The 2021–22 Premier 15s is the 5th season of the Premier 15s (23rd including editions of the previous Women's Premiership), of the top flight of English domestic women's rugby union competition and the second to be sponsored by Allianz. Incorporated in the season also was the inaugural Allianz Cup, a women's equivalent of the Premiership Rugby Cup.
Saracens Women, who finished top of the league table during the regular season, won their third Premiers 15s title on 3 June 2022, after defeating Exeter Chiefs Women by 43–21 in the play-off final.[1]
Teams
The 10 teams competing in the 2021–22 Premier 15s season are:
Table
Source: England Rugby
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers for teams tied on points: 1) Number of matches won; 2) Difference between points for and against; 3) Total number of points for; 4) Aggregate number of points scored in matches between tied teams; 5) Number of matches won excluding the first match, then the second and so on until the tie is settled.
(C) Champions. (RU) Runners-up. (SF) Losing semi-finalists.
Regular season
The fixtures for the 2021–22 season were announced by the Rugby Football Union on 6 August 2021.[5]
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
Semi-finals
Final
Leading scorers
Team of the Season
The 2021–22 Allianz Premier 15s Team of the Season, which was revealed on 29 June, features players from seven different clubs and three different nationalities. The team was selected by a panel of five media experts–Jessica Hayden, Nick Heath, Kat Merchant, Sara Orchard and Fiona Thomas.[6]
Allianz Cup
The Allianz Cup saw the Premier 15s clubs 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 (both 22 April 2022). The Allianz Cup final will be played at the home venue of the winning semi-finalist club with the highest points’ difference.
The bottom four ranked teams will enter fifth, seventh and ninth placed play-off finals with the home team once again determined by stage one league tables. The Cup competition also gives greater exposure to every Allianz Premier 15s round.
Cup pool stage
Pool 1
Source:
[citation needed]Rules for classification: If teams are level at any stage, tiebreakers are applied in the following order:
- Number of matches won
- Difference between points for and against
- Total number of points for
- Total number of tries scored
Round 1
Round 2
Round 3
Round 4
Round 5
Pool 2
Source:
[citation needed]Rules for classification: If teams are level at any stage, tiebreakers are applied in the following order:
- Number of matches won
- Difference between points for and against
- Total number of points for
- Total number of tries scored
Round 1
Round 2
Round 3
Round 4
Round 5
References
- ^ "Saracens crush Exeter 43-21 to regain Premier 15s title". www.bbc.co.uk/sport. BBC Sport. 3 June 2022. Retrieved 3 June 2022.
- ^ "Ward determined to make an impact on his return to the West Country". Bristol Bears. 14 May 2021. Retrieved 6 August 2021.
- ^ a b "Mullen names team to face DMP Durham Sharks". Harlequins. 9 October 2020. Retrieved 6 August 2021.
- ^ a b Diamond, Sam (8 October 2020). "Sale Sharks Women confirm playing squad and captain for the 2020/21 season". Sale Sharks. Retrieved 6 August 2021.
- ^ "Fixtures and Results". Premier 15s. Retrieved 6 August 2021.
- ^ "Allianz Premier 15s Team of the Season Announced". Premier 15s. 29 June 2022. Retrieved 3 July 2022.
