Gloucester-Hartpury have named an unchanged starting XV for the Premiership Women’s Rugby final against Saracens as they look to win a record third-straight title on Sunday.
England captain Zoe Aldcroft starts in the second row with club co-captain Natasha ‘Mo’ Hunt at scrum-half and fellow Red Roses Tatyana Heard, Alex Matthews and Maud Muir at centre, number eight and prop respectively.
Saracens have brought Canadian international Gabrielle Senft in at blind-side flanker with Louise McMillan dropping to the bench, in the only change from the side that beat Harlequins in their semi-final.
The London club finished second in the table behind Gloucester-Hartpury and are chasing a record fourth league title overall and their first since 2022.
Sunday’s match at the StoneX Stadium marks the end of Gloucester-Hartpury head of rugby Sean Lynn’s tenure before he leaves to take the head coach role with Wales women.
PWR leading points-scorer Emma Sing – who scored a try and kicked 11 points in the 36-20 semi-final win against Bristol Bears on 2 March – starts at full-back for Gloucester-Hartpury, in a squad packed with internationals including Wales captain Hannah Jones at centre and Ireland prop Neve Jones.
Club stalwart Kathryn Buggy has been named among the replacements and is set to make her final appearance for the club before retirement, while the only change to the 23 sees fly-half Ellie Green come onto the bench in place of Millie Hyatt.
Saracens’ squad is equally stacked with talent, with 15 internationals in their matchday 23.
England winger Jess Breach – who starred in the semi-final win after returning from injury – starts at 15 in an unchanged back three. Centre Sophie Bridger, who won the 2023 title with Gloucester-Hartpury, is at inside centre.
With Senft coming into the side, Wales’ Georgia Evans moves to the second row from the back row. Prop May Campbell, the league’s leading try scorer with 18, leads an unchanged front row.
