RUGBY LOUGHBOROUGH LIGHTNING
VS
HARLEQUINS
ALLIANZ PREMIER 15s SAT 14 MAY 2022 KO 14:00 VENUE: FRANKLIN GARDENS
ESTABLISHED 2017
WHERE HISTORY BEGINS ISSUE 9
FREE
CONTENTS 4
WELCOME FROM RHYS EDWARDS
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TODAY’S TEAMS
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MEET THE TEAM
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QUICK FIRE QUESTIONS WITH EMILY SCARATT AND HELEN NELSON
10 TODAY’S OPPOSITION 11 POSITIONS 12 STAFF 14 LOUGHBOROUGH LIGHTNING FIXTURES AND RESULTS 15 LOUGHBOROUGH STUDRNTS FIXTURES AND RESULTS
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RHYS EDWARDS
DIRECTOR OF RUGBY Welcome all back to the Cinch Stadium at Franklins Gardens, for what is another special moment for us a team. Today we play our 2nd Premier 15s fixture here in our first standalone fixture. The last time we played here was following the men’s Gallagher Premiership fixture against Sale in February where we beat a strong Exeter Chiefs team who will be looking at chasing the title in June. This was a great experience and something that we have been looking forward to replicating ever since. This season has been a rollercoaster of results and emotions. I’m am incredibly proud of everyone’s effort and ambition to improve this year, from the players to all of the staff. We have an incredibly unique club, that has provided an opportunity for players and staff alike to develop and maximise their ability. After a difficult start, we have managed to re-establish ourselves in league contention with an impressive run. However, our momentum was stunted with two draws in a row in Rounds 15 and 16 against Gloucester and Bristol respectively. Last weekend, we sealed our fate of not making a top 4 finish, with a disappointing loss to Worcester. We were in complete control in the first half, and heading for a bonus point win, which we needed to stay in the hunt, but this inevitably was to be to no avail as Harlequins beat Bristol which wouldn’t enable us to catch them. Today’s game itself is set up for a thriller, with us both chasing a different outcome. Harlequins, the visitors need to win with a bonus point to claim a home semi-final, also reliant on Exeter Chiefs not getting more than
2 point from their fixture against Bristol. We however need a bonus point win to finish 6th in the league. We are excited to play here again, and the support that we have had from Northampton Saints has been hugely appreciative. We aim to finish on a high and give you all a spectacle in the sun Thanks again for all your support today. We hope that you all enjoy this occasion. Rhys Edwards Director of Rugby
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TODAY’S TEAMS LOUGHBOROUGH LIGHTNING
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HARLEQUINS
KATIE TREVARTHEN
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VIKSTEN
LARK DAVIES (VC)
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CATLIN
CHARLI JACOBY
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ABBY DUGUID
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LILLI IVES CAMPION
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COURTNEY HOLTKAMP
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SADIA KABEYA
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SARA SVOBODA
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BROWN
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KRONISH
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BONAR
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MEW
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BROOKS
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BECKETT (VC)
MEGAN DAVEY
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PACKER
HELENA ROWLAND
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GREEN
GEORGIE LINGHAM
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11
BREACH BURFORD (C)
HELEN NELSON
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EMILY SCARRATT (C)
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MAYHEW
BO WESTCOMBE-EVANS
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COWELL
BULOU MATAITOGA
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KILDUNE
BRYONY FIELD
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DOBSON
GILL BOURKE
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CORNBOROUGH
DETYSHA HARPER
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EDWARDS
IONA ANTWIS
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GALLIGAN FLETCHER
HALLIE TAUFOOU
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ELOISE HAYWARD
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HARPER
EMMA HARDY
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SWORDS
CARYS WILLIAMS
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AUCKEN
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QUICK FIRE QUESTIONS WITH
EMILY SCARRATT AND HELEN NELSON After record breaking crowds in the Six Nations are you excited at the prospect of a potential record crowd for a Lightning game this Saturday?
Emily: Yes, massively. Could be really exciting obviously I think the Six Nations showed appetite for the women’s game at the moment and we’ve got an awesome opportunity obviously at domestic level to go out to a big stadium and hopefully get our people there to keep that momentum.
Obviously you were aw ay on international duty las t time we played at Cinch sta dium at Franklins Gardens are you excited to get your first run ou t there? Helen: Yes, I’m really excited excited to play there the girls talked about it last time and they said the atomsphere was absoultetly great and the pitch as well to play on.
Who in the squad will enjoy the limelight of a big game the most? Helen: I think I’ve got to say Eloise Hayward on that one, everyone knows that she likes a little bit of a crowd, it brings her swagger out.
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How much of an impact can of big e? home crowd have on performanc
Helen: Yes, I think it has a massive impact. Just having that buzz anywhere there is a line break or when a big tackle is put in, you get that roar from a home crowd, it really fills us with confidence and makes us want to go out and play well. Are there any England team mates your are partica lly excitied to play agaisnt this we ekend?
Will your match day prep be any different with the game being at Cinch stadium Franklins Gardens? Emily: I don’t think so, obviously just leave the house a little bit earlier but that’s about it. Yeah, I think all things like that are pretty similar no matter where you are. Obviously if you’ve got a bus journey things are slightly different but making sure you got the timings of your food and stuff right but yeah should be pretty cool.
Emily: I don’t know whether you would say excited to play against. Maybe excited to see some of them and catch up. Obviously they’ve got a wealth of talent over there, haven’t they. There’s lots of England Internationals and other Internationls so its going to be a really tough game. So excited to see them but maybe not played agaisnt them.
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TODAYS OPPOSITION
HARLEQUINS
Harlequins is one of the oldest and most famous rugby clubs in the world. Founded in 1866, the club is a founder member of the RFU and is famous for its quartered shirt. Harlequins has over 230 community clubs and schools affiliated locally to The Stoop, its home of over 50 years in south-west London, as well as a further eight across the world. On a playing front, Harlequins has developed successful academies and regularly provides players for international representational honours. In 2016, during Harlequins 150th anniversary year, the club announced that it would significantly grow its involvement in the women’s format of the game. Developing women’s rugby is a key element of Harlequins’ strategy which also focuses on growing the number of participants through an established pathway from grassroots to elite level. In delivering the programme, Harlequins confirmed a new partnership with Aylesford Bulls Ladies. Under the stewardship of co-head
coaches Gary Street and Karen Findlay, Aylesford Bulls secured a league and cup double, before the inauguration of the Tyrrells Premier 15s competition. During the 2017 Women’s Rugby World Cup, nine Harlequins represented their countries throughout the tournament. In the first season of the new league, Quins reached the final of the competition but were beaten 24-20 by Saracens Women at Trailfinders Sports Ground, also losing to Saracens the following year.
SQUAD LIST 1. Viksten 2. Catlin 3. Brown 4. Kronish 5. Bonar 6. Mew 7. Brooks 8. Beckett (VC) 9. Packer 10. Green 11. Breach 12. Burford (C) 13. Mathew 14. Cowell 15. Kildune 16. Dobson 17. Cornborough 18. Edwards 19. Galligan 20. Fletcher 21. Harper 22. Swords 23. Aucken
LIGHTNING
POSITIONS 02
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03
LARK DAVIES
KATIE TREVARTHEN
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ABBY DUGUID
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CHARLIE JACOBY
05
LILLI IVES CAMPION
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08
COURTNEY HOLTKAMP
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SADIA KABEYA
SARA SVOBODA
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MEGAN DAVEY
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HELANA ROWLAND
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HELEN NELSON
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EMILY SCARRATT
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GEORGIE LINGHAM
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BULOU MATAITOGA
SUBS BRYONY FIELD, GILL BOURKE, DETYSHA HARPER, IONA ANTWIS, ELOISE HAYWARD, EMMA HARDY, CARYS WILLIAMS
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BO WESTCOMBEEVANS
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LOUGHBOROUGH LIGHTNING
STAFF
RHYS EDWARDS
ELANA HOBBS
Director of Rugby
SARAH HUNTER Head Coach
Rugby Operations
BRAD JONES
Performance Coach
EMILY SCARRATT Performance Coach
STEVE HALSEY
Performance Coach
EMMA SPONG Physiotherapist
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JOE MILE
STEPHEN BREISNER
SIMON MINTON
POPPY FELGATE
MADDIE WAND
ELLIOT SHARP
Team Doctor
S & C Volunteer
S & C Lead
PA Lead
BETHAN CROUSE Nutritionist
S & C Volunteer
Sport Psychologist
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LOUGHBOROUGH LIGHTNING
FIXTURES 2021/22 DATE
TIME
OPPONENTS
RESULTS
MON 06/09/2021
KO 15:00
A
HARLEQUINS
50-15 LOSS
SUN 12/09/2021
KO 14:00
H
WASPS
0-29 LOSS
SAT 18/09/2021
KO 14:00
A
SARACENS
38-7 LOSS
SAT 02/10/2021
K0 15:00
A
DMP DURHAM SHARKS
0-59 WIN
SAT 09/10/2021
KO 14:00
H
WORCESTER WARRIORS
14-18 LOSS
SAT 30/10/2021
TBC
A
SALE SHARKS
43–15 LOSS
SAT 06/11/2021
KO 14:00
H
SARACENS
12-22 LOSS
SAT 13/11/2021
KO 14:00
H
BYE
SAT 27/11/2021
KO 15:00
A
EXETER CHIEFS
7-14 LOSS
SAT 04/12/2021
TBC
A
GLOUCESTER-HARTPURY
31-33 WIN
SAT 11/12/2021
KO 14:00
H
SALE SHARKS
0-27 WIN
SAT 18/12/2021
KO 14:00
H
BRISTOL BEARS
17 -14 WIN
SAT 15/01/2022
KO 14:00
H
SARACENS
12-27 LOSS
A
WASPS
41-22 WIN
TUE 22/01/2022
BYE
SAT 29/01/2022
KO 14:00
H
DMP DURHAM SHARKS
59-5 WIN
SAT 05/02/2022
TBC
A
SALE SHARKS
32-3 WIN
SAT 19/02/2022
KO 15:00
H
EXETER CHIEFS
28-25 WIN
SAT 26/02/2022
KO 14:00
H
GLOUCESTER-HARTPURY
19-19 DRAW
SAT 05/03/2022
KO 14:00
H
BRISTOL BEARS
26-26 DRAW
SAT 26/03/2022
TBC
A
EXETER CHIEFS
47-15 LOSS
SAT 02/04/2022
KO 14:00
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WORCESTER WARRIORS
27-34 LOSS
SAT 07/05/2022
TBC
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DMP SHARKS
60-12 WIN
SAT 14/05/2022
KO 14:00
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HARLEQUINS
CUP FIXTURE
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LOUGHBOROUGH STUDENTS RFC
1XV FIXTURES 2021/22 DATE
TIME
OPPONENTS
RESULTS
SAT 11/09/2021
KO 15:00
A
FYLDE
29-17 LOSS
SAT 18/09/2021
KO 14:00
H
HULL IONIANS
29-24 WIN
SAT 25/09/2021
KO 15:00
A
LUCTONIANS
22-28 WIN
SAT 09/10/2021
KO 14:00
A
HULL
26-19 LOSS
SAT 16/10/2021
KO 14:00
H
CHESTER
29-24 WIN
SAT 23/10/2021
KO 15:00
A
TYNEDALE
36-19 LOSS
SAT 30/10/2021
KO 14:00
H
SHEFFIELD TIGERS
33-31 LOSS
SAT 06/11/2021
KO 14:00
H
STOURBRIDGE
22-38 LOSS
SAT 13/11/2021
KO 14:00
H
HUDDERSFIELD
33-29 WIN
SAT 20/11/2021
KO 14:00
A
HARROGATE
15-24 WIN
SAT 27/11/2021
KO 14:00
H
ROTHERHAM
5-71 LOSS
SAT 04/12/2021
KO 14:00
A
WHARFEDALE
15-14 LOSS
SAT 11/12/2021
KO 14:00
H
SEDGLEY PARK
14-43 LOSS
SAT 08/01/2022
KO 14:00
H
FYLDE
SAT 15/01/2022
KO 14:00
A
HULL IONIANS
SAT 22/01/2022
28 – 32 LOSS 19-14 WIN
KO 14:00
H
LUCTONIANS
19-14 WIN
SAT 29/01/2022
KO 15:00
A
STOURBRIDGE
36-12 LOSS
SAT 12/02/2022
KO 14:00
H
HULL
0-39 LOSS
SAT 19/02/2022
KO 15:00
A
CHESTER
30-24 LOSS
SAT 26/02/2022
KO 14:00
H
TYNEDALE
31-32 LOSS
SAT 05/03/2022
KO 15:00
A
SHEFFIELD TIGERS
0-12 LOSS
SAT 12/03/2022
KO 15:00
A
HUDDERSFIELD
24-20 LOSS
SAT 19/03/2002
KO 15:00
A
BOURNVILLE
26-24 WIN
SAT 26/03/2022
KO 14:00
H
HARROGATE
55-0 WIN
SAT 02/04/2022
KO 14:00
A
ROTHERHAM
47-17 LOSS
SAT 09/04/2022
KO 14:00
H
WHARFEDALE
43-12 WIN
SAT 16/04/2022
KO 14:30
A
SEDGLEY PARK
27-19 LOSS
SAT 23/04/2022
KO 14:00
H
BOURNVILLE
19-16 WIN
SAT 30/04/2022
KO 13:00
H
BLAYDON
20-22 WIN
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