Saracens beat Harlequins in semi-final thriller to book PWR final place

Saracens booked their place in the Premiership Women's Rugby final as they won a thrilling contest 32-24 against rivals Harlequins at the StoneX Stadium.

A stunning individual effort from Jess Breach, alongside a brace from Alysha Corrigan and tries from Marlie Packer and May Campbell, was enough for the home side to come out on top in the battle between the league's second- and third-placed teams at the end of the regular season.

Saracens will now play the winners of reigning champions Gloucester-Hartpury and Bristol Bears on 16th March in the final back at the StoneX.

Harlequins opened the scoring inside two minutes through Claudia Pena as the 20-year-old Spanish international went over in the corner having been being played in by Danelle Lochner following a nice Quins move from right to left.

Zoe Harrison opened Saracens’ account with a fifth-minute penalty before Corrigan dotted down in the right corner three minutes later to move the hosts ahead for the first time.

The back-and-forth nature of match continued as Quins retook the lead through fullback Ellie Kildunne on 15 minutes. 

The England international crossed over the whitewash out wide before smartly running closer to the posts to give Lagi Tuima an easier kick for the extras which she duly converted.

The pick of the tries came midway through the first half via a brilliant slaloming run from Breach.

Fresh from a long injury layoff, Breach received the ball deep insider her own territory before fending off multiple attempts to stop her from the Quins defence on her way to scoring for the first time this season.

That is an absolute worldie from @jessbreach 😍

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Former England captain scored Packer crashed over for Saracens on 24 minutes following a strong drive five yards out. 

Harrison’s conversion ensured the home side’s lead was extended to eight points at half-time.

In contrast to the opening 40 minutes, the second half did not see a point registered until 20 minutes in when substitute Torley finished off a sweeping Quins moves with a powerful diagonal run to the corner to reduce their arrears to just three points.

Slick from @HarlequinsWomen 😍

A lovely set play gives Lauren Torley the chance to streak away and score! 🔥

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— Premiership Women's Rugby (@ThePWR) March 1, 2025

However, Saracens landed what turned out to be a fatal double blow just minutes later. 

Breach combined with Corrigan for her second try of the game on 63 minutes before Campbell scored close to the posts after Packer’s crucial interception from Kildunne created the chance.

The current World Rugby Women’s 15s Player of the Year nearly made amends with a strong tackle on Georgia Evans but was unable to stop Campbell going over moments later.

Harrison added the extra two for her second conversion of the game and despite a 71st-minute try from Babalwa Latsha, Saracens held on to win 32-24 and secure their place in the PWR final.