Wigan Warriors ladies Champions
Posted: Sun Oct 14, 2018 12:12 am
Well done to our ladies team triumphing 18-16 with a last minute penalty!
WIGAN WARRIORS CROWNED WOMEN'S SUPER LEAGUE CHAMPIONS
Rachel Thompson scored a hat-trick of tries as Wigan Warriors beat Leeds Rhinos to win the Women's Super League Grand Final for the first time.
The match was tied at 16-all heading into the final minute, but Charlotte Foley's penalty handed Wigan victory at the Manchester Regional Arena.
The Warriors had earlier led by 10 points thanks to Thompson's teble and a score from Georgia Wilson.
Tries from 17-year-old Caitlin Beevers and Suze Hill, added to two Courtney Hill goals, levelled it late on for Leeds, but the Rhinos were denied an historic treble by Foley's kick.
The kick that won it for @WiganWarriorsRL ????#WSGF18 pic.twitter.com/6CYmFiqr0k
— Rugby Football League (@TheRFL) October 14, 2018
The Challenge Cup and League Leaders' Shield winners had opened the scoring through stand-in hooker Rhiannon Marshall.
This was only the second Women's Super League Grand Final, after Bradford Bulls won the inaugural competition in 2017.
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