Trailfinders Women announce their lineup to face Sale Sharks at TFSC!

There are two changes to the XV that started against Bristol Bears at Shaftesbury Park.

Andrea Stock starts at Loosehead in place of the injured Liz Crake, alongside Cristina Blanco and Sara Seye in the front row.

Captain Tyson Beukeboom starts alongside Amelia Buckland-Hurry in the engine room again.

The back-row is unchanged featuring Rowena Burnfield, Megan Barwick and Kate Zackary.

Ella Amory joins Ellie Green in the half-backs once again after Green’s stellar game off the tee last round, and for the third week in a row the centre partnership is Carys Cox and Julia Schell.

Finally Abby Dow and Rosie Inman swap places, starting at wing and full back respectively, alongside Vicky Laflin in the back three.

On the bench Cassandra Tuffnail is in line for her Trailfinders debut.

Director of Rugby Giselle Mather said, “This squad has a fantastic opportunity to play at home under lights at the start of the Christmas break against Sale Sharks and we are very much looking forward to the contest.

“The cohesion in the group is improving week on week and after the disappoint at the end of last weeks game we are looking to put in a performance that will conclude 2023 on a high. We hope a large crowd will come and support us and begin their Christmas festivities with us at Vallis Way!”

Trailfinders Women to face Sale Sharks:

1 Andrea Stock

2 Cristina Blanco

3 Sara Seye

4 Tyson Beukeboom Captain

5 Amelia Buckland-Hurry

6 Rowena Burnfield

7 Megan Barwick

8 Kate Zackary

9 Ella Amory

10 Ellie Green

11 Abby Dow Vice Captain

12 Carys Cox

13 Julia Schell

14 Vicky Laflin

15 Rosie Inman

16 Elisa Riffonneau

17 Amanda McQuade

18 Cassandra Tuffnail

19 Lauren Brooks

20 Charlie Willett

21 Emma Swords

22 Jess Cooksey

23 Lauren Knowler

Trailfinders Women announce their lineup to face Bristol Bears at Shaftesbury Park!

There are five changes from the XV that beat Leicester Tigers last round.

Cristina Blanco joins Liz Crake and Sara Seye in the front row as Lindelwa Gwala drops to the bench.

Captain Tyson Beukeboom joins Amelia Buckland-Hurry in the engine room, with the back row unchanged after Megan Barwick’s team of the week performance.

Ella Amory starts at Scrum Half with Ellie Green keeping her place at Fly Half.

The centre pairing is unchanged following Julia Schell’s Player of the Match outing last week, and in the back three, Abby Dow starts at Full back with Rosie Inman and Vicky Laflin on the wings.

On the bench, Sophie Molton is in line for her Premiership debut off the bench.

Trailfinders Women to face Bristol Bears:

1 Liz Crake

2 Cristina Blanco

3 Sara Seye

4 Amelia Buckland-Hurry

5 Tyson Beukeboom

6 Rowena Burnfield

7 Megan Barwick

8 Kate Zackary

9 Ella Amory

10 Ellie Green

11 Rosie Inman

12 Carys Cox

13 Julia Schell

14 Vicky Laflin

15 Abby Dow

16 Elisa Riffonneau

17 Amanda McQuade

18 Andrea Stock

19 Shannon Ikahihifo

20 Lauren Brooks

21 Lindelwa Gwala

22 Sophie Molton

23 Jess Cooksey

Ealing Trailfinders announce their lineup to face London Scottish at Richmond Athletic Ground on Saturday.

There are four changes to the starting lineup that beat Coventry at home last weekend.

The front row is unchanged for a third week in a row, after their dominant set-piece performance last weekend.

Captain Barney Maddison starts at lock paired with Danny Cutmore, who makes his first start of the season.

Simon Uzokwe and Ollie Newman are promoted from the bench to start at openside and blindside, with Will Montgomery starting at Number Eight.

The back line is unchanged, with Craig Hampson and Craig Willis returning in the half-backs.

Billy Twelvetrees and Reuben Bird-Tulloch keep their places in the centres, and the back three remain a combination of Tom Collins, Jonah Holmes and Cian Kelleher.

On the bench, Matt Cornish is in line for his 100th Trailfinders cap.

Ealing Trailfinders lineup to face London Scottish:

1 Will Goodrick-Clarke

2 Mike Willemse

3 Biyi Alo

4 Barney Maddison

5 Danny Cutmore

6 Ollie Newman

7 Simon Uzokwe

8 Will Montgomery

9 Craig Hampson

10 Craig Willis

11 Tom Collins

12 Billy Twelvetrees

13 Reuben Bird-Tulloch

14 Jonah Holmes

15 Cian Kelleher

16 Matt Cornish

17 Kyle Whyte

18 Ross Kane

19 Bobby De Wee

20 David Douglas Bridge

21 Jordan Burns

22 Max Bodilly

23 Richard Hardwick

Trailfinders Women announce their lineup to face Saracens at home in the Allianz PWR

There are three changes to the starting lineup that narrowly lost to Quins last week.

Sara Seye replaces the injured Andrea Stock at tighthead joining Cristina Blanco and Liz Crake in the front row.

Amelia Buckland-Hurry is promoted from the bench to start in the engine room alongside Tyson Beukeboom.

Rowena Burnfield slides across to blindside, with academy graduate Annabel Meta and Kate Zackary in the back row.

The backline is unchanged, with last week’s player of the match Ella Amory keeping her place alongside Ellie Green in the halfbacks.

Julia Schell partners Jess Cooksey in the centres for a second week in a row, with Liz Musgrove, Vicky Laflin and Abby Dow making up the back three.

Among the replacements, Welsh international Carys Cox is inline for her Trailfinders debut off the bench.

Director of Rugby Giselle Mather said: “With the first experience as a team of Premiership Women’s Rugby under our belt, this weekends lineup is really looking forward to another London Derby at Vallis Way. We have a lot of experience in our pack, genuine pace in our backs with a very impactful and powerful bench ready to go too!

“For the Club’s first ever Double Header, as Ealing Trailfinders take on Coventry before us, we are really looking forward to welcoming such an established and successful side in the women’s game to TFSC for the first time and believe it will be a very entertaining day of rugby at the club.”

Trailfinders Women Lineup to face Saracens:

1 Liz Crake

2 Cristina Blanco

3 Sara Seye

4 Tyson Beukeboom

5 Amelia Buckland-Hurry

6 Rowena Burnfield

7 Annabel Meta

8 Kate Zackary

9 Ella Amory

10 Ellie Green

11 Liz Musgrove

12 Julia Schell

13 Jess Cooksey

14 Vicky Laflin

15 Abby Dow

16 Elisa Riffonneau

17 Kie Tamai

18 Megan Brodie

19 Megan Barwick

20 Abi Burton

21 Shya Pinnock

22 Sophie Molton

23 Carys Cox

Ealing Trailfinders announce their lineup to face Nottingham away at Lady Bay.

There are nine changes from the side that beat Cambridge at home in the last round.

Will Goodrick-Clarke, Mike Willemse, and Biyi Alo return to the starting lineup in the front row in place of Kyle Whyte, Matt Cornish and Jimmy Roots. The locks are unchanged, with Andrew Davidson returning to captain the side.

Josh Taylor will replace Will Montgomery at Blindside, while Richard Hardwick will fill in for Ollie Newman at Openside. Rayn Smid remains an ever-present in the back row.

Lloyd Williams and Craig Willis keep their places in the half-backs, while Pat Howard and Reuben Bird-Tulloch replace Billy Twelvetrees and Dan O’Brien in the centres.

Jonah Holmes replaces Tom Collins in the back three with Luke Daniels and Max Bodilly keeping their places after the impressive victory last time out.

Simon Uzokwe returns on the bench looking to have a similar effect on the game after his brace against Cambridge.

Ealing Trailfinders lineup to face Nottingham at The Bay:

1 Will Goodrick-Clarke

2 Mike Willemse

3 Biyi Alo

4 Bobby de Wee

5 Andrew Davidson

6 Josh Taylor

7 Richard Hardwick

8 Rayn Smid

9 Lloyd Williams

10 Craig Willis

11 Luke Daniels

12 Pat Howard

13 Reuben Bird-Tulloch

14 Jonah Holmes

15 Max Bodilly

16 Henry Walker

17 Kyle Whyte

18 Ross Kane

19 Barney Maddison

20 Simon Uzokwe

21 Craig Hampson

22 Billy Twelvetrees

23 Tom Collins