Five months on from a successful World Cup, women’s rugby league continued to break new ground as a record crowd of over 5,000 watched the rebranded York Valkyrie cruise to a 34-12 victory over Leeds Rhinos in the Betfred Super League opener at Headingley.
Tara-Jane Stanley, one of the star performers in England’s campaign that eventually ran aground in the semi-finals, starred with a try and 10 points with the boot, earning them instant revenge against the side who had denied them in last year’s Grand Final.
