The 2024-25 regular Premiership Women’s season comes to a conclusion on Friday night with the placement of the top four clubs yet to be fully decided.
Back-to-back Premiership champions Gloucester-Hartpury will enter the post-season play-offs as regular season winners and will complete their campaign with a home match against third-placed Harlequins.
Quins are still in the hunt for a second-placed finish but will need help from elsewhere if they are to guarantee a home draw in their play-off semi-final, which is guaranteed to be a London derby against Saracens.
If Quins beat Gloucester-Hartpury and Saracens lose to bottom placed Sale Sharks, the west Londoners will claim themselves a home draw – a win for Saracens on Friday, however, and they will play as hosts on Saturday 1 March.
“I think it’s just been a build-up of excitement throughout the season, and the strides we’ve made have been unbelievable,” Harlequins back Beth Wilcock told BBC Radio London.
“I’ve never felt more connected within a team environment in my life, so, its quite easy to bring the excitement when you know how each other work – it’s all building for Friday.”
England international scrum-half Ella Wyrwas, who is currently in her second spell at Saracens, is looking forward to the post-season run-in.
“We’ve got an amazing fan base at StoneX, so a home semi-final would be great,” Wyrwas told BBC Radio London.
“Home is where we come alive and where we play our best, so we’re super excited for that opportunity.”
Meanwhile, Bristol Bears have already wrapped up fourth place for this season, and they will take the trip to Gloucester-Hartpury on 2 March before the final two weeks later at Saracens’ StoneX Stadium.
