Betfred Women's Challenge Cup

Sat 12th Apr 2025  KO: 12:00  RD:
   OFFICIAL: Oliver Edward SALMON

Sheffield Eagles

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Leeds Rhinos Women

Tries

Ebony Stead x5
Ruby Walker x2
Izzy Northrop x3
Bethan Dainton
Shannon Lacey x2
Mel Howard
Connie Boyd
Tally Bryer
Sophie Nuttall
Evie Cousins
Liv Whitehead

Goals

Ruby Walker x11
Mel Howard x3

  • Full Back

    1

    Abbi
    Simpson

  • Right Wing

    2

    Megan
    Holocuk

  • Right Centre

    3

    Georgia
    TAYLOR

  • Left Centre

    4

    Claire
    Fisher

  • Left Wing

    5

    Victoria
    Thomas

  • Stand Off

    6

    Saskia
    Lewis

  • Scrum Half

    7

    Lucy
    Eastwood

  • Prop

    8

    Capucine
    Auger

  • Hooker

    9

    Rachel
    Eastwood

  • Prop

    10

    Simone
    Saunders

  • Second Row

    11

    Phoebe
    Evans

  • Second Row

    12

    Maddison
    Rainey

  • Loose Forward

    13

    Hailey
    SWANN

  • Int 1

    14

    Lauren
    Ingram

  • Int 2

    15

    Amy
    Dowling

  • Int 3

    16

    Alisha
    Clayton

  • Int 4

    17

    Bethany
    Arnold

  • Ebony
    Stead
    TRIES
    5
    PTS
    20

  • Sophie
    Nuttall
    TRIES
    1
    PTS
    4

  • Connie
    Boyd
    TRIES
    1
    PTS
    4

  • Evie
    Cousins
    TRIES
    1
    PTS
    4

  • Olivia
    Whitehead
    TRIES
    1
    PTS
    4

  • Ruby
    Walker
    TRIES
    2
    GOALS
    11
    PTS
    30

  • Melanie
    Howard
    TRIES
    1
    GOALS
    3
    PTS
    10

  • Izzy
    Northrop
    TRIES
    3
    PTS
    12

  • Ruby
    Bruce

  • Kaiya
    Glynn

  • Shannon
    Lacey
    TRIES
    2
    PTS
    8

  • Lucy
    Murray

  • Bethan
    Dainton
    TRIES
    1
    PTS
    4

  • Keara
    Bennett

  • Tally
    Bryer
    TRIES
    1
    PTS
    4

  • Lacey
    Owen

  • Jenna
    Greening

Leeds Rhinos Women broke their record win record with a 104-0 victory over Sheffield Eagles Women in their second Betfred Women's Challenge Cup game to finish their group matches undefeated.


The previous record had been 92-0 against Leigh in 2022 but a hattrick from Izzy Northrop and a record equalling five tries from Ebony Stead ensured the Rhinos finished as comfortable winners in a dominant performance.  The game was declared by the referee after 60 minutes after Sheffield were reduced to nine players through injury.


Stead opened up the try scoring after just a minute and there was no let up for the home side from there with the Rhinos notching up an incredible 80 points in the first 40 minutes.


Ruby Walker and Izzy Northrop both made easy work of their first tries, before birthday girl Bethan Dainton found space to go over.  Shannon Lacey and Ruby Walker both crossed for two tries and Mel Howard went over in the corner.  Northrop then got back to back tries to complete her hat trick before Connie Boyd found space in the corner for her first try for the club.  Stead finished the half in style with two more tries and Walker continued her impressive record with the two convesrions.


The young full back then picked up where she left off with a try in the first minute of the second half after an impressive break from Boyd who powered her way upfield before offloading to Stead for her record equalling fifth try.  


The second half gave interim head coach Leon Crick the opportunity to give debuts to Tally Bryer and Lacey Owen and it wasn't long before they made their impact, with Bryer getting her first try for the club after 47 minutes.


Liv Whitehead made a break from her own half and sprinted clear under the posts to set up an easy conversion for Howard. Sophie Nuttall then stretched high to collect the ball from Murray on the wing and dive over in the corner.  Evie Cousins then wrapped up the try scoring before Mel Howard's kick made it 104-0, before the referee signalled the end of the game after a number of injuries to the home side.


Full report to follow...


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