Women’s Match Preview: York
Hereโs everything you need to know ahead of Wigan Warriors Womenโs 2023 Betfred Super League Round 4 game against York Valkyrie. The Warriors Women face the Valkyrie at the LNER Community Stadium on Sunday 2nd July (12pm K.O.).
The Warriors come into the game in third spot in Betfred Women’s Super League with one win, one draw and one loss so far. The Cherry & Whites most recently faced the Valkyrie in the Women’s Nines Semi Final last weekend, where the Warriors won 12-4 to knock out the reigning Nines Champions.
This week, the Warriors Women will be looking to put a stop to York’s unbeaten start to the Betfred Women’s Super League season.
Squad News
The Warriors have named their 19-player squad to travel to York on Sunday.
Womenโs squad to face York:
Opposition
Lindsay Anfield has also named her York Valkyrie squad for Sunday’s fixture:
Sunday’s meeting between York and Wigan Warriors will be their eleventh in Super League and Challenge Cup competitions. Though Wigan won their first four meetings against the York side, they have lost the last seven.
Last 10 Meetings:
- York 12, Wigan 4 (SL-PO, 4/9/22)(at Headingley, Leeds)
- York 33, Wigan 10 (SL-G1, 14/8/22)
- Wigan 0, York 46 (SL-G1, 26/6/22)
- York 46, Wigan 0 (CC-G3, 20/3/22)
- Wigan 6, York 20 (SL-PO, 5/9/21)
- Wigan 4, York 12 (SL, 19/7/21)
- York 30, Wigan 24 (CC, 9/5/21)(at Mobile Rocket Stadium, Wakefield)
- Wigan 42, York 0 (SL, 18/8/19)
- York 0, Wigan 62 (SL, 28/4/19)
- York 6, Wigan 38 (SL, 16/9/18)
Head-to-head:
- York wins: 7
- Wigan wins: 4
Pre-match Quotes
Speaking ahead of the game, Warriors Prop Forward Holly Speakman said: โThe team was on a high after the game, it showed that we can play with the best but that game has gone and we need to focus on the game ahead now.
โThe team is growing week-by-week, we have great athletic bodies in the team and that showed in the Nines. Itโs exciting to be around those young players that are building in confidence and showcasing their skills.โ
Read the full preview from Holly Speakman HERE.
Ticket info
Supporters wishing to make the trip to York can do so. The fixture is a curtain raiser in a double-header at the LNER Community Stadium, tickets start from ยฃ20 Adults, ยฃ15 Concessions and U16s FREE with tickets available to purchase HERE.
Match Highlights
Full match and match highlights from the game will be on Wigan TV following the game early next week. Not a subscriber? Join today from ยฃ5.99 per month HERE.
Social Media
Wigan fans can follow every piece of the action via our social media channels and website.
- Twitter (@WiganWarriorsRL) โ half time and full time updates.
- Instagram (@wiganwarriorsrl) โ half time and full time updates.
- Facebook (Wigan Warriors) โ half time and full time updates.
- Website (www.wiganwarriors.com) โ post-match reaction including a match report.
