Wriggle Room
Castleford Tigers Women test the York City Knights Ladies defence during the latter's home debut in rugby league's new Women's Super League. Tigers ran in 11 tries, nine converted, in a routine 62-0 victory over inexperienced opposition. The rain-marred match, played on a plastic pitch at York St John University's Haxby Road sports complex, was the recently established York club's inaugural home fixture in rugby league's new Women's Super League.
Castleford's try scorers were Grace Field (2), Katie Hepworth (2), Tara Stanley (2), Olivia Grace, Georgie Hetherington, Kirsty Higo, Emma Lumley and Alex Wallace. The nine conversions were kicked by Katie Hepworth.
Match statistics:
Admission: free. Programme: £1 (eight pages). Attendance: 120. Scoring sequence: 0-6 (3mins); 0-12 (9mins); 0-18 (12mins); 0-24 (18mins); 0-30 (40mins); 0-36 (45mins); 0-42 (48mins); 0-46 (51mins); 0-52 (59mins); 0-58 (65mins); 0-62 (70mins).
Wriggle Room
Castleford Tigers Women test the York City Knights Ladies defence during the latter's home debut in rugby league's new Women's Super League. Tigers ran in 11 tries, nine converted, in a routine 62-0 victory over inexperienced opposition. The rain-marred match, played on a plastic pitch at York St John University's Haxby Road sports complex, was the recently established York club's inaugural home fixture in rugby league's new Women's Super League.
Castleford's try scorers were Grace Field (2), Katie Hepworth (2), Tara Stanley (2), Olivia Grace, Georgie Hetherington, Kirsty Higo, Emma Lumley and Alex Wallace. The nine conversions were kicked by Katie Hepworth.
Match statistics:
Admission: free. Programme: £1 (eight pages). Attendance: 120. Scoring sequence: 0-6 (3mins); 0-12 (9mins); 0-18 (12mins); 0-24 (18mins); 0-30 (40mins); 0-36 (45mins); 0-42 (48mins); 0-46 (51mins); 0-52 (59mins); 0-58 (65mins); 0-62 (70mins).