Trailfinders vs Leicester Tigers

Kickoff: 1pm, Saturday 13th December

Venue: Trailfinders Sports Ground

Watch on: PWR Youtube

Key to the game: Can Leicester cope with the Trailfinders athletes? The Tigers have shown signs of improvement over the past couple of weeks and will be targetting this game to earn their first point(s) of the season. In order to do that, they'll have to get past a very athletic, albeit rotated, Trailfinders team. There are 4 GB sevens players in their 23-player squad with Boatman and Uren providing the biggest threats due to their blistering pace that is seriously missed by the British sevens team at the moment. If Leicester can't match up physically, the second half could get ugly when the Londoners unleash their bench.

Predicted winner: Trailfinders

Team news

Trailfinders

Starting XV
1.Cana Williams 2.Niamh Swailes 3.Cassandra Tuffnail 4.Shya Pinnock 5.Maia Roos

6.Cara Brincat 7.Haidee Head 8.Kate Zackary(C) 9.Brooke Bradley 10.Ella Amory

11.Rosie Inman 12.Jess Cooksey 13.Ellie Boatman 14.Vicky Laflin 15.Niamh Gallagher

Bench

16.Cristina Blanco 17.Annabel Meta 18.Tanya Kalounivale 19.Emma Taylor

20.Grace Moore 21.Isla Norman-Bell 22.Celia Quansah 23.Emma Uren

Leicester Tigers

Starting XV
1.Lauren Poole 2.Micke Gunter 3.Nadine Vincent 4.Deni Roos 5.Emerson Allen

6.Jordan Russell 7.Morgan Richardson(C)  8.Tiana Gordon 9.Eneka Labeyrie 10.Abileigh Priestnall

11.Karolina Kacirkova 12.Georgie Lingham 13.Emily Henrich 14.Charlotte Daley 15.Kristin Bitter

Bench

16.Alicia Watkins 17.Ellie Smith 18.Beth Cregan 19.Hermione Farmer

20.Leah Heath 21.Jenny Maxwell 22.Amelie Anstead 23.Zoe Evans

Exeter Chiefs vs Saracens

Kickoff: 3:05pm, Saturday 13th December

Venue: Sandy Park

Watch on: Youtube

Key to the game: The battle up front. It's the same theme as usual for the Cheifs with their pack being the team's big strength. However, Saracens' pack is just as formidable and has a star-studded back-line alongside it. That further increases the importance of a big performance from Exeter's pack in a game that could go either way.

Predicted winner: Saracens

Team news

Exeter Chiefs

Starting XV

1.Hope Rogers 2.Cliodhna Moloney-MacDonald 3.Amy Rule 4.Linde van der Velden 5.Abby Duguid

6.Dorothy Wall 7.Maisy Allen 8.Emily Robinson 9.Flo Robinson 10.Liv McGoverne 

11.Katie Buchanan 12.Gabby Cantorna 13.Alex Tessier 14.Francesca Granzotto 15.Sabrina Poulin

Bench

16.Emily Tuttosi 17.Demi Swann 18.DaLeaka Menin 19.Gabrielle Nigrelli

20.Zoe Dare 21.Lucy Nye 22.Naomi Brennan 23.Merryn Elworthy

Saracens

Starting XV

1.Kelsey Clifford 2.May Campbell 3.Donna Rose 4.Rosie Galligan 5.Louise McMillan

6.Georgia Evans 7.Julia Omokhuale 8.Marlie Packer 9.Olivia Apps 10.Zoe Harrison(C)

11.Lotte Sharp 12.Sophie Bridger 13.Sydney Gregson 14.Alysha Corrigan 15.Jess Breach

Bench

16.Bryony Field 17.Liz Crake 18.Carmen Tremelling 19.Gabrielle Senft 

20.Poppy Cleall 21.Tori Sellors 22.Emma Hardy 23.Jemma-Jo Linkins

Harlequins vs Sale Sharks

Kickoff: 5:30pm, Saturday 13th December

Venue: The Twickenham Stoop

Watch on: BBC iPlayer

Key to the game: Can Aitchison keep Kildunne at bay? Ellie Kildunne has just been names on the shortlist for the 2025 BBC Sports Personality of the Year Award, and deservedly so. Holly Aitchison, her England teammate, will have to use her full array of kicking skills to put Kildunne under pressure and prevent her from finding space with ball-in-hand. If Aitchison fails, Kildunne and Pena could rip the Sharks apart. 

Predicted winner: Harlequins

Team news

Harlequins

Starting XV
1.Jessie Spurrier 2.Carys Phillips 3.Lizzie Hanlon 4.Fi McIntosh 5.Jade Konkel(C)

6.Nicole Wythe 7.Sara Svoboda 8.Liana Mikaele-Tu'u 9.Lucy Packer 10.Ella Cromack

11.Beth Wilcock 12.Sarah Perry 13.Claudia Pena 14.Coreen Grant 15.Ellie Kildunne

Bench

16.Connie Powell 17.Zara Green 18.Ruby Winstanley 19.Abbie Fleming

20.Aoife Wafer 21.Lucy Burgess 22.Kayleigh Powell 23.Freya Aucken

Sale Sharks

Starting XV
1.Tysh Harper 2.Milly Hyndman 3.Nick James 4.Eva Donaldson 5.Erica Jarrell-Searcy

6.Georgie Perris-Redding 7.Katie Childs 8.Sharifa Kasolo 9.Amy Relf 10.Holly Aitchison

11.Shona Campbell 12.Katana Howard 13.Laura Perrin 14.Rhona Lloyd 15.Lizzie Duffy

Bench

16.Leah Bartlett 17.Gwen Pyrs 18.Sophie Benavent 19.Morwenna Talling

20.Iona Antwis 21.Olivia Ortiz 22.Trudy Cowan 23.Evie Wills

Bristol Bears vs Loughborough Lightning

Kickoff: 3pm, Sunday 14th December 

Venue: Shaftesbury Park

Watch on: TNT Sports

Key to the game: Can Demant make her mark? The much-lauded arrival of Black Fern Ruahei Demant to the West Country gave hope to Bears fans that the fortunes of the team would change. So far, that is yet to happen and the Bears lost 41-10 to Exeter last week. However she will only improve with time, and can transform this still talented group in a short space of time.

Predicted winner: Loughborough Lightning

Team news

Bristol Bears

Starting XV
1.Hannah Botterman 2.Amy Dale 3.Elliann Clarke 4.Hollie Cunningham 5.Abbie Ward(C)

6.Christiana Balogun 7.Jenny Herring 8.Evie Gallagher 9.Tilly Ryall 10.Ruahei Demant

11.Millie David 12.Savannah Picton-Powell 13.Emma Orr 14.Reneeqa Bonner 15.Ella Lovibond

Bench

16.Jess Sprague 17.Simi Pam 18.Aisha Jah 19.pamphinette Buisa 

20.Gwennan Hopkins 21.Seren Singleton 22.Lucie Skuse 23.Jasmine Joyce

Loughborough Lightning

Starting XV

1.Anne Young 2.Lucy Calladine 3.Mae Sagapolu 4.Lillie Ives Campion 5.Rachel Ehrecke

6.Daisy Hibbert-Jones 7.Sadia Kabeya 8.Haineala Lutui 9.Lis Maude 10.Helen Nelson

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

Bench

16.Kathryn Treder 17.Isla Curphey 18.Christine Belisle 19.Becky Boyd 

20.Kendall Waudby 21.Tahlia Brody 22.Megan Davey 23.Lia Green