Trailfinders Women

Trailfinders Women are a professional women's rugby union club based in Ealing, Greater London. They currently compete in Premiership Women's Rugby, the highest division of women's rugby union in England.

In the 2010–11 season, Ealing Trailfinders Rugby Club operated an amateur women's side, Ealing Jades Ladies, which competed in RFUW NC South East 1. They finished 7th place out of the 8 teams.^[1] The team did not appear again until the 2021–22 Women's NC 3 South East (Central) season when they were known as Ealing Trailfinders Ladies and they finished at the bottom of the table.^[2] In 2022–23, they competed in Women's National Challenge 3 South East (West) when they finished in 5th place.^[3]

After the founding of Trailfinders Women, Ealing Trailfinders Ladies changed names and became Ealing Women II. Trailfinders Women were founded as a new team.

In July 2022 Giselle Mather was named as Director of Women's Rugby at Ealing Trailfinders.^[4] The club then announced in December 2022 that it had been granted a license by the RFU to join the Premier 15s (later renamed to Premiership Women's Rugby) starting in the 2023–24 season.^[5] The full coaching staff for the club was named later that month.^[6] The clubs first signing was England wing Abby Dow.^[7][8] Other notable signings for Ealing's inaugural season included Ireland international Emma Swords and Italy prop Sara Seye.^[9][10]

Ealing's first ever win in the league came in a 36–7 victory over Leicester Tigers Women.^[11]

The Ealing Trailfinders squad for the 2024–25 season is:

Note: Flags indicate national union under World Rugby eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-World Rugby nationality.

Player Position Union Liz Crake Prop England Mica Evans Prop England Eloise Harriss Prop England Kira Leat Prop England Kaylee McHugh Prop England Sara Seye Prop Italy Andrea Stock Prop Ireland Kie Tamai Prop Japan Cassandra Tuffnail Prop Canada Christina Blanco Hooker Spain Rosie Dobson Hooker England Kat Evans Hooker Wales Lindelwa Gwala Hooker South Africa Amanda McQuade Hooker Ireland Hannah Owen Hooker England Alicia Watkins Hooker England Tyson Beukeboom Lock Canada Amelia Buckland-Hurry Lock England Rowena Burnfield Lock England Shya Pinnock Lock England Emma Taylor Lock Canada Charlie Willett Lock Ireland Megan Barwick Back row England Cara Brincat Back row England Abi Burton Back row England Charlotte Cheshire Back row England Fiona Cooper Back row Scotland Shannon Ikahihifo Back row Ireland Annabel Meta Back row England Grace Moore Back row Ireland Sally Williams Back row England Kate Zackary Back row United States

Player Position Union Ella Amory Scrum-half Belgium Brooke Bradley Scrum-half England Caity Mattinson Scrum-half Scotland Sophie Molton Scrum-half England Sarah Denholm Fly-half Scotland Julia Schell Fly-half Canada Sam Shiels Fly-half England Kendra Cousineau Centre Canada Carys Cox Centre Wales Ellie Lennon Centre England Lisa Thomson Centre Scotland Amy Wilson-Hardy Centre England Ellie Boatman Wing England Jess Cooksey Wing England Abby Dow Wing England Niamh Gallagher Wing Ireland Emma Uren Wing England Grace White Wing England Hollie Williamson Wing England Rosie Inman Fullback England Vicky Laflin Fullback England Chloe Rollie Fullback Scotland

Gold background denotes champions
Silver background denotes runners-up
Pink background denotes relegated

The coaching staff for the 2023–24 season is:^[6]