# Trailfinders Women

Trailfinders Women are a professional women's rugby union club based in Ealing, Greater London. They currently compete in Premiership Women's Rugby, the highest division of women's rugby union in England.

## History
### Amateur side

In the 2010–11 season, Ealing Trailfinders Rugby Club operated an amateur women's side, Ealing Jades Ladies, which competed in RFUW NC South East 1. They finished 7th place out of the 8 teams. The team did not appear again until the 2021–22 Women's NC 3 South East (Central) season when they were known as Ealing Trailfinders Ladies and they finished at the bottom of the table. In 2022–23, they competed in Women's National Challenge 3 South East (West) when they finished in 5th place.
After the founding of Trailfinders Women, Ealing Trailfinders Ladies changed names and became Ealing Women II. Trailfinders Women were founded as a new team.

### 2023 onwards: Premiership Women's Rugby

In July 2022 Giselle Mather was named as Director of Women's Rugby at Ealing Trailfinders. The club then announced in December 2022 that it had been granted a license by the RFU to join the Premier 15s (later renamed to Premiership Women's Rugby) starting in the 2023–24 season. The full coaching staff for the club was named later that month. The clubs first signing was England wing Abby Dow. Other notable signings for Ealing's inaugural season included Ireland international Emma Swords and Italy prop Sara Seye.
Ealing's first ever win in the league came in a 36–7 victory over Leicester Tigers Women.

## Current players

The Ealing Trailfinders squad for the 2024–25 season is:
Note: Flags indicate national union under World Rugby eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-World Rugby nationality.
| Player | Position | Union |
| Liz Crake | Prop | England |
| Mica Evans | Prop | England |
| Kira Leat | Prop | England |
| Alivia Leatherman | Prop | United States |
| Kaylee McHugh | Prop | England |
| Sara Seye | Prop | Italy |
| Andrea Stock | Prop | Ireland |
| Kie Tamai | Prop | Japan |
| Cassandra Tuffnail | Prop | Canada |
| Christina Blanco | Hooker | Spain |
| Rosie Dobson | Hooker | England |
| Kat Evans | Hooker | Wales |
| Lindelwa Gwala | Hooker | South Africa |
| Eloise Harris | Hooker | England |
| Amanda McQuade | Hooker | Ireland |
| Hannah Owen | Hooker | England |
| Alicia Watkins | Hooker | England |
| Tyson Beukeboom | Lock | Canada |
| Amelia Buckland-Hurry | Lock | England |
| Rowena Burnfield | Lock | England |
| Shya Pinnock | Lock | England |
| Emma Taylor | Lock | Canada |
| Charlie Willett | Lock | Ireland |
| Megan Barwick | Back row | England |
| Cara Brincat | Back row | England |
| Abi Burton | Back row | England |
| Charlotte Cheshire | Back row | England |
| Fiona Cooper | Back row | Scotland |
| Shannon Ikahihifo | Back row | Ireland |
| Annabel Meta | Back row | England |
| Grace Moore | Back row | Ireland |
| Sally Williams | Back row | England |
| Kate Zackary | Back row | United States |
| Player | Position | Union |
| Ella Amory | Scrum-half | Belgium |
| Brooke Bradley | Scrum-half | England |
| Caity Mattinson | Scrum-half | Scotland |
| Sophie Molton | Scrum-half | England |
| Sarah Denholm | Fly-half | Scotland |
| Julia Schell | Fly-half | Canada |
| Sam Shiels | Fly-half | England |
| Kendra Cousineau | Centre | Canada |
| Carys Cox | Centre | Wales |
| Ellie Lennon | Centre | England |
| Lisa Thomson | Centre | Scotland |
| Amy Wilson-Hardy | Centre | England |
| Ellie Boatman | Wing | England |
| Jess Cooksey | Wing | England |
| Abby Dow | Wing | England |
| Emma Uren | Wing | England |
| Grace White | Wing | England |
| Hollie Williamson | Wing | England |
| Niamh Gallagher | Fullback | England |
| Rosie Inman | Fullback | England |
| Vicky Laflin | Fullback | England |
| Chloe Rollie | Fullback | Scotland |

## Season Summaries

| | League | League | League | League | Cup | Cup |
| Season | Competition | Final position | Points | Play-offs | Competition | Performance |
| 2023—24 | Allianz Premiership Women's Rugby | 6th | 29 | | Allianz Cup | 7th |
Gold background denotes champions Silver background denotes runners-up Pink background denotes relegated

## Club staff

The coaching staff for the 2023–24 season is: