Kvinners Super League Grand Final: Caitlin Beevers prøver segl herlighet for Leeds Rhinos over York City Knights | Rugby League nyheter

Leeds feirer sin store finalesuksess

Caitlin Beevers’ dobbel og en enorm defensiv innsats sikret Leeds Rhinos deres andre Betfred Women’s Super League Grand Final-triumf med en 12-4 seier over York City Knights.

Det var lite i det ved pause på Totally Wicked Stadium, med Rhinos som ledet 6-0 takket være et forsøk i åttende minutt fra Beevers som ble konvertert av hennes engelske internasjonale lagkamerat Courtney Winfield-Hill.

Sentrum økte Leeds’ fordel med et andre konverterte forsøk 11 minutter etter omstarten, men York slo tilbake like etter takket være en fin soloinnsats fra Woman of Steel-nominerte Sinead Peach.

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City Knights prøvde alt de kunne etter dette, men Rhinos-forsvaret var ellers imponert, og de holdt på å kreve sin første BWSL-titteltriumf siden 2019 – bare seks dager før herrelaget møter St Helens i sin store finale.

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York hadde tatt League Leaders’ Shield for første gang i år under den ordinære sesongen – en triumf som ble beseglet ved å slå Leeds i den siste runden med kamper – og ankom Totally Wicked Stadium med mål om å vinne tittelen for første gang.

Begge sider hadde vært involvert i tette semifinaler for å nå showpiece også, med Leeds detroniserte de regjerende mesterne og side som slo dem i årets Betfred Women’s Challenge Cup-finale, St Helens, mens York hadde kjempet forbi Wigan Warriors.

City Knights så ut til å være i overkant i åpningsfasen, men en knock-on av Savannah Andrade nær prøvelinjen tillot Rhinos å sette i gang et angrep som til slutt ville få dem til å ta ledelsen i det åttende minuttet.

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Beevers åpner scoringen for Leeds Rhinos

Det var Beevers som var raskest til å reagere på den løse ballen, og hentet den tilbake for sin side, og så var hun til stede i den andre enden av banen for å ta pasningen fra Rhinos-kaptein Winfield-Hill, tråkke forsvaret og pile gjennom en gap til slutt for et forsøk.

Det skulle vise seg å være den eneste scoringen de første 40 minuttene, til tross for at York brukte enormt press på Leeds-linjen og det nærmeste de ville komme til å slå tilbake før pauseskuddet var i det 24. minutt da Tara-Jane Stanleys forsøk ble utelukket for en hindring.

Spillet ble holdt oppe tidlig i andre omgang etter at Rhinos-spissen Shannon Lacey pådro seg en skade på høyre legg som førte til at hun ble båret av banen, men det tok ikke lang tid før lagkameratene hennes hadde økt ledelsen.

The Rhinos tvang et gjentatt sett da Kesley Gentles ikke klarte å samle et spark rent, og selv om York-vingen var i stand til å takle Lucy Murray, var det ingen stopper for Beevers da hun sprang ut av dummy-halvdelen og sprang over i det 51. minutt.

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Sinead Peach går hele veien for York City Knights med det første forsøket for hennes side

Seks minutter senere var York imidlertid tilbake i konkurransen, og det kom på baksiden av en suveren pause fra hooker Peach, som oppdaget et hull i forsvaret og spurtet fra dummy-halv til mål fra over 30 meter ut – selv om Stanley ikke klarte konvertere.

City Knights fortsatte å hamre løs på Leeds’ linje etter dette, men oppgaven viste seg til slutt uoverkommelig, og det var Rhinos som feiret på full tid, og ga hovedtrener Lois Forsell sin første tittel som ansvarlig, etter å ha vunnet den første store finalen som en spiller med Bradford Bulls i 2017.

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York City Knights hovedtrener Lindsay Anfield

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York City Knights hovedtrener Lindsay Anfield sier at laget hennes vil “komme sulten tilbake” neste år

“Vi tok noen dårlige beslutninger, det var litt dårlig gjennomføring, men ære til Leeds. De kom ut med alle våpen og jeg trodde Caitlin Beevers taklet alt.

“De har vært fantastiske i dag og fantastiske hele sesongen, og for jentene våre har det kommet sultne tilbake neste år. Jeg er så stolt over det de har gjort.”

Leeds Rhinos hovedtrener Lois Forsell

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Leeds Rhinos-hovedtrener Lois Forsell var stolt av spillerne sine etter at de tok storfinalen

“Vi setter oss selv under ganske mye press, selv i de døende minuttene, men du føler deg nesten litt komfortabel med det å vite hvor godt jentene kommer til å kjempe for hverandre. Jeg er bare så stolt av dem.

“Massiv respekt for jentene og laget. Jeg er en ny trener, jeg gikk av for tre år siden, og at jentene gir meg tid og respekt viser hvilken flott klubb og gruppe jeg er så heldig å jobbe rundt.”

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