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MATCH REPORT |
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MATCH REPORT : The Saints narrowly beat reigning champions York Valkyrie in the first of the Women's Super League play-off semi-finals to reach the Grand Final on Sunday October 5. The defeat for the Valkyries means their two-year long reign as Super League champions comes to an agonising end following a thrilling game. After 17 minutes in the low-hanging September sun, Saints grabbed the lead when hooker Mottershead reached over to touchdown on the line under pressure from the Valkyrie defence. Faye Gaskin obliged with an east conversion. The following minutes witnessed York exerting great pressure in the Saints danger zone culminating Peace Lekuru go to the line, but sterling Saints’ defence kept her out and she was adjudged to have been centre-metres short of the try line following a check from the video referee. On the very next play, wing Lekuru rolled back to Tamzin Renouf, who bamboozled the Saints defence to force her way over from the resultant play the ball. Uncompromising defence from both teams kept the score at 6 points to 4 in favour of the Saints as the half time hooter sounded. Six minutes in to the second period, Caitlin Casey was at the end of some sharp Saints’ passing when she powered past York's Rhiannon Marshall wonderfully to grab a decisive second score next to the sticks taking the home team out to an eight points lead as Faye Gaskin converted again. More pressure from Athena Valks necessitated a terrific tackle from Saints' Phoebe Hook preventing Emma Kershaw from what looked a certain try in the left corner. More goal-line defending from Saints then brilliantly kept out York's Izzy Bibby, who was held up on the line on the final tackle as the home side continued to dig in. Saints were to be broken down with 15 minutes left though, when Charlie Dagger chased her own kick and capitalised from a fumble by Phoebe Hook to bring York to within four points of the lead. Frantic defence from the Saints repelled several York assaults. Rugged Valkyrie forward Marshall then raced to the line in the final minute but was held up on the line again by more scrambling defending, before Saints stole the ball and saw out the game to seal their place in the 2025 Grand Final. |
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