Warriors at Women’s Nines
Wigan Warriors Women will compete in the group stages of the Women’s Nines festival this Sunday at Victoria Park, Warrington.
The Nines competition is a new concept for Women’s Rugby League in the UK and the ‘group stage’ format allows the next generation of Women’s talent to be inspired on and off the pitch this Sunday.
There will be five groups competing, with the top six sides set to face each other at Salford’s AJ Bell Stadium on Sunday 24 July for the right to be crowned Women’s Nines champions. Off the pitch, a number of ‘inspirational sessions’ will also take place.
Inspiration Sessions
11am: Physical and Mental Toughness – Savannah Andrade (York City Knights) & Rachel Thompson (Wigan Warriors), facilitated by Sean Scantlebury (England Women Strength and Conditioner).
1.30pm: Maximising Your Full Potential – Emily Rudge (St Helens) & Courtney Winfield-Hill (Leeds Rhinos), facilitated by Jenna Brooks (Sky Sports).
3pm: Play Like a Girl – Paige Travis (St Helens) & Danika Priim (Leeds Rhinos), facilitated by Jodie Cunningham (St Helens).
Visitors can book a spot on one of the Inspiration sessions via the RFL ticketing website here.
Groups
Group A – Barrow Raiders, Bristol Golden Ferns, St Helens & Warrington Wolves
Group B – Featherstone Rovers, Leeds Rhinos, London Broncos & Warrington Lunas
Group C – Catalans Dragons, Hull FC, Wakefield Trinity & Wigan Warriors
Group D – Castleford Tigers, Huddersfield Giants, Salford Red Devils & Oulton Raidettes.
Group E – Bradford Bulls, Leigh Miners Rangers, York City Knights & Cardiff Demons.
Game Times
Game times for the Warriors’ Group C are as below:
Game 1 – Wakefield Trinity v Wigan Warriors, 10:55am K.O.
Game 2 – Wigan Warriors v Catalans Dragons, 11:45am K.O.
Game 3 – Hull FC v Wigan Warriors, 12:10pm K.O.
Rules and Points
The Nines competition will consist of games which are two halves of nine minutes (18 minute match in total). Tries scored outside of the bonus zone will be worth 4 points, with tries scored in the bonus zone worth 5 points. As always a conversion will be worth two points.
A win for a team will earn them 2 points, with a Draw worth 1 point and 0 points for a Loss.
