# 2018–19 Premier 15s

The 2018–19 Premier 15s kicked-off on 18 September 2018. The tournament consisted of 18 rounds with the final being played on 27 April 2019. Saracens Women defeated Harlequins Ladies 33–17 in the finals and were crowned Champions.

## Teams

* Saracens Women
* Harlequins Ladies
* Loughborough Lightning
* Wasps Ladies
* Gloucester-Hartpury
* Bristol Bears Women
* Richmond Women
* Darlington Mowden Park Sharks
* Firwood Waterloo Ladies
* Worcester Valkyries

## Table

2018–19 Premier 15s Table :
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | TB | LB | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Saracens Women (CH) | 18 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 711 | 203 | +508 | 15 | 1 | 84 | Play-off place |
| 2 | Harlequins Ladies (RU) | 18 | 15 | 1 | 2 | 733 | 246 | +487 | 14 | 1 | 77 | Play-off place |
| 3 | Loughborough Lightning (SF) | 18 | 14 | 0 | 4 | 659 | 312 | +347 | 14 | 2 | 72 | Play-off place |
| 4 | Wasps Ladies (SF) | 18 | 12 | 0 | 6 | 516 | 307 | +209 | 11 | 1 | 60 | Play-off place |
| 5 | Gloucester-Hartpury | 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 | 16 | |
| 10 | Worcester Valkyries | 18 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 209 | 719 | −510 | 2 | 3 | 13 | |

## Regular Season
### Round 1

* 8 September 2018 12:00
| (1 BP) Loughborough Lightning | 22–19 | Richmond Women (1 BP) |
| Try: Hunter (2) 9' c, 62' m Penalty try 40' Con: Daley-McLean 9' Pen: Daley-McLean 5' | Report | Try: Hellgren 49' m Povey 80' c Con: Chamberlain 80' |
* Loughborough University Stadium Referee: Matthew Astle
* 8 September 2018 14:00
| (1 BP) Gloucester-Hartpury | 24–38 | Harlequins Ladies (1 BP) |
| Try: Acheson (2) 6' c, 49' m Wood 27' c Smith 70' m Con: Gittings (2) 6', 27' | Report | Try: 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 Women | 17–32 | Wasps Ladies (1 BP) |
| Try: Attwood 21' m Leitch 38' m Bern 45' c Con: Reed 46' | Report | Try: 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 Sharks | 27–24 | Worcester Valkyries (2 BP) |
| Try: Morton 12' m Kerr 45' c Thomson 48; c Hobson 55' Con: Blacklock (2) 46', 49' Pen: Blacklock 25' | Report | Try: Bennion 17' c T. Thompson 36' m English 52' c Cox 79' m Con: Foxwell (2) 18', 53' |
* The Darlington Arena Referee: David Charlton
* 8 September 2018 17:00
| Firwood Waterloo Ladies | 5–38 | Saracens Women (1 BP) |
| Try: Perris-Redding 73' m | Report | Try: 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 Sharks | 14–57 | Gloucester-Hartpury (1 BP) |
* 15 September 2018
| (1 BP) Harlequins Ladies | 26–26 | Bristol Bears Women (1 BP) |
* 15 September 2018
| Richmond Women | 12–24 | Firwood Waterloo Ladies |
* 15 September 2018
| (1 BP) Saracens Women | 43–7 | Worcester Valkyries |
* 15 September 2018
| (1 BP) Wasps Ladies | 20–40 | Loughborough Lightning (1 BP) |

### Round 3

* 22 September 2018
| (1 BP) Bristol Bears Women | 43–5 | Gloucester-Hartpury |
* 22 September 2018
| Darlington Mowden Park Sharks | 0–61 | Saracens Women |
* 22 September 2018
| Firwood Waterloo Ladies | 12–52 | Wasps Ladies (1 BP) |
* 22 September 2018
| (1 BP) Loughborough Lightning | 41–17 | Harlequins Ladies |
* 22 September 2018
| Worcester Valkyries | 12–43 | Richmond Women (1 BP) |

### Round 4

* 29 September 2018
| (1 BP) Bristol Bears Women | 41–14 | Darlington Mowden Park Sharks |
* 29 September 2018
| (2 BP) Gloucester-Hartpury | 40–41 | Loughborough Lightning (1 BP) |
* 29 September 2018
| (1 BP) Harlequins Ladies | 27–6 | Firwood Waterloo Ladies |
* 29 September 2018
| Richmond Women | 12–30 | Saracens Women (1 BP) |
* 29 September 2018
| (1 BP) Wasps Ladies | 29–10 | Worcester Valkyries |

### Round 5

* 13 October 2018
| Darlington Mowden Park Sharks | 15–7 | Richmond Women |
* 13 October 2018
| Firwood Waterloo Ladies | 10–43 | Gloucester-Hartpury (1 BP) |
* 13 October 2018
| (1 BP) Loughborough Lightning | 36–18 | Bristol Bears Women |
* 13 October 2018
| Saracens Women | 21–5 | Wasps Ladies |
* 13 October 2018
| Worcester Valkyries | 19–69 | Harlequins Ladies (1 BP) |

### Round 6

* 20 October 2018
| Bristol Bears Women | 75–13 | Firwood Waterloo Ladies |
* 20 October 2018
| (1 BP) Gloucester-Hartpury | 67–3 | Worcester Valkyries |
* 20 October 2018
| Harlequins Ladies | 20–17 | Saracens Women (1 BP) |
* 20 October 2018
| (1 BP) Loughborough Lightning | 59–3 | Darlington Mowden Park Sharks |
* 20 October 2018
| (1 BP) Wasps Ladies | 31–15 | Richmond Women |

### Round 7

* 27 October 2018
| Worcester Valkyries | 10–50 | Bristol Bears Women |
* 27 October 2018
| Darlington Mowden Park Sharks | 0–38 | Wasps Ladies (1 BP) |
* 27 October 2018
| Firwood Waterloo Ladies | 20–51 | Loughborough Lightning (1 BP) |
* 28 October 2018
| (1 BP) Saracens Women | 48–24 | Gloucester-Hartpury (1 BP) |
* 28 October 2018
| Richmond Women | 10–40 | Harlequins Ladies |

### Round 8

* 3 November 2018
| (1 BP) Loughborough Lightning | 64–12 | Worcester Valkyries |
* 3 November 2018
| (1 BP) Gloucester-Hartpury | 34–15 | Richmond Women |
* 3 November 2018
| (1 BP) Firwood Waterloo Ladies | 22–14 | Darlington Mowden Park Sharks |
* 3 November 2018
| Bristol Bears Women | 15–32 | Saracens Women (1 BP) |
* 4 November 2018
| (1 BP) Harlequins Ladies | 24–8 | Wasps Ladies |

### Round 9

* 24 November 2018
| Darlington Mowden Park Sharks | 10–35 | Harlequins Ladies (1 BP) |
* 24 November 2018
| (1 BP) Richmond Women | 24–22 | Wasps Ladies (2 BP) |
* 24 November 2018
| (1 BP) Saracens Women | 29–0 | Loughborough Lightning |
* 24 November 2018
| (1 BP) Wasps Ladies | 26–10 | Gloucester-Hartpury |
* 24 November 2018
| (2 BP) Worcester Valkyries | 22–23 | Firwood Waterloo Ladies (1 BP) |

### Round 10

* 1 December 2018
| Worcester Valkyries | 0–63 | Saracens Women |
* 1 December 2018
| (1 BP) Loughborough Lightning | 28–10 | Wasps Ladies |
* 9 December 2017
| (1 BP) Gloucester-Hartpury | 24–38 | Darlington Mowden Park Sharks (1 BP) |
* 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

* 8 December 2018
| (2 BP) Wasps Ladies | 34–0 | Firwood Waterloo Ladies |
* 8 December 2018
| (1 BP) Saracens Women | 59–0 | Darlington Mowden Park Sharks |
* 8 December 2018
| (1 BP) Harlequins Ladies | 43–7 | Loughborough Lightning |
* 8 December 2018
| (1 BP) Gloucester-Hartpury | 53–7 | Bristol Bears Women |
* 9 December 2018
| Richmond Women | 21–15 | Worcester Valkyries (1 BP) |

### Round 12

* 15 December 2018
| (1 BP) Saracens Women | 48–0 | Richmond Women |
* 15 December 2018
| (1 BP) Loughborough Lightning | 29–10 | Gloucester-Hartpury |
* 15 December 2018
| Firwood Waterloo Ladies | 0–65 | Harlequins Ladies (1 BP) |
* 15 December 2018
| Darlington Mowden Park Sharks | 7–5 | Bristol Bears Women (1 BP) |
* 16 December 2018
| Worcester Valkyries | 5–48 | Wasps Ladies (1 BP) |

### Round 13

* 22 December 2018
| Bristol Bears Women | 18–14 | Loughborough Lightning (1 BP) |
* 22 December 2018
| (1 BP) Gloucester-Hartpury | 52–20 | Firwood Waterloo Ladies (1 BP) |
* 22 December 2018
| (1 BP) Harlequins Ladies | 48–5 | Bristol Bears Women |
* 22 December 2018
| (1 BP) Richmond Women | 29–10 | Darlington Mowden Park Sharks |
* 22 December 2018
| Wasps Ladies | 17–45 | Saracens Women (1 BP) |

### Round 14

* 12 January 2019
| Darlington Mowden Park Sharks | 14–53 | Loughborough Lightning (1 BP) |
* 12 January 2019
| Firwood Waterloo Ladies | 0–14 | Bristol Bears Women |
* 12 January 2019
| Richmond Women | 12–38 | Wasps Ladies |
* 12 January 2019
| (1 BP) Saracens Women | 31–28 | Harlequins Ladies (2 BP) |
* 12 January 2019
| Worcester Valkyries | 7–27 | Gloucester-Hartpury (1 BP) |

### Round 15

* 19 January 2019
| (1 BP) Bristol Bears Women | 34–5 | Worcester Valkyries |
* 19 January 2019
| (2 BP) Gloucester-Hartpury | 28–34 | Saracens Women (1 BP) |
* 19 January 2019
| (1 BP) Harlequins Ladies | 59–7 | Worcester Valkyries |
* 19 January 2019
| (1 BP) Loughborough Lightning | 76–8 | Firwood Waterloo Ladies |
* 19 January 2019
| (1 BP) Wasps Ladies | 43–12 | Darlington Mowden Park Sharks |

### Round 16

* 26 January 2019
| Darlington Mowden Park Sharks | 14–8 | Firwood Waterloo Ladies (1 BP) |
* 26 January 2019
| Saracens Women | 17–14 | Bristol Bears Women (1 BP) |
* 26 January 2019
| (1 BP) Wasps Ladies | 13–17 | Harlequins Ladies |
* 26 January 2019
| Worcester Valkyries | 0–27 | Loughborough Lightning (1 BP) |
* 27 January 2019
| (1 BP) Richmond Women | 26–26 | Gloucester-Hartpury (1 BP) |

### Round 17

* 23 March 2019
| Bristol Bears Women | 24–5 | Richmond Women |
* 23 March 2019
| Firwood Waterloo Ladies | 19–27 | Worcester Valkyries (1 BP) |
* 23 March 2019
| (1 BP) Gloucester-Hartpury | 20–47 | Wasps Ladies (1 BP) |
* 23 March 2019
| (1 BP) Harlequins Ladies | 76–12 | Darlington Mowden Park Sharks |
* 23 March 2019
| (2 BP) Loughborough Lightning | 28–31 | Saracens Women (1 BP) |

### Round 18

* 30 March 2019
| (1 BP) Harlequins Laides | 62–0 | Gloucester-Hartpury |
* 30 March 2019
| Richmond Women | 0–46 | Loughborougb Lightning (1 BP) |
* 30 March 2019
| (1 BP) Saracens Women | 64–0 | Firwood Waterloo Ladies |
* 30 March 2019
| Wasps Ladies | 25–17 | Bristol Bears Women |
* 30 March 2019
| (1 BP) Worcester Valkyries | 26–20 | Darlington Mowden Park Sharks (1 BP) |

## Playoffs

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

### Semi-finals

* 13 April 2019 15:00
| Saracens Women | 31–13 | Wasps Ladies |
| Try: Rettie 13' c Clapp 17' m P. Cleall 43' c Botterman 58' m Galligan 64' c Con: Harrison (3/5) 14', 44', 65' | Report | Try: Dodd 78' c Con: Goulden (1/1) 79' Pen: Goulden (2/2) 34', 39' |
* Allianz Park Referee: Sara Cox
Team details :
| FB | 15 | Sarah McKenna |
| RW | 14 | Sydney Gregson | 73' |
| OC | 13 | Hannah Casey | 71' |
| IC | 12 | Lauren Cattell |
| LW | 11 | Lotte Clapp (c) |
| FH | 10 | Zoe Harrison |
| SH | 9 | Georgina Gulliver | 64' |
| N8 | 8 | Poppy Cleall | 71' |
| OF | 7 | Christina Siczowa | 71' |
| BF | 6 | Jodie Rettie |
| RL | 5 | Rosie Galligan |
| LL | 4 | Sonia Green |
| TP | 3 | Hannah Botterman | 73' |
| HK | 2 | May Campbell |
| LP | 1 | Ellena Perry | 73' |
| Substitutions: ||
| HK | 16 | Kathryn Robinson | 71' |
| PR | 17 | Jeanina Loyola | 73' |
| PR | 18 | Hannah Duffy | 73' |
| FL | 19 | Kayleigh Searcy | 71' |
| SH | 20 | Emma Swords | 64' |
| CE | 21 | Nina Vistisen | 71' |
| WG | 22 | Georgie Lingham | 73' |
| Coach: ||
| Alex Austerberry ||
| FB | 15 | Danielle Waterman (c) |
| RW | 14 | Abby Dow | | 8' |
| OC | 13 | Gemma Rowland |
| IC | 12 | Katie Adler |
| LW | 11 | Tova Derk |
| FH | 10 | Lizzie Goulden |
| SH | 9 | Claudia MacDonald | 3' to 13' | 69' |
| N8 | 8 | Sarah Mitchelson |
| OF | 7 | Claire Molloy |
| BF | 6 | Cliodhna Moloney | | 66' |
| RL | 5 | Nora Baltruweit |
| LL | 4 | Emily Maisey | | 74' |
| TP | 3 | Hannah West |
| HK | 2 | Amy Cokayne |
| LP | 1 | Claire Cripps | | 74' |
| Substitutions: ||
| HK | 16 | Helena Ironton |
| PR | 17 | Andrea Stock | | 74' |
| LK | 18 | Kasey Allen | | 74' |
| FL | 19 | Liz Crake | | 66' |
| SH | 20 | Deirdre Roberts | | 69' |
| CE | 21 | Louise Dodd | | | 61' |
| WG | 22 | Garnet Mackinder | | 8' | 61' |
| Coach: ||
| Giselle Mather ||
* 14 April 2019 14:00
| Harlequins Ladies | 26–10 | Loughborough Lightning |
| Try: Konkel (2) 3' m, 33' c Cornborough 51' c Riley 68' c Con: Green (3/4) 34', 52', 69' | Report | Try: Williams 5' m Davey 76' m |
* Twickenham Stoop Referee: George Selwood
Team details :
| FB | 15 | Emily Scott |
| RW | 14 | Heather Cowell | 73' |
| OC | 13 | Khadidja Camara | 73' |
| IC | 12 | Rachael Burford (c) |
| LW | 11 | Jess Breach |
| FH | 10 | Ellie Green |
| SH | 9 | Leanne Riley | 73' |
| N8 | 8 | Jade Konkel | 77' |
| OF | 7 | Kristine Sommer |
| BF | 6 | Shaunagh Brown | 47' |
| RL | 5 | Fiona Fletcher |
| LL | 4 | Abbie Scott | 73' |
| TP | 3 | Chloe Edwards |
| HK | 2 | Davinia Catlin | 43' to 51' | 43' to 51' |
| LP | 1 | Vickii Cornborough | | | 64' |
| Substitutions: ||
| PR | 16 | Tove Viksten | 43' | 51' | 64' |
| FL | 17 | Chloe Butler | 47' |
| LK | 18 | Deborah McCormack | 77' |
| LK | 19 | Zoe Saynor | 73' |
| SH | 20 | Lucy Packer | 73' |
| WG | 21 | Holly Myers | 73' |
| WG | 22 | Beth Wilcock | 73' |
| Coach: ||
| Gary Street | Karen Findlay |
| FB | 15 | Olivia Jones | | 54' |
| RW | 14 | Rhona Lloyd |
| OC | 13 | Emily Scarratt | | 22' |
| IC | 12 | Ellen Ramsbottom | | 69' |
| LW | 11 | Carys Williams |
| FH | 10 | Katy Daley-McLean (c) | 1' to 11' |
| SH | 9 | Jenny Maxwell | | 60' |
| N8 | 8 | Sarah Hunter |
| OF | 7 | Georgia Bradley | | 52' |
| BF | 6 | Rachel Malcolm |
| RL | 5 | Sarah Bonar |
| LL | 4 | Catherine O'Donnell |
| TP | 3 | DaLeaka Menin | | 77' |
| HK | 2 | Emily Tuttosi |
| LP | 1 | Leah Bartlett | | 60' |
| Substitutions: ||
| PR | 16 | Katie Trevarthen | | 60' |
| PR | 17 | Mags Lowish | | 77' |
| FL | 18 | Jo Brown | | 52' |
| FL | 19 | Rebecca Noon | | 69' |
| SH | 20 | Megan Davey | | 60' |
| FH | 21 | Natasha Jones | | 54' |
| FB | 22 | Charlotte Pearce | | 22' |
| Coach: ||
| Rhys Edwards ||

### Final

* 27 April 2019 14:00
| Saracens Women | 33–17 | Harlequins 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' | Report | Try: 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 :
| FB | 15 | Sarah McKenna |
| RW | 14 | Sydney Gregson | | 77' |
| OC | 13 | Hannah Casey | | 71' |
| IC | 12 | Lauren Cattell |
| LW | 11 | Lotte Clapp (c) |
| FH | 10 | Zoe Harrison |
| SH | 9 | Georgina Gulliver | | 55' |
| N8 | 8 | Poppy Cleall |
| OF | 7 | Lauren Newman | | 65' |
| BF | 6 | Jodie Rettie | 33' to 43' |
| RL | 5 | Rosie Galligan |
| LL | 4 | Sonia Green |
| TP | 3 | Hannah Botterman | | 79' |
| HK | 2 | May Campbell | | 71' |
| LP | 1 | Ellena Perry | | 79' |
| Substitutions: ||
| HK | 16 | Kayleigh Searcy | | 71' |
| PR | 17 | Jeanina Loyola | | 79' |
| PR | 18 | Hannah Duffy | | 79' |
| FL | 19 | Sarah Bebbington | | 65' |
| SH | 20 | Emma Swords | | 55' |
| CE | 21 | Nina Vistisen | | 71' |
| WG | 22 | Chantelle Miell | | 77' |
| Coach: ||
| Alex Austerberry ||
| FB | 15 | Emily Scott |
| RW | 14 | Heather Cowell |
| OC | 13 | Khadidja Camara |
| IC | 12 | Rachael Burford (c) |
| LW | 11 | Jess Breach |
| FH | 10 | Ellie Green | 41' |
| SH | 9 | Leanne Riley |
| N8 | 8 | Jade Konkel |
| OF | 7 | Chloe Butler | 65' |
| BF | 6 | Fiona Fletcher |
| RL | 5 | Deborah McCormack | 41' |
| LL | 4 | Abbie Scott |
| TP | 3 | Chloe Edwards |
| HK | 2 | Davinia Catlin | 53' |
| LP | 1 | Vickii Cornborough |
| Substitutions: ||
| HK | 16 | Leah Lyons | 53' |
| PR | 17 | Tove Viksten | 41' |
| PR | 18 | Samantha Voyle |
| LK | 19 | Zoe Saynor | 65' |
| SH | 20 | Lucy Packer |
| WG | 21 | Holly Myers |
| WG | 22 | Beth Wilcock | 41' |
| Coach: ||
| Gary Street | Karen Findlay |
* Player of the Match:
* Poppy Cleall (Saracens Women)