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2017–18 Premier 15s

The 2017–18 Premier 15s was the inaugural season for the Premier 15s and began on 16 September, 2017.[1][2][3] Saracens Women won the inaugural Championship after defeating Harlequins Ladies in their final 24–20.[4][5][6][7]

2017–18 Premier 15s
Countries England
Date16 September 2017 – 29 April 2018
ChampionsSaracens Women (1st title)
Runners-upHarlequins Ladies
Matches played93
Top point scorerEngland Abigail Dow (Wasps) (98 points)
Top try scorerEngland Shaunagh Brown (Harlequins) (17 tries)
Official website
www.premier15s.com

Teams edit

Saracens Women
Harlequins Ladies
Loughborough Lightning
Wasps Ladies
Gloucester-Hartpury Women
Bristol Bears Women
Richmond Women
Darlington Mowden Park Sharks
Firwood Waterloo Ladies
Worcester Valkyries

Table edit

2017–18 Premier 15s Table
Club Played Won Drawn Lost Points for Points against Points diff Try bonus Losing bonus Points
1 Saracens Women (CH) 18 15 1 2 648 193 +455 15 2 79
2 Harlequins Ladies (RU) 18 15 0 3 674 289 +385 14 2 76
3 Wasps Ladies (SF) 18 13 0 5 534 254 +280 14 3 69
4 Gloucester-Hartpury Women (SF) 18 11 1 6 572 380 +192 14 0 60
5 Loughborough Lightning 18 10 1 7 383 368 +15 9 2 53
6 Bristol Bears Women 18 9 0 9 431 343 +138 8 2 46
7 Richmond Women 18 7 1 10 264 345 –171 5 1 31 [a]
8 Darlington Mowden Park Sharks 18 4 1 13 284 413 –129 5 3 26
9 Firwood Waterloo Ladies 18 2 2 14 223 495 –272 1 3 16
10 Worcester Valkyries 18 0 1 17 97 990 –893 0 0 2
Green background (rows 1 to 4) are play-off places.

Source: RFU

  1. ^ Richmond were deducted 5 points

Regular Season edit

Round 1 edit

16 September 2017
Darlington Mowden Park Sharks3 – 32Gloucester-Hartpury Women (1 BP)
16 September 2017
Firwood Waterloo Ladies13 – 22Saracens Women (1 BP)
16 September 2017
(1 BP) Loughborough Lightning46 – 12Worcester Valkyries
16 September 2017
(2 BP) Wasps Ladies32 – 38Harlequins Ladies (1 BP)
17 September 2017
(2 BP) Bristol Bears Women24 – 31Richmond Women (1 BP)

Round 2 edit

23 September 2017
(1 BP) Gloucester-Hartpury Women26 – 22Wasps Ladies (2 BP)
23 September 2017
(1 BP) Harlequins Ladies39 – 18Firwood Waterloo Ladies
23 September 2017
(1 BP) Richmond Women27 – 10Darlington Mowden Park Sharks
23 September 2017
Worcester Valkyries10 – 62Bristol Bears Women (1 BP)
24 September 2017
(1 BP) Saracens Women34 – 20Loughborough Lightning

Round 3 edit

30 September 2017
(2 BP) Darlington Mowden Park Sharks28 – 32Wasps Ladies (1 BP)
30 September 2017
(1 BP) Firwood Waterloo Ladies16 – 20Bristol Bears Women
30 September 2017
(1 BP) Gloucester-Hartpury Women29 – 0Richmond Women
30 September 2017
Loughborough Lightning19 – 40Harlequins Ladies (1 BP)
30 September 2017
Worcester Valkyries0 – 74Saracens Women (1 BP)

Round 4 edit

7 October 2017
(1 BP) Bristol Bears Women28 – 20Gloucester-Hartpury Women (1 BP)
7 October 2017
(1 BP) Harlequins Ladies26 – 10Darlington Mowden Park Sharks
7 October 2017
(1 BP) Loughborough Lightning30 – 19Firwood Waterloo Ladies
7 October 2017
(1 BP) Richmond Women48 – 12Worcester Valkyries
7 October 2017
(1 BP) Saracens Women30 – 0Wasps Ladies

Round 5 edit

21 October 2017
Firwood Waterloo Ladies0 – 0Darlington Mowden Park Sharks
21 October 2017
(1 BP) Harlequins Ladies49 – 12Bristol Bears Women
21 October 2017
Richmond Women0 – 29Saracens Women (1 BP)
21 October 2017
(1 BP) Wasps Ladies45 – 5Loughborough Lightning
21 October 2017
Worcester Valkyries0 – 43Gloucester-Hartpury Women (1 BP)

Round 6 edit

28 October 2017
Bristol Bears Women5 – 17Darlington Mowden Park Sharks
28 October 2017
Darlington Mowden Park Sharks16 – 12Loughborough Lightning (1 BP)
28 October 2017
(1 BP) Firwood Waterloo Ladies12 – 15Richmond Women
28 October 2017
Gloucester-Hartpury Women5 – 33Saracens Women (1 BP)
28 October 2017
Worcester Valkyries0 – 71Harlequins Ladies (1 BP)

Round 7 edit

4 November 2017
(1 BP) Darlington Mowden Park Sharks39 – 5Worcester Valkyries
4 November 2017
(1 BP) Harlequins Ladies39 – 12Gloucester-Hartpury Women
4 November 2017
(1 BP) Loughborough Lightning27 – 15Richmond Women
4 November 2017
(1 BP) Saracens Women29 – 12Bristol Bears Women
4 November 2017
(1 BP) Wasps Ladies31 – 3Firwood Waterloo Ladies

Round 8 edit

11 November 2017
(1 BP) Bristol Bears Women8 – 12Loughborough Lightning
11 November 2017
(1 BP) Gloucester-Hartpury Women29 – 22Firwood Waterloo Ladies (2 BP)
11 November 2017
Richmond Women5 – 43Harlequins Ladies (1 BP)
11 November 2017
(1 BP) Saracens Women44 – 19Darlington Mowden Park Sharks
11 November 2017
Worcester Valkyries5 – 51Wasps Ladies (1 BP)

Round 9 edit

2 December 2017
(1 BP) Loughborough Lightning43 – 33Gloucester-Hartpury Women (1 BP)
2 December 2017
Firwood Waterloo Ladies12 – 12Worcester Valkyries
2 December 2017
Darlington Mowden Park Sharks3 – 26Bristol Bears Women (1 BP)
3 December 2017
Richmond Women0 – 44Wasps Ladies (1 BP)
3 December 2017
Harlequins Ladies19 – 28Saracens Women (1 BP)

Round 10 edit

9 December 2017
(1 BP) Gloucester-Hartpury Women24 – 38Darlington Mowden Park Sharks (1 BP)
9 December 2017
(1 BP) Harlequins Ladies27 – 8Wasps Ladies
9 December 2017
(1 BP) Saracens Women45 – 6Firwood Waterloo Ladies
10 December 2017
Richmond Women5 – 32Bristol Bears Women (1 BP)
6 January 2018
Worcester Valkyries7 – 36Loughborough Lightning (1 BP)

Round 11 edit

16 December 2017
(1 BP) Bristol Bears Women89 – 0Worcester Valkyries
16 December 2017
Firwood Waterloo Ladies12 – 51Harlequins Ladies (1 BP)
16 December 2017
Loughborough Lightning7 – 34Saracens Women (1 BP)
16 December 2017
(1 BP) Wasps Ladies37 – 17Firwood Waterloo Ladies
27 January 2018
(1 BP) Darlington Mowden Park Sharks10 – 15Richmond Women

Round 12 edit

13 January 2018
(1 BP) Bristol Bears Women59 – 7Firwood Waterloo Ladies
13 January 2018
Harlequins Ladies17 – 10Loughborough Lightning (1 BP)
13 January 2018
(1 BP) Saracens Women105 – 0Worcester Valkyries
13 January 2018
(1 BP) Wasps Ladies31 – 10Darlington Mowden Park Sharks
14 January 2018
Richmond Women15 – 37Gloucester-Hartpury Women (1 BP)

Round 13 edit

20 January 2018
Firwood Waterloo Ladies0 – 29Loughborough Lightning
20 January 2018
(1 BP) Gloucester-Hartpury Women34 – 17Bristol Bears Women
20 January 2018
Wasps Ladies5 – 0Saracens Women (1 BP)
20 January 2018
Worcester Valkyries5 – 29Richmond Women (1 BP)
10 February 2018
(1 BP) Darlington Mowden Park Sharks24 – 31Harlequins Ladies (1 BP)

Round 14 edit

3 February 2018
Bristol Bears Women13 – 12Harlequins Ladies (1 BP)
3 February 2018
Darlington Mowden Park Sharks10 – 18Firwood Waterloo Ladies
3 February 2018
(1 BP) Gloucester-Hartpury Women80 – 0Worcester Valkyries
3 February 2018
(1 BP) Loughborough Lightning26 – 20Wasps Ladies (2 BP)
3 February 2018
(1 BP) Saracens Women41 – 0Richmond Women

Round 15 edit

17 February 2018
(1 BP) Harlequins Ladies80 – 7Worcester Valkyries
17 February 2018
Loughborough Lightning21 – 15Darlington Mowden Park Sharks (1 BP)
17 February 2018
(1 BP) Saracens Women29 – 29Gloucester-Hartpury Women (1 BP)
17 February 2018
(1 BP) Wasps Ladies26 – 12Bristol Bears Women
18 February 2018
(1 BP) Richmond Women20 – 12Firwood Waterloo

Round 16 edit

3 March 2018
(1 BP) Gloucester-Hartpury Women40 – 36Harlequin Ladies (2 BP)
18 March 2018
Richmond Women10 – 10Loughborough Lightning
30 March 2018
Bristol Bears Women19 – 29Saracens Women (1 BP)
31 March 2018
Firwood Waterloo Ladies0 – 34Wasps Ladies (1 BP)
31 March 2018
Worcester Valkyries12 – 27Darlington Mowden Park Sharks (1 BP)

Round 17 edit

10 March 2018
Darlington Mowden Park Sharks5 – 13Saracens Women
10 March 2018
Firwood Waterloo Ladies10 – 44Gloucester-Hartpury Women (1 BP)
10 March 2018
Harlequins Ladies14 – 12Richmond Women (1 BP)
10 March 2018
(1 BP) Loughborough Lightning24 – 7Bristol Bears Women
10 March 2018
(1 BP) Wasps Ladies55 – 5Worcester Valkyries

Round 18 edit

24 March 2018
(1 BP) Bristol Bears Women36 – 19Darlington Mowden Park Sharks
24 March 2018
(1 BP) Gloucester-Hartpury Women36 – 8Loughborougb Lightning
24 March 2018
(2 BP) Saracens Women29 – 32Harlequins Ladies (1 BP)
24 March 2018
(1 BP) Wasps Ladies44 – 17Richmond Women
24 March 2018
Worcester Valkyries5 – 43Firwood Waterloo Ladies (1 BP)


Play-offs edit

  Semifinals Final
                         
  1 Saracens Women 62 45 107  
  4 Gloucester-Hartpury Women 0 26 26    
      1 Saracens Women 24
      2 Harlequins Ladies 20
  2 Harlequins Ladies 25 22 47    
  3 Wasps Ladies 19 7 26  

Semi-finals edit

1st leg edit

7 April 2018
Gloucester-Hartpury Women0 – 62Saracens Women
7 April 2018
Wasps Ladies19 – 25Harlequins Ladies

2nd leg edit

14 April 2018
Saracens Women45 – 26Gloucester-Hartpury Women
14 April 2018
Harlequins Ladies22 – 7Wasps Ladies

Final edit

29 April 2018
15:00
Saracens Women24 – 20Harlequins Ladies
Try: Martinez Gion 4' m
Clapp 27' c
Mackinder 38' m
Botterman 53' c
Con: Rowland (2/4) 28', 54'		ReportTry: Myers 40+1' m
Breach 48' m
McCormack 66' c
Con: Green (1/3) 67'
Pen: Green (1/1) 7'
Trailfinders Sports Ground
Attendance: 2,057
Referee: Sara Cox
Team details
FB 15   Nina Vistisen
RW 14   Garnet Mackinder
OC 13   Lauren Cattell
IC 12   Helena Rowland
LW 11   Lotte Clapp (c)
FH 10   Zoe Harrison
SH 9   Georgina Gulliver
N8 8   Poppy Cleall  
OF 7   Marlie Packer
BF 6   Bryony Cleall   60'
RL 5   Tess Wijmans   53'
LL 4   Sonia Green
TP 3   Sam Martinez Gion
HK 2   Katharine Evans   73'
LP 1   Hannah Botterman
Substitutions:
HK 16   May Campbell   73'
PR 17   Sarah Barber
LK 18   Rosie Galligan   53'
FL 19   Valeria Fedrighi   60'
SH 20   Ella Wyrwas
CE 21   Cara Wardle
WG 22   Emma Uren
Coach:
  Rob Cain
FB 15   Jess Wooden
RW 14   Holly Myers
OC 13   Fiona Pocock
IC 12   Rachael Burford (c)
LW 11   Natasha Bradshaw   41'
FH 10   Ellie Green
SH 9   Leanne Riley
N8 8   Fiona Fletcher
OF 7   Deborah McCormack
BF 6   Shaunagh Brown
RL 5   Abbie Scott
LL 4   Zoe Saynor
TP 3   Chloe Edwards
HK 2   Davinia Catlin
LP 1   Victoria Cornborough
Substitutions:
PR 16   Tove Viksten
FL 17   Ashleigh Greenslade
FL 18   Alex Hardy
N8 19   Samantha McCarthy
SH 20   Bobbie Haywood
WG 21   Jessica Breach   41'
CE 22   Stacey White
Coach:
  Gary Street   Karen Findlay

Player of the Match:
  Marlie Packer (Saracens Women)

References edit

  1. ^ "2017/18 Tyrrells Premier 15s Season Launches at Twickenham Stadium". womensclubrugby.com. Archived from the original on 2022-01-16. Retrieved 2022-01-16.
  2. ^ Powell, Jennie (2017-09-11). "2017/18 Tyrrells Premier 15s Season Launched at Twickenham". 4 The Love Of Sport. Retrieved 2022-01-16.
  3. ^ "Tyrrells Premier 15s league launches". www.quins.co.uk. Retrieved 2022-01-16.
  4. ^ "Saracens Women hold firm against Harlequins Ladies to secure inaugural Tyrrells Premier 15s title". Sky Sports. Retrieved 2022-01-16.
  5. ^ "Harlequins Ladies 20-24 Saracens Women". BBC Sport. Retrieved 2022-01-16.
  6. ^ Macpherson, Will (2018-04-30). "Saracens Women beat Harlequins to inaugural Tyrrells Premier 15s title". www.standard.co.uk. Retrieved 2022-01-16.
  7. ^ "Saracens clinch inaugural Tyrrells Premier 15s". Talking Rugby Union. 1 May 2018. Archived from the original on 2021-04-18. Retrieved 16 January 2022.

External links edit

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