| top point scorer = Liv McGoverne (Exeter)–180 points | top try scorer = Lark Davies (Bristol)–23 tries | website = www.premier15s.com | prevseason = 2021–22 | nextseason = 2023–24
The 2022–23 Premier 15s is the 6th season of the Premier 15s, the highest tier of English domestic women's rugby union competition (the 24th season including editions of the previous Women's Premiership), and the 3rd to be sponsored by Allianz.
The competition schedule was adapted to take place in a shortened timeframe, compared with previous seasons, in order to accommodate the 2021 Rugby World Cup.
For the second year running, the Allianz Cup took place alongside the league, with fixtures for this cup competition scheduled within the international windows during the season.
Teams As in previous Premier 15s seasons, 10 teams have been named to compete in the 2022–23 competition.
Club Director of Rugby/Head coach Captain Kit supplier Stadium Capacity City/Area Bristol Bears Women Dave Ward Amber Reed Abbie Ward Umbro Shaftesbury Park 200 Bristol Ashton Gate 27,000 Bristol DMP Sharks Jake Rodgers Georgina Roberts Macron The Darlington Arena 25,500 Darlington, County Durham The Racecourse 8,500 Durham, County Durham Exeter Chiefs Women Susie Appleby Poppy Leitch Kate Zackary Samurai Sandy Park 13,593 Exeter, Devon Gloucester-Hartpury Sean Lynn Natasha Hunt Zoe Aldcroft Oxen Sports Hartpury University Stadium 600 Hartpury, Gloucestershire Kingsholm 16,115 Gloucester, Gloucestershire Harlequins Women Amy Turner Rachael Burford Castore Twickenham Stoop 14,800 Twickenham, Greater London Surrey Sports Park — Guildford, Surrey Loughborough Lightning Rhys Edwards Rachel Malcolm Kukri Loughborough UniversityStadium 3,330 Loughborough,Leicestershire Sale Sharks Women Rachel Taylor Lauren Delany Georgie Perris-Redding Macron Heywood Road 3,387 Sale, Greater Manchester Saracens Women Alex Austerberry Lotte Clapp Marlie Packer Castore StoneX Stadium 10,500 Hendon, Greater London University ofWorcester Warriors Joanne Yapp Lyndsay O'Donnell VX3 Sixways Stadium 11,499 Worcester, Worcestershire Wasps Women LJ Lewis Liz Crake Hummel Twyford AvenueSports Ground — Acton, London
Player movements
Premier 15s Table
Regular season Fixtures for the season were announced by the Rugby Football Union on 17 August 2022.
Round 1
Round 2
Round 3
Round 4
Round 5
Round 6
Round 7
Round 8
Round 9
Round 10
Round 11
Round 12
Round 13
Round 14
Round 15
Round 16
Round 17
Round 18
Play-offs As in previous seasons, the top four teams in the Premier 15s table, following the conclusion of the regular season, contest the play-off semi-finals in a 1st vs 4th and 2nd vs 3rd format, with the higher ranking team having home advantage. The two winners of the semi-finals then meet in the Premier 15s final on 24 June 2023.
Semi-finals
Team details FB 15 Emma SingRW 14 Ellie RugmanOC 13 Rachel LundIC 12 Tatyana HeardLW 11 Mia VennerFH 10 Lleucu GeorgeSH 9 Natasha Hunt (cc)N8 8 Sarah BeckettOF 7 Bethan LewisBF 6 Alex Matthews RL 5 Zoe Aldcroft (cc)LL 4 Sam MonaghanTP 3 Laura DelgadoHK 2 Kelsey JonesLP 1 Maud MuirSubstitutions:HK 16 Neve JonesPR 17 Kathryn BuggyN8 18 Sisilia TuipulotuPR 19 Maya LearnedFL 20 Georgia BrockSH 21 Bianca BlackburnFH 22 Sophie BridgerWG 23 Lisa NeumannCoach: Sean Lynn FB 15 Ella LovibondRW 14 Amy ColesOC 13 Phoebe MurrayIC 12 Amber Reed (c)LW 11 Deborah FlemingFH 10 Elinor SnowsillSH 9 Keira BevanN8 8 Rownita MarstonOF 7 Claire MolloyBF 6 Alisha ButchersRL 5 Delaney BurnsLL 4 Hollie CunninghamTP 3 Sarah BernHK 2 Lark DaviesLP 1 Simi PamSubstitutions:HK 16 Holly PhllipsPR 17 Gwenllian PyrsPR 18 Ellie MulhearnLK 19 Megan BarwickFL 20 Bryonie KingSH 21 Lucy BurgessFH 22 Lucie SkuseCE 23 Grace WhiteCoach: Dave Ward
Team details FB 15 Merryn DoidgeRW 14 Katie BuchananOC 13 Kate ZackaryIC 12 Gabby CantornaLW 11 Eilidh SinclairFH 10 Liv McGoverneSH 9 Flo RobinsonN8 8 Rachel JohnsonOF 7 Maisy AllenBF 6 Abbie FlemingRL 5 Poppy Leitch (c)LL 4 Nichola FrydayTP 3 DaLeaka MeninHK 2 Emily TuttosiLP 1 Hope RogersSubstitutions:HK 16 Cliodhna MoloneyPR 17 Silvia TuraniPR 18 Charli JacobyLK 19 Linde van der VeldenFL 20 Ebony JefferiesSH 21 Mairi McDonaldFH 22 Robyn WilkinsFB 23 Lori CramerCoach: Susie Appleby FB 15 Jess BreachRW 14 Coreen GrantOC 13 Sydney GregsonIC 12 Sarah McKennaLW 11 Lotte Clapp (cc)FH 10 Holly AitchisonSH 9 Leanne InfanteN8 8 Marlie Packer (cc)OF 7 Sharifa KasoloBF 6 Georgia EvansRL 5 Poppy CleallLL 4 Louise McMillanTP 3 Kelsey CliffordHK 2 May CampbellLP 1 Hannah BottermanSubstitutions:HK 16 Jodie RettiePR 17 Mackenzie CarsonPR 18 Alex EllisLK 19 Fiona McIntoshFL 20 Grace MooreSH 21 Ella WyrwasFH 22 Flo WilliamsWG 23 Isla AlejandroCoach: Alex Austerberry
Final
FB 15 Emma SingRW 14 Ellie RugmanOC 13 Rachel Lund IC 12 Tatyana Heard LW 11 Mia VennerFH 10 Lleucu George SH 9 Natasha Hunt (cc)N8 8 Sarah Beckett OF 7 Bethan Lewis BF 6 Alex MatthewsRL 5 Zoe Aldcroft (cc)LL 4 Sam MonaghanTP 3 Laura Delgado HK 2 Kelsey Jones LP 1 Maud Muir Substitutions:HK 16 Connie Powell PR 17 Kathryn Buggy PR 18 Sisilia Tuipulotu LK 19 Maya Learned FL 20 Neve Jones SH 21 Bianca Blackburn CE 22 Sophie Bridger WG 23 Lisa Neumann Coach: Sean Lynn FB 15 Merryn DoidgeRW 14 Eilidh SinclairOC 13 Kate Zackary IC 12 Gabby CantornaLW 11 Claudia MacDonald FH 10 Liv McGoverne SH 9 Flo Robinson N8 8 Rachel JohnsonOF 7 Maisy AllenBF 6 Edel McMahon RL 5 Poppy Leitch (c)LL 4 Nichola Fryday TP 3 DaLeaka Menin HK 2 Emily Tuttosi LP 1 Hope RogersSubstitutions:HK 16 Cliodhna Moloney PR 17 Silvia TuraniPR 18 Charli Jacoby LK 19 Abbie Fleming FL 20 Ebony Jefferies SH 21 Mairi McDonald FH 22 Robyn Wilkins WG 23 Katie Buchanan Coach: Susie Appleby Player of the Match: Lleucu George (Gloucester-Hartpury) Touch judges: Alex ThomasCharlie Gayther Television Match Official: Andrew Jackson
Leading scorers Note: Flags to the left of player names indicate national team as has been defined under World Rugby eligibility rules, or primary nationality for players who have not yet earned international senior caps. Players may hold one or more non-WR nationalities.
Most points
Rank Player ClubPoints1 Liv McGoverneExeter Chiefs1712 Lark DaviesBristol Bears1053 Bella McKenzieHarlequins974 Emma SingGloucester-Hartpury965 Amber ReedBristol Bears90 Kate ZackaryExeter Chiefs7 Ellie RugmanGloucester-Hartpury778 Maisy AllenExeter Chiefs75 Zoe HarrisonSaracens Ellie KildunneHarlequins Helen NelsonLoughborough Lightning Hope RogersExeter Chiefs
Most tries
Rank Player ClubTries1 Lark DaviesBristol Bears212 Kate ZackaryExeter Chiefs183 Maisy AllenExeter Chiefs15 Ellie KildunneHarlequins Hope RogersExeter Chiefs Ellie RugmanGloucester-Hartpury7 Jess BreachSaracens148 May CampbellSaracens13 Poppy CleallSaracens Bryony FieldLoughborough Lightning
Team of the Season The 2022–23 Allianz Premier 15s Team of the Season, which was revealed on 25 June 2023, features players from six different clubs and 4 different nationalities. The team was selected by statistics from Opta.
+ Forwards Number Position Player Club 1 Prop Hope Rogers Exeter Chiefs 2 Hooker Lark Davies Bristol Bears 3 Prop Sarah Bern Bristol Bears 4 Lock Sam Monaghan Gloucester-Hartpury 5 Lock Poppy Leitch Exeter Chiefs 6 Flanker Trudy Cowan DMP Sharks 7 Flanker Marlie Packer Saracens 8 Number 8 Poppy Cleall Saracens
+ Backs Number Position Player Club 9 Scrum-Half Natasha Hunt Gloucester-Hartpury 10 Fly-Half Holly Aitchison Saracens 11 Wing Claudia MacDonald Exeter Chiefs 12 Centre Bella McKenzie Harlequins 13 Centre Kate Zackary Exeter Chiefs 14 Wing Ellie Rugman Gloucester-Hartpury 15 Full-Back Emma Sing Gloucester-Hartpury
Allianz Cup
The entire pool stage of the Allianz Cup was contested before the start of the Premier 15s season. The Premier 15s clubs were ranked by their previous finishing position and drawn in two pools of five, with clubs playing each other once in two home games, two away games, one bye week over five rounds. The top two teams in each pool will progress to the semi-finals played at the highest ranked clubs' venues (16 April 2022) as well a third-placed play-off and final. The Allianz Cup final was played at the home venue of the winning semi-finalist club with the highest points difference. In a change from he previous season, the teams ranked third and fourth in each pool also enter semi-finals as the first and second ranked teams instead of instant finals, which remains for the fifth ranked teams, which is to be played in two legs.
Pool stage
Pool A
Round 1
Round 2
Round 3
Round 4
Round 5
Pool B
Round 1
Round 2
Round 3
Round 4
Round 5
Finals 9th/10th place play-off 1st leg
2nd leg
5th-8th place play-off Bracket
Semi-finals
Final
1st-4th place play-off Bracket
Semi-finals
Final
Notes
References