Loughborough Lightning Rugby Programme issue 3

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ALLIANZ PREMIER 15s SAT 11 DEC 2021 KO 13:00

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CONTENTS 4

WELCOME FROM RHYS EDWARDS

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TODAY’S TEAMS

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MEET THE TEAM

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TODAYS OPPOSITION

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POSITIONS

10 STAFF 12 LIGHTNING FIXTURES AND RESULTS 13 LOUGHBOROUGH STUDENTS FIXTURES AND RESULTS

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LOUGHBOROUGH LIGHTNING V WORCESTER WARRIORS

RHYS EDWARDS

DIRECTOR OF RUGBY Welcome all to Loughborough University for another Allianz Premier 15s Fixture.

It’s been a while since we hosted a home game in this competition, but it’s great to be back on our track and we are really looking forward maintaining our current momentum.

Today’s match sees us host Sale Sharks at Epinal Way, and a chance to showcase the Women’s game at its highest level. Sale come to Loughborough looking to get a win, having had some great battles over the last few weeks.

The Premier 15s this year is proving to be a very competitive league with many teams now capable of beating each other, which shows the growth of the game. It also means we now have to continually ensure that we perform consistently week in week out. This game is going to be another challenge; however, we have a much-changed team compared to when we played in the Allianz Cup in October.

We head into this week full of confidence following our strong victory against GloucesterHartpury last week, however we know that we need to raise our accuracy to ensure that we perform. Our first half performance last week was impressive with our forwards and backs sharing the try scoring load. What was pleasing was the variance of how we scored, with Georgie Langham’s cross field kick score winning try of the week.

Congratulations must also go to all out Internationals who are now back after the Autumn campaign. The Red Roses in particular looked impressive winning all four games.

Additionally, it was great to see Sadia Kabeya, get her first cap after some exceptional performances this season.

Finally, may I please thank Amy Walmsley, who leaves us this weekend to go and work with the RFU. Amy has been an integral piece of the programme over the last 5 years leading our rugby operations and off field delivery. Amy will be sorely missed and will leave a big gap. If you see her around campus today, please make sure you say goodbye. Good Luck Amy. We hope that you enjoy today and please come say hello post game in JCs bar.

Rhys Edwards Director of Rugby

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TODAY’S TEAMS LOUGHBOROUGH LIGHTNING LEAH BARTLETT

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LARK DAVIES

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CHRISTINE BELISLE

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EMMA WASSELL

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LILLI IVES CAMPION

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RACHEL MALCOLM (C)

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SADIA KABEYA

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SALES SHARKS 01

CATIE BENSON

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MOLLY KELLY

REFEREE: KATHERINE RITCHIE

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NICK JAMES

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NICOLA HOWAT

AR MATT ASTLE

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MOLLY MORRISSEY

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VICKY E IRWIN

AR ROBERT TEARE

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RACHEL MCLACHLAN

SARAH HUNTER

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BETH STAFFORD (C)

JENNY MAXWELL

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MHIARI GRIEVE

HELENA ROWLAND

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SARAH LAW

GEORGIE LINGHAM

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JESS KAVANAGH

HELEN NELSON

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KATANA HOWARD

GEORGINA TASKER

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LISA THOMSON

MEGAN GAFFNEY

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LISA NEUMANN

FRAN GOLDTHORP

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LAUREN DELANY

BRYONY FIELD

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MOLLY WRIGHT

GILL BOURKE

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GWEN PYRS

CHARLI JACOBY

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AISHA ABU MARZOUQ

CATH O’DONNELL

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DAISY HIBBERT-JONES

IONA ANTWIS

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MARION RIDGWAY

SARA SVOBODA

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LIZZY DUFFY

JESS WEAVER

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LAURA PERRIN

EMMA HARDY

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HOLLIE BAWDEN

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Sale Sharks Women are a rapidly emerging rugby team competing in the top-flight of domestic women’s rugby – the Allianz Premier 15s – for their second year.

Established in 2018, Sale Sharks Women are a critical focus for Sale Sharks as a club.

Women’s rugby is one of the fasted growing sports in the world, and Sharks aspire to build the foundations necessary to embody the pinnacle of women’s rugby in the North-West and beyond.

So far, Sharks Women is home to several domestic and international stars, directed by world-class coaches including England centurion Katy Daley Mclean MBE and former Wales coach Rachel Taylor.

During their first season in the Allianz Premier 15s Sale Sharks

finished 9th in the table with a record of 4 wins and 14 losses.

They currently sit 9th in the table at this point in the 21/22 season but all games so far have been close games and try scoring affairs.

This is the first meeting of the two sides this season in the league. Their Cup fixture back in October was a resounding 43-15 win for Sale so Lightning will be focussed today on reversing that score line.

SQUAD LIST 1. Catie Benson 2. Molly Kelly 3. Nick James 4. Nicola Howat 5. Molly Morrissey 6. Vicky E Irwin 7. Rachel McLachlan 8. Beth Stafford (C) 9. Mhiari Grieve 10. Sarah Law 11. Jess Kavanagh 12. Katana Howard 13.Lisa Thompson 14. Lisa Neumann 15. Lauren Delany 16. Molly Wright 17. Gwen Pyrs 18. Aisha Abu Marzouq 19. Daisy Hibbert-Jones 20. Marion Ridgway 21. Lizzy Duffy 22. Laura Perrin 23. Hollie Bawden

LIGHTNING

POSITIONS 02

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LARK DAVIES

LEAH BARTLETT

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EMMA WASSELL

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CHRISTINE BELISLE

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LILLI IVES CAMPION

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RACHEL MALCOLM ©

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SADIA KABEYA

SARAH HUNTER

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JENNY MAXWELL

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HELENA ROWLAND

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HELEN NELSON

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GEORGINA TASKER

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GEORGIE LINGHAM

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MEGAN GAFFNEY

FRAN GOLDTHORP

SUBS BRYONY FIELD, GILL BOURKE, CHARLI JACOBY, CATH O’DONNELL, IONA ANTWIS, SARA SVOBODA, JESS WEAVER, EMMA HARDY

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LOUGHBOROUGH LIGHTNING V WORCESTER WARRIORS

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

LOUGHBOROUGH LIGHTNING V WORCESTER WARRIORS

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

MON 06/09/2021

KO 15:00

A

HARLEQUINS

50-15 LOSS

SUN 12/09/2021

KO 14:00

H

WASPS

0-29 LOSS

SAT 18/09/2021

KO 14:00

A

SARACENS

38-7 LOSS

SAT 02/10/2021

K0 15:00

A

DMP DURHAM SHARKS

0-59 WIN

SAT 09/10/2021

KO 14:00

H

WORCESTER WARRIORS

14-18 LOSS

SAT 30/10/2021

TBC

A

SALE SHARKS

43–15 LOSS

SAT 06/11/2021

KO 14:00

H

SARACENS

12-22 LOSS

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

BYE 7-14 LOSS

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LOUGHBOROUGH STUDENTS RFC

1XV FIXTURES 2021/22 DATE

TIME

OPPONENTS

RESULTS

A

BLAYDON

23-27 WIN

SAT 04/09/2021

KO 15:00

SAT 11/09/2021

KO 15:00

A

FYLDE

29-17 LOSS

SAT 18/09/2021

KO 14:00

H

HULL IONIANS

29-24 WIN

SAT 25/09/2021

KO 15:00

A

LUCTONIANS

22-28 WIN

SAT 09/10/2021

KO 14:00

A

HULL

26-19 LOSS

SAT 16/10/2021

KO 14:00

H

CHESTER

29-24 WIN

SAT 23/10/2021

KO 15:00

A

TYNEDALE

36-19 LOSS

SAT 30/10/2021

KO 14:00

H

SHEFFIELD TIGERS

33-31 LOSS

SAT 06/11/2021

KO 14:00

H

STOURBRIDGE

22-38 LOSS

SAT 13/11/2021

KO 14:00

H

HUDDERSFIELD

33-29 WIN

SAT 20/11/2021

KO 14:00

A

HARROGATE

15-24 WIN

SAT 27/11/2021

KO 14:00

H

ROTHERHAM

5-71 LOSS

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

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