04 | Amy Hardcastle

Originally joining the Saints ahead of the 2020 season, it was not until 2021 that Amy Hardcastle would play in the Red V due to the Covid-19 pandemic. She was part of the Saints Women’s side that won a historic trophy treble in 2021, and the Women’s Challenge Cup in 2022. A move to Leeds Rhinos followed in 2023, ending her first Saints stint with an astonishing record in the Red V of 50 tries in 28 matches.

A trailblazing figure in the women’s game, the 35-year-old Halifax native began her rugby league journey with community club Siddal before taking time away from the sport to give birth to her daughter. When Amy chose to return to action her team had sadly disbanded, so a move to Bradford Bulls materialized where she played for ten years, even serving as captain, and was part of the team that won the treble in 2017 – the founding year of the Women’s Super League competition.

On the international stage, Hardcastle has excelled, evidenced by Amy being the sole English representative selected in the NRL’s Women’s Team of the Decade in 2020.

In November 2024, the news was confirmed that Hardcastle would return to St.Helens Women for the 2025 season!

Amy Hardcastle holds Heritage Number 39 for the St Helens Women.