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YORK Valkyrie will begin the defence of their Betfred Women’s Super League title with a trip to Wigan Warriors. Lindsay Anfield’s side will kick off the new season at Robin Park on Friday, May 16 (5:30pm). 2024 marked a resurgent season for Wigan under Denis Betts, who guided them to a fourth-placed finish before they were defeated by St Helens in the play-offs.
They beat the Valkyrie 18-10 at the LNER Community Stadium in July, but York battled to a 16-12 victory at a rain-soaked Leigh Miners Rangers in the reverse fixture in September. Anfield’s side will begin their home campaign against another play-off hopeful, Rhinos, on May 25 (12pm). The Rhinos inflicted a first home league defeat on the Valkyrie in almost two years when they triumphed 16-10 in May, but York emphatically responded to take the spoils in a 32-6 victory at Headingley in September.
The sides then met in the play-off semi-finals, when converted tries from Kelsey Gentles and Savannah Andrade proved enough as the Valkyrie ran out 12-10 winners to book their place in the Grand Final. York's full Women's Super League fixtures are set to be released at 6pm this evening..
