2017–18 Premier 15s

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)[1][2][3]
Top try scorerEngland Shaunagh Brown (Harlequins) (17 tries)[1][2][3]
Official website
www.premier15s.com

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

Teams

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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

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2017–18 Premier 15s Table
Pos Team Pld W D L PF PA PD TB LB Pts Qualification
1 Saracens Women (CH) 18 15 1 2 648 193 +455 15 2 79 Play-off place
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 9 481 343 +138 8 2 46
7 Richmond Women 18 7 1 10 264 435 −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
Source: RFU
Notes:
  1. ^ Richmond were deducted 5 points

Regular Season

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Round 1

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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

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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

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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

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7 October 2017
(1 BP) Bristol Bears Women28–20Gloucester-Hartpury Women (1 BP)
7 October 2017
(1 BP) Richmond Women48–12Worcester Valkyries
7 October 2017
(1 BP) Saracens Women30–0Wasps Ladies

Round 5

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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

Round 6

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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

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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

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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

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2 December 2017
(1 BP) Loughborough Lightning43–33Gloucester-Hartpury Women (1 BP)
3 December 2017
Richmond Women0–44Wasps Ladies (1 BP)
3 December 2017
Harlequins Ladies19–28Saracens Women (1 BP)

Round 10

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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)

Round 11

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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

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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

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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

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3 February 2018
Bristol Bears Women13–12Harlequins Ladies (1 BP)
3 February 2018
(1 BP) Loughborough Lightning26–20Wasps Ladies (2 BP)
3 February 2018
(1 BP) Saracens Women41–0Richmond Women

Round 15

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17 February 2018
(1 BP) Harlequins Ladies80–7Worcester Valkyries
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

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3 March 2018
(1 BP) Gloucester-Hartpury Women40–36Harlequin Ladies (2 BP)
30 March 2018
Bristol Bears Women19–29Saracens Women (1 BP)
Report

Round 17

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10 March 2018
Harlequins Ladies14–12Richmond Women (1 BP)
10 March 2018
(1 BP) Wasps Ladies55–5Worcester Valkyries

Round 18

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24 March 2018
(2 BP) Saracens Women29–32Harlequins Ladies (1 BP)
24 March 2018
(1 BP) Wasps Ladies44–17Richmond Women
Report

Play-offs

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  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

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1st leg

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2nd leg

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Final

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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'
Report
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Try: 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 Denmark Nina Vistisen
RW 14 England Garnet Mackinder
OC 13 England Lauren Cattell
IC 12 England Helena Rowland
LW 11 England Lotte Clapp (c)
FH 10 England Zoe Harrison
SH 9 England Georgina Gulliver
N8 8 England Poppy Cleall yellow card
OF 7 England Marlie Packer
BF 6 England Bryony Cleall downward-facing red arrow 60'
RL 5 Netherlands Tess Wijmans downward-facing red arrow 53'
LL 4 England Sonia Green
TP 3 Netherlands Sam Martinez Gion
HK 2 Wales Katharine Evans downward-facing red arrow 73'
LP 1 England Hannah Botterman
Substitutions:
HK 16 England May Campbell upward-facing green arrow 73'
PR 17 England Sarah Barber
LK 18 England Rosie Galligan upward-facing green arrow 53'
FL 19 Italy Valeria Fedrighi upward-facing green arrow 60'
SH 20 England Ella Wyrwas
CE 21 England Cara Wardle
WG 22 England Emma Uren
Coach:
England Rob Cain
FB 15 United States Jess Wooden
RW 14 England Holly Myers
OC 13 England Fiona Pocock
IC 12 England Rachael Burford (c)
LW 11 England Natasha Bradshaw downward-facing red arrow 41'
FH 10 England Ellie Green
SH 9 England Leanne Riley
N8 8 England Fiona Fletcher
OF 7 Scotland Deborah McCormack
BF 6 England Shaunagh Brown
RL 5 England Abbie Scott
LL 4 England Zoe Saynor
TP 3 England Chloe Edwards
HK 2 England Davinia Catlin
LP 1 England Victoria Cornborough
Substitutions:
PR 16 Sweden Tove Viksten
FL 17 England Ashleigh Greenslade
FL 18 England Alex Hardy
N8 19 England Samantha McCarthy
SH 20 England Bobbie Haywood
WG 21 England Jessica Breach upward-facing green arrow 41'
CE 22 England Stacey White
Coach:
England Gary Street Scotland Karen Findlay

Player of the Match:
England Marlie Packer (Saracens Women)

References

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  1. ^ a b "Tyrrells Premier 15s League Stats - 2017-2018". Rugby Football Union. Retrieved 17 June 2024.
  2. ^ a b "Tyrrells Premier 15s Playoff Stats - 2017-2018". Rugby Football Union. Retrieved 17 June 2024.
  3. ^ a b "Tyrrells Premier 15s Final Stats - 2017-2018". Rugby Football Union. Retrieved 17 June 2024.
  4. ^ "2017/18 Tyrrells Premier 15s Season Launches at Twickenham Stadium". womensclubrugby.com. Archived from the original on 16 January 2022. Retrieved 16 January 2022.
  5. ^ Powell, Jennie (11 September 2017). "2017/18 Tyrrells Premier 15s Season Launched at Twickenham". 4 The Love Of Sport. Retrieved 16 January 2022.
  6. ^ "Tyrrells Premier 15s league launches". www.quins.co.uk. Retrieved 16 January 2022.
  7. ^ a b Kitson, Robert (29 April 2018). "Saracens beat Harlequins on historic afternoon for rugby union". The Guardian. Retrieved 17 June 2024.
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