Exeter Chiefs Women v Trailfinders Women

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Think this could be very close but we have got a strong squad, Chiefs 31 - 28 ETF.



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 2026:03:13:17:25:36 by Chief Bert.

Going to be a tough day at the office... Chiefs 19: Trailfinders 15

In Rob we trust.
By the way - cream on first. There's nothing to debate.

Exeter Chiefs Women

15 Sabrina Poulin
14 Francesca Granzotto
13 Alex Tessier
12 Nancy McGillivray
11 Claudia Moloney-MacDonald
10 Liv McGoverne
9 Flo Robinson (vc)
1 Hope Rogers
2 Cliodhna Moloney-MacDonald
3 Amy Rule
4 Linde van der Velden
5 Dorothy Wall
6 Emily Robinson (c)
7 Maisy Allen (vc)
8 Maddie Feaunati

16 Emily Tuttosi
17 Demi Swann
18 DaLeaka Menin
19 Abby Duguid
20 Zoë Dare
21 Eilidh Sinclair
22 Gabby Cantorna
23 Katie Buchanan

Trailfinders Women

15. Niamh Gallagher
14. Grace White
13. Meg Jones
12. Carys Cox
11. Vicky Laflin
10. Claire Gallagher
9. Brooke Bradley
1. Maya Montiel
2. Georgia Ponsonby
3. Tanya Kalounivale
4. Maia Roos
5. Alana Borland
6. Rachel Malcolm
7. Kate Zackary (C)
8. Abi Burton

Replacements:

16. Cris Blanco
17. Alivia Leatherman
18. Cassandra Tuffnail
19. Emma Wassell
20. Haidee Head
21. Ella Amory
22. Rosie Inman
23. Emma Uren

Chiefs 32 - 25 Ealing

An essential win and I think they will do it. Chiefs 36 Ealing 25

Chiefs increasing in strength, should take care of business...Chiefs 35 Ealing 25.

Winning this one is crucial to our top 4 ambitions, the (pen)ultimate prize being the chance to play an away semi at either Gloucester Hartpury or Sarries…
Chiefs 31: Trailfinders 26

Chiefs W 29 - 24 TFW

Final score - 47-14
Never really looked in doubt. Ealing had the weight of the first-half set peice with Chiefs losing far too many lineouts and not looking good in the scrum either, but our defence was fantastic and kept Ealing out of the 22. Second half saw a set peice improvements across the park and sustained attack with some much improved ball handling and passing. Not sure who scored try#1, but after that Claudia had a hattrick, and 2 for Maisy Allen as well.

In Rob we trust.
By the way - cream on first. There's nothing to debate.

Just think what the scoreline might have been if we hadn’t allowed Trailfinders repeatedly to nick our lineouts!

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Just think what the scoreline might have been if we hadn’t allowed Trailfinders repeatedly to nick our lineouts!

Indeed!

In Rob we trust.
By the way - cream on first. There's nothing to debate.

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Not sure who scored try#1,

Cliodhna.

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DumnoniiNomad
Not sure who scored try#1,

Cliodhna.

Thank you.

In Rob we trust.
By the way - cream on first. There's nothing to debate.

The ladies were overdue a result. In a way it was the reverse of the guys Cup final, expected a win, wasn't expecting something that big. Buys us a bit of breathing space going into the playoffs.

The only downside was seeing Liv McGoverne being helped off the pitch in obvious pain. Let’s hope it’s not a long term setback for her.

Whilst not trying to be negative, but it seems we have found our level in the league at present. It feels GH and Saracens are well above us in ability and other teams are slowly catching us up. Could the financial position of the club be holding us back and with the ladies games not being included in the men's season ticket offer(!), I wonder if they will now be ring fenced in terms of funding by the club going forward and have to stand on their own 2 feet?

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Whilst not trying to be negative, but it seems we have found our level in the league at present. It feels GH and Saracens are well above us in ability and other teams are slowly catching us up. Could the financial position of the club be holding us back and with the ladies games not being included in the men's season ticket offer(!), I wonder if they will now be ring fenced in terms of funding by the club going forward and have to stand on their own 2 feet?

Have the club told us men’s STHs what the offer is to include the ladies games? I haven’t been told yet. Seems to be taking a long time to finalise what should be a simple proposition.

I understand that PWR games/ format is yet to be announced. So nothing from the club yet, awaiting this info.

It would be good to get another team into the PWR, as bye weeks are a bit of a drag for supporters. Under the franchise model for the Prem, each club has to field a ladies team, so NRB and Bath need to step up; and then we’re left with Trailfinders, a good ladies team without a Prem men’s counterpart, assuming Trailfinders men can’t get a Prem franchise. Perhaps Bath or NRB would like to buy their ladies team…

I've thoroughly enjoyed watching PWR, and a trip to HQ to watch the world cup final was well rewarded, however as it sits, I won't be renewing my season ticket partly because the ladies games are not included. Over the years I've seen the benefits eroded and can no longer see a benefit in holding one. Getting tickets for any game this season has not been difficult and often much cheaper than expected. I'll still be there flying thd flag when I can, but obviously less commited.

In Rob we trust.
By the way - cream on first. There's nothing to debate.