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Sport | Rugby union |
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Founded | 2021 |
Administrator | RFU |
No. of teams | 9 |
Country | ![]() |
Most recent champion(s) | Saracens (1st title) (2023–24) |
Most titles | Exeter Chiefs (2 titles) |
Related competitions | Premiership Women's Rugby |
Official website | www |
The PWR Cup, formally known as the Allianz Cup, is an English women's rugby union knockout cup competition for teams that compete in Premiership Women's Rugby. It was created in 2021 to act as Premiership Women's Rugby, then Premier 15s, equivalent to the men's Premiership Rugby Cup. [1] It typically takes place in the international windows, giving more opportunities to inexperienced players. [2]
For the 2025 edition, the PWR Cup uses a format where Premiership Women's Rugby clubs are divided into two pools based on their finishing positions in the previouse Premiership Women's Rugby season. The competition is played over five rounds and each team will play every other team in their pool once [3] [4]
The top two teams from each pool progress to the semi-finals, which are hosted at the venues of the highest-ranked clubs. These semi-finals are accompanied by a third-place play-off and a grand final. [3]
Ed. | Year | Winner | Score | Runner-up | Venue | Ref |
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1 | 2021–22 | Exeter Chiefs | 57–12 | Harlequins | Sandy Park, Exeter | [5] [6] |
2 | 2022–23 | Exeter Chiefs | 29–19 | Saracens | Sandy Park, Exeter | [7] [8] |
3 | 2023–24 | Saracens | 31–17 | Bristol Bears | Shaftesbury Park, Bristol | [9] |
– | 2024–25 | No competition | ||||
4 | 2025 |
# | Team | Wins | Years |
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1 | Exeter Chiefs | 2 | 2021–22, 2022–23 |
2 | Saracens | 1 | 2023–24 |