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Trailfinders held off Gloucester-Hartpury as they beat the reigning champions 29-26 to reach their first Premiership Women’s Rugby (PWR) final.<\/b><\/p>\n
They will play Saracens for the title on Sunday, 28 June, who emerged as narrow 40-38 winners against Exeter Chiefs in the other semi-final.<\/p>\n
Hosts Gloucester-Hartpury had won the title for the past three seasons and took the lead at Kingsholm – rebadged as Queensholm for the PWR play-offs – through a Tatyana Heard try.<\/p>\n
However, Trailfinders, who only joined the PWR in 2023 and had never finished higher than sixth, responded with four unanswered tries in their first PWR semi-final.<\/p>\n
Maya Montiel, Meg Jones, Isla Norman-Bell and Emma Uren each went over the line as the visitors went into half-time with a 24-7 lead.<\/p>\n
Gloucester-Hartpury launched a comeback after the break and a Rachel Lund try reduced the deficit to 10 points.<\/p>\n
Georgia Brock was next to touch down for the home side as they closed to within three points of their opponents.<\/p>\n
But Norman-Bell scored her second try of the match to give Trailfinders a 29-21 lead and some much-needed breathing space.<\/p>\n
And, despite Hannah Dallavalle’s try for Gloucester-Hartpury, Trailfinders kept their hosts out to secure a hard-fought victory.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n