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Women's rugby league on the rise, Jessica Skinner 'humbled' by competition cup title

Jessica Skinner at the NRL's Voice Against Violence workshops during the Prime Minister's XIII games in 2019. (Supplied: NRL)

Competition trophies named after female players are a rarity in rugby league, but as the growth of women's sport continues, one industry manager says it's only a matter of time before women receive more recognition.

Jessica Skinner is a player-coach from country New South Wales who is so passionate about the game that she's left her teaching job to help see the sport grow — and now she's one of the few women to have her name on a trophy.

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