Valkyrie fight back to stun Saints and retain title

Betfred Women's Super League Grand Final

St Helens (8) 8

Tries: Burke Goals: Gaskin 2

York Valkyrie (6) 18

Tries: Owen, Partington, Gentles Goals: Brennan, Marshall 2

York Valkyrie made past by becoming the archetypal squad to clasp the Women’s Super League crown arsenic they denied St Helens the treble connected their ain turf.

Saints, with this season's Challenge Cup and League Leaders Shield already successful their trophy cabinet, were favourites to adhd much silverware aft taking an 8-6 half-time vantage astatine Totally Wicked Stadium.

Lacey Owen enactment Valkyrie ahead, but Saints responded to pb done the league’s apical try-scorer Leah Burke and a brace of penalties from Faye Gaskin.

However, Valkyrie – who were the lone squad to decision Saints during the regular league play – hammered distant with their kicking crippled and forced a bid of errors from their opponents successful damp conditions.

Tries from erstwhile Saints winger Eboni Partington and Kelsey Gentles ensured that Valkyrie fought backmost to assertion their 2nd successive title, having beaten Leeds Rhinos successful the 2023 final.

More to follow.

St Helens: Salihi, Hook, E Stott, Woosey, Burke, Harris, Gaskin, Whitfield, Jones, Crowl, Rudge, Travis, Cunningham.

Interchanges: N Williams, D Stott, Mottershead, M Williams.

York: Hetherington, Roberts, Komaitai, Parker, Partington, Rihari, Renouf, Wood, Brennan, Bell, Owen, Andrade, Pakoulis.

Interchanges: Marshall, Gentles, Sharp, Wilton.