Lightning Women's Rugby Programme Issue 1

RUGBY LOUGHBOROUGH LIGHTNING

VS

WASPS

ALLIANZ PREMIER 15s SUN 12 SEPT 2021 KO 14:00

ESTABLISHED 2017

WHERE HISTORY BEGINS ISSUE 1

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CONTENTS 4

WELCOME FROM RHYS EDWARDS

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TODAY’S TEAMS

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HARLEQUINS MATCH REPORT

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MEET THE TEAM

10 TODAYS OPPOSITION 11 POSITIONS 12 STAFF 14 LIGHTNING FIXTURES AND RESULTS 15 LOUGHBOROUGH STUDENTS FIXTURES AND RESULTS

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RHYS EDWARDS

DIRECTOR OF RUGBY Welcome to Loughborough University, and to the Main Rugby pitch, where we host Wasps Ladies in our first Allianz Premier 15s home fixture.

We are extremely excited to see fans back at the university, having not been able to at all, last season due to COVID restrictions. We very quickly realised last year how much we missed your support and are grateful that you are able to return.

Last week saw us play the defending champions, Harlequins, who gave us a lesson in how to be clinical. The game started with the unfortunate injury to Emily Scarratt, who was making her first start at 10. We wish Emily well in her recovery, and look forward to her return. We managed to get ourselves back into the game at half time, with the score 19-10. However crucial errors in the 2nd Half proved costly and Quins were able to capitalise. This wasn’t a true reflection on what this group are capable of and we are looking forward to getting back out onto the field today.

Our fixtures vs Wasps are always a great contest, which are hotly contested. I have no doubt that todays will be also.

I would like to wish all our Scottish internationals good luck in their World Cup Qualifying campaign. Rachel Malcolm leads the team into the European Qualifying tournament. Good luck and we look forward to having them back in African Violet.

Rhys Edwards Director of Rugby

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TODAY’S TEAMS LOUGHBOROUGH LIGHTNING KATIE TREVARTHEN

01

LARK DAVIES (C)

02

DETYSHA HARPER

03

CATH O’DONNELL

04

IONA ANTWIS

05

MAJA MEULLER

06

SADIA KABEYA

07

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WASPS 01

ELIZABETH CRAKE

02

HEATHER KERR

REFEREE: JOE JAMES

03

BRYONY CLEALL

04

MELANIE COMBEBIAS

AR PETER CONNOR

05

CIARA COONEY

06

CHRISTIANA BALOGUN

AR JON PETZING

07

RO BURNFIELD

SARAH HUNTER

08

08

HARRIET MILLAR-MILLS

ELOISE HAYWARD

09

09

CLAUDIA MACDONALD

ALEX BAKER

10

10

FLO WILLIAMS

GEORGIE LINGHAM

11

11

ABBY DOW

ELLEN RAMSBOTTOM

12

12

CARYS WILLIAMS

GEORGINA TASKER

13

14

AMY WILSON HARDY

AMANDA SWARTZ

14

15

ELLIE BOATMAN

MEGAN DAVEY

15

16

JESS COOKSEY

BRYONY FIELD

16

18

KANY ADEFEMIWA-AFILAKA

GILL BOURKE

17

19

MORGAN RANSLEY

CHARLI JACOBY

18

20

MAUD MUIR

SALLY STOTT

19

22

MICA EVANS

LILLI IVES CAMPION

20

23

KAY SEARCY

SARA SVOBODA

21

26

HELENE CAUX

JESS WEAVER

22

27

TESS BRAUNEROVA

ISLA ALEJANDRO

23

28

SAMMY WONG

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LOUGHBOROUGH LIGHTNING V HARLEQUINS

MATCH REPORT

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FULL TIME: HARLEQUINS 50, LIGHTNING 15 Loughborough Lightning started their 2021-22 Allianz Premier 15s campaign with an away trip to the Twickenham Stoop to face last year’s winners Harlequins.

It was a tough start to the game for Lightning with a serious injury to Emily Scarratt at just 3 minutes.

Shortly after Quins scored their first try as Captain Emily Scott found her way through the Lightning defence. This was followed moments later by another try from Quins winger Heather Cowell.

Lightning started to take control of the game midway through the first half and with a solid lineout from 10 metres out the forwards mauled over the line giving

MATCH SUNDAYDAY: SEPTEM 05 BER

Lark Davies her first try of the season, starting her campaign to retain her title as the league’s highest scorer.

Harlequins followed suit 10 minutes before the half with a driving maul try of their own, but Lightning responded through Sarah Hunter at 39 minutes with another driving maul, making the score Harlequins 19, Loughborough 10 at the half.

The second half proved to be a tough 40 minutes for Lightning with Quins scoring 4 more tries. The final score of the game went to Lightning though, with Amanda Swartz scoring a try up the wing. Final score Harlequins 50, Lightning 15.

LOUGHBOROUGH LIGHTNING: Trevarthen, Davies, Harper, O’Donnell, Antwis, Stott, Meuller, Hunter, Davey, Scarratt, Lingham, Ramsbottom, Tasker, Alejandro, Swartz, Field, Bourke, Jacoby, Fowler, Noon, Hayward, Baker, Pyle.

HARLEQUINS: Cornborough, Cokayne, Brown, Galligan, Fletcher, Brooks, Dainton, Robinson, Swords, Scott, Wilcock, Tuima, Mayhew, Cowell, Kildunne, Catlin, Cooper, Edwads, Sheffield, Dobson, Amory, Green, Blacklock.

MEET THE TEAM

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TODAYS OPPOSITION

WASPS

Dating from 1867, Wasps now hail from Twyford Avenue, West London, with players representing across men’s, ladies, and junior teams. Wasps Ladies (now known as Wasps) were founded in 1984 and have been involved in the Women’s Premiership since 1991.

Former England international Giselle Mather returned to the club in 2016 to become Director of Rugby after a three-year stint previously where she won backto-back titles.

Ahead of their first involvement in the Tyrrells Premier 15s season the club recruited a number of England

internationals such as Danielle Waterman and Rochelle Clark, and currently have a number of England 7s players in the ranks including Meg Jones, Celia Quansah and Abi Burton.

The Club have finished consistently in the Top 4 of the table but, much like Loughborough Lightning, have yet to make it past the SemiFinal stage of the competition.

Following a close defeat to Saracens last week in Round 1 of the Allianz Premier 15s Wasps will be looking to take their first win of the season today.

SQUAD LIST Elizabeth Crake Heather Kerr Bryony Cleall Melanie Combebias Ciara Cooney Christiana Balogun Ro Burnfield Harriet Millar-Mills Claudia MacDonald Flo Williams Abby Dow Carys Williams Amy Wilson Hardy Ellie Boatman Jess Cooksey Kany AdefemiwaAfilaka Morgan Ransley Maud Muir Mica Evans Kay Searcy Helene Caux Tess Braunerova Sammy Wong

LIGHTNING

POSITIONS 01

02

KATIE TREVARTHEN

03

LARK DAVIES C

04

CATH O’DONNELL

06

DETYSHA HARPER

05

IONA ANTWIS

07

08

MAJA MUELLER

11

SADIA KABEYA

SARAH HUNTER

09

ELOISE HAYWARD

10

ALEX BAKER

12

ELLEN RAMSBOTTOM

13

GEORGINA TASKER

11

GEORGIE LINGHAM

15

14

AMANDA SWARTZ

MEGAN DAVEY

SUBS BRYONY FIELD, GILL BOURKE, CHARLI JACOBY, SALLY STOTT, LILLI IVES CAMPION, SARA SVOBODA, JESS WEAVER, ISLA ALEJANDRO

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LOUGHBOROUGH LIGHTNING

STAFF

RHYS EDWARDS Director of Rugby

SARAH HUNTER Head Coach

AMY WALMSLEY

Rugby Programme Manager

BRAD JONES

Performance Coach

EMILY SCARRATT Performance Coach

ELANA HOBBS Rugby Operations

STEVE HALSEY

Performance Coach

EMMA SPONG Physiotherapist

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JOE MILE

STEPHEN BREISNER

SIMON MINTON

POPPY FELGATE

MADDIE WAND

ELLIOT SHARP

Team Doctor

S & C Volunteer

S & C Lead

PA Lead

ROB SHORTER Nutritionist

S & C Volunteer

Sport Psychologist

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LOUGHBOROUGH LIGHTNING

FIXTURES 2021/22 DATE

TIME

OPPONENTS

RESULTS 50 - 15 LOSS

MON 06/09/2021

KO 15:00

A

HARLEQUINS

SUN 12/09/2021

KO 14:00

H

WASPS

SAT 18/09/2021

KO 14:00

A

SARACENS

SAT 02/10/2021

K0 15:00

A

DMP DURHAM SHARKS

SAT 09/10/2021

KO 14:00

H

WORCESTER WARRIORS

SAT 30/10/2021

TBC

A

SALE SHARKS

SAT 06/11/2021

KO 14:00

H

SARACENS

SAT 13/11/2021

KO 14:00

H

BYE

SAT 27/11/2021

KO 15:00

A

EXETER CHIEFS

SAT 04/12/2021

TBC

A

GLOUCESTER-HARTPURY

SAT 11/12/2021

KO 14:00

H

SALE SHARKS

SAT 18/12/2021

KO 12:00

A

BRISTOL BEARS

SAT 08/01/2021

TBC

A

WASPS

SAT 15/01/2022

KO 14:00

H

SARACENS

SAT 29/01/2022

KO 14:00

H

DMP DURHAM SHARKS

SAT 05/02/2022

TBC

A

SALE SHARKS

SAT 19/02/2022

KO 15:00

H

EXETER CHIEFS

SAT 26/02/2022

KO 14:00

H

GLOUCESTER-HARTPURY

SAT 05/03/2022

KO 14:00

H

BRISTOL BEARS

SAT 26/03/2022

TBC

A

EXETER CHIEFS

SAT 02/04/2022

KO 14:00

H

WORCESTER WARRIORS

SAT 07/05/2022

TBC

A

WORCESTER WARRIORS

SAT 14/05/2022

KO 14:00

H

HARLEQUINS

CUP FIXTURE

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LOUGHBOROUGH STUDENTS RFC

1XV FIXTURES 2021/22 DATE

TIME

OPPONENTS A

BLAYDON

KO 15:00

A

FYLDE

KO 14:00

H

HULL IONIANS

KO 15:00

A

LUCTONIANS

KO 14:00

H

STOURBRIDGE

KO 14:00

A

HULL

KO 14:00

H

CHESTER

KO 15:00

A

TYNEDALE

KO 14:00

H

SHEFFIELD TIGERS

SAT 13/11/2021

KO 14:00

H

HUDDERSFIELD

SAT 20/11/2021

KO 14:00

A

HARROGATE

SAT 27/11/2021

SAT 04/09/2021

KO 15:00

SAT 11/09/2021 SAT 18/09/2021 SAT 25/09/2021 SAT 02/10/2021 SAT 09/10/2021 SAT 16/10/2021 SAT 23/10/2021 SAT 30/10/2021

KO 14:00

H

ROTHERHAM

SAT 04/12/2021

KO 14:00

A

WHARFEDALE

SAT 11/12/2021

KO 14:00

H

SEDGLEY PARK

SAT 18/12/2021

KO 15:00

A

BOURNVILLE

SAT 08/01/2022

KO 14:00

H

FYLDE

SAT 15/01/2022

KO 14:00

A

HULL IONIANS

SAT 22/01/2022

KO 14:00

H

LUCTONIANS

SAT 29/01/2022

KO 15:00

A

STOURBRIDGE

SAT 12/02/2022

KO 14:00

H

HULL

SAT 19/02/2022

KO 15:00

A

CHESTER

SAT 26/02/2022

KO 14:00

H

TYNEDALE

SAT 05/03/2022

KO 15:00

A

SHEFFIELD TIGERS

SAT 12/03/2022

KO 15:00

A

HUDDERSFIELD

SAT 26/03/2022

KO 14:00

H

HARROGATE

SAT 02/04/2022

KO 14:00

A

ROTHERHAM

SAT 09/04/2022

KO 14:00

H

WHARFEDALE

SAT 16/04/2022

KO 14:30

A

SEDGLEY PARK

SAT 23/04/2022

KO 14:00

H

BOURNVILLE

SAT 30/04/2002

KO 15:00

H

BLAYDON

RESULTS 23 - 27 WIN

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