Allianz Premiership Women's Rugby: Gloucester-Hartpury v Sale Sharks Preview

Gloucester-Hartpury will look to go top of the Allianz Premiership Women's Rugby table as they welcome Sale Sharks to Hartpury University Stadium.

The Circus sit a point behind current leaders Saracens and will hope to take full advantage of their game in hand to rise to the summit.

In their way are a Sharks side looking to lift themselves off the bottom of the table with what would be their second win of the campaign.

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— Premiership Women's Rugby (@ThePWR) February 12, 2024

Team News

The hosts make nine changes from their victory over Bristol Bears last time out, with Kathryn Buggy and Cerys Hale new faces in the front row alongside Neve Jones.

Elsewhere in the forwards, Kate Williams joins fellow Welsh international Gwen Crabb in the second row while Georgia Brock, Steph Else, and Sarah Beckett form the back row.

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Caity Mattinson earns a start at scrum-half, while Millie Hyett and Pip Hendy are a new-look duo in the centres.

Sharks welcome Molly Wright and Vicky E Irwin into the squad ahead of their trip south.

Wright packs down at hooker, with Anne Young and Detysha Harper either side while Irwin is part of the back row alongside captain Georgie Perris-Redding and Jasmine Hazell.

Gloucester Hartpury: 15. Lizzie Goulden, 14. Cath Richards, 13. Pip Hendy, 12. Millie Hyett, 11. Nel Metcalfe, 10. Lleucu George, 9. Caity Mattinson; 1. Kathryn Buggy, 2. Neve Jones, 3. Cerys Hale, 4. Kate Williams, 5. Gwen Crabb, 6. Steph Else, 7. Georgia Brock, 8. Sarah Beckett (c)

Replacements: 16. Kelsey Jones, 17. Laura Delgado, 18. Maud Muir, 19. Siobhan McCarthy, 20. Alex Matthews, 21. Natasha Hunt, 22. Charlie Mai-Manns, 23. Hannah Jones

Sale Sharks: 15. Laura Perrin, 14. Nikita Prothero, 13. Ellen Ramsbottom, 12. Katana Howard, 11. Rachael Woosey, 10. Beatrice Rigoni, 9. Jess Taylor-Roberts; 1. Anne Young, 2. Molly Wright, 3. Detysha Harper, 4. Erica Jarrell, 5. Iona Antwis, 6. Vicky E Irwin, 7. Georgie Perris-Redding, 8. Jasmine Hazell

Replacements: 16. Molly Kelly, 17. Catie Benson, 18. Nick James, 19. Nina Moore, 20. Polly Bowman, 21. Kay Searcy, 22. Willow Bell, 23. Hollie Bawden

Match Stats

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