Premier 15s.

The 2017/18 season saw a big change in the top tiers of women’s domestic rugby in England. 40 Clubs were invited to claim a place in the newly formed (and RFU backed) Premier15s League, to replace the Women’s Premiership. Ten clubs were successful and controversially, Lichfield Ladies were not one of them – their place being taken by a brand new club the Loughborough Lightning. You can read more on that here. Aylesford Bulls ‘became’ Harlequins Women and new team Gloucester-Hartpury joined too.

For it’s first 3 years the league was known as the Tyrrells Premier 15s (for sponsorship reasons) and this has now changed to the Allianz Premier 15s since the start of the 2020/21 season. Saracens Women won the inaugural Grand Final and defended it in 2018/19, by beating Harlequins Women once again.

The new 3 year sponsorship block also saw, in April 2020 a change of participating clubs following an audit and tender process. New teams from Exeter Chiefs and Sale Sharks were in, and long time Premiership members Richmond and Waterloo were out.

The 2019/20 Season was halted after Round 12 due to the pandemic, but at time of writing we are on course to complete the 2020/21 Season albeit with adapted laws being introduced to minimise transition risk and mitigate testing.

Player Stats.

P15s SEASONS.

Premier 15s ALL TIME Top Scorers 2017-21.

Premier 15s All Time Top Scorers

PlayerTeamPositionINT'L XV CAPSTRYCONPENDGPTS
engEllie GreenFly Half-4148172373
engEllie UnderwoodWing-472820297
engPoppy CleallBack Row4755000275
engAbby DowWing1750900268
engKelly SmithWingTBC52000260
engKaty Daley-McleanFly Half1161086120258
engZoe HarrisonFly Half291278110249
engJess BreachWing1849000245
engHeather CowellWing-44000220
engShaunagh BrownTH Prop2343000215
engEmily ScarrattCentre95155690214
engMarlie PackerBack Row7542000210
engLotte ClappWing-39000195
Elizabeth GouldenFly Half-357210192
engHelena RowlandFly Half5135140179
engClaudia MacdonaldScrum Half, Wing1435000175
Lucy AttwoodFly Half-212620163
engEmily ScottFly Half, Full BackTBC124620158
walEl SnowsillFly Half58743110154
Beth Blacklock-833160154
usaJess WoodenFull Back-94550150
engLark DaviesHooker3130000150
engGeorgie ‘GL’ LinghamWing-26900148
engMay CampbellHooker-29000145
Beth StottFly Half-128260139

Premier 15s ALL TIME Top Try Scorers 2017-21.

Premier 15s All Time Top Try Scorers

PlayerTeamPositionTRY
engPoppy CleallBack Row55
engKelly SmithWing52
engAbby DowWing50
engJess BreachWing49
engEllie UnderwoodWing47
engHeather CowellWing44
engShaunagh BrownTH Prop43
engMarlie PackerBack Row42
engLotte ClappWing39
engClaudia MacdonaldScrum Half, Wing35
engLark DaviesHooker30
engMay CampbellHooker29
engSarah HunterNumber 827
engGeorgie ‘GL’ LinghamWing26
scoRhona LloydWing26
engBryony CleallTH Prop25
engHannah WestHooker24
engLeanne RileyScrum Half24
engRocky ClarkLH Prop23
engHannah ‘Botts’ BottermanLH Prop22
Davinia CatlinHooker22
engAmy CokayneHooker22
Rachel LundCentre21
Lucy AttwoodFly Half21
engGarnet MackinderWing20

Premier 15s ALL TIME Top Kickers 2017-21.

Premier 15s All Time Top Kickers

RankPlayerTeamPositionCONPENDGOVERALL %KICKED PTS
1engEllie GreenFly Half14817282%353
2engKaty Daley-McleanFly Half8612057%208
3engZoe HarrisonFly Half7811074%189
4Elizabeth GouldenFly Half5721073%177
5engEmily ScarrattCentre569074%139
6Beth StottFly Half2826067%134
7walEl SnowsillFly Half4311067%119
8scoLisa ‘Shorty’ MartinCentre, Fly Half477075%115
9Beth Blacklock3316066%114
10engHelena RowlandFly Half514066%114