BUCS Super Rugby · 2026-27
Loughborough Women's Rugby (BUCS Super Rugby)
Checked 2026-09-02 against bucs.org.uk
The standard
| Division | BUCS Super Rugby |
|---|---|
| Season | 2026-27 |
| Playoffs | This division plays a post-season, dates below |
BUCS Super Rugby is the top tier of British university rugby. League standings and results live on BUCS's Playwaze platform, whose robots.txt disallows automated access, so they're genuinely not available here rather than a gap we intend to fill by working around that.
What the season involves
| League fixtures | 7 this season |
|---|---|
| Season runs | 14 October to 2 December |
| Match day | Wednesday (7 of 7 fixtures) |
Derived from the fixture calendar below, nothing assumed.
The programme
| Scholarship | Loughborough sport scholarship support for rugby union ranges from Powerbase gym and AU Club membership through to thousands of pounds of direct financial support; coaching teams identify potential sport scholars during the admissions cycle, with no direct application process. |
|---|---|
| Training commitment | 1 match day (Saturday or Wednesday), 3 team rugby sessions, weekly tailored strength and conditioning sessions, plus a skills session |
| Pro pathway | Training base for Loughborough Lightning (Allianz Premiership Women's Rugby); formal partnership with the RFU and strong working relationships with England 7s |
| Dual-career support | TASS accredited |
Scholarship detail and criteria: the university's own page. Facts above come from official university pages only.
2026-27 fixtures
| Round | Date | Fixture |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 14/10/2026 (moved to 04/11/2026) | Hartpury vs Loughborough |
| 2 | 21/10/2026 | Loughborough vs Cardiff |
| 3 | 28/10/2026 | Edinburgh vs Loughborough |
| 4 | 11/11/2026 | Loughborough vs Surrey |
| 5 | 18/11/2026 | Brunel vs Loughborough |
| 6 | 25/11/2026 | Loughborough vs Cardiff Met |
| 7 | 02/12/2026 | Exeter vs Loughborough |
Playoffs
| Women's BUCS Super Rugby Milk Championship Quarter Finals | 24/02/2027 |
|---|---|
| Women's BUCS Super Rugby Milk Championship Semi Finals | 03/03/2027 |
| Women's BUCS Super Rugby Milk Championship Final | 17/03/2027 |
Sourced directly from bucs.org.uk, 7 fixtures for the 2026-27 season. See the methodology for the full sourcing policy.
More university rugby
See every BUCS Super Rugby team: the full list.