2019 Women's Super League Round Six Review

After mixed results in the Coral Challenge Cup for a number of the teams, the Women's Super League resumed at round six which began with Leeds Rhinos Women taking the spoils in a with an 18-6 Yorkshire derby win over Bradford Bulls Women. The Rhinos struck first with a try from Fran Goldthorp inside six minutes which Courtney Hill converted for a 6-0 lead which lasted into the interval.

The Rhinos took control with two scores in four minutes as Charlotte Booth and Keara Bennett crossed with Hill converting twice for 18-0. Bradford got off the mark after the hour with Bailey Alexander touching down and Leah Jones converting for an 18-6 final score.

Castleford Tigers Women sit top of the table after a comfortable 46-20 win over Featherstone Rovers Ladies. The Tigresses raced out of the blocks with tries for Tamzin Renouf, Kelsey Gentles and Georgia Roche inside 13 minutes with Tara Stanley converting the lot for 18-0. Stanley crossed and converted herself minutes later for 24-0 before improving scores from Claire Garner and Sammy Watts for 36-0. Featherstone got off the mark just before the hooter as Nat Harrowell touched down for 36-4 into the interval.

Rovers claimed back to back scores as Katie Hepworth crossed for a brace which she converted for 36-16 before Cas resumed control with a try from Maisie Lumb for 40-16 before Chelsea Senior crossed to cut the gap to 40-20. The final say went to Cas debutant Becky Grady as she touched down four minutes from the end with Stanley successful for a seventh time with the boot for 46-20.

In attendance via Our League as Wigan Warriors Women moved into fourth spot with a 44-6 win over Wakefield Trinity Women. A perfect start for the Warriors saw Megan Grace-Holding cross inside a minute for 4-0 before Wakey replied through Saskia Lewis, Jess Matthews converting for 6-4. Wigan took control with tries from Rebecca Greenfield, Emily Baggaley and an Alison Burrows brace with Charlotte Foley converting twice for 24-6 into the interval.

Vicky Molyneux resumed the Warriors spree four minutes after the restart before Rach Porter, Sarah Harrison and Christina Tully crossed with Harrison converting twice for a huge 44-6 victory.

The round ended with a huge 60-6 win for St Helens Women over York City Knights Ladies at Ruskin Park. Saints flew out of the blocks with Rebecca Rotherham scoring the opening try inside two minutes, Faye Gaskin crossed and converted herself minutes later before Rhianna Burke went over out wide for 14-0. A brace for Naomi Williams either side of Burke's second try saw Gaskin unable to convert in the wind as Saints led 26-0 and the issue continued into the interval after a try from Chantelle Crowl made it 30-0.

Gaskin crossed and converted for a second time two minutes after the restart before Beth Stott improved a second score from Crowl and Burke wrapped up her hat-trick for a 46-0 lead. Danielle Bush's effort brought up the 50 point mark before Williams completed her hat-trick. York avoided a nilling with an Ashleigh Hyde try from and Ellie Hendry conversion before a third treble of the afternoon saw Gaskin complete her hat-trick with Stott converting for 60-6.