Lineup: Trailfinders Women vs Loughborough Lightning

Trailfinders Women welcome Loughborough Lightning to Trailfinders Sports Club for the final game ahead of a league break. 

Round Sixteen will be the final match of this block in the PWR Season with the return of the Women’s Six Nations in April. Trailfinders welcome East Midlands side Lightning on Sunday afternoon.

Barney Maddison has named two changes to his matchday squad this weekend after a win against Harlequins in Round Fifteen of the competition.

An unchanged front-row from last weekend’s fixture against Harlequins sees Maya Montiel start at loosehead and Tanya Kalounivale at tighthead. Georgia Ponsonby remains at hooker.

In the engine room, Black Fern Maia Roos is joined by Scotland’s Emma Wassell.

Scotland captain Rachel Malcolm is at blindside flanker and is joined by Haidee Head who starts at openside flanker. Red Rose Abi Burton is at eight.

The back line remains unchanged after last weekend’s win.

Brooke Bradley starts at nine and Claire Gallagher start at fly-half.

Emma Uren starts at inside centre with Meg Jones on the outside.

Carys Cox and Grace White start on the wings with Niamh Gallagher at fullback.

Maddison names a 5-3 bench split with the inclusions of Cris Blanco, Sally Williams, and Ellie Boatman.

Kick-off is at 12:15pm on Sunday 29 March.

Watch live on TNT Sports.

Starting XV: 

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