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Round 16 of Premiership Women's Rugby offers a final feast of action before the league breaks for the Women's Six Nations.
Saturday sees Bristol Bears host Harlequins for a Big Day Out at Principality Stadium, before Saracens take on Sale Sharks at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium for The Showdown 6.
Sunday then kicks off with Trailfinders Women taking on Loughborough Lightning in West London before leaders Gloucester Hartpury welcome Leicester Tigers to Kingsholm.
SATURDAY 28 MARCH
Bristol Bears v Harlequins – Principality Stadium, 12.30pm, Live on YouTube
Harlequins head to Cardiff for a Big Day Out against Bristol Bears, as part of a double header in the Welsh capital.
The PWR fixture gets the action underway before the men’s teams face off later in the afternoon.
The lunchtime kick-off serves up an enticing encounter, as Bears look to make a late push for the play-offs while Quins are just a point away from fourth-placed Sale Sharks.
Liana Mikaele-Tu'u starts in the back row for Quins before she returns to New Zealand, while Ella Cromack starts at full back alongside Freya Aucken and Beth Wilcock on the wings.
For home side Bears, Rownita Marston Mulhearn starts in the back row for the first time after returning from a long-term knee injury, while Rhea Clarke also returns to the bench after recovering from an ankle injury.
Team News
Bristol Bears: 15 Ella Lovibond, 14 Reneeqa Bonner, 13 Emma Orr, 12 Meryl Smith, 11 Millie David, 10 Ruahei Demant (CC), 9 Keira Bevan; 1 Simi Pam, 2 Lana Skeldon, 3 Sarah Bern (CC), 4 Hollie Cunningham, 5 Delaney Burns, 6 Christiana Balogun, 7 Jenny Herring, 8 Rownita Marston-Mulhearn
Replacements: 16 Amy Dale, 17 Maisie Davies, 18 Aisha Jah, 19 Demelza Short, 20 Pamphinette Buisa, 21 Rhea Clarke, 22 Jenna De Vera, 23 Jenny Hesketh
Harlequins: 15 Ella Cromack, 14 Beth Wilcock, 13 Claudia Peña, 12 Sarah Parry, 11 Freya Aucken, 10 Kayleigh Powell, 9 Lucy Burgess; 1 Silvia Turani, 2 Connie Powell, 3 Lizzie Hanlon, 4 Fi McIntosh, 5 Jade Konkel (C), 6 Liana Mikaele-Tu'u, 7 Sara Svoboda, 8 Aoife Wafer
Replacements: 16 Carys Phillips, 17 Jessie Spurrier, 18 Laura Delgado, 19 Danelle Lochner, 20 Maja Meuller, 21 Emma Swords, 22 Coreen Grant, 23 Lauren Torley
Officials
Referee: Hamish Grant
Assistant Referees: Gareth Holsgrove & Simon Adams
Oval Insights
Bristol Bears
Harlequins
Saracens v Sale Sharks - Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, 2.30pm, Live on BBC iPlayer
The next big stadium match sees Saracens host Sale Sharks at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.
A point is enough for Sarries to sew up a home semi-final, while a win for Sale Sharks would put them in pole position to claim the fourth and final Play-Off spot.
Saracens have made four changes to their starting XV, but the biggest team news comes on the bench as Sophie de Goede returns from a lengthy injury lay-off.
Her Canada teammate Alysha Corrigan will make her 50th appearance, while for Sale Sharks, Molly Wright and Evie Roach come into the front row, with Charlotte Fray replacing Morwenna Talling at lock.
Team News
Saracens
15 Jess Breach, 14 Alysha Corrigan, 13 Emma Hardy, 12 Amelia MacDougall, 11 Sydney Gregson, 10 Zoe Harrison, 9 Olivia Apps; 1 Liz Crake, 2 May Campbell, 3 Carmen Tremelling, 4 Poppy Cleall, 5 Laetitia Royer, 6 Julia Omokhuale, 7 Marlie Packer, 8 Gabrielle Senft
Replacements: 16 Bryony Field, 17 Kelsey Clifford, 18 Donna Rose, 19 Louise McMillan, 20 Sophie De Goede, 21 Georgia Evans, 22 Tori Sellors, 23 Lotte Sharp
Sale Sharks
15 Lizzie Duffy, 14 Rhona Lloyd, 13 Beatrice Rigoni, 12 Katana Howard, 11 Shona Campbell, 10 Holly Aitchison, 9 Olivia Ortiz; 1 Tysh Harper, 2 Molly Wright, 3 Evie Roach, 4 Charlotte Fray, 5 Erica Jarrell-Searcy, 6 Eva Donaldson, 7 Georgie Perris-Redding ©, 8 Brittany Hogan.
Replacements: 16 Amy Cokayne, 17 Gwen Pyrs, 18 Nick James, 19 Morwenna Talling, 20 Katie Childs, 21 Amy Relf, 22 Evie Wills, 23 Courtney Keight
Officials
Referee: Nikki O'Donnell
Assistant Referees: Veryan Boscawen and Kieron Henry
Oval Insights
Saracens
Sale Sharks
SUNDAY 29 MARCH
Trailfinders Women v Loughborough Lightning - Trailfinders Sports Club, 12.15pm, Live on TNT Sports
Following their derby win over Harlequins, Trailfinders Women open up Sunday's games by taking on Loughborough Lightning.
Lightning also got a win over Quins two weeks ago before pushing the unbeaten Gloucester Hartpury all the way in Round 15.
Their play-off dreams are still alive as they sit five points behind Sale Sharks, but will need a win over one of their rivals for that final spot.
Fresh from signing a new contract, Sadia Kabeya starts at flanker, with Kaya Acton making her first PWR start in the second round.
Trailfinders have made one change to the starting XV with Haidee Head coming in at flanker to replace Alana Borland.
Team News
Trailfinders Women: 15 Niamh Gallagher, 14 Grace White, 13 Meg Jones, 12 Emma Uren, 11 Carys Cox, 10 Claire Gallagher, 9 Brooke Bradley, 1 Maya Montiel, 2 Georgia Ponsonby, 3 Tanya Kalounivale, 4 Maia Roos, 5 Emma Wassell, 6 Rachel Malcolm (c), 7 Haidee Head, 8 Abi Burton
Replacements: 16 Cris Blanco, 17 Alivia Leatherman, 18 Cassandra Tuffnail, 19 Emma Taylor, 20 Sally Williams, 21 Ella Amory, 22 Vicky Laflin, 23 Ellie Boatman
Loughborough Lightning
15 Helen Nelson, 14 Fancy Bermudez, 13 Alev Kelter, 12 Carmela Morrall, 11 Bo Westcombe-Evans, 10 Helena Rowland, 9 Lis Maude, 1 Anne Young, 2 Kathryn Treder, 3 Mae Sagapolu, 4 Lilli Ives Campion, 5 Kaya Acton, 6 Tahlia Brody, 7 Sadia Kabeya, 8 Haineala Lutui
Replacements: 16 Paige Stathopoulos, 17 Isla Curphey, 18 Christine Belisle, 19 Tamsin Baynes, 20 Kendall Waudby, 21 Meg Davey, 22 Lia Green, 23 Lucia Scott
Officials
Referee: Richard Gordon
Assistant Referees: Matt Sharpe and James Clarke
Oval Insights
Trailfinders Women
Loughborough Lightning
Gloucester Hartpury v Leicester Tigers - Kingsholm, 2.30pm, Live on YouTube
While Gloucester Hartpury are yet to lose a match this PWR season, and Leicester Tigers remain in search of their first win, stranger things have happened in sport.
The Circus will be bidding to take another step closer to achieving the feat of an invincible season when they welcome Leicester to Kingsholm, having already confirmed their place in the semi-finals.
But the East Midlands outfit, equally, will not want to end the season without a win.
To that end, Leicester make just one change to the side that suffered defeat to Exeter Chiefs last time out as Eneka Labeyrie replaces the now departed Jenny Maxwell at scrum-half.
Gloucester-Hartpury field a host of changes after fighting back to beat Loughborough Lightning last week with Neve Jones returning from injury in the front row, while Kate Williams comes into the back row to captain the side.
Team News
Gloucester-Hartpury: 15 Mia Venner, 14 Abi Pritchard, 13 Hannah Dallavalle, 12 Molly Bunker, 11 Rachel Lund, 10 Lizzie Goulden, 9 Bianca Blackburn; 1 El Perry, 2 Neve Jones, 3 Sisilia Tuipulotu, 4 Steph Else, 5 Alaw Pyrs, 6 Kate Williams (C), 7 Bethan Lewis, 8 Tabitha Copson
Replacements: 16 Lucy Simpson, 17 Niamh O'Dowd, 18 Eloise Harris, 19 Sarah Beckett, 20 Sophie McQueen, 21 Sian Jones, 22 Lleucu George, 23 Emma Sing
Leicester Tigers: 15 Kristin Bitter, 14 Georgie Lingham, 13 Emily Henrich, 12 Jemima McCalman, 11 Karolina Kacirkova, 10 Tess Feury (C), 9 Eneka Labeyrie; 1 Katherine Baverstock, 2 Micke Gunter, 3 Nadine Vincent, 4 Deni Ross, 5 Emerson Allen, 6 Jordan Russell, 7 Morgan Richardson, 8 Tiana Gordon
Replacements: 16 Alana Bainbridge, 17 Ellie Smith, 18 Clodagh Dunne, 19 Ali Coleman, 20 Leah Heath, 21 Zara Pickwick, 22 Hermione Farmer, 23 Abileigh Priestnall
Officials
Referee: Tarsh Ganley
Assistant Referees: Rebecca Piddlesden and Emily Hope
Oval Insights
Gloucester-Hartpury
Leicester Tigers
