Sun 9th May: The Betfred Women's Challenge Cup Q/F Match Thread

[John Drake]

Discuss the Betfred Women's Challenge Cup quarter finals here:

Leeds Rhinos v Bradford Bulls
St Helens v Featherstone Rovers
Warrington Wolves v Castleford Tigers
York City Knights v Wigan Warriors

Dates and times to be confirmed
 

[gingerjon]

York v Wigan is live on The Sportsman YouTube channel from noon on Sunday 

[RigbyLuger]

Wonder if York can pull off an upset.

[RigbyLuger]

Might be an even more interesting watch now York have signed 5 from Cas.

[gingerjon]

13 minutes ago, RigbyLuger said:

Might be an even more interesting watch now York have signed 5 from Cas.

Saw that. Will they be able to play on Sunday?

[unapologetic pedant]

If the above games deliver more one-sided score-lines this weekend, it`s worth recording, for context, that 3 of the 4 NSW women`s premiership games played today finished, Cronulla 80 Cabramatta 0, Wests 46 Glebe 0, and Souths 0 Central Coast 38.

Women`s RL is a work in progress everywhere.

[gingerjon]

Not worth its own thread but should be of interest to anyone reading this one:

This year's women's final will be live on BBC Two (as opposed to online/red button) as part of the a triple header of games that will include the men's semi finals double-header.

[Futtocks]

Coverage has started. York have added some talent and experience during the week, so let's see how they fit in.

 

[Futtocks]

Seven signings for York during the week: https://www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk/sport/rugby-league/five-players-leave-castleford-tigers-womens-side-england-stars-join-former-coach-at-york-city-knights-3228764 

Five players from Cas, two from Bradford.

[Futtocks]

First try to York, off a nice offload.

[Futtocks]

Nice stepping sees Anna Davis score in the corner for Wigan. The conversion misses, so it is York 6:4 Wigan.

[Futtocks]

Rachel Thompson gives Wigan the lead. The new faces in the York side may be internationals, but their defensive coherence is not quite there yet.

York 6:8 Wigan - a much easier conversion missed.

[gingerjon]

York up 12-8. Two tries each - the kicks are the difference so far.

[Futtocks]

Bethany Lambert replies for York.  The difference between the teams is just the conversions.

12:8

[gingerjon]

YouTube counter reckons 855 watching

[Futtocks]

Huge dummy by the Wigan FB Greenfield and she levels the scores. The conversion sneaks in.

York 12:14 Wigan

[unapologetic pedant]

Didn`t realise the Cas signings were some of their big names.

Watchable game - apart from all the rollballs. Ref makes the signal to play the ball at a handover, then ignores them chucking it between their legs.

[gingerjon]

1,100 watching now.

Wigan looking like they could add a couple more before the break. York hanging on but Wigan really upping the tempo now.

[Futtocks]

Wigan in again, against the narrow York defence. No conversion.

[Futtocks]

Halstead in for York, after Limbert was held up.

[Futtocks]

18 all at HT, and Wigan have a bit of a kicking problem.

[unapologetic pedant]

2 minutes ago, Futtocks said:

Halstead in for York, after Limbert was held up.

Women players are often unaware that they`re allowed markers on the 10m line after a player has been held up over the goal-line. They defend it like a tap penalty. Which makes you wonder about their coaches.

[unapologetic pedant]

Paul Cook`s got that Martin Keown habit of finishing every statement with a question. Hasn`t he?

Quite a good pundit though.

[unapologetic pedant]

14 minutes ago, gingerjon said:

1,100 watching now.

That`s more than the NSW or QLD women`s games I watch on Facebook.

 

[Josef K]

Are those new shiny seats a wakey ?.