2017–18 Premier 15s

The 2017–18 Premier 15s was the inaugural season for the Premier 15s and began on 16 September 2017.^[4][5][6] Saracens Women won the inaugural Championship after defeating Harlequins Ladies in their final 24–20.^[7]

2017–18 Premier 15s
Countries	England
Date	16 September 2017 – 29 April 2018
Champions	Saracens Women (1st title)
Runners-up	Harlequins Ladies
Matches played	93
Top point scorer	Abigail Dow (Wasps) (98 points)[1][2][3]
Top try scorer	Shaunagh Brown (Harlequins) (17 tries)[1][2][3]
Official website
www.premier15s.com
2018–19 →

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

2017–18 Premier 15s Table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	TB	LB	Pts	Qualification
1	Saracens Women (CH)	18	15	1	2	648	193	+455	15	2	79	Play-off place
2	Harlequins Ladies (RU)	18	15	0	3	674	289	+385	14	2	76
3	Wasps Ladies (SF)	18	13	0	5	534	254	+280	14	3	69
4	Gloucester-Hartpury Women (SF)	18	11	1	6	572	380	+192	14	0	60
5	Loughborough Lightning	18	10	1	7	383	368	+15	9	2	53
6	Bristol Bears Women	18	9	0	9	481	343	+138	8	2	46
7	Richmond Women	18	7	1	10	264	435	−171	5	1	31[a]
8	Darlington Mowden Park Sharks	18	4	1	13	284	413	−129	5	3	26
9	Firwood Waterloo Ladies	18	2	2	14	223	495	−272	1	3	16
10	Worcester Valkyries	18	0	1	17	97	990	−893	0	0	2

Source: RFU
Notes:

1. Richmond were deducted 5 points

Regular Season

Round 1

16 September 2017

Darlington Mowden Park Sharks	3–32	Gloucester-Hartpury Women (1 BP)

16 September 2017

Firwood Waterloo Ladies	13–22	Saracens Women (1 BP)

16 September 2017

(1 BP) Loughborough Lightning	46–12	Worcester Valkyries

16 September 2017

(2 BP) Wasps Ladies	32–38	Harlequins Ladies (1 BP)

17 September 2017

(2 BP) Bristol Bears Women	24––31	Richmond Women (1 BP)

Round 2

23 September 2017

(1 BP) Gloucester-Hartpury Women	26–22	Wasps Ladies (2 BP)

23 September 2017

(1 BP) Harlequins Ladies	39–18	Firwood Waterloo Ladies

23 September 2017

(1 BP) Richmond Women	27–10	Darlington Mowden Park Sharks

23 September 2017

Worcester Valkyries	10–62	Bristol Bears Women (1 BP)

24 September 2017

(1 BP) Saracens Women	34–20	Loughborough Lightning

Round 3

30 September 2017

(2 BP) Darlington Mowden Park Sharks	28–32	Wasps Ladies (1 BP)

30 September 2017

(1 BP) Firwood Waterloo Ladies	16–20	Bristol Bears Women

30 September 2017

(1 BP) Gloucester-Hartpury Women	29–0	Richmond Women

30 September 2017

Loughborough Lightning	19–40	Harlequins Ladies (1 BP)

30 September 2017

Worcester Valkyries	0–74	Saracens Women (1 BP)

Round 4

7 October 2017

(1 BP) Bristol Bears Women	28–20	Gloucester-Hartpury Women (1 BP)

7 October 2017

(1 BP) Harlequins Ladies	26–10	Darlington Mowden Park Sharks

7 October 2017

(1 BP) Loughborough Lightning	30–19	Firwood Waterloo Ladies

7 October 2017

(1 BP) Richmond Women	48–12	Worcester Valkyries

7 October 2017

(1 BP) Saracens Women	30–0	Wasps Ladies

Round 5

21 October 2017

Firwood Waterloo Ladies	0–0	Darlington Mowden Park Sharks

21 October 2017

(1 BP) Harlequins Ladies	49–12	Bristol Bears Women

21 October 2017

Richmond Women	0–29	Saracens Women (1 BP)

21 October 2017

(1 BP) Wasps Ladies	45–5	Loughborough Lightning

21 October 2017

Worcester Valkyries	0–43	Gloucester-Hartpury Women (1 BP)

Round 6

28 October 2017

Bristol Bears Women	5–17	Darlington Mowden Park Sharks

28 October 2017

Darlington Mowden Park Sharks	16–12	Loughborough Lightning (1 BP)

28 October 2017

(1 BP) Firwood Waterloo Ladies	12–15	Richmond Women

28 October 2017

Gloucester-Hartpury Women	5–33	Saracens Women (1 BP)

28 October 2017

Worcester Valkyries	0–71	Harlequins Ladies (1 BP)

Round 7

4 November 2017

(1 BP) Darlington Mowden Park Sharks	39–5	Worcester Valkyries

4 November 2017

(1 BP) Harlequins Ladies	39–12	Gloucester-Hartpury Women

4 November 2017

(1 BP) Loughborough Lightning	27–15	Richmond Women

4 November 2017

(1 BP) Saracens Women	29–12	Bristol Bears Women

4 November 2017

(1 BP) Wasps Ladies	31–3	Firwood Waterloo Ladies

Round 8

11 November 2017

(1 BP) Bristol Bears Women	8–12	Loughborough Lightning

11 November 2017

(1 BP) Gloucester-Hartpury Women	29–22	Firwood Waterloo Ladies (2 BP)

11 November 2017

Richmond Women	5–43	Harlequins Ladies (1 BP)

11 November 2017

(1 BP) Saracens Women	44–19	Darlington Mowden Park Sharks

11 November 2017

Worcester Valkyries	5–51	Wasps Ladies (1 BP)

Round 9

2 December 2017

(1 BP) Loughborough Lightning	43–33	Gloucester-Hartpury Women (1 BP)

2 December 2017

Firwood Waterloo Ladies	12–12	Worcester Valkyries

2 December 2017

Darlington Mowden Park Sharks	3–26	Bristol Bears Women (1 BP)

3 December 2017

Richmond Women	0–44	Wasps Ladies (1 BP)

3 December 2017

Harlequins Ladies	19–28	Saracens Women (1 BP)

Round 10

9 December 2017

(1 BP) Gloucester-Hartpury Women	24–38	Darlington Mowden Park Sharks (1 BP)

9 December 2017

(1 BP) Harlequins Ladies	27–8	Wasps Ladies

9 December 2017

(1 BP) Saracens Women	45–6	Firwood Waterloo Ladies

10 December 2017

Richmond Women	5–32	Bristol Bears Women (1 BP)

6 January 2018

Worcester Valkyries	7–36	Loughborough Lightning (1 BP)

Round 11

16 December 2017

(1 BP) Bristol Bears Women	89–0	Worcester Valkyries

16 December 2017

Firwood Waterloo Ladies	12–51	Harlequins Ladies (1 BP)

16 December 2017

Loughborough Lightning	7–34	Saracens Women (1 BP)

16 December 2017

(1 BP) Wasps Ladies	37–17	Firwood Waterloo Ladies

27 January 2018

(1 BP) Darlington Mowden Park Sharks	10–15	Richmond Women

Round 12

13 January 2018

(1 BP) Bristol Bears Women	59–7	Firwood Waterloo Ladies

13 January 2018

Harlequins Ladies	17–10	Loughborough Lightning (1 BP)

13 January 2018

(1 BP) Saracens Women	105–0	Worcester Valkyries

13 January 2018

(1 BP) Wasps Ladies	31–10	Darlington Mowden Park Sharks

14 January 2018

Richmond Women	15–37	Gloucester-Hartpury Women (1 BP)

Round 13

20 January 2018

Firwood Waterloo Ladies	0–29	Loughborough Lightning

20 January 2018

(1 BP) Gloucester-Hartpury Women	34–17	Bristol Bears Women

20 January 2018

Wasps Ladies	5–0	Saracens Women (1 BP)

20 January 2018

Worcester Valkyries	5–29	Richmond Women (1 BP)

10 February 2018

(1 BP) Darlington Mowden Park Sharks	24–31	Harlequins Ladies (1 BP)

Round 14

3 February 2018

Bristol Bears Women	13–12	Harlequins Ladies (1 BP)

3 February 2018

Darlington Mowden Park Sharks	10–18	Firwood Waterloo Ladies

3 February 2018

(1 BP) Gloucester-Hartpury Women	80–0	Worcester Valkyries

3 February 2018

(1 BP) Loughborough Lightning	26–20	Wasps Ladies (2 BP)

3 February 2018

(1 BP) Saracens Women	41–0	Richmond Women

Round 15

17 February 2018

(1 BP) Harlequins Ladies	80–7	Worcester Valkyries

17 February 2018

Loughborough Lightning	21–15	Darlington Mowden Park Sharks (1 BP)

17 February 2018

(1 BP) Saracens Women	29–29	Gloucester-Hartpury Women (1 BP)

17 February 2018

(1 BP) Wasps Ladies	26–12	Bristol Bears Women

18 February 2018

(1 BP) Richmond Women	20–12	Firwood Waterloo

Round 16

3 March 2018

(1 BP) Gloucester-Hartpury Women	40–36	Harlequin Ladies (2 BP)

18 March 2018

Richmond Women	10–10	Loughborough Lightning

30 March 2018

Bristol Bears Women	19–29	Saracens Women (1 BP)
	Report

31 March 2018

Firwood Waterloo Ladies	0–34	Wasps Ladies (1 BP)
	Report

31 March 2018

Worcester Valkyries	12–27	Darlington Mowden Park Sharks (1 BP)
	Report

Round 17

10 March 2018

Darlington Mowden Park Sharks	5–13	Saracens Women

10 March 2018

Firwood Waterloo Ladies	10–44	Gloucester-Hartpury Women (1 BP)

10 March 2018

Harlequins Ladies	14–12	Richmond Women (1 BP)

10 March 2018

(1 BP) Loughborough Lightning	24–7	Bristol Bears Women

10 March 2018

(1 BP) Wasps Ladies	55–5	Worcester Valkyries

Round 18

24 March 2018

(1 BP) Bristol Bears Women	36–19	Darlington Mowden Park Sharks

24 March 2018

(1 BP) Gloucester-Hartpury Women	36–8	Loughborougb Lightning

24 March 2018

(2 BP) Saracens Women	29–32	Harlequins Ladies (1 BP)

24 March 2018

(1 BP) Wasps Ladies	44–17	Richmond Women
	Report

24 March 2018

Worcester Valkyries	5–43	Firwood Waterloo Ladies (1 BP)
	Report

Play-offs

	Semifinals							Final
	1	Saracens Women	62	45	107
	4	Gloucester-Hartpury Women	0	26	26
								1	Saracens Women	24
								2	Harlequins Ladies	20
	2	Harlequins Ladies	25	22	47
	3	Wasps Ladies	19	7	26

Semi-finals

1st leg

7 April 2018

Gloucester-Hartpury Women	0–62	Saracens Women
	Report

7 April 2018

Wasps Ladies	19–25	Harlequins Ladies
	Report

2nd leg

14 April 2018

Saracens Women	45–26	Gloucester-Hartpury Women
	Report

14 April 2018

Harlequins Ladies	22–7	Wasps Ladies
	Report

Final

29 April 2018 15:00

Saracens Women	24–20	Harlequins Ladies
Try: Martinez Gion 4' m Clapp 27' c Mackinder 38' m Botterman 53' c Con: Rowland (2/4) 28', 54'	Report [7]	Try: Myers 40+1' m Breach 48' m McCormack 66' c Con: Green (1/3) 67' Pen: Green (1/1) 7'

Trailfinders Sports Ground Attendance: 2,057 Referee: Sara Cox

Team details

FB 15 Nina Vistisen RW 14 Garnet Mackinder OC 13 Lauren Cattell IC 12 Helena Rowland LW 11 Lotte Clapp (c) FH 10 Zoe Harrison SH 9 Georgina Gulliver N8 8 Poppy Cleall OF 7 Marlie Packer BF 6 Bryony Cleall  60' RL 5 Tess Wijmans  53' LL 4 Sonia Green TP 3 Sam Martinez Gion HK 2 Katharine Evans  73' LP 1 Hannah Botterman Substitutions: HK 16 May Campbell  73' PR 17 Sarah Barber LK 18 Rosie Galligan  53' FL 19 Valeria Fedrighi  60' SH 20 Ella Wyrwas CE 21 Cara Wardle WG 22 Emma Uren Coach: Rob Cain FB 15 Jess Wooden RW 14 Holly Myers OC 13 Fiona Pocock IC 12 Rachael Burford (c) LW 11 Natasha Bradshaw  41' FH 10 Ellie Green SH 9 Leanne Riley N8 8 Fiona Fletcher OF 7 Deborah McCormack BF 6 Shaunagh Brown RL 5 Abbie Scott LL 4 Zoe Saynor TP 3 Chloe Edwards HK 2 Davinia Catlin LP 1 Victoria Cornborough Substitutions: PR 16 Tove Viksten FL 17 Ashleigh Greenslade FL 18 Alex Hardy N8 19 Samantha McCarthy SH 20 Bobbie Haywood WG 21 Jessica Breach  41' CE 22 Stacey White Coach: Gary Street Karen Findlay Player of the Match: Marlie Packer (Saracens Women)

References

1. "Tyrrells Premier 15s League Stats - 2017-2018". Rugby Football Union. Retrieved 17 June 2024.
2. "Tyrrells Premier 15s Playoff Stats - 2017-2018". Rugby Football Union. Retrieved 17 June 2024.
3. "Tyrrells Premier 15s Final Stats - 2017-2018". Rugby Football Union. Retrieved 17 June 2024.
4. "2017/18 Tyrrells Premier 15s Season Launches at Twickenham Stadium". womensclubrugby.com. Archived from the original on 16 January 2022. Retrieved 16 January 2022.
5. Powell, Jennie (11 September 2017). "2017/18 Tyrrells Premier 15s Season Launched at Twickenham". 4 The Love Of Sport. Retrieved 16 January 2022.
6. "Tyrrells Premier 15s league launches". www.quins.co.uk. Retrieved 16 January 2022.
7. Kitson, Robert (29 April 2018). "Saracens beat Harlequins on historic afternoon for rugby union". The Guardian. Retrieved 17 June 2024.

External links

• Official website