Loughborough Lightning have made a late change to their matchday squad to face Leicester Tigers this afternoon (kick-off: 3pm).
Tighthead prop Grace Clifford has been withdrawn due to injury, Anne Young comes onto the bench, while Isla Curphey swaps shirt numbers from 17 to 18 for the Premiership Women’s Rugby Round 5 clash at cinch Stadium at Franklin’s Gardens.
LOUGHBOROUGH LIGHTNING VS LEICESTER TIGERS
Premiership Women’s Rugby, Round 5
Saturday 29 November, 2025
cinch Stadium at Franklin’s Gardens
Kick-off: 3pm
15 Bulou Mataitoga
14 Fancy Bermudez – First Lightning start
13 Alev Kelter
12 Carmela Morrall
11 Bo Westcombe-Evans – 50th Lightning appearance
10 Helen Nelson
9 Lis Maude
1 Amelia Williams
2 Kathryn Treder
3 Mae Sagapolu
4 Lilli Ives Campion
5 Becky Boyd
6 Tahlia Brody
7 Kendall Waudby
8 Daisy Hibbert-Jones ©
Replacements:
16 Lucy Calladine
17 Anne Young
18 Isla Curphey
19 Keevy Fitzpatrick
20 Rachel Ehrecke
21 Sadia Kabeya
22 Megan Davey
23 Lucia Scott
Leicester Tigers: 15 Feury (c), 14 Daley, 13 McCalman, 12 Lingham, 11 Henrich, 10 Bitter, 9 Labeyrie; 1 Smith, 2 Bainbridge, 3 Dunne,4 Farmer, 5 Allen, 6 Russell, 7 Richardson, 8 Gordon.
Replacements: 16 Watkins, 17 Cregan, 18 Vincent, 19 Heath, 20 Sinclair, 21 Maxwell, 22 Priestnall, 23 Anstead.