2018–19 Premier 15s

The 2018–19 Premier 15s kicked-off on 18th September, 2018. The tournament consisted of 18 rounds with the final being played on 27th April, 2019.[1][2] Saracens Women defeated Harlequins Ladies 33–17 in the finals and were crowned Champions.[3][4][5][6]

2018–19 Premier 15s
Countries England
Date8 September 2018 – 27 April 2019
ChampionsSaracens Women (2nd title)
Runners-upHarlequins Ladies
Matches played93
Top point scorerEngland Lizzie Goulden (Wasps) (125 points)
Top try scorerEngland Kelly Smith (Gloucester-Hartpury) (24 tries)
Official website
www.premier15s.com

Teams
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
2018–19 Premier 15s Table
Club Played Won Drawn Lost Points for Points against Points diff Try bonus Losing bonus Points
1 Saracens Women (CH) 18 17 0 1 711 203 +508 15 1 84
2 Harlequins Ladies (RU) 18 15 1 2 733 246 +487 14 1 77
3 Loughborough Lightning (SF) 18 14 0 4 659 312 +347 14 2 72
4 Wasps Ladies (SF) 18 12 0 6 516 307 +93 11 1 60
5 Gloucester-Hartpury Women 18 8 1 9 584 470 +114 14 2 50
6 Bristol Bears Women 18 8 1 9 450 357 +93 7 3 44
7 Richmond Women 18 5 1 12 281 506 –225 5 1 28
8 Darlington Mowden Park Sharks 18 4 0 14 186 707 –521 1 1 18
9 Firwood Waterloo Ladies 18 3 0 15 202 704 –502 3 1 15
10 Worcester Valkyries 18 2 0 16 209 719 –510 2 3 13
Green background (rows 1 to 4) are play-off places.

Source: RFU

Round 1
8 September 2018
12:00
(1 BP) Loughborough Lightning22 – 19Richmond Women (1 BP)
Try: Hunter (2) 9' c, 62' m
Penalty try 40'
Con: Daley-McLean 9'
Pen: Daley-McLean 5'		ReportTry: Hellgren 49' m
Povey 80' c
Con: Chamberlain 80'
Loughborough University Stadium
Referee: Matthew Astle
8 September 2018
14:00
(1 BP) Gloucester-Hartpury Women24 – 38Harlequins Ladies (1 BP)
Try: Acheson (2) 6' c, 49' m
Wood 27' c
Smith 70' m
Con: Gittings (2) 6', 27'		ReportTry: Penalty try 11'
Brown 36' m
Burford 40' +1 c
Edwards (2) 46' m, 65' c
Butler 74' c
Con: E. Scott 40' +1
Green (2) 65', 74'
Hartpury College
Referee: Richard Waller
8 September 2018
14:30
Bristol Bears Women17 – 32Wasps Ladies (1 BP)
Try: Attwood 21' m
Leitch 38' m
Bern 45' c
Con: Reed 46'		ReportTry: Dow 16' m
Crake 25' c
Derk 52' c
Molloy (2) 57' m, 80' m
Con: Goulden (2) 26', 57'
Pen: Goulden 31'
Shaftesbury Park
Referee: Henry Lowis
8 September 2018
17:00
(1 BP) Darlington Mowden Park Sharks27 – 24Worcester Valkyries (2 BP)
Try: Morton 12' m
Kerr 45' c
Thomson 48; c
Hobson 55'
Con: Blacklock (2) 46', 49'
Pen: Blacklock 25'		ReportTry: Bennion 17' c
T. Thompson 36' m
English 52' c
Cox 79' m
Con: Foxwell (2) 18', 53'
Northern Echo Arena
Referee: David Charlton
8 September 2018
17:00
Firwood Waterloo Ladies5 – 38Saracens Women (1 BP)
Try: Perris-Redding 73' mReportTry: P. Cleall (2) 13' m, 17' c
Galligan 27' c
K. Evans 47'
B. Cleall 61' m
Lingham 80' c
Con: Cattell (4) 17', 27', 47', 80'
Memorial Ground
Referee: Matthew Riley

Round 2
15 September 2018
Darlington Mowden Park Sharks14 – 57Gloucester-Hartpury Women (1 BP)
15 September 2018
(1 BP) Harlequins Ladies26 – 26Bristol Bears Women (1 BP)
15 September 2018
Richmond Women12 – 24Firwood Waterloo Ladies
15 September 2018
(1 BP) Saracens Women43 – 7Worcester Valkyries
15 September 2018
(1 BP) Wasps Ladies20 – 40Loughborough Lightning (1 BP)

Round 3
22 September 2018
(1 BP) Bristol Bears Women43 – 5Gloucester-Hartpury Women
22 September 2018
Darlington Mowden Park Sharks0 – 61Saracens Women
22 September 2018
Firwood Waterloo Ladies12 – 52Wasps Ladies (1 BP)
22 September 2018
(1 BP) Loughborough Lightning41 – 17Harlequins Ladies
22 September 2018
Worcester Valkyries12 – 43Richmond Women (1 BP)

Round 4
29 September 2018
(1 BP) Bristol Bears Women41 – 14Darlington Mowden Park Sharks
29 September 2018
(2 BP) Gloucester-Hartpury Women40 – 41Loughborough Lightning (1 BP)
29 September 2018
(1 BP) Harlequins Ladies27 – 6Firwood Waterloo Ladies
29 September 2018
Richmond Women12 – 30Saracens Women (1 BP)
29 September 2018
(1 BP) Wasps Ladies29 – 10Worcester Valkyries

Round 5
13 October 2018
Darlington Mowden Park Sharks15 – 7Richmond Women
13 October 2018
Firwood Waterloo Ladies10 – 43Gloucester-Hartpury Women (1 BP)
13 October 2018
(1 BP) Loughborough Lightning36 – 18Bristol Bears Women
13 October 2018
Saracens Women21 – 5Wasps Ladies
13 October 2018
Worcester Valkyries19 – 69Harlequins Ladies (1 BP)

Round 6
20 October 2018
Bristol Bears Women75 – 13Firwood Waterloo Ladies
20 October 2018
(1 BP) Gloucester-Hartpury Women67 – 3Worcester Valkyries
20 October 2018
Harlequins Ladies20 – 17Saracens Women (1 BP)
20 October 2018
(1 BP) Loughborough Lightning59 – 3Darlington Mowden Park Sharks
20 October 2018
(1 BP) Wasps Ladies31 – 15Richmond Women

Round 7
27 October 2018
Worcester Valkyries10 – 50Bristol Bears Women
27 October 2018
Darlington Mowden Park Sharks0 – 38Wasps Ladies (1 BP)
27 October 2018
Firwood Waterloo Ladies20 – 51Loughborough Lightning (1 BP)
28 October 2018
(1 BP) Saracens Women48 – 24Gloucester-Hartpury Women (1 BP)
28 October 2018
Richmond Women10 – 40Harlequins Ladies

Round 8
3 November 2018
(1 BP) Loughborough Lightning64 – 12Worcester Valkyries
3 November 2018
(1 BP) Gloucester-Hartpury Women34 – 15Richmond Women
3 November 2018
(1 BP) Firwood Waterloo Ladies22 – 14Darlington Mowden Park Sharks
3 November 2018
Bristol Bears Women15 – 32Saracens Women (1 BP)
4 November 2018
(1 BP) Harlequins Ladies24 – 8Wasps Ladies

Round 9
24 November 2018
Darlington Mowden Park Sharks10 – 35Harlequins Ladies (1 BP)
24 November 2018
(1 BP) Richmond Women24 – 22Wasps Ladies (2 BP)
24 November 2018
(1 BP) Saracens Women29 – 0Loughborough Lightning
24 November 2018
(1 BP) Wasps Ladies26 – 10Gloucester-Hartpury Women
24 November 2018
(2 BP) Worcester Valkyries22 – 23Firwood Waterloo Ladies (1 BP)

Round 10
1 December 2018
Worcester Valkyries0 – 63Saracens Women
1 December 2018
(1 BP) Loughborough Lightning28 – 10Wasps Ladies
9 December 2017
(1 BP) Gloucester-Hartpury Women24 – 38Darlington Mowden Park Sharks (1 BP)
10 December 2017
Richmond Women5 – 32Bristol Bears Women (1 BP)
6 January 2018
Worcester Valkyries7 – 36Loughborough Lightning (1 BP)

Round 11
8 December 2018
(2 BP) Wasps Ladies34 – 0Firwood Waterloo Ladies
8 December 2018
(1 BP) Saracens Women59 – 0Darlington Mowden Park Sharks
8 December 2018
(1 BP) Harlequins Ladies43 – 7Loughborough Lightning
8 December 2018
(1 BP) Gloucester-Hartpury Women53 – 7Bristol Bears Women
9 December 2018
Richmond Women21 – 15Worcester Valkyries (1 BP)

Round 12
15 December 2018
(1 BP) Saracens Women48 – 0Richmond Women
15 December 2018
(1 BP) Loughborough Lightning29 – 10Gloucester-Hartpury Women
15 December 2018
Firwood Waterloo Ladies0 – 65Harlequins Ladies (1 BP)
15 December 2018
Darlington Mowden Park Sharks7 – 5Bristol Bears Women (1 BP)
16 December 2018
Worcester Valkyries5 – 48Wasps Ladies (1 BP)

Round 13
22 December 2018
Bristol Bears Women18 – 14Loughborough Lightning (1 BP)
22 December 2018
(1 BP) Gloucester-Hartpury Women52 – 20Firwood Waterloo Ladies (1 BP)
22 December 2018
(1 BP) Harlequins Ladies48 – 5Bristol Bears Women
22 December 2018
(1 BP) Richmond Women29 – 10Darlington Mowden Park Sharks
22 December 2018
Wasps Ladies17 – 45Saracens Women (1 BP)

Round 14
12 January 2019
Darlington Mowden Park Sharks14 – 53Loughborough Lightning (1 BP)
12 January 2019
Firwood Waterloo Ladies0 – 14Bristol Bears Women
12 January 2019
Richmond Women12 – 38Wasps Ladies
12 January 2019
(1 BP) Saracens Women31 – 28Harlequins Ladies (2 BP)
12 January 2019
Worcester Valkyries7 – 27Gloucester-Hartpury Women (1 BP)

Round 15
19 January 2019
(1 BP) Bristol Bears Women34 – 5Worcester Valkyries
19 January 2019
(2 BP) Gloucester-Hartpury Women28 – 34Saracens Women (1 BP)
19 January 2019
(1 BP) Harlequins Ladies59 – 7Worcester Valkyries
19 January 2019
(1 BP) Loughborough Lightning76 – 8Firwood Waterloo Ladies
19 January 2019
(1 BP) Wasps Ladies43 – 12Darlington Mowden Park Sharks

Round 16
26 January 2019
Darlington Mowden Park Sharks14 – 8Firwood Waterloo Ladies (1 BP)
26 January 2019
Saracens Women17 – 14Bristol Bears Women (1 BP)
26 January 2019
(1 BP) Wasps Ladies13 – 17Harlequins Ladies
26 January 2019
Worcester Valkyries0 – 27Loughborough Lightning (1 BP)
27 January 2019
(1 BP) Richmond Women26 – 26Gloucester-Hartpury Women (1 BP)

Round 17
23 March 2019
Bristol Bears Women24 – 5Richmond Women
23 March 2019
Firwood Waterloo Ladies19 – 27Worcester Valkyries (1 BP)
23 March 2019
(1 BP) Gloucester-Hartpury Women20 – 47Wasps Ladies (1 BP)
23 March 2019
(1 BP) Harlequins Ladies76 – 12Darlington Mowden Park Sharks
23 March 2019
(2 BP) Loughborough Lightning28 – 31Saracens Women (1 BP)

Round 18
30 March 2019
(1 BP) Harlequins Ladies62 – 0Gloucester-Hartpury Women
30 March 2019
Richmond Women0 – 46Loughborougb Lightning (1 BP)
30 March 2019
(1 BP) Saracens Women64 – 0Firwood Waterloo Ladies
30 March 2019
Wasps Ladies25 – 17Bristol Bears Women
30 March 2019
(1 BP) Worcester Valkyries26 – 20Darlington Mowden Park Sharks (1 BP)

Playoffs
Semi-finals Final
      
1 Saracens Women 31
4 Wasps Ladies 13
1 Saracens Women 33
2 Harlequins Ladies 17
2 Harlequins Ladies 26
3 Loughborough Lightning 10

Semi-finals
13 April 2019
Saracens Women31 – 13Wasps Ladies
Allianz Park
14 April 2019
Harlequins Ladies26 – 10Loughborough Lightning
Twickenham Stoop

Final
27 April 2019
14:00
Saracens Women33 – 17Harlequins Ladies
Try: P. Cleall (2) 4' m, 27' m
Gregson 9' m
Harrison (2) 19' m, 39' c
Con: Harrison (1/5) 40'
Pen: Harrison (2/3) 47', 79'		ReportTry: Cornborough 55' c
Burford 64' c
Con: E. Scott (2/2) 56', 65'
Pen: E. Scott (1/1) 43'
Franklin's Gardens
Attendance: 2,590
Referee: George Selwood
Team details
FB15England Sarah McKenna
RW14England Sydney Gregsondownward-facing red arrow 77'
OC13Ireland Hannah Caseydownward-facing red arrow 71'
IC12England Lauren Cattell
LW11England Lotte Clapp (c)
FH10England Zoe Harrison
SH9England Georgina Gulliverdownward-facing red arrow 55'
N88England Poppy Cleall
OF7England Lauren Newmandownward-facing red arrow 65'
BF6Scotland Jodie Rettie yellow card 33' to 43'
RL5England Rosie Galligan
LL4England Sonia Green
TP3England Hannah Bottermandownward-facing red arrow 79'
HK2England May Campbelldownward-facing red arrow 71'
LP1England Ellena Perrydownward-facing red arrow 79'
Substitutions:
HK16England Kayleigh Searcyupward-facing green arrow 71'
PR17Spain Jeanina Loyolaupward-facing green arrow 79'
PR18England Hannah Duffyupward-facing green arrow 79'
FL19England Sarah Bebbingtonupward-facing green arrow 65'
SH20England Emma Swordsupward-facing green arrow 55'
CE21Denmark Nina Vistisenupward-facing green arrow 71'
WG22England Chantelle Miellupward-facing green arrow 77'
Coach:
England Alex Austerberry
FB15England Emily Scott
RW14England Heather Cowell
OC13France Khadidja Camara
IC12England Rachael Burford (c)
LW11England Jessica Breach
FH10England Ellie Greendownward-facing red arrow 41'
SH9England Leanne Riley
N88Scotland Jade Konkel
OF7Australia Chloe Butlerdownward-facing red arrow 65'
BF6England Fiona Fletcher
RL5Scotland Deborah McCormackdownward-facing red arrow 41'
LL4England Abbie Scott
TP3England Chloe Edwards
HK2England Davinia Catlindownward-facing red arrow 53'
LP1England Vickii Cornborough
Substitutions:
HK16Ireland Leah Lyonsupward-facing green arrow 53'
PR17Sweden Tove Vikstenupward-facing green arrow 41'
PR18England Samantha Voyle
LK19England Zoe Saynorupward-facing green arrow 65'
SH20England Lucy Packer
WG21England Holly Myers
CE22England Beth Wilcockupward-facing green arrow 41'
Coach:
England Gary Street Scotland Karen Findlay

Player of the Match:
England Poppy Cleall (Saracens Women)

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