Women’s Match Preview: York
Here’s everything you need to know ahead of Wigan Warriors Women’s Betfred Women’s Super League match against York City Knights Ladies. The Warriors Women face the Knights at Robin Park Arena on Sunday 26th June (2pm K.O.).
Campaign so far
Wigan head into the fixture off the back of a 30-18 win away at Huddersfield Giants three weeks’ ago and come up against an in-form York side who have won all three of their opening games.
Injury news
The Warriors remain without Rachel Thompson, Alison Burrows, Cailey Miller, Hannah Walton, RuthThomas and Vicky Molyneux for the fixture.
Squad News
Kris Ratcliffe has named his 19-player squad to face York on Sunday afternoon:
Head-to-head
This will be the ninth meeting between the Warriors and the Knights, and the second in 2022. York won all three meetings in 2021 as Wigan look to get the better of York this time.
Last four meetings:
- York 42-0 (WCC)
- Wigan 6-20 York (WSL)
- Wigan 4-12 York (WSL)(Odsal Stadium, Bradford)
- York 30-24 Wigan (WCC)(Mobile Rocket Stadium, Wakefield)
Summary (all comps):
- York wins: 4
- Wigan wins: 5
Coach quotes
Speaking to wiganwarriors.com, Women’s boss Kris Ratcliffe gave his thoughts on this weekends game: “We know we face as tough of a task as we can get. York are a big side and the form team in Super League. There’s no easy games in Super League and we’ve had to do it tough for a while now on the injury front so we are used to adversity.
“We know that we can ask questions of York, we had opportunities at their place and had we took some of them in the first half it would’ve been a much closer contest. The girls need to take those opportunities this week and be committed and brave in defence.”
He added: “They know that to come away with wins in this division they need to battle, concentrate and play smart for the full 80 minutes. We are still a few weeks away from having the majority of players back from injury but that’s nothing new for us and the girls need to just concentrate on the controllables and that’s about what they do on the field when they pull on the Cherry and white shirt.”
Ticket info
Spectators can watch this Sunday’s Women’s Super League fixture for FREE if you are a Season Ticket Holder. For non-Season Ticket Holders it is £5 Adults and £3 Concessions, payable on the day at Robin Park Arena.
At the ground
Drinks and snacks will be available to buy at the Kingfisher Bar at Robin Park Arena. A selection of bottled beer, bottled cider, wine, tea, coffee, pop and snacks will be available. Please note the bar is cash only.
Social Media
Wigan fans can follow every piece of the action via our social media channels and website.
- Twitter (@WiganWarriorsRL) – half time and full time updates.
- Instagram (@wiganwarriorsrl) – half time and full time updates.
- Facebook (Wigan Warriors) – half time and full time updates.
- Website (www.wiganwarriors.com) – post-match reaction including a match report.
