The 2020–21 Premier 15s is the 4th season of the Premier 15s (22nd including editions of the previous Women's Premiership), of the top flight of English domestic women's rugby union competition and the first to be sponsored by Allianz.
Teams
Club Director of Rugby/Head Coach Captain Kit supplier Stadium Capacity City/Area Bristol Bears Women Kim Oliver Daisie Mayes Umbro Shaftesbury Park 200 BristolDMP Durham Sharks Aug - Dec Gordon Brett, Jan - May Rob Vickers Kenny ThomasMacron (sportswear) The Darlington Arena 25,500 Darlington Maiden Castle N/A Durham Exeter Chiefs Women Susie Appleby Linde van der Velden Samurai Sportswear Sandy Park 13,593 Exeter Gloucester-Hartpury Sean Lynn Natasha Hunt Elite Pro Sports Hartpury University Stadium 600 GloucesterHarlequins Women Gerard Mullen Rachael BurfordAdidas Twickenham Stoop 14,800 Twickenham, Greater London Surrey Sports Park Guildford, Surrey Loughborough Lightning Rhys Edwards Rachel Malcolm Kukri Sports Loughborough University Stadium 3,330 Loughborough, Leicestershire Sale Sharks Women Darren Lamon Beth Stafford Samurai Sportswear Heywood Road 3,387 Sale, Greater Manchester Saracens Women Alex Austerberry Lotte Clapp Nike StoneX Stadium 15,000 Hendon, Greater London Wasps Ladies Giselle Mather Kate Alder Under Armour Twyford Avenue Sports Ground Acton, London Worcester Warriors Women Joanne Yapp Lyndsay O'Donnell VX3 Sixways Stadium 11,499 Worcester
Rule Changes To reduce covid infection risk and close contact, several laws were introduced to reduce the number of scrums. These variations were reviewed after nine rounds and subsequently remained in place until the end of the season. These were: Free kicks are awarded in place of a scrum for a knock-on or forward pass Removal of the option for a scrum at a free kick or penalty Scrums advantages were shortened In a maul, the ball must be played at the first time of asking if the maul halts A maul can only be formed from a lineout if it takes place within the 22 metre areas No players who were not in the lineout may join the maul Game time is reduced to 35 minutes per half Water breaks at the midpoints of each half (players had to remain distanced)
Table
Fixtures Fixtures for the season were announced by the Premier 15s on 6 October 2020.
Regular season Round 1
Round 2
Round 3
Round 4
Round 5
Round 6
Round 7
Round 8
Round 9
Round 10
Round 11
Round 12
Round 13
Round 14
Round 15
Round 16
Round 17
Round 18
Playoffs
Semi-finals
Final
FB 15 Sarah McKennaRW 14 Sydney Gregson OC 13 Hannah Casey IC 12 Holly AitchisonLW 11 Lotte Clapp (c)FH 10 Zoe HarrisonSH 9 Emma Swords N8 8 Poppy CleallOF 7 Marlie PackerBF 6 Victoria Fleetwood RL 5 Emma Taylor LL 4 Sophie de GoedeTP 3 Bryony Cleall HK 2 May Campbell LP 1 Hannah Botterman Substitutions:HK 16 Jodie Rettie PR 17 Rochelle Clark PR 18 Donna Rose LK 19 Rosie Galligan FL 20 Georgia Evans SH 21 Eloise Hayward CE 22 Alysha Corrigan WG 23 Raijieli Laqeretabua Coach: Alex Austerberry FB 15 Chloe RollieRW 14 Heather CowellOC 13 Lagi TuimaIC 12 Rachael Burford (c) LW 11 Beth Wilcock FH 10 Emily ScottSH 9 Leanne RileyN8 8 Sarah BeckettOF 7 Katy MewBF 6 Lauren Brooks RL 5 Fiona FletcherLL 4 Abbie Ward TP 3 Shaunagh BrownHK 2 Amy Cokayne LP 1 Victoria CornboroughSubstitutions:HK 16 Rosie Dobson PR 17 Tove VikstenPR 18 Chloe EdwardsLK 19 Alex EddieFL 20 Emily Robinson SH 21 Lucy PackerFH 22 Ellie GreenWG 23 Izzy Mayhew Coach: Gerard Mullen Player of the Match: Shaunagh Brown (Harlequins) Touch judges: Nikki O'DonnellKatherine Ritchie Television Match Official: Craig Maxwell-Keys
Leading scorers
Most points
Rank Player ClubPoints1 Zoe HarrisonSaracens1052 Megan JonesWasps1033 Lark DaviesLoughborough1004 Ellie GreenHarlequins975 Gabby CantornaExeter936 May CampbellSaracens857 Emily ScarrattLoughborough848 Poppy CleallSaracens809 Jess BreachHarlequins7510 Abigail DowWasps70
Most tries
Rank Player ClubTries1 Lark DaviesLoughborough202 May CampbellSaracens173 Poppy CleallSaracens164 Jess BreachHarlequins155 Abigail DowWasps146 Jasmine JoyceBristol12 Amy CokayneHarlequins8 Sioned HarriesWorcester119 Shaunagh BrownHarlequins9 Abbie WardHarlequins Maud MuirWasps Rhona LloydLoughborough
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