After the break for the Challenge Cup, Super League action resumed with Wigan Warriors and Castleford taking their turn with the week off. The four matches were spread across Belle Vue and Victoria Park.
Rhinos Romp Past Weakened Wakefield
The round opened with the broadcast selection as Leeds Rhinos Women eased to a 74-6 win over Wakefield Trinity Ladies. The Rhinos raced into a 16-0 lead with tries from Aimee Staveley, Caitlin Beevers and Ellie Frain with Tasha Gaines converting twice. Fran Goldthorp raced over before Beevers claimed her second score, Gaines converting for a 26-0 lead. The advantage was cut just before the interval as Abby Price touched down for Trinity with Lisa Taylor converting for 26-6.
The Rhinos' spree resumed in style after the restart as Goldthorp completed her hat-trick either side of a hat-trick try from Beevers before Lucy Murray and Chloe Kerrigan also crossed with Gaines adding three conversions for a huge 50-6 lead. A player of the match performance from Goldthorp saw her reach five scores with Hanna Butcher and Zoe Hornby also claiming tries either side of Kerrigan's second try with Gaines ending the afternoon with seven successes in the 74-6 victory.
Wire Suffer Saints Loss
The opener at Victoria Park saw Warrington Wolves Women continue their wait for a first win as they lost out 54-6 to St Helens Women. A rapid brace from Rachel Woosey saw Gaskin convert for 12-0 inside 20 minutes and Rebecca Rotherham and Jodie Cunningham both crossed with Gaskin improving both efforts for 24-0 into the interval. Amy Hardcastle continued the scoring run with Danielle Bush and Naomi Williams also touching down before the hour mark and with Gaskin converting twice before she crossed for a try of her own for a 44-0 advantage. Cunningham and Williams claimed their second efforts of the afternoon with Gaskin adding a single conversion for 54-0 but the Wolves did have the last say by avoiding the nil with a late try from Kiera McCosh which Michelle Davis converted for a 54-6 final score.
Giants Glory Against Battling Bulls
Huddersfield Giants Women secured their first WSL victory with a 28-20 win over Bradford Bulls Women at Victoria Park. The Giants opened the scoring six minutes in as Amelia Brown went over and Reagan Walker converted for a 6-0 lead that was quickly levelled by Stacey Greenwood's try which Sarah Dunn converted for 6-6. Dunn put the Bulls ahead with a try of her own before Isabel Northrop levelled with Walker kicking Hudds 12-10 ahead. Bradford regained the lead into the interval with Grace Ramsden going over for 14-12.
A self-converted try from Dunn extended the Bulls' lead to 20-12before three tries in 14 minutes from the Giants saw Annabel Loney, Erin Stott and a second score from Brown making it 24-20. The historic win was sealed late on as Walker crossed for a try for 28-20.
City Knights Continue Revival Against Rovers
The second game at Belle Vue saw York City Knights Ladies claim their first WSL win of the season with a 42-14 win over Featherstone Rovers Ladies. The Knights struck first with Sinead Peach crossing and Rhiannion Marshall converting for 6-0 before Grace Field and Katie Langan went over and with a single Marshall conversion, York led 16-0. Olivia Wood scored her first try of the season before a second score from Langan and full length try from Savannah Andrade saw Emily Farrow added a conversion for a 30-0 lead into the interval.
Featherstone got off the mark on 46 minutes with Beth Blacklock crossing ahead of an Olivia Grace score to cut the deficit to 30-8. York resumed control with a brace from Marshall with Farrow converting twice more for 42-8. The Rovers had the final score of the afternoon as Blacklock crossed for her second score and converted for a 42-14 final score.
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