGuid". England Rugby. 15 October 2024. Retrieved 18 October 2024.
  15. ^ "RFU Short Judgment Form - Abigail Burton". England Rugby. 23 October 2024. Retrieved 26 October 2024.
  16. ^ "Bristol prop Sarah Bern handed one-match ban as citing upheld". Rugby Pass. 30 October 2024. Retrieved 31 October 2024.
  17. ^ "RFU Short Judgment Form - Linde van der Velden". England Rugby. 5 November 2024. Retrieved 7 November 2024.
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