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York Valkyrie prop Aimee Staveley retires as Super League champion

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Aimee Staveley playing against Warrington Wolves. Photo credit: York Valkyrie via Craig Hawkhead York Valkyrie prop Aimee Staveley announces her retirement after Betfred Women’s Super League Grand Final victory over Leeds Rhinos. Staveley has had a decorated career for Bradford, Leeds, York and Stanningley, picking up 4 BWSL Grand Final wins, 2 Women’s Challenge Cups […]

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Women’s Nines: Valkyrie victory streak ends, Rhinos win over Warriors in Final

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Wigan Warriors fullback Beri Salihi sprints past Leeds Rhinos’ Elle Frain and Tara Moxon for a try in the Women’s Nines finals day. Photo credit: The RFL. It was a tense Women’s Nines finals day, with results causing upsets across the board. The unbeaten in all competitions York Valkyrie were denied a spot in the

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France skipper Elisa Akpa returns to York Valkyrie until end of season

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Elisa Akpa in the LNER Community Stadium ahead of her second outing with the York Valkyrie. Photo credit: York RLFC. Elisa Akpa re-joins the York Valkyrie, after a brief stint for the side in the Women’s Super League, which follows her season with her French domestic side Catalan Goddesses. Déesses Catalanes were recently crowned French

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BWSL: Valkyrie victory marks winning ways return over Wigan

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York Valkyrie’s Sinead Peach celebrates with Daisy Sanderson and Rhiannion Marshall after scoring her first try of the game versus Wigan Warriors in their Women’s Super League clash at York. Photo credit: York RLFC. Following the Valkyrie’s streak of wins ending over the weekend with Wigan defeating them 12-4 in the Women’s Nines finals day,

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It was a game that perhaps wasn’t quite reflected in the scoreline in this RFL Women's Championship fixture between Hull KR and Wakefield.

RFL Women’s Championship: Robins reign victorious over Trinity

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The Wakefield Trinity Ladies team in a group huddle. Photo credit: Wakefield Trinity RLFC. Hull KR 64-0 Wakefield Trinity (HT 26-0) Be Well Support Stadium It was a game that perhaps wasn’t quite reflected in the scoreline in this RFL Women’s Championship fixture between Hull KR and Wakefield. Trinity came into the fixture with a

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WCC: Leeds Rhinos lead over Leigh Leopards for Semis berth

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Leigh Leopards attempt a tackle on the Leeds Rhinos’ Caitlin Casey. Photo credit: Leeds Rhinos twitter Leeds Rhinos ruled victorious over the travelling side Leigh Leopards 54-0 at Headingley in the Women’s Challenge Cup, advancing into the semi finals. Braces from debutant and academy graduate Ruby Enright and Tara Moxon saw the side progress into

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England Knights Women’s Performance Squad announced

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Georgie Hetherington goes down for the try for York Valkyrie (then York City Knights). Photo credit: York RLFC.   Stu Barrow has been busy this summer, after announcing his England Women’s National Performance Squad, he now announced the Knights’. The Knights offers a pathway system into the senior England set up, keeping emerging players on

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Danielle Gibson and Lauren Filer in conversation for the Western Storm.

England’s Ashes Test squad announced with first-timers Filer and Gibson

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Danielle Gibson and Lauren Filer in conversation for the Western Storm. Photo credit: Western Storm via Twitter. England have announced their squad for The Women’s Ashes ahead of the first and only test of the series at Trent Bridge, Nottingham (22-26 June). Jon Lewis has called up uncapped Lauren Filer and Dani Gibson for their

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Stu Barrow announces England Women National Performance Squad

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England Rugby League Women’s head coach Stuart Barrow has added York Valkyrie’s Lacey Owen and Jas Bell to the England Women National Performance Squad ahead of England’s international fixture vs Wales Women at Headingley on 4th November – as part of a double header with the England Men vs Tonga Men. Lacey Owen is currently

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Charlotte Edwards Cup: Shining Sparks, Dashing Diamonds and a Blaze alight

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The Charlotte Edwards Cup – the premier T20 women’s domestic competition in England – kicked off on the 18th with the Central Sparks vs Sunrisers, followed by a record breaking fixture between the Northern Diamonds a day later, and the South East Stars versus The Blaze to finish the round off.   Shining Sparks success

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