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club based in Ealing, Greater London. They currently compete in Premiership Women's Rugby, the highest division of women's rugby union in England.

History

Amateur side

In the 2010–11 season, Ealing Trailfinders Rugby Club operated an amateur women's side, Ealing Jades Ladies, which competed in RFUW NC South East 1. They finished 7th place out of the 8 teams. The team did not appear again until the 2021–22 Women's NC 3 South East (Central) season when they were known as Ealing Trailfinders Ladies and they finished at the bottom of the table. In 2022–23, they competed in Women's National Challenge 3 South East (West) when they finished in 5th place. After the founding of Ealing Trailfinders Women, Ealing Trailfinders Ladies changed names and became Ealing Women II. Ealing Trailfinders Women were founded as a new team.

2023 onwards: Premiership Women's Rugby

In July 2022 Giselle Mather was named as Director of Women's Rugby at Ealing Trailfinders. The club then announced in December 2022 that it had been granted a license by the RFU to join the Premier 15s (later renamed to Premiership Women's Rugby) starting in the 2023–24 season. The full coaching staff for the club was named later that month. The clubs first signing was

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Current players

The Ealing Trailfinders squad for the 2023–24 season is:

Season Summaries

Gold background denotes champions
Silver background denotes runners-up
Pink background denotes relegated

Club staff

The coaching staff for the 2023—24 season is:

References

{{Premiership Women's Rugby Women's rugby union teams in England Rugby clubs established in 2023 2023 establishments in England Sport in the London Borough of Ealing Women's sports clubs and teams in London