Trailfinders Women

For the men's team, see Ealing Trailfinders Rugby Club.

Trailfinders Women

Full name	Trailfinders Women
Union	RFU
Founded	2023
Ground(s)	Trailfinders Sports Ground (Capacity: 5,000)
Coach(es)	Barney Maddison
Captain(s)	Kate Zackary
League(s)	Premiership Women's Rugby
2023-24	6th
First match
Harlequins Women 31–21 Trailfinders Women (Twickenham Stoop, London) 30 September 2023
Largest win
Trailfinders Women 64–33 Loughborough Lightning (Trailfinders Sports Ground, London) 13 October 2024
Largest defeat
Gloucester-Hartpury 59–12 Trailfinders Women (Kingsholm Stadium, Gloucester) 19 May 2024

Trailfinders Women are a professional women's rugby union club based in Ealing, Greater London. They currently compete in Premiership Women's Rugby, the highest division of women's rugby union in England.

History

Amateur side

In the 2010–11 season, Ealing Trailfinders Rugby Club operated an amateur women's side, Ealing Jades Ladies, which competed in RFUW NC South East 1. They finished 7th place out of the 8 teams.^[1] The team did not appear again until the 2021–22 Women's NC 3 South East (Central) season when they were known as Ealing Trailfinders Ladies and they finished at the bottom of the table.^[2] In 2022–23, they competed in Women's National Challenge 3 South East (West) when they finished in 5th place.^[3]

After the founding of Trailfinders Women, Ealing Trailfinders Ladies changed names and became Ealing Women II. Trailfinders Women were founded as a new team.

2023 onwards: Premiership Women's Rugby

In July 2022 Giselle Mather was named as Director of Women's Rugby at Ealing Trailfinders.^[4] The club then announced in December 2022 that it had been granted a license by the RFU to join the Premier 15s (later renamed to Premiership Women's Rugby) starting in the 2023–24 season.^[5] The full coaching staff for the club was named later that month.^[6] The clubs first signing was England wing Abby Dow.^[7][8] Other notable signings for Ealing's inaugural season included Ireland international Emma Swords and Italy prop Sara Seye.^[9][10]

Ealing's first ever win in the league came in a 36–7 victory over Leicester Tigers Women.^[11]

Current players

The Ealing Trailfinders squad for the 2024–25 season is:

Note: Flags indicate national union under World Rugby eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-World Rugby nationality.

Player Position Union Liz Crake Prop England Mica Evans Prop England Kira Leat Prop England Alivia Leatherman Prop United States Kaylee McHugh Prop England Sara Seye Prop Italy Andrea Stock Prop Ireland Kie Tamai Prop Japan Cassandra Tuffnail Prop Canada Christina Blanco Hooker Spain Rosie Dobson Hooker England Kat Evans Hooker Wales Lindelwa Gwala Hooker South Africa Eloise Harris Hooker England Amanda McQuade Hooker Ireland Hannah Owen Hooker England Alicia Watkins Hooker England Tyson Beukeboom Lock Canada Amelia Buckland-Hurry Lock England Rowena Burnfield Lock England Shya Pinnock Lock England Emma Taylor Lock Canada Charlie Willett Lock Ireland Megan Barwick Back row England Cara Brincat Back row England Abi Burton Back row England Charlotte Cheshire Back row England Fiona Cooper Back row Scotland Shannon Ikahihifo Back row Ireland Annabel Meta Back row England Grace Moore Back row Ireland Sally Williams Back row England Kate Zackary Back row United States

Player Position Union Ella Amory Scrum-half Belgium Brooke Bradley Scrum-half England Caity Mattinson Scrum-half Scotland Sophie Molton Scrum-half England Sarah Denholm Fly-half Scotland Julia Schell Fly-half Canada Sam Shiels Fly-half England Kendra Cousineau Centre Canada Carys Cox Centre Wales Ellie Lennon Centre England Lisa Thomson Centre Scotland Amy Wilson-Hardy Centre England Ellie Boatman Wing England Jess Cooksey Wing England Abby Dow Wing England Emma Uren Wing England Grace White Wing England Hollie Williamson Wing England Niamh Gallagher Fullback England Rosie Inman Fullback England Vicky Laflin Fullback England Chloe Rollie Fullback Scotland

Season Summaries

	League				Cup
Season	Competition	Final position	Points	Play-offs	Competition	Performance
2023—24	Allianz Premiership Women's Rugby	6th	29		Allianz Cup	7th

Gold background denotes champions
Silver background denotes runners-up
Pink background denotes relegated

Club staff

The coaching staff for the 2023–24 season is:^[6]

Role	Name
Director of Women's Rugby	Giselle Mather
Forwards, Line-out and Breakdown Coach	Barney Maddison
U23s and Defence Coach	Oli Bishop
Assistant Line-out and Assistant Defence Coach	Pat Metcalfe-Jones
Scrum Coach	Brett Wilkinson
Skills Coach and Athlete Mentor	Kim Oliver

References

1. "RFU". www.englandrugby.com. Retrieved 29 July 2023.
2. "RFU". www.englandrugby.com. Retrieved 29 July 2023.
3. "RFU". www.englandrugby.com. Retrieved 15 July 2023.
4. "Giselle Mather Becomes Ealing Trailfinders' Director Of Women's Rugby". ealingtrailfinders.com. Retrieved 15 July 2023.
5. "Allianz Premier 15s Update". www.premier15s.com. Retrieved 15 July 2023.
6. "Ealing Trailfinders Announce Their Women's Coaching Team". ealingtrailfinders.com. Retrieved 15 July 2023.
7. "Abby Dow: England wing to leave Harlequins and join Ealing Trailfinders at end of season". BBC Sport. 10 May 2023. Retrieved 27 July 2023.
8. "England wing Dow to join Ealing at end of season". BBC Sport. Retrieved 17 February 2024.
9. "Ealing sign Ireland scrum-half Swords from Quins". BBC Sport. Retrieved 17 February 2024.
10. "Ealing Trailfinders sign Italy Women prop Seye". BBC Sport. Retrieved 17 February 2024.
11. "Allianz Premier 15s (Sky Sports)". SkySports. Retrieved 17 February 2024.