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The PWR is beginning to enter the business end of the competition as it enters Round 11, with four huge matchups coming your way.
There might not be love in the air on Valentine's Day when Gloucester Hartpury host Harlequins at Kingsholm and Trailfinders Women take on Sale Sharks at Trailfinders Sports Club.
And there are then two more mammoth contests on Sunday, as Loughborough Lightning travel to Sandy Park to battle Exeter Chiefs, before Saracens host Bristol Bears to round out the weekend.
Get all the information you need to know below.
Saturday 14th February
Gloucester Hartpury v Harlequins - 12pm live on TNT Sports
Gloucester Hartpury will look to make it a perfect 10 wins from 10 as they host Harlequins to kick off Round 11.
Ranni Samuda is promoted to start for the hosts in the front row, joining Kelsey Jones and Sisilia Tuipulotu, while Mo Hunt captains from scrum-half.
Nel Metcalfe starts at full back in place of Sing, alongside Rachel Lund and Hannah Dallavalle in the back three.
Quins enter the match up with the Champions following a nail-biting 38-38 draw with Exeter Chiefs and will be looking to continue their push for the play-offs with a result against the league leaders.
Liana Mikaele-Tu'u joins Jade Konkel in the second row, while centurion Lucy Pack starts at scrum half alongside regular half back partner Ella Cromack.
Team News
Gloucester Hartpury: 15 Nel Metcalfe, 14 Hannah Dallavalle, 13 Jade Shekells, 12 Tatyana Heard, 11 Rachel Lund, 10 Lleucu George, 9 Natasha Hunt; 1 Ranni Samuda, 2 Kelsey Jones, 3 Sisilia Tuipulotu, 4 Sam Monaghan, 5 Sarah Beckett, 6 Steph Else, 7 Georgia Brock, 8 Alex Matthews
Replacements: 16 Lucy Simpson, 17 Niamh O'Dowd, 18 Maud Muir, 19 Kate Williams, 20 Bethan Lewis, 21 Sian Jones, 22 Lizzie Goulden, 23 Molly Bunker
Harlequins: 15 Ellie Kildunne, 14 Lauren Torley, 13 Claudia Peña, 12 Sarah Parry, 11 Freya Aucken, 10 Ella Cromack, 9 Lucy Packer; 1 Jessie Spurrier, 2 Carys Phillips, 3 Laura Delgado, 4 Liana Mikaele-Tu'u, 5 Jade Konkel, 6 Sara Svoboda, 7 Alex Callender, 8 Aoife Wafer
Replacements: 16 Maja Meuller, 17 Zara Green, 18 Ruby Winstanley, 19 Fi McIntosh, 20 Abbie Fleming,
21 Emma Swords, 22 Lagi Tuima, 23 Kayleigh Powell
Match Officials
Referee: Natarsha Ganley,
Assistant referees: TBC and Mike Woods
Oval Insights
Gloucester-Hartpury
Emma Sing has gained the most metres in the Premiership this season with 863, alongside a league-leading 1,027 carry distance.
Sam Monaghan leads the league with 6 lineout steals this season and secured 2 more in the latest round (most in round).
Natasha Hunt tops the Premiership with 12 try assists this season, helping Gloucester-Hartpury Women lead the attack statistics.
Gloucester-Hartpury Women recorded 54 total team possessions in the latest round (most in round) and lead the season with 176 possessions in opposition territory.
Harlequins
Harlequins Women posted a perfect 100% lineout success rate in the latest round while maintaining the league's best season-long success rate (85.8%).
Aoife Wafer dominated the latest round with 33 carries (most in round) and 4 turnovers won (joint most in round).
Ella Cromack provided 3 try assists in the latest round (most in round) while contributing to the team's 2 fifty-twenty-two kicks this season (joint 1st).
Lizzie Hanlon made 33 attacking ruck entries in the latest round (most in round), helping Harlequins Women lead the round with 285 total attacking ruck entries.
Trailfinders Women v Sale Sharks - 3pm live on YouTube
Trailfinders Women will host Sale Sharks as they look to strengthen their chances of claiming a play-off spot at the end of the season.
The hosts enter round 11 following a last-gasp 26-26 draw away to Bristol Bears last weekend.
The heroes from that day, try scorer Emma Uren and clutch kicker Niamh Gallagher, both return in the back line, while Black Ferns Maia Roos and Alana Borland both start in the pack.
Sale Sharks are looking to bounce back from their 22-7 defeat at the hands of Gloucester Hartpury last time out.
Georgie Perris-Redding captains in the back row alongside Katie Childs and Shafira Kasolo, while in-form wingers Rhona Lloyd and Shona Campbell start out wide.
Team News
Trailfinders Women: 15 Niamh Gallagher, 14 Vicky Laflin, 13 Emma Uren, 12 Jess Cooksey, 11 Celia Quansah, 10 Claire Gallagher, 9 Isla Norman-Bell; 1 Alivia Leatherman, 2 Cris Blanco, 3 Cassandra Tuffnail, 4 Shya Pinnock, 5 Maia Roos, 6 Alana Borland, 7 Rachel Malcolm, 8 Grace Moore
Replacements: 16 Georgia Ponsonby, 17 Annabel Meta, 18 Maya Montiel, 19 Emma Wassell, 20 Abi Burton, 21 Kate Zackary, 22 Carys Cox, 23 Ella Amory
Sale Sharks: 15 Lizzie Duffy, 14 Rhona Lloyd, 13 Evie Wills, 12 Katana Howard, 11 Shona Campbell, 10 Holly Aitchison, 9 Olivia Ortiz; 1 Gwen Pyrs, 2 Milly Hyndman, 3 Nick James, 4 Morwenna Talling, 5 Erica Jarrell-Searcy, 6 Georgie Perris-Redding, 7 Katie Childs, 8 Sharifa Kasolo
Replacements: 16 Amy Cokayne, 17 Tysh Harper, 18 Sophie Benavent, 19 Brittany Hogan, 20 Iona Antwis, 21 Amy Relf, 22 Asia Hogan-Rochester, 23 Courtney Keight
Match Officials
Referee: Andy Wigley
Assistant referees: Darryl Chapman and Melissa Wright
Trailfinders Women
Trailfinders Women have the Premiership's best tackle success rate at 81.8% alongside a league-leading 1,592 successful tackles this season.
Kate Zackary ranks 2nd in the Premiership with 143 successful tackles this season and added 25 more in the latest round.
Carys Cox recorded 5 tackle turnovers won this season (2nd in league) and made 3 dominant tackle contacts in the latest round (joint most).
Trailfinders Women lead the league with 81 dominant tackle contacts this season and added 10 more in the latest round (most in round).
Sale Sharks
Sale Sharks Women have won 104 lineout throws this season (1st in league) from 126 total lineouts (also 1st).
Rhona Lloyd and Shona Campbell have both scored 7 tries this season (joint 1st in team), with Lloyd also securing 4 attacking catch successes (joint 1st in league).
Amy Cokayne has won 8 turnovers this season (3rd in league), including 4 tackle turnovers (3rd in league).
In the latest round, Sale Sharks Women won 9 scrums from 13 attempts (both most in round) and secured 12 turnovers (most in round).
Sunday 15 February
Exeter Chiefs v Loughborough Lightning – Sandy Park – 1:00pm on YouTube
Exeter Chiefs were involved in a remarkable 38-38 draw with Harlequins last time out and will be aiming to secure an outright win this weekend.
They conceded an 86th-minute try after seeing three of their players awarded a yellow card after the 79th minute to see Lagi Tuima plunder a late try.
Loughborough Lightning will have had more time to recover, having had last week off, and they will be hungrier than ever to get back to winning ways after tasting 45-26 defeat to Gloucester Hartpury the week before.
They make two changes for their furthest away game as Isla Curphey starts at loosehead prop while Becky Boyd comes in on the blindside flank with Rachel Ehrecke moving into the second row.
There is far more change for the hosts as Hope Rogers and Amy Rule both start while Dorothy Wall moves into the back row to replace captain Emily Robinson who is out with a knee injury.
Team news
Exeter Chiefs: 15 Sabrina Poulin, 14 Eilidh Sinclair, 13 Alex Tessier, 12 Gabby Cantorna, 11 Francesca Granzotto, 10 Liv McGoverne, 9 Flo Robinson; 1 Hope Rogers, 2 Emily Tuttosi, 3 Amy Rule, 4 Linde Van Der Velden, 5 Abby Duguid, 6 Dorothy Wall, 7 Maisy Allen, 8 Maddie Feaunati
Replacements: 16 El Febrey, 17 Demi Swann, 18 DaLeaka Menin, 19 Gabriella Nigrelli, 20 Zoë Dare, 21 Lucy Nye, 22 Naomi Brennan, 23 Nancy McGillivray
Loughborough Lightning: 15 Lucia Scott, 14 Bulou Mataitoga, 13 Alev Kelter, 12 Carmela Morrall, 11 Bo Westcombe-Evans, 10 Helen Nelson, 9 Alicia Maude; 1 Isla Curphey, 2 Kathryn Treder, 3 Mae Sagapolu, 4 Lilli Ives-Campion, 5 Rachel Ehrecke, 6 Becky Boyd, 7 Daisy Hibbert-Jones, 8 Haineala Lutui
Replacements: 16 Paige Stathopoulos, 17 Anne Young, 18 Christine Belisle, 19 Kaya Acton, 20 Tahlia Broady, 21 Kendal Waudby, 22 Aoibhe Kelly, 23 Fancy Bermudez
Match officials
Referee: Matt Sharpe
Assistant referees: Emily Hope and Kevin Williams
Oval Insights
Exeter Chiefs
- Exeter Chiefs Women lead the Premiership in scrums won (76) and total scrums (93) this season.
- Maisy Allen tops the tackle charts with 163 successful tackles this season and has added 7 turnovers won (5th in league).
- Emily Robinson leads the league with 246 attacking ruck entries this season and added 3 dominant tackle contacts in the latest round (joint most).
- Exeter Chiefs Women have accumulated the most kicks in play (191) and kick metres (5,525) this season, with Liv McGoverne contributing a league-leading 2,894 kick metres individually.
Loughborough Lightning
- Loughborough Lightning have the highest kick retention percentage in the Premiership at 17.6%.
- Haineala Lutui leads the team's carrying game with 127 carries and 205 post-contact metres (both ranked 1st in team).
- Helen Nelson has retained 14 kicks this season (most in league) while also recording 2 fifty-twenty-two kicks (joint 1st in league).
- Alev Kelter has beaten 53 defenders this season (most in league) while gaining 578 metres with the ball (5th in league).
Saracens v Bristol Bears – StoneX Stadium – 1:30pm on BBC iPlayer
Saracens will know a win against Bristol Bears could either move them closer to Gloucester Hartpury or move them further away from Harlequins with their two closest league rivals facing each other.
Sarries currently sit comfortably second but will hope to put the pressure on the Circus who sit five points ahead.
Their dominant win over Leicester Tigers last weekend will have spurred their spirits but they come up against a Bears side reeling after being pegged back to a 26-26 draw in the 78th minute against Trailfinders.
Bears have work to do in the table as they sit eighth and they will hope the first start of Canadian Chloe Daniels can help start to bridge that gap to the main pack.
Saracens, however, benefit from the return of Gabrielle Senft and Olivia Apps to their bench with Kelsey Clifford coming into the starting XV in the front row.
Team news
Saracens: 15 Jess Breach, 14 Sydney Gregson, 13 Emma Hardy, 12 Sophie Bridger, 11 Lotte Sharp, 10 Zoe Harrison; 1 Kelsey Clifford, 2 May Campbell, 3 Donna Rose, 4 Louise McMillan, 5 Jodie Verghese, 6 Georgia Evans, 7 Julia Omokhuale, 8 Marlie Packer
Replacements: 16 Bryony Field, 17 Liz Crake, 18 Carmen Tremelling, 19 Gabrielle Senft, 20 Poppy Cleall, 21 Olivia Apps, 22 Amelia MacDougall, 23 Deborah Wills
Bristol Bears: 15 Chloe Daniels, 14 Jaz Joyce, 13 Emma Orr, 12 Meryl Smith, 11 Millie David, 10 Ruahei Demant, 9 Keira Bevan; 1 Maisie Davies, 2 Lana Skeldon, 3 Sarah Bern, 4 Hollie Cunningham, 5 Christiana Balogun, 6 Demelza Short, 7 Pamphinette Buisa, 8 Evie Gallagher
Replacements: 16 Amy Dale, 17 Aisha Jah, 18 Elliann Clarke, 19 Delaney Burns, 20 Gwennan Hopkins, 21 Tilly Ryall, 22 Jenna De Vera, 23 Ella Lovibond
Match officials
Referee: Michael Lamb
Assistant referees: Gareth Holsgrove and Simon Adams
Saracens
- Saracens Women lead the Premiership this season with 63 tries scored and 404 total points (both ranked 1st in league).
- Jess Breach was dominant in the latest round with 4 tries (most in round) while covering 199 carrying metres (most in round).
- Poppy Cleall leads the league with 21 offloads this season, contributing to the team's league-leading 180 offloads.
- In the latest round, Saracens Women recorded 974 carrying metres at an impressive 6.9 metres per carry (both ranked 1st in round).
Bristol Bears
- Bristol Bears Women have beaten 262 defenders this season (1st in league) and won 36 jackals (1st in league).
- Evie Gallagher leads the Premiership with 17 turnovers won this season and has made 84 defensive ruck entries (most in team).
- Sarah Bern made 5 dominant carries in the latest round (most in round) and ranks 2nd in the team with 184 post-contact metres this season.
- Bristol Bears Women have the highest scrum success rate in the Premiership at 89.2% and maintained a perfect 100% success rate in the latest round.
