Summary

  • Gloucester-Hartpury beat Saracens 34-19 to win third straight Premiership Women's Rugby title at Saracens' StoneX Stadium

  • Sean Lynn's final match as head coach before taking charge of Wales women

  • Saracens led 19-15 at half-time through Jess Breach, a penalty try and Lotte Sharp but failed to score after the break

  • Kate Williams, Emma Sing and Mia Venner replied for the champions

  • Tries from player of the match Maud Muir, Neve Jones and Natasha Hunt put Gloucester-Hartpury in control in second half

  1. Tune in!published at 14:53 Greenwich Mean Time 16 March

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    Remember, as well as following our live text coverage, you can also watch the game over on the BBC iPlayer.

    Just click the link at the top of this page. The commentators are Claire Thomas, Emily Scarratt and Rachael Burford.

  2. Home advantage?published at 14:52 Greenwich Mean Time 16 March

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    Despite playing at their StoneX home this afternoon, Saracens are based in the away changing room.

    That's because Gloucester finished top of the standings at the end of the season and are therefore housed in the home changing room.

    Will playing at their usual venue help or hinder Sarries today?

    "Our away changing rooms are probably one of the nicest in the league, so we've been in there a few days this week just to familiarise ourselves," said Galligan.

    "We've taken all our home comforts into that changing room, it hasn't phased us whatsoever."

  3. Bragging rightspublished at 14:49 Greenwich Mean Time 16 March

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    Honours are even between our two finalists so far this season.

    The defending champions beat Saracens 47-31 in December, while the London club won 49-38 earlier in the campaign.

    Who will claim the decider for the biggest prize of all..?

    StoneXImage source, Getty Images
  4. 'We would go to war for each other'published at 14:45 Greenwich Mean Time 16 March

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    Rosie Galligan is targeting history with Saracens as the London club aim to win a record-extending fourth Premiership Women's Rugby title.

    The club have a fearsome reputation from the outside but the England lock describes it as more like a "family".

    "If you're not part of it, you don't really know how special it is and how much you would go to war for each other," Galligan told BBC Sport.

    Read more here.

    Rosie GalliganImage source, Getty Images
  5. Line-upspublished at 14:39 Greenwich Mean Time 16 March

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    Gloucester-Hartpury: Sing; Venner, H. Jones, Heard, Hendy; George, Hunt (c); Perry, N. Jones, Muir; Beckett, Aldcroft (c), Williams, Lewis, Matthews.

    Replacements: Boag, Carson, Buggy, Else, Brock, Davies, Green, Lund.

    Saracens: Breach; Corrigan, Hardy, Bridger, Sharp (c); Harrison, Wyrwas; Gondwe, Campbell, Clifford; Galligan, Evans, Senft, Packer (c), P. Cleall.

    Replacements: Field, Hunt, Tremelling, B. Cleall, McMillan, Sellors, McKenna, Gregson.

  6. Team newspublished at 14:35 Greenwich Mean Time 16 March

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    Gloucester-Hartpury have named an unchanged XV

    England captain Zoe Aldcroft starts in the second row with club co-captain Natasha 'Mo' Hunt at scrum-half and fellow Red Roses Tatyana Heard, Alex Matthews and Maud Muir at centre, number eight and prop respectively.

    Saracens, meanwhile, have brought Canadian international Gabrielle Senft in at blind-side flanker with Louise McMillan dropping to the bench, in the only change from the side that beat Harlequins in their semi-final.

    Read more here.

  7. History beckons...published at 14:30 Greenwich Mean Time 16 March

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    Defending champions Gloucester-Hartpury are targeting a record third consecutive title, while Saracens are looking to become the first team to win it four times.

    History beckons for one of these two heavyweights of women's rugby. Kick off at StoneX Stadium is at 15:00 GMT...

    PWR trophyImage source, Getty Images