PWR Final Round Preview

Published on 5 June 2026 at 13:53

Saracens vs Ealing Trailfinders

Kickoff: 3:30pm, Sunday 7th June

Venue: StoneX Stadium

Watch on: TNT Sports

Key to the game: Can Saracens' strong line-up keep up their momentum? Despite having secured 2nd place already, Saracens have selected a very strong line-up which includes both Corrigan and Apps. GB sevens fans will be happy to see that but I'm not sure that anything short of a miracle could save either GB team from getting relegated to SVNS 2. Back on the 15's pitch, Ealing have rotated a little bit more than their opponents and are clearly quite happy to rest before visiting Kingsholm in the first knockout round. Saracens should win this one.

 

Team news

Saracens

Starting XV
1.Liz Crake 2.Bryony Field 3.Donna Rose 4.Julie Omokhuale 5.Louise McMillan 

6.Gabrielle Senft 7.Marlie Packer(CC) 8.Sophie de Goede 9.Olivia Apps 10.Zoe Harrison(C)

11.Lotte Sharp 12.Sophie Bridger 13.Emma Hardy 14.Alysha Corrigan 15.Paige Farries

Bench

16.Carmen Tremelling 17.Chloe Flanagan 18.Kelsey Clifford 19.Georgia Evans

20.Poppy Cleall 21.Amelia MacDougall 22.Beth Blacklock 23.Jess Breach

Ealing Trailfinders

Starting XV

1.Annabel Meta 2.Cristina Blanco(C) 3.Cassandra Tuffnail 4.Amelia Buckland-Hurry 5.Emma Taylor

6.Niamh Swailes 7.Sally Williams 8.Grace Moore 9.Sophie Molton 10.Niamh Gallagher

11.Lauren Leone 12.Celia Quansah 13.Vick Laflin 14.Grace White 15.Rosie Inman

Bench

16.Amanda McQuade 17.Mikiela Nelson 18.Maya Montiel 19.Gabby Brown

20.Scarlet Down 21.Hayley Jones 22.Poppy Love 23.Carys Cox

 

Exeter Chiefs vs Sale Sharks

Kickoff: 3:30pm, Sunday 7th June

Venue: Sandy Park

Watch on: BBC iPlayer

Key to the game: Sale's season is over so focus has turned to some very exciting signings for the next campaign. Meanwhile, Exeter are looking to secure 3rd in the table; it's pretty much guaranteed anyway. Exeter's pack should be too strong for the Sharks at Sandy Park

 

Team news

Exeter Chiefs

Starting XV

1.Hope Rogers 2.Cli Moloney-Macdonald 3.Amy Rule 4.Linde van der Velden 5.Dorothy Wall

6.Emily Robinson(C) 7.Maisy Allen 8.DaLeaka Menin 9.Flo Robinson 10.Liv McGoverne

11.Claudia Moloney-Macdonald 12.Nancy McGillivray 13.Alex Tessier 14.Sabrina Poulin 15.Merryn Elworthy

Bench

16.Emily Tuttosi 17.Lola Whitley 18.Abby Middlebrooke 19.Gabriella Nigrelli

20.Zoe Dare 21.Lucy Nye 22.Danielle Preece 23.Katie Buchanan

Sale Sharks

Starting XV

1.Tysh Harper 2.Amy Cokayne 3.Nick James 4.Eva Donaldson 5.Erica Jarrell-Searcy 

6.Katie Childs 7.Georgie Perris-Redding(C) 8.Brittany Hogan 9.Amy Relf 10.Holly Aitchison

11.Shona Campbell 12.Katana Howard 13.Beatrice Rigoni 14.Rhona Lloyd 15.Lizzie Duffy

Bench

16.Molly Wright 17.Leah Bartlett 18.Sophie Benavent 19.Charlotte Fray

20.Sharifa Kasolo 21.Olivia Ortiz 22.Laura Perrin 23.Courtney Keight

 

Gloucester-Hartpury vs Bristol Bears

Kickoff: 3:30pm, Sunday 7th June

Venue: Kingsholm

Watch on: Youtube

Key to the game: Can Bristol take advantage of a less-than-full-strength Gloucester-Hartpury squad? The hosts have had a home semi-final wrapped up for weeks and so have been happy to rotate their squad. That resulted in a loss to Ealing which removed any possible drama from this round of fixtures. Bristol should have enough to get over the line in a very close game.

 

Team news

Gloucester-Hartpury

Starting XV
1.El Perry 2.Neve Jones 3.Sisilia Tuipulotu 4.Steph Else 5.Sarah Beckett(C)

6.Bethan Lewis 7.Georgia Brock 8.Jorja Aiona 9.Sian Jones 10.Ellie Green

11.Abi Pritchard 12.Tatyana Heard 13.Hannah Dallavalle 14.Mia Venner 15.Nel Metcalfe

Bench

16.Lucy Simpson 17.Niamh O'Dowd 18.Ranni Samuda 19.Alaw Pyrs

20.Kate Williams 21.Meg Davies 22.Molly Bunker 23.Lizzie Goulden

Bristol Bears

Starting XV

1.Simi Pam 2.Amy Dale 3.Sarah Bern(C) 4.Hollie Cunningham 5.Delaney Burns

6.Alisha Joyce 7.Evie Gallagher 8.Row Marston-Mulhearn 9.Rhea Clarke 10.Keira Bevan

11.Millie David 12.Jenna de Vera 13.Millie Hyett 14.Reneeqa Bonner 15.Ella Lovibond

Bench

16.Holly Phillips 17.Maisie Davies 18.Aisha Jah 19.Christiana Balogun 

20.Demelza Short 21.Jenny Herring 22.Lauren Bailey 23.Charlotte Woodman

 

Leicester Tigers vs Loughborough Lightning

Kickoff: 3:30pm, Sunday 7th June

Venue: Mattioli Woods Welford Road

Watch on: TNT Sports

Key to the game: Can Leicester get a win? Loughborough may suffer from disappointment at missing the top 4 which could give a motivated Tigers team a chance to grab a first win of the season in their final game. Loughborough are saying goodbye to their Scottish stars but have announced the signings of 5 Canadian internationals to replace them; if World Rankings are anything to go by, that's quite the set of upgrades. For now, I think Loughborough will finish their season an a high.

 

Team news

Leicester Tigers

Starting XV

1.Katherine Braverstock 2.Micke Gunter 3.Nadine Vincent 4.Ali Coleman 5.Emerson Allen

6.Jordan Russell 7.Morgan Richardson 8.Hermione Farmer 9.Zara Pickwick 10.Tess Feury

11.Karolina Kacirkova 12.Jemima McCalman 13.Emily Henrich 14.Eve Slater 15.Kristin Bitter

Bench

16.Alana Bainbridge 17.Danielle Allen-Solly 18.Clodagh Dunne 19.Tiana Gordon

20.Rowann Sinclair 21.Eneka Labeyrie 22.Charlotte Daley 23.Phoebe Andrews

Loughborough Lightning

Starting XV
1.Amelia Williams 2.Kathryn Treder 3.Christine Belisle 4.Keevy Fitzpatrick 5.Becky Boyd

6.Daisy Hibbert-Jones(C) 7.Sadia Kabeya 8.Haineala Lutui 9.Meg Davey 10.Helena Rowland

11.Bo Westcombe-Evans 12.Carmela Morrall 13.Alev Kelter 14.Bulou Mataitoga 15.Helen Nelson

Bench

16.Paige Stathopoulos 17.Isla Curphey 18.Grace Clifford 19.Kaya Acton

20.Tahlia Brody 21.Aoibhe Kelly 22.Lia Green 23.Lucia Scott

 

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