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Remi Wilton joins York Valkyrie
RBKnight replied to RBKnight's topic in The Women's & Girls Rugby League Forum
Club statement says that the contact/lead was through Hendo (Knights coach), so an unusual route. She's been pitched into the squad for the Valkyrie's visit to Barrow tomorrow...... Western Queensland to Barrow - hope she's brought appropriate clothing -
Remi Wilton joins York Valkyrie
RBKnight replied to RBKnight's topic in The Women's & Girls Rugby League Forum
Yep - she's been working on cattle station in Western Queensland ! -
This ones's a bit left-field ! Ex- ACT Brumbies RU and Canberra Raiders skipper (last seen playing for the Capras I think) touched down in the UK on Tuesday and was training in York yesterday
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https://www.yorkrlfc.com/post/valkyrie-captain-peach-announces-pregnancy Classy statement from the Club - best wishes to her and partner Callum
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Sinead Peach has just publicly announced her pregnancy - good luck to her and her partner Callum, and we'll no doubt see her back out on the pitch sometime next season.
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Taufua did it as well - just looked like hesitancy (and good kicking by Liam Harris) rather than a deliberate ploy to me.
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Wonder if this has anything to do with Aaron Bower running the London Marathon this weekend ?
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A real team effort that - reasonably error free, can't remember us getting pinged for offside (even though the line speed was good) and excellent collective defence against an in-form team that was noticeably bigger than us. Bench was great as well today. Ronan Michael, Josh Daley and Jack Teanby brought a real energy to us when we could have flagged. A round of applause for Akuma Ta'ai too, who played long and valuable minutes for a veteran prop.
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What a grand day out !
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I don't know quite where York pulled that performance from (given their recent form), but their victory over Bradford was well deserved, and a soft try let in at the death made the result look closer for the Bulls than it actually was. Great day of rugby in the sunshine at York, with the women's match against Saints going down to the wire beforehand. If you could have added Batley's catering and beer, it would have been just about the perfect day out
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The big miss for York tomorrow against Saints will be Sinead Peach, with the solution being (as it so often for the Valkyrie) Georgie Hetherington to Hooker. Expect a strong bench of Jas Bell, Kelsey Gentles, Jess Sharp and Lucy Eastwood. Third part of York RLFC's documentary series has been released today - it focuses on the Valkyrie. I think all fans of women's RL will enjoy this.
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Challenge Cup - Group Stage draw
RBKnight replied to RBKnight's topic in The Women's & Girls Rugby League Forum
We are rather fond of Rhiannon Marshall at York ..... and we don't argue with her Look out for Kelsey Gentles.... from winger to prop . The women's game's answer to Reuben Wiki ! -
Challenge Cup - Group Stage draw
RBKnight replied to RBKnight's topic in The Women's & Girls Rugby League Forum
Richard's point about Saints' backline improving is valid, and I really don't see them being much behind York and Leeds (and capable of turning them over). I just think that Leeds (with heft added to their pack in Shona Hoyle and Grace Field) and York, with their well coached knack of squeezing the life out of opponents, have the ability to deprive them of the field position to make it count. -
Challenge Cup - Group Stage draw
RBKnight replied to RBKnight's topic in The Women's & Girls Rugby League Forum
Wasn't meaning to be snarky - just get a little frustrated about the fawning media coverage that Saints get -
Challenge Cup - Group Stage draw
RBKnight replied to RBKnight's topic in The Women's & Girls Rugby League Forum
Fixed that for you - Saints pack looked a bit one paced last year, and I don't see that changing this year. Whilst I agree that the massacres that Saints and Valkyrie have inflicted on opponents in the cup so far are no real indication of how Sunday's fixture will go, I've been impressed with the Valk's line speed this year. Having a fast and mobile middle forward in Alex Stimpson returning after two years, and an ex-winger in Kelsey Gentles joining the forwards will give their pack some zip. -
What is a City?
RBKnight replied to SouthBedfordshireFan's topic in Any Other Business / Any Other Sports
Apologies, I was being playful over people getting pedantic over the definition of a "city" (and I thought you lived in Beverley) -
What is a City?
RBKnight replied to SouthBedfordshireFan's topic in Any Other Business / Any Other Sports
But your "town" is the seat of a bishop, is it not ? (albeit a suffragan bishop, who runs a church in York....)