Sunday sees the first elite women’s rugby league matches since 2019 after last year’s competition was wiped out by Covid-19
2021 is a significant year for everyone involved with rugby league, but for the sport’s leading female athletes, the next few months could provide a genuine catalyst for change, after well over 550 days of uncertainty few will ever forget.
More than 18 months removed from Leeds Rhinos’ victory against Castleford Tigers in the 2019 Grand Final, the WSL will finally return , as an expanded eight-team competition kicks off. With World Cups for England’s men and
Women on the horizon this autumn, this is arguably the most significant season yet for a competition only founded in 2017, but wiped out completely by the pandemic last year.