"Reigning Premiership Women's Rugby champions Gloucester-Hartpury opened their new season with a convincing six-try 40-14 win against Saracens. The fixture was a rematch of last season's PWR final and featured 11 internationals from England and Canada who played in the World Cup final just four weeks ago. It was Gloucester-Hartpury's all-star cast who came out firmly on top in front of a crowd of 4,200 at Kingsholm, racing to a 26-0 lead before Saracens put anything on the board."
"Muir caught scrum-half Natasha 'Mo' Hunt's quick pass to barrel through two tacklers and under the posts inside two minutes and set the tone. Jones, who missed last season after suffering an ACL injury, powered over as the hosts' maul surged forward from a third consecutive line-out, and Shekells added their third as the ball went wide and Gloucester-Hartpury exploited their numbers on the overlap."
Gloucester-Hartpury beat Saracens 40-14, scoring six tries and five conversions in the Premiership Women's Rugby season opener. Eleven international players from England and Canada who recently played in the World Cup final featured in the match. Gloucester-Hartpury surged to a 26-0 lead, dominating possession, territory and the scoreboard throughout. Kelsey Jones scored twice while Maud Muir, Jade Shekells, Tatyana Heard and Sam Monaghan also crossed. Saracens replied through May Campbell and Amelia MacDougall. The match marked Dan Murphy's first league outing as Gloucester-Hartpury head of rugby.
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