We are down to the final four teams in the 2025 Betfred Women's Challenge Cup, and St.Helens Women will face York Valkyrie on Sunday, 11th May with kick-off scheduled for 1:45pm at the Totally Wicked Stadium.
🎟 MATCH TICKET INFORMATION
Tickets are available directly on the Saints’ ticketing website – click here to get yours now!
Match day sales for Seating and Standing tickets will be available from the Stadium Ticket Office on Sunday, with prices starting from £20 for Adults and £10 for Under 16s.
📰 SQUAD NEWS
Jodie Cunningham is back available for selection, with prop Darcy Stott and outside back Rachael Woosey back in the 21-woman selection.
Click or tap on the image below to read more about our Semi Final squad news!
Lindsay Anfield makes two changes to the squad she announced for York’s Quarter Final victory over Leigh Leopards, with Evie Sexton returning to the fold, whilst their new signing Zoe Hornby has also been included, and if chosen to play on Sunday would make her Valkyrie debut.
York Valkyrie 21-woman squad vs St.Helens Women
1. Georgie Dagger, 2. Eboni Partington, 3. Tamzin Renouf, 5. Emma Kershaw, 6. Sade Rihari, 7. Ellie Williamson, 8. Liv Wood, 9. Sinead Peach proudly sponsored by Hecta Williams, 10. Jas Bell, 11. Rhiannion Marshall, 12. Savannah Andrade, 14. Izzy Bibby, 15. Jess Sharp, 16. Lisa Parker, 17. Izzy Brennan, 18. Alex Stimpson, 20. Evie Sexton, 21. Tara Moxon, 23. Jazz Rampton, 24. Demi Fisher, 25. Zoe Hornby.
💬 COACH & PLAYER PREVIEW
St.Helens Women know that Sunday’s big game against the Valkyrie is the toughest test of the season so far, and that the reigning Women’s Super League champions will be fired up and look for plenty of motivation to reach Wembley for the first time, and knock out the team that has knocked them out at this stage of the competition in the previous two campaigns.
Richards previews the match from the coaches’ perspective, whilst Cunningham gives the players’ view, in what is likely to be a brilliant showdown between two of the strongest and best Women’s Rugby League teams.
Saints TV subscribers can watch this press conference in full!
FOLLOW THE GAME WITH SAINTS
Fans not in attendance will be updated on St.Helens Women’s social media accounts will keep supporters up to date of every key moment, so ensure you are following us!
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Highlights and the full match replay will be available for Saints TV subscribers too.
WEARING THE RED V
The Saints’ 2025 Home Kit will be worn on Sunday afternoon! Taking centre stage, the iconic Saints crest has been transformed into a futuristic holographic badge and is placed in the centre of the shirt for the first time in 16 years.
The shirt has elasticated sleeve cuffs that feature a woven oval SH pattern taken from one of the core elements of the Club crest, with the SH also watermarked into the Red V and on the side panels of the shorts.
For the first time in our history in 2025, the Saints Women will have their own specific kit – a version of the 2025 design but featuring a host of new club partners, which they will wear on gameday, and which is available to order as a replica in all sizes, online via direct order from O’Neills.
Get yours online by visiting saintssuperstore.com!
🏉 THE OTHER SEMI
Taking place at the LNER Stadium on Saturday, Leeds Rhinos Women took on Wigan Warriors Women to confirm the first spot at Wembley Stadium on Saturday, 7th June 2025.
Take a look at the highlights of the match below.
ℹ FAN GUIDE
Get ready for your visit to the Totally Wicked Stadium for Semi Final Sunday, with information on:
- How to get to the stadium
- Supporter safety
- Bag check and bag drop
- Food and drinks and more!
THE RECORD AGAINST THE VALKS
St.Helens Women and York have met on sixteen occasions since the start of the Women’s Super League era of our sport in 2018. The head-to-head record weighs in favour of the Red V with ten victories, whilst the Valkyrie have won six meetings, including one fixture in 2021 due to Covid-19 protocols and injuries leaving the Saints not able to field a full team.
The Saints have recorded two wins in the Challenge Cup Semi-Finals (2023 & 2024) and one in the Final (2024) over York. Whilst the Valkyrie were victorious in the 2024 Women’s Super League Grand Final.
Last ten meetings
St Helens 8, York 18 (SLGF, 6/10/24) (at Totally Wicked Stadium)
St Helens 10, York 6 (SLR6, 31/7/24)
St Helens 32, York 2 (CCSF, 18/5/24) (at Eco-Power Stadium, Doncaster)
York 20, St Helens 16 (SLR1, 21/4/24)
St Helens 8, York 18 (SL-G1, 28/7/23)
St Helens 17, York 16 (CCSF, 22/7/23) (at Halliwell Jones Stadium, Warrington)
York 26, St Helens 6 (SL-G1, 16/4/23)
St Helens 12, York 4 (SL-G1, 31/7/22)
York 13, St Helens 6 (SL-G1, 22/5/22)
St Helens 32, York 0 (SL-P0, 22/8/21)
