Harlequins Women are first to stage top-flight women's rugby in Sussex

Harlequins Women are first to stage top-flight women's rugby in Sussex - picture special

Rugby supporters from Sussex and Surrey arrived in droves as a crowd of 800, the largest seen at Horsham in many years, came to watch the first top-flight women’s rugby match ever staged in the county.

By Steve Bone

Published 28th Mar 2022, 13:55 BST

Updated 28th Mar 2022, 13:56 BST

Harlequins brought their fixture with Bristol Bears to Horsham RFC as part of their efforts to build the women’s game in the local community. In a warm up to the big event Horsham under-15 girls played Trojans from Southampton, and then Harlequins Academy held a training session at the club. Read all about it in the West Sussex County Times on Thursday but in the meantime see this page and the ones linked for a gallery from the big occasion.