Trailfinders Women vs Harlequins

Kickoff: 7:30pm, Friday 30th January

Venue: Trailfinders Sports Ground

Watch on: BBC iPlayer

Key to the game: Can the Harlequins back row live up to the hype? There was much talk about the signing of Aoife Wafer in the summer but her injury delayed her debut in the PWR. More injuries in the back row and second row have meant that Harlequins have been unable to get their best XV on the pitch consistently. However, they now have a back row of Wafer, Callender and Konkel which is potentially the best in the league. They'll be up against a strong group of some experienced internationals so this will be a tough test. If they can get one over on Trailfinders, it will be a big statement to the rest of the league.

Prediction: Harlequins victory

Team news

Trailfinders Women

Starting XV

1.Alivia Leatherman 2.Georgia Ponsonby 3.Maya Montiel 4.Maia Roos 5.Alana Borland

6.Rachel Malcolm 7.Kate Zackary(C) 8.Abi Burton 9.Brooke Bradley 10.Claire Gallagher

11.Vicky Laflin 12.Carys Cox 13.Emma Uren 14.Grace White 15.Rosie Inman

Bench

16.Cristina Blanco 17.Annabel Meta 18.Cassandra Tuffnail 19.Emma Taylor

20.Haidee Head 21.Isla Norman-Bell 22.Jess Cooksey 23.Ellie Boatman

Harlequins

Starting XV
1.Jessie Spurrier 2.Carys Phillips 3.Lizzie Hanlon 4.Fi McIntosh 5.Abbie Fleming

6.Aoife Wafer 7.Alex Callender 8.Jade Konkel 9.Lucy Packer 10.Ella Cromack 

11.Freya Aucken 12.Sarah Perry 13.Claudia Pena 14.Lauren Torley 15.Ellie Kildunne

Bench

16.Maja Mueller 17.Silvia Turani 18.Laura Delgado 19.Maddy Page

20.Sara Svoboda 21.Emma Swords 22.Kayleigh Powell 23.Beth Wilcock

Chiefs vs Leicester Tigers

Kickoff: 1pm, Sunday 1st February

Venue: Sandy Park

Watch on: BBC iPlayer

Key to the game: Can the American backs help Tigers to get back on track? Exeter, on paper, have a much stronger side so Leicester will have to rely on a couple of stars to create some magic. Those stars for Leicester are: Feury, Henrich and Feury. If they can control the tempo of the game, this could be much closer than people expect.

Prediction: Chiefs win

Team news

Chiefs

Starting XV

1.Amy Middlebrooke 2.Emily Tuttosi 3.DaLeaka Menin 4.Kate Smith 5.Dorothy Wall

6.Emily Robinson(C) 7.Maisy Allen 8.Maddie Feaunati 9.Lucy Nye 10.Liv McGoverne

11.Danielle Preece 12.Nancy McGillivray 13.Naomi Brennan 14.Katie Buchanan 15.Eilidh Sinclair

Bench

16.Eleanor Febrey 17.Alessia Skeates 18.Lilly Plowman 19.Gabriella Nigrelli

20.Zoe Dare 21.Flo Robinson 22.Ellen Scantlebury 23.Eleanor Hing

Leicester Tigers

Starting XV

1.Beth Cregan 2.Micke Gunter 3.Clodagh Dunne 4.Deni Ross 5.Emerson Allen

6.Hermione Farmer 7.Morgan Richardson 8.Tiana Gordon 9.Jenny Maxwell 10.Kristin Bitter

11.Karolina Kacirkova 12.Jemima McCalman 13.Emily Henrich 14.Eve Slater 15.Tess Feury

Bench

16.Phoebe Andrews 17.Lauren Poole 18.Nadine Vincent 19.Leah Heath

20.Jordan Russell 21.Eneka Labeyrie 22.Abilegh Priestnall 23.Zoe Evans

Bristol Bears vs Sale Sharks

Kickoff: 1pm, Sunday 1st February

Venue: Shaftesbury Park

Watch on: Youtube

Key to the game: Can Ruahei Demant turn Bristol's season around? Last season the Bears made the semi-finals but this season they are sitting in 8th at the halfway point with just 5 points. Sale have invested heavily over the summer and sit 7th on 12 points. If either side has any ambition for the rest of this season, this is a must-win game. The addition of Ruahei Demant to replace Holly Aitchison, who left Bristol for Sale, was an exciting move but it is yet to work out. She is now co-captain with Sarah Bern and needs to bring her best form to this game.

Prediction: Sharks win

Team news

Bristol Bears

Starting XV

1.Maisie Davies 2.Amy Dale 3.Sarah Bern(CC) 4.Hollie Cunningham 5.Nicola Beet

6.Christiana Balogun 7.Pamphinette Buisa 8.Gwennan Hopkins 9.Keira Bevan 10.Ruahei Demant(CC)

11.Millie David 12.Meryl Smith 13.Emma Orr 14.Reneeqa Bonner 15.Ella Lovibond

Bench

16.Lana Skeldon 17.Aisha Jah 18.Elianna Clarke 19.Demelza Short

20.Heidi Pashei-Tarighouni 21.Tilly Ryall 22.Chloe Daniels 23.Jasmine Joyce

Sale Sharks

Starting XV

1.Gwen Pyrs 2.Milly Hyndman 3.Nick James 4.Morwenna Talling 5.Erica Jarrell-Searcy

6.Georgie Perris-Redding(C) 7.Katie Childs 8.Sharifa Kasolo 9.Olivia Ortiz 10.Holly Aitchison

11.Shona Campbell 12.Katana Howard 13.Evie Wills 14.Rhona Lloyd 15.Lizzie Duffy

Bench

16.Amy Cokayne 17.Leah Bartlett 18.Sophie Benavent 19.Brittany Hogan

20.Eva Donaldson 21.Amy Relf 22.Asia Hogan-Rochester 23.Courtney Keight

Gloucester-Hartpury vs Loughborough Lightning

Kickoff: 3pm, Sunday 1st February

Venue: Kingsholm 

Watch on: TNT Sports 1

Key to the game: How will Helen Nelson perform? Gloucester-Hartpury are the big favourites to win this game but Lightning are in with a chance. In order to pull off an upset, Helen Nelson will have to be at her best. She likes to play an expansive game, and is a massive running threat, but her kicking game can be very up-and-down. If she can get herself going, Loughborough could be a real challenge for the 3-time defending champions.

Prediction: Gloucester-Hartpury win

Team news

Gloucester-Hartpury

Starting XV

1.El Perry 2.Kelsey Jones 3.Maud Muir 4.Sam Monaghan 5.Sarah Beckett

6.Steph Else 7.Georgia Brock 8.Zoe Stratford(CC) 9.Natasha Hunt 10.Lleucu George

11.Nel Metcalfe 12.Jade Shekells 13.Hannah Dallavalle 14.Mia Venner 15.Emma Sing

Bench

16.Lucy Simpson 17.Niamh O'Dowd 18.Sisilia Tuipulotu 19.Kate William

20.Tabitha Copson 21.Sian Jones 22.Lizzie Goulden 23.Pip Hendy

Loughborough Lightning

Starting XV

1.Anne Young 2.Kathryn Treder 3.Mae Sagapolu 4.Lilli Ives-Campion 5.Haneala Lutui

6.Rachel Ehrecke 7.Tahlia Broady 8.Daisy Hibbert-Jones 9.Alicia Maude 10.Helen Nelson

11.Bo Westcombe-Evans 12.Carmela Morrall 13.Alev kelter 14.Bulou Mataitoga 15.Lucia Scott

Bench

16.Paige Stathopoulos 17.Isla Curphey 18.Christine Belisle 19.Becky Boyd

20.Kaya Acton 21.Kendall Waudby 22.Aoibhe Kelly 23.Lia Green