18 members of St.Helens Women's Under 16s/P2P (Pathway To Performance) squad have been selected for the 2026 Rugby Football League's Girls Talent Hubs!
Girls Talent Hubs will return later this year with a new cohort of regional squads selected to take part in the six-week development programme aimed at identifying the female Rugby League players of the future.
The sessions will get under way on Wednesday, 3rd June 2026, with players set to benefit from enhanced core skill development and two playing opportunities against the other talent hubs.
Over 70 girls aged under 15 and under 16 will take part in training sessions across the North West and at two sites in Yorkshire. In common with last year’s programme, the sessions will be planned and delivered by volunteer staff, all of whom have a strong presence in Women’s and Girl’s Rugby League.
St.Helens Women’s U16s Coaches Lydia Binstead and Dave Rotheram have also been named on the coaching staff in the North West regional squads for this year’s RFL’s Girls Talent Hubs.
Congratulations and good luck to all of our players and staff who will be participating!
UNDER 15S – NORTH WEST HUB
- Cara Collins
- Savannah Dowd
- Evie De Burgh
- Grace Leech
- Secorah Moore
- Zoe Nixon
- Amelia Robinson
- Beth Sinar
- Indie Swift
- Amber Wemster
UNDER 16S – NORTH WEST HUB
- Tia Anderson Glover
- Georgia Houghton
- Alice Howard
- Lydia Kelsey
- Savannah Mafi
- Erin Pumford
- Summar Walsh
- Megan Watson
These Girls Talent Hubs are the first step on the performance pathway, and act as one element of identifying girls to progress as a U17 onto the England Diploma in Sporting Excellence (DiSE) programme.
DiSE is a National Programme for Year 12 and Year 13 girls who are deemed to have the potential to represent England in the future and play at the top of the Women’s game in England. Thirty DiSE places are available every academic year for a new group of Year 12 students who study full time at school or college.
DiSE is a ‘dual career’ performance programme which combines education and elite rugby development. Players receive high-level training delivered on a camp basis by the England Performance Unit. The rugby sessions are designed and overseen by the RFL’s Stuart Barrow, England Women Head Coach & Head of Female Pathways, who closely monitors players’ development throughout their journey.
