Exeter Chiefs Women v Leicester Tigers Women

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I really don't think Tigers ladies are quite there yet, but I'm sure in time...
Chiefs 45 Tigers 10

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

Chiefs 33 - 15 Tigers

Exeter Chiefs Women

15 Eilidh Sinclair
14 Katie Buchanan
13 Naomi Brennan
12 Nancy McGillivray
11 Danielle Preece
10 Liv McGoverne
9 Lucy Nye
1 Abby Middlebrooke
2 Emily Tuttosi
3 DaLeaka Menin
4 Kate Smith
5 Dorothy Wall
6 Emily Robinson (c)
7 Maisy Allen (vc)
8 Maddie Feaunati

16 Eleanor Febrey
17 Alessia Skeates
18 Lilly Plowman
19 Gabriella Nigrelli
20 Zoë Dare
21 Flo Robinson
22 Ellen Scantlebury
23 Eleanor Hing

Leicester Tigers (appearances)

15. Tess Feury (36)
14. Eve Slater (1)
13. Emily Henrich (20)
12. Jemima McCalman (3)
11. Karolina Kacirkova (10)
10. Kristin Bitter (7)
9. Jenny Maxwell © (26)

1. Beth Cregan (2)
2. Micke Gunter (6)
3. Clodagh Dunne (9)
4. Deni Ross (3)
5. Emerson Allen (6)
6. Hermione Farmer (9)
7. Morgan Richardson (61)
8. Tiana Gordon (21)

Replacements:

16. Phoebe Andrews (0)*
17. Lauren Poole (9)
18. Nadine Vincent (25)
19. Leah Heath (14)
20. Jordan Russell (25)
21. Eneka Labeyrie (11)
22. Abileigh Priestnall (8)
23. Zoe Evans (32)

I think we should win this comfortably, Chiefs 39 - 12 Tigers



Edited 3 time(s). Last edit at 2026:01:31:08:33:01 by Chief Bert.

It's not our best team with a few big names missing, but I'm hoping it'll be enough to overcome a relatively inexperienced Tigers team.

Chiefs 31; Tigers 17

Won't make this one as might still be the wrong side of the Taimar.

Chiefs 30 Leicester 10

Chiefs W 37 - 15 Tigers W

We have a powerful pack and despite some key players ?rested - this should be a big win Chiefs 52 Leicester 8

Chiefs 35 Tigers 8

The 36-0 scoreline doesn't really reflect the game yesterday afternoon. Tigers are a fairly inexperienced team who put up a surprisingly stout defence, but just lacked the finishing firepower. Chiefs struggled to put together much flowing rugby with too many errors, although the conditions won’t have helped. We had quite a few big names missing, and I thought all the new faces acquitted themselves well as individuals and showed some real promise, but the team as a whole just didn’t seem to click. It was worrying to see Katie Buchanan go down with a knock in the first half, but what was more worrying was seeing what the physio then did to her leg, bending it at a seemingly impossible angle to get her back on her feet! Thankfully she then played on, whereas Danielle Preece’s knee (?) injury in the second half sadly looked like it might be season ending. Overall the right result, but we’ll need to regain a lot more cohesion and bring back a few of our big names if we’re to come away with a result at Quins next weekend.

I certainly agree with your comments regarding the treatment to Katie B. I didn't even know you could bend a leg in those directions, all at once. Clearly the physio knew what they were doing, because she didn't even limp afterwards!

Tigers white line defence was mostly outstanding too.

Many usual names missing from the Chiefs line-up, but also good to hear on the YouTube commentary from Susie that 11 players today came through the University BUCS system, with a real handful of PWR debuts.