Latest news with #IzzyRowe
ITV News
19 hours ago
- Sport
- ITV News
Wigan achieve seven-try win over St Helens to earn their first Women's Challenge Cup trophy
Wigan have earned their first Betfred Women's Challenge Cup trophy at Wembley after a 42-6 win against long time rivals St Helens. Izzy Rowe led her team to a win by scoring 18 points against the four-time defending champions St Helen. Their thumping 42-6 win brought Wigan their first major trophy since the 2018 Grand Final and confirmed a seismic shift in the balance of power in the women's game with once-dominant Saints second-best in every department. Rowe's magnificent contribution included the first try of the second half and a perfect record of seven conversions including a looping effort from the touchline that put the seal on a stunning personal display. Wigan, given a major overhaul under head coach Denis Betts this season, were irresistible from the off and to add to Saints' woes, it was their former player Megan Williams who opened the scoring after getting on the end of Rowe's short pass. Error-strewn Saints missed a golden chance to level when Amy Hardcastle knocked on in front of the posts, and Wigan doubled their advantage midway through the first half when Mary Coleman raced through for her side's second. St Helens dug deep to barge the dangerous Anna Davies into touch but the wave of Wigan attacks continued and they moved further clear just past the half-hour when Papua New Guinea international Emily Veivers went over on the diagonal to give them an 18-0 half-time lead. The interval brought brief respite for Saints, with Rowe soon extending her side's lead before the holders finally got on the scoresheet when Katie Mottershead burrowed over from dummy half, with Faye Gaskin converting. The brief revival was ended on the hour mark when Eva Hunter punctured the Saints rearguard and further tries from Grace Banks, who roared over from 65 metres out, and Davies completed the rout.
BBC News
16-05-2025
- Sport
- BBC News
Wigan rout reigning champions York in season opener
Betfred Women's Super LeagueWigan (28) 40Tries: Jones, Hunter, T Power, Banks 2, Veivers, S Power Goals: Rowe 6York (0) 6Tries: Andrade Goals: Williamson Wigan Warriors served further notice there could be a new name at the top of Womens' Super League this season with an emphatic statement win against back-to-back champions York days after booking a place in the Womens' Challenge Cup final with a 44-14 semi-final win over Leeds Rhinos, Denis Betts' side left the reigning champions on the canvas at the Brick Community an explosive first half, the 2023 and 2024 champions Valkyrie conceded five tries as Wigan dominated possession and made best use of was 13 minutes before Molly Jones went over after a break and assist from Ellise Derbyshire, but Wigan had another through Eva Hunter four minutes later, and a third after Tiana Power's dazzling run from the right flank to it was an opening period that left York stunned, a try from Grace Banks, with a strong finish through two tackles, and an Emily Veivers score after she reacted quickest to a loose ball a minute from the break left them flattened. Izzy Rowe's boot proved reliable with four goals for the only respite to the relentless waves of Wigan pressure came during a long injury break as medics attended to York centre Tamzin Renouf, who was stretchered off after 35 there was later positive news about Renouf the half-time break did nothing to blunt the Warriors hunger, and Mia Atherton posted an enormous hit on Izzy Brennan straight from the Power matched her sister's first-half try on 51 minutes and Banks' claimed a second, both converted, to put Wigan 40-0 to the good in the closing stages.A consolation try from Savannah Andrade three minutes before the buzzer with Ellie Williamson adding two points allowed the visitors some measure of it could not mask the fact that the tectonic plates have clearly shifted in the close season as Wigan look to add a second Women's Super League title following a first and only win in 2018. Wigan: Banks; T Power T, Wilson, M Jones, Derbyshire; Foubister, Rowe; Coleman, Wilton, Gregory-Haselden, Hunter, S Power, Marsh, C Jones, Veivers, Dagger; Partington, Renouf, Rampton, Kershaw; Rihari, Williamson; Wood, Peach, Hornby, Andrade, Parker, Marshall, Stimpson, Moxon, Freddie Lincoln.
