PICTURES: Saints Women celebrate reaching Wembley for second year running
THERE were jubilant scenes at full time at Doncaster today after Saints Women booked a return to the Challenge Cup Final at Wembley on 8 June.
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Mike is a senior sports writer and editor who specialises in covering rugby league, primarily for the St Helens Star, Leigh Journal and the Runcorn & Widnes World. With three decades of journalism experience, Mike is considered to be one of the most authoritative voices in journalism on the sport of rugby league and has had a number of books published. He has a keen passion for nostalgia and sharing fascinating sporting stories of the past. Mike also writes about a wide range of grassroots sports and other professional sports, including darts - following St Helens darters Michael Smith, Stephen Bunting and Dave Chisnall. Before joining his hometown newspaper, the St Helen Star, in 2001, Mike trained as a news and sports journalist for titles in Birmingham.
Mike is a senior sports writer and editor who specialises in covering rugby league, primarily for the St Helens Star, Leigh Journal and the Runcorn & Widnes World. With three decades of journalism experience, Mike is considered to be one of the most authoritative voices in journalism on the sport of rugby league and has had a number of books published. He has a keen passion for nostalgia and sharing fascinating sporting stories of the past. Mike also writes about a wide range of grassroots sports and other professional sports, including darts - following St Helens darters Michael Smith, Stephen Bunting and Dave Chisnall. Before joining his hometown newspaper, the St Helen Star, in 2001, Mike trained as a news and sports journalist for titles in Birmingham.
THERE were jubilant scenes at full time at Doncaster today after Saints Women booked a return to the Challenge Cup Final at Wembley on 8 June.
PROP Agnatius Paasi made his return to action today in Saints’ Reserves 24-20 win at Castleford Tigers.
SAINTS Women’s coach Matty Smith was delighted with the way his side withstood some first half pressure from York to triumph.
CHALLENGE Cup holders Saints are on their way back to Wembley after posting what was eventually a comprehensive 32-2 victory over York.
Saints coach Matty Smith spotted an opportunity to add something different to the side’s attack this year by signing Beri Salihi from Wigan.
HOLDERS Saints will be looking for a much better start in tomorrow morning’s Challenge Cup semi final than when they last played York Valkyrie.
TEENAGE prop Noah Stephens earned plenty of plaudits on his first senior outing for Saints in Friday’s comfortable win over Castleford.
TODAY’S #ThrowbackThursday is a study of the Saints bench on matchday in the south of France in December 1970.
THE performances of out-of-contract Tongan centre Konrad Hurrell are giving Saints plenty of food for thought.
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