YORK VALKYRIE will break new ground when they take part in the first ever Women’s Super League match to be played in Newcastle.

The club have confirmed that their round-eleven fixture against Wigan Warriors on Sunday, August 24 will be played at Blaydon Rugby Club’s Crow Trees ground.

It will be part of a double-header alongside the Newcastle Thunder v Whitehaven League One clash.

The move comes as part of the ongoing relationship between York and Newcastle, and reiterates York’s support for growing the women’s game in new regions.