PWR Round 3: Trailfinders off the mark at Sale

Trailfinders Women kicked off the weekend with a statement win away to Sale Sharks in round three of Premiership Women's Rugby.

Elsewhere this weekend, Harlequins will play host to Gloucester Hartpury, while Bristol Bears welcome Saracens and Loughborough Lightning take on Exeter Chiefs.

Trailfinders up and running

Trailfinders Women claimed their first win of the season with an emphatic 64-22 win away to Sale Sharks.

Georgia Ponsonby’s early maul try gave the visitors the lead, although that was quickly cancelled out by Rhona Lloyd’s first try of the afternoon.

From there, Trailfinders seized control, Abi Burton running in from nearly halfway before scores from Fran McGhie and Meg Jones brought up the bonus point.

Amy Cokayne responded for Sharks, but further tries from Grace White and Julia Schell made it 36-12 at the break.

Carys Cox added another for the visitors shortly after half-time, but just after the hour, Lloyd got in for her second to cut the deficit.

Any chance of a comeback was quickly extinguished though as Cox and Schell each grabbed their second scores, either side of Rosie Inman to put the game out of sight.

Sharks did nab a late bonus point though, Lloyd completing her hat-trick at the death.

Sale Sharks 22

Tries: Lloyd (3), Cokayne

Conversions: Aitchison

Ealing Trailfinders 64

Tries: Ponsonby, Burton, McGhie, Jones, White, Schell (2), Cox (2), Inman

Conversions: Jones (6), Gallagher