Sixteen Saints Women named in National Performance Squad

Sixteen Saints Women players have been called up to the England National Performance Squad by England Head Coach Stu Barrow!

Newly-crowned Betfred Women’s Challenge Cup winners St Helens are well represented with Player of the Match, Zoe Harris, included for the first time since the 2022 Rugby League World Cup alongside fifteen of her teammates.

The remaining three players in the National Performance Squad are drawn from five Betfred Women’s Super League sides – Featherstone Rovers, Huddersfield Giants, Leeds Rhinos, Wigan Warriors and champions York Valkyrie.

Training sessions will take place next Wednesday (19 June) involving squads representing Lancashire and Yorkshire with both teams consisting of senior England players alongside those currently involved in the Knights.

The Lancashire and Yorkshire sides will then face off in a War of the Roses fixture at Dewsbury Rams on Saturday 22 June before Barrow names his squad to face France.

England Women Head Coach, Stuart Barrow, says: “Firstly, I must congratulate both Leeds Rhinos and St Helens for producing another brilliant Betfred Women’s Challenge Cup Final at Wembley Stadium last weekend. The record crowd and number of viewers watching at home is a testament to the high-quality Women’s Rugby League on display that day.

“With the mid-season international on the horizon it’s time for us to continue that positive momentum and I’m looking forward to linking up with our Lancashire and Yorkshire based squads for our War of the Roses game next Saturday.

“The same fixture last Autumn was extremely competitive and was a good learning experience for both players and staff. Much like last year, the game will be an opportunity for each squad to test themselves against Super Leagues’ best with a place in France up for grabs – it should be a fantastic game.”

“When we announced our Senior and Knights squads at the beginning of the year it was always planned that we would give them this opportunity to train and play together at the mid-season point and we have another Origin game scheduled for the Autumn which will operate on a selection basis.”

England Women take on France at 3.30pm (local time) on Saturday 29 June, followed by the Men’s international at 6pm. Both matches will be streamed live from Stade Ernest-Wallon on Super League+, Rugby League’s global, direct-to-consumer streaming service.

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Lancashire

Emily Baggaley (St Helens), Grace Banks (Wigan Warriors), Leah Burke (St Helens), Mary Coleman (Wigan Warriors), Jodie Cunningham (St Helens), Anna Davies, Eva Hunter, Molly Jones (all Wigan Warriors), Zoe Harris, Tara Jones, Katie Mottershead (all St Helens), Eboni Partington (York Valkyrie), Izzy Rowe (Wigan Warriors), Emily Rudge, Lucie Sams, Beri Salihi, Erin Stott, Georgia Sutherland (all St Helens), Tara-Jane Stanley (York Valkyrie), Amy Taylor, Paige Travis, Megan Williams, Victoria Whitfield (all St Helens)

Yorkshire

Amelia Brown (Huddersfield Giants), Caitlin Beevers (Leeds Rhinos), Chloe Billington (Featherstone Rovers), Jasmine Bell (York Valkyrie), Keara Bennett, Caitlin Casey, Ruby Enright, Grace Field (all Leeds Rhinos) Liv Gale (York Valkyrie), Amy Hardcastle (Leeds Rhinos), Georgie Hetherington (York Valkyrie), Phoebe Hook (St Helens), Shona Hoyle, Zoe Hornby (both Leeds Rhinos), Emma Kershaw (York Valkyrie), Lucy Murray, Izzy Northrop (both Leeds Rhinos), Jess Sharp (York Valkyrie), Bella Sykes (Leeds Rhinos), Dannielle Waters (Featherstone Rovers), Olivia Whitehead, Olivia Wood (both York Valkyrie)

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