Saracens and Exeter maintained their excellent begins to the Premiership Ladies’s Rugby season on Saturday, with the Chiefs sending defending champions Gloucester-Hartpury to their first defeat of the marketing campaign.
Mikiela Nelson scored two of Exeter’s three tries in a powerful 21-15 victory at Kingsholm.
The house aspect led 15-14 on the break, with Carys Williams-Morris giving Gloucester-Hartpury an early lead and Amy Dale responding to Exeter’s scores from Nelson and Clara Nielson, however Canada worldwide prop Nelson’s second-half strive for the guests proved decisive.
At Ashton Gate, Sydney Gregson and Could Campbell each crossed twice for Saracens in a 41-24 win over Bristol Bears.
Bristol winger Millie David’s second strive of the match lowered the hosts’ deficit to seven factors halfway by the second half.
Nevertheless, Leanne Infante’s good reverse move arrange Saracens winger Gregson for her second rating, earlier than Bryony Subject went over from a rolling maul to place the outcome past doubt.
Sarries have taken a most 15 factors from their opening three video games and are high of the desk, whereas Bristol – solely taking part in for the second time this season – claimed a strive bonus level however slipped to their first defeat.
