Premier 15s Women (England) 2025/26
League England 2025 Finished
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Premiership Women's Rugby is the top-tier women's rugby union club competition in England. The RFU founded the league in 2017, initially calling it Women's Super Rugby before rebranding it as the Premier 15s for the first full campaign. The competition underwent another rebrand in 2023 to align with the men's Premiership brand and reflect a shift toward professionalization. It sits at Level 1 of the English rugby union system, marking the highest standard for women's club rugby in the country.
The league is governed by the RFU but operated by a standalone entity, Premiership Women's Rugby Ltd. This partnership delivers a ten-year strategy to develop the sport. The current edition features ten teams after an expansion from eight clubs in the 2023–24 season. The regular season follows a double round-robin format, with each team playing every other side twice. This structure results in eighteen rounds of fixtures before the play-offs begin.
At the end of the regular season, the top four teams qualify for the semi-finals. These single-leg matches are hosted by the top two seeds. The winners of the semi-finals compete in a Grand Final to determine the champion. The competition does not operate a traditional promotion and relegation system based on sporting merit. Instead, clubs must apply for a place in the top tier for a fixed period and meet specific Minimum Operating Standards. Clubs failing to meet these standards or not selected in the tendering process are excluded.
Saracens are the most successful club in the competition's history, having won the title four times. Gloucester-Hartpury follows as the second most successful, with three titles. The current champion is Gloucester-Hartpury. The competition also features the PWR Cup, a knockout competition introduced in 2021–22 to provide match time for fringe players during international windows.
Seasons
- 2025
- 2024
- 2023
- 2022
- 2021
- 2020