Welcome to the Ultimate Rugby coverage of the match between Loughborough Lightning Women and Sale Sharks Women, in this the second round of Premiership Women's Rugby 2025/26. I am Mandy Leventis and I will be updating scores and events.

Late Change Loughborough Lightning: L. Ives Campion withdrawn due to injury. T. Brody into starting line-up at blindside flanker. H. Lutui moves from No. 8 to the second row and D. Hibbert-Jones switches to No. 8. K. Waudby will wear no. 20 and F. Bermudez is on the bench and in line to make her Lightning debut.