Summary

  • Saracens win Premiership Women's Rugby final with record 52-14 victory at Twickenham Stoop

  • Marlie Packer (two), Julia Omokhuale and Sydney Gregson all score tries as Saracens power into 26-0 half-time lead

  • Jessica Breach (two), Alysha Corrigan and Zoe Harrison add second-half tries

  • Co-captain Packer's final Saracens match after nine years before joining Harlequins

  • Saracens, winners in 2018, 2019 and 2022, secure record fourth title

  • Trailfinders, who included England captain Meg Jones, were playing their first final having only joined the PWR in 2023

  1. 'I want a massive firework on top'published at 14:41 BST 28 June

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    This will be the last time that England legend Marlie Packer represents Saracens.

    After nine years and three PWR titles, Packer moves to Harlequins next season.

    "People talk about a cherry on top, but I want a massive firework on top of it!" Packer said.

    Marlie PackergImage source, Getty Images
  2. Team newspublished at 14:38 BST 28 June

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    Saracens: Breach; Corrigan, Hardy, Bridge, Gregson; Harrison (cc), Apps; Clifford, Field, Rose, Omokhuale, Royer, Senft, Packer (cc), De Goede.

    Replacements: Tremelling, Crake, Flanagan, Evans, Cleall, Sellors, MacDougall, Sharp.

    Trailfinders: Inman; Laflin, Jones, Cox, White; Gallagher, Norman-Bell; Leatherman, Ponsonby, Montiel, Wassell, Borland, Head, Zackary (c), Burton.

    Replacements: Blanco, Meta, Tuffnail, Taylor, Malcolm, Williams, Bradley, Gallagher.

  3. Growing the PWR - and a new London rivalrypublished at 14:35 BST 28 June

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    Marlie PackerImage source, Getty Images

    Marlie Packer and Meg Jones have performed in front of record-breaking crowds for the Red Roses during last season's World Cup-winning campaign.

    Meanwhile, attendances for Premiership Women's Rugby, which was set up in 2023 are increasing, but there is still room for further improvement.

    "I always back the Lionesses (England Women's football team), but I wouldn't say I follow a Women's Super League team. So I kind of get it from a fan point of view," Packer said.

    "Have the clubs matched the same level of investment as the Red Roses? I don't mean players' pay; I mean backroom staff, sponsorship and marketing. "Until that's matched, we're probably not going to see the same level in my opinion."

    On a positive note, Jones points to the ever-improving quality of player arrivals, with the likes of France centre Gabrielle Vernier joining Gloucester-Hartpury next season.

    "I think it's outstanding. We've got every nation wanting to come and play here, and I think that's a compliment to the league and the RFU for what they are trying to push," Jones added.

    "We can only keep putting the product on the pitch, performing on the pitch, doing what we do to get more bums on seats.

    "The PWR league is the best league in the world, and we play the best rugby. It is growing."

    A huge crowd is expected for what is, of course, a newish London derby.

    Packer said: "It has only been three years, but I think this will be the start of the rivalry and the start of something special.

    "The rivalry of Saracens and Harlequins only started when the women's league went professional, and we met in finals.

    "For the London clubs it's 'Who wants to be the boss of the capital?' We've done it in the regular league; now it's about who wants to do it in the final."

  4. PWR final timepublished at 14:30 BST 28 June

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    Saracens play Trailfinders in the Premiership Women's Rugby final at Twickenham Stoop.

    We are set for a new winner of the league for the first time since 2022.

    Both London-based sides play an exciting brand of rugby. This should be a cracker.