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Tigers BUNTING CLUB SHOP Rugby news Preview | Tiger face and turning paper and#039; against former champions December 15, 2023 at 4:30 p.m. Stanley Buckley Picture of picture Share this article Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Leicester Tigers return to Mattioli Woods Welford Road this Saturday to face the most successful team in the history of the Women’s Premier League, having won three of the last five seasons and reaching the finals in both. While Gloucester-Hartpury could reign as champions in 2022/23 after a win, for many of their rivals Saracens will remain the benchmark for women’s and elite rugby league participants. and#039;We believe they will be a test for comparable teams and a side that has defined success at this level for some time and#039; said Womenand#039; director of rugby Vicky Macqueen in an interview earlier this week. and#039;The Women In Blackand#039; has won its last 15 consecutive regular season games in the Premier League, the longest run by a team in the division. They dominated, winning all six of their last matches by more than ten points. World Rugby’s XVs 2023 Player of the Year Marlie Packer will start the match as a fierce competitor and powerful bomber on the bench and#039; could ask However, his omission from the starting XV does not mean that Saracens do not have many threats on the pitch. That firepower includes Sophie de Goede, who captained Canada to the semi-finals of the 2021 Rugby World Cup at just 23 years old. The versatile back-row is a true all-rounder, with incredible power and pace along with exceptional skills around the park and even lethal when asked to go, making four changes to Saracensand#039; three matches will be open. The incredibly talented Amelia MacDougall, recently crowned RPA Under-23 Player of the Month, will start at the back, while Red Roses flyer Jess Breach will start the match at the back. Breach is a lethal finisher anywhere on the pitch and will help Harlequins in 2020/21. to the premier 15s title in 2008, while his England career counts 25 Tests and 29 Tests. Breach has scored 15 tries for Saracens since joining the London side last year, including twice in the opening three games. That’s not to say the Tigers don’t offer threats of their own, and the stats back that up. One prospect that will certainly interest Tigers fans is the announcement that prop Keia Mae Sagapolu Sanele will start the match at blindside. Keia Mae has been a formidable force so far this season, leading the league in dominant tackles with six openers, while she and #039;tool breaks every 80 minutes and #039; gets her third team, with only Tess Fury and Meg Jones behind her. The Tigers family will be curious to see what he can do when he vacates a more vacant back-row role. In second, the name is a powerful prop at the opposite end of the spectrum, Francesca McGhie on the wing. The Scottish flyer has five dominant tackles to go along with 220 meters and six defenders this season, which ranked third in the team in both categories among Tigers players behind only Fury and Jones. Meg Jones, on the other hand, provides a formidable threat throughout the park; his 21 saves tied him for second in the entire league, while his astonishing 58% save percentage is the highest among Allianz PWR players. The Tigers will need the best Team GB 7s co-captain to lead the way against the three-time Premier League champions on Saturday. Tickets are also now on sale for the Allianz Premiership Women’s Rugby Round 5 match at home to Saracens. This match will be played at Mattioli Woods Welford Road on Saturday 16th December (kick-off: 3pm). Come on down and show your support! With tickets starting at just £12 for adults and £5 for juniors, it’s great value to be part of our first season of women’s rugby at elite level. BUY TICKETS MORE INFORMATION Rugby news Postgame chat| Francesca McGhee December 16, 2023 at 6:00 p.m Picture of picture Leicester Tigers winger Francesca McGhie speaks to LTTV following the Allianz Premiership Women’s defeat to Saracens at Mattioli Woods Welford Road in round five of the 23/24 campaign. 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