Scottish Women's Premiership (rugby union)

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Scottish Women's Premiership
FormerlySWRU Premier League
Sport Rugby union
Founded1993
No. of teams8
Country Flag of Scotland.svg Scotland
Most recent
champion(s)
Corstorphine (1st title)
Broadcaster(s) BBC Alba
Scottish Rugby Youtube [1]
Sponsor(s)Arnold Clark
Level on pyramid 1
Relegation toCaledonia Midlands/East, North, or West (via regional play-off series)
Domestic cup(s)Sarah Beaney Cup
Official website https://www.scottishrugby.org/

The Scottish Women's Premiership (known as the Arnold Clark Women's Premiership for sponsorship reasons) is the highest level of league competition for women's amateur rugby union clubs in Scotland.

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History

The Women’s League was restructured in 2018. A consultation process with clubs began in 2017 where clubs were invited to apply for the league that they felt best suited their women’s teams. [2]

Teams

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Location of 2025–26 Scottish Women's Premiership teams in the north of Scotland
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Location of 2025–26 Scottish Women's Premiership teams in the south of Scotland

Past winners

  1. Murrayfield Wanderers
  2. Murrayfield Wanderers
  3. Murrayfield Wanderers
  4. Hillhead Jordanhill
  5. Murrayfield Wanderers
  6. Hillhead Jordanhill
  7. Hillhead Jordanhill
  8. Murrayfield Wanderers
  9. Murrayfield Wanderers
  10. Murrayfield Wanderers
  11. Hillhead Jordanhill
  12. Watsonians
  13. Watsonians
  14. No competition
  15. Watsonians
  16. Stirling County
  17. Stirling County
  18. Corstorphine

References

  1. "BBC ALBA again commits to free-to-air Arnold Clark Premierships matches - Scottish Rugby" . Retrieved 11 September 2025.
  2. "Tennent's Women's League - Restructure". Scottish Rugby Union. 7 November 2018. Retrieved 18 November 2021.