Betts on Semi Final
- Denis Betts previews Sunday’s Betfred Women’s Super League Play-off Semi-Final
- Betts: “I know that if we turn up and we’ve got the right attitude then anything can happen on Sunday night.”
- St Helens Women v Wigan Warriors Women, Sunday 22 September, 7.30pm
Women’s Head Coach Denis Betts has given his thoughts ahead of Sunday’s Betfred Women’s Super League Play-Off Semi-Final against St Helens.
Reflecting on his side’s final round defeat to Leeds Rhinos at The Brick Community Stadium last Friday, Betts said: “On the day we were disappointed but overall we tried really hard, some things didn’t come off for us and we put ourselves in a place where it became uncomfortable to control the ruck. The biggest problem we’ve run into against the big sides this year is ruck control.
The attention now turns to the play-off semi-final this Sunday evening at The Totally Wicked Stadium. Looking ahead to the tie, the Warriors boss said: “We’ve got to go out there and pull ourselves together. We have lost Eva Hunter through suspension which is a massive loss and we’re a little bit beaten up and bruised at the moment.
“We also lost Rease Casey [to injury] a few weeks ago which has hurt us through the middle of the field but we’ll put ourselves in a position where we’ll try and draw some confidence on how we’ve played throughout the year.”
He added: “I know that if we turn up and we’ve got the right attitude then anything can happen on Sunday night.”
This week’s opponents are St Helens who finished as League Leaders after winning the Challenge Cup earlier in the year. On the opponents, Betts said: “They’ve been fantastic, the best side in the competition and they have been all year. They won the Challenge Cup on some fantastic form, they’ve pulled themselves together all year and there’s some great players in their group.
“We have to go there confident that we’ve pushed them close a couple of times this year and if we can get the rub of the green, then who knows.”
Finally, Betts gave his thoughts on the opportunity of potentially making it to the Grand Final, which would be Wigan’s first since winning the competition back in 2018: “2018 is something I’ve only seen pictures of but I think the ambition and being part of this Club comes with a will that we want to be in Semi-Finals, be in Finals and be competing in the biggest games.
“That is the expectation that the girls have got, they know where they are and it’s a one off game – anything can happen in a one off game.”
Tickets for Sunday’s Semi-Finals at The Totally Wicked Stadium can be purchased directly from St Helens online HERE. Full information on the fixture can be found HERE.
