2018–19 Premier 15s

2018–19 Premier 15s
2018–19 Premier 15s
Countries	England
Date	8 September 2018 – 27 April 2019
Champions	Saracens Women (2nd title)
Runners-up	Harlequins Ladies
Matches played	93
Top point scorer	Lizzie Goulden (Wasps) (125 points)
Top try scorer	Kelly Smith (Gloucester-Hartpury) (24 tries)
Official website
	www.premier15s.com

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.^[1]^[2] Saracens Women defeated Harlequins Ladies 33–17 in the finals and were crowned Champions.^[3]^[4]^[5]^[6]

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
3	Loughborough Lightning (SF)	18	14	0	4	659	312	+347	14	2	72
4	Wasps Ladies (SF)	18	12	0	6	516	307	+209	11	1	60
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

Source: RFU

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			Final

1	Saracens Women	31

4	Wasps Ladies	13
			1	Saracens Women	33

			2	Harlequins Ladies	17
2	Harlequins Ladies	26

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'
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)

References

^ Nickson, Frank (7 August 2018). "Tyrrells Premier 15s schedule for 2018/19 season announced". Talking Rugby Union. Archived from the original on 26 August 2018. Retrieved 15 January 2022.
^ Thurston, Emma (7 September 2018). "Tyrrells Premier 15s 2018/19 season preview". Sky Sports. Archived from the original on 16 January 2022. Retrieved 15 January 2022.
^ Mockford, Sarah (27 April 2019). "Saracens win back-to-back Tyrrells Premier 15s titles". Rugby World. Archived from the original on 27 September 2020. Retrieved 15 January 2022.
^ Metcalfe, Neil (28 April 2019). "Saracens guided to another Tyrrells Premier title by their Welwyn heart". Welwyn Hatfield Times. Retrieved 16 January 2022.
^ "Saracens Women 33-17 Harlequins Ladies: Saracens retain Tyrrells Premier 15s title". Sky Sports. Retrieved 16 January 2022.
^ Grounds, Ben (24 April 2019). "Saracens Women set to renew battle with Harlequins Ladies in Tyrrells Premier 15s final". Sky Sports. Archived from the original on 16 January 2022. Retrieved 16 January 2022.

External links

Official website

[1] Nickson, Frank (7 August 2018). "Tyrrells Premier 15s schedule for 2018/19 season announced". Talking Rugby Union. Archived from the original on 26 August 2018. Retrieved 15 January 2022.

[2] Thurston, Emma (7 September 2018). "Tyrrells Premier 15s 2018/19 season preview". Sky Sports. Archived from the original on 16 January 2022. Retrieved 15 January 2022.

[3] Mockford, Sarah (27 April 2019). "Saracens win back-to-back Tyrrells Premier 15s titles". Rugby World. Archived from the original on 27 September 2020. Retrieved 15 January 2022.

[4] Metcalfe, Neil (28 April 2019). "Saracens guided to another Tyrrells Premier title by their Welwyn heart". Welwyn Hatfield Times. Retrieved 16 January 2022.

[5] "Saracens Women 33-17 Harlequins Ladies: Saracens retain Tyrrells Premier 15s title". Sky Sports. Retrieved 16 January 2022.

[6] Grounds, Ben (24 April 2019). "Saracens Women set to renew battle with Harlequins Ladies in Tyrrells Premier 15s final". Sky Sports. Archived from the original on 16 January 2022. Retrieved 16 January 2022.

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