Premiership Women’s Rugby: Saracens win at Harlequins to boost play-off chances
Saracens shocked Harlequins with a five-win blitz to earn a bonus win in the Premier League Women’s Rugby competition to boost their play-off chances.
They built on that early result to claim a deserved 33-10 victory that put Quins on course to challenge for the title.
The visitors sit third in the table, two points behind Harlequins – who remain three points behind league leaders Gloucester-Hartpury with three regular-season games remaining.
Saracens’ US international Lotte Sharp had a try at the start of each half, beating the final defender before rolling the ball over 10 minutes after the break Come down.
Bryony Field crossed from behind Maul to extend Sarries’ advantage in the first half, only for Ellie Kildunne to nail in before the break Live them and move through the good Quins at the end.
It was Quins’ Abi Fry who added Sophie Bridger and Akina Gondwe in the second half after Sharp had put the visitors back in control. Ming (Abbie Fleming) scored on both sides, winning the game.
Meanwhile, the Bristol Bears, in fifth place, missed out on a chance to move back into the top four after falling to a 39-38 defeat at the Trailfinders.
Grace Moore zips in running back below post for winning try, in Kate Zackary, Lisa Thomson, Tyson Bekb Two points from Tyson Beukeboom and Liz Musgrove increased the score to 39-26.
Late tries from Millie David and Lark Atkin-Davies, who scored twice for Bristol, made it a point but The owner can persevere.
The defeat left the Bears 43 points clear of Exeter Chiefs, but won their match. Exeter hosts sales sharks on Sunday.
In Saturday’s other game, second-placed Leicester Tigers lost 61-12 at home to sixth-placed Loughborough Lightning, who had eight different tries from their nine attempts. Scorer, Krissy Scurfield scored twice.
