JAECOO NEXT GEN CUP FIXTURES REVEALED FOR 2026-27

The JAECOO Next Gen Cup (formerly PWR Cup) is staged between all nine Premiership Women’s Rugby clubs, initially split into two pools.

Saracens are the current holders (above) after beating Harlequins 43-33 in the 2025/26 final.

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FIXTURES FOR THE 2026-27 SEASON

Pool A: Saracens, Exeter Chiefs, Sale Sharks, Loughborough Lightning and Leicester Tigers

Pool B: Harlequins, Bristol Bears, Trailfinders Women and Gloucester Hartpury

SATURDAY 19 SEPTEMBER

1pm - Bristol Bears v Trailfinders Women (North Bristol RFC)

1.30pm - Harlequins v Gloucester Hartpury (Twickenham Stoop)

2pm - Leicester Tigers v Saracens (Mattioli Woods Welford Road)

2pm - Sale Sharks v Loughborough Lightning (Morson Stadium)

SUNDAY 27 SEPTEMBER

1pm - Exeter Chiefs v Leicester Tigers (Sandy Park)

2pm - Saracens v Sale Sharks (StoneX)

FRIDAY 2 OCTOBER

7.30pm - Loughborough Lightning v Saracens (Goldington Road)

SATURDAY 3 OCTOBER

1pm - Bristol Bears v Gloucester Hartpury (North Bristol RFC)

2pm - Sale Sharks v Exeter Chiefs (Morson Stadium)

3pm - Trailfinders Women v Harlequins (Trailfinders Sports Club)

SATURDAY 10 OCTOBER

3pm - Exeter Chiefs v Loughborough Lightning (Sandy Park)

3pm - Leicester Tigers v Sale Sharks (Burton RFC)

SATURDAY 17 OCTOBER

2pm - Loughborough Lightning v Leicester Tigers (Loughborough University)

2pm - Saracens v Exeter Chiefs (StoneX)

2pm - Harlequins v Bristol Bears (Twickenham Stoop)

2pm - Gloucester Hartpury v Trailfinders Women (4ED Hartpury Stadium with Vodafone)

31 OCT-1 NOV

The Semi-Finals

A1 v B2 and B1 v A2

7-8 NOV

The JAECOO Next Gen Cup Final

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FORMAT FOR THE 2026-27 SEASON

The Cup will comprise a pool stage, involving the nine PWR clubs, followed by a knockout stage for the top qualifiers. There are two Pools. Pool A is made up of five teams, and Pool B of four teams.

The pools were drawn based on seedings using the final standings from 2025/26 cup competition. The top eight teams were allocated to the pools using the alternate seeding method (i.e. one in Pool A, two in Pool B, three in Pool A, four in Pool B etc.). The ninth team were drawn into the pools randomly to determine which pool had the make-up of five teams.

The knockouts will comprise the top two teams from each pool advancing to crossover Semi-final fixtures.

Semi-finals: A1 v B2 and B1 v A2.

The two winning semi-finalists will compete in the Final. All knock-out fixtures will be played at the home venue of the highest-seeded club (based on pool standings – finer details for calculating seeding order, if necessary, will be confirmed in the competition regulations).

All other teams will play no further part in the Cup competition and are free to arrange their own fixtures during the knock-out period.

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FIXTURES STRUCTURE

Teams will play each other only once in the pools, either at home or away. In Pool A, teams will each play four fixtures and receive one bye weekend. In Pool B, teams will each play three fixtures and receive two bye weekends.

PWR will broadcast the Final of the PWR Cup. Details to be confirmed.