St Helens 8-18 York: Valkyrie topped 2024 Women’s Super League champions after dominant Grand Final victory

York Valkyrie are the primary Women’s Super League group to go back-to-back within the competitors; their win denied St Helens the treble; the lads’s Super League Grand Final takes place at Old Trafford on Saturday October 12, reside on Sky Sports

York Valkyire turned the primary group to win back-to-back Women’s Super League titles with a dominant 18-8 victory over St Helens within the Grand Final.

St Helens took in a slender two-point lead on the break after a frenetic first half, a Leah Burke try to two Faye Gaskin penalties giving them the benefit.

York Valkyrie hit again by a transformed Lacey Owen effort however went in 8-6 down, their very own errors costing them.

However, the Valkyrie got here out within the second half and instantly took cost, tries from Eboni Partington and Kelsey Gentles, plus big conversions from Rhiannion Marshall giving them an 18-8 lead that St Helens couldn’t counter.

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Watch the second York Valkyrie raise the Women’s Super League Grand Final trophy after victory towards St Helens

It means York Valkyrie are the primary membership to go back-to-back within the competitors as they denied St Helens the treble.

Story of the sport

In entrance of a loud and massive crowd on the Totally Wicked Stadium, the nerves have been attending to each groups early on, inflicting actual probabilities to show into missed probabilities by dealing with errors as either side chased historical past in their very own proper.

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Leah Burke goes over to say the primary attempt of the Women’s Grand Final for St Helens towards York Valkyrie

Saints lastly discovered their breakthrough 11 minutes in after an enormous hit from Paige Travis triggered a knock-on, the loop move out huge from Travis as soon as once more then permitting Burke to make use of her sheer tempo to go diving over within the nook for the 4-0 lead.

However, it was not lengthy till York hit again, Saints full-back Beri Salihi permitting the kick to bounce and Owen to pounce on it, placing on the step and warding off three defenders to go in below the sticks, Izzy Brennan including the extras for a 6-4 benefit.

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Lacey Owen replies for York Valkyrie

Huge defensive efforts from the Valkyrie put St Helens on the backfoot, however their very own errors continued to price them and as Gentles was penalised twice for a excessive deal with then a ball steal, Gaskin duly obliged to ship the penalties over the sticks and provides the hosts an 8-6 lead at half-time.

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Eboni Partington scores a attempt to retake the lead for York Valkyrie

Despite being down on the break, York got here out for the second half able to struggle and instantly made an impression, Partington powering over within the nook within the forty third minute and Marshall changing for a 12-8 lead because the rain set in.

As Valkyrie then continued to dominate the battle, St Helens didn’t have the solutions and continued to stutter below the excessive ball, Gentles burrowing over within the fifty fifth minute and Marshall sending over a clutch conversion for the 18-8 benefit.

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Kelsey Gentles extends York Valkryrie’s lead over St Helens

St Helens stored looking for the breakthrough however have been outdone within the effort areas, the outcome being confirmed and pandemonium ensuing, the feelings overflowing as York Valkyrie realised that they had simply made historical past.

What they stated

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Emotional Georgie Hetherington says York Valkyrie are a ‘household’ after victory over St Helens within the Women’s Super League Grand Final

Player-of-the-match Georgie Hetherington to Sky Sports…

“I am lost for words, I am just so emotional. I don’t deserve this, this is for all them girls out there.

“Everybody wrote us off. Don’t write off the Valkyrie as a result of we are going to come again and get you!”

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Lindsay Anfield says working on ‘mindset’ for being in front and behind helped York Valkyrie to victory

York Valkyrie head coach Lindsay Anfield to Sky Sports…

“We have been actually nervous. We simply knew we needed to go on the market and bully them in defence. That was the one means we have been going to win the sport.

“The last 20 minutes we just knew we had to see it out. It was a big team performance. I am so proud of them all.

“We are a small membership however we try to place it on the map. We try to do all the things we are able to to place women’ and girls’s rugby on the map within the space.”

What’s subsequent?

The Super League Grand Final between Wigan Warriors and Hull KR takes place at Old Trafford on Saturday October 12, reside on Sky Sports.

The match will kick-off at 6pm, with protection on Sky Sports from 5pm.

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