Quarter final glory for England and a titanic tussle at Elland Road
Saturday 5th November After a successful group stage for the men, it was time to head back over the pennines to see them in action against a strong PNG side- who ran Tonga close at the last game I attended. It was an early start for us as we also had the added bonus of being able to see the England women's team for the first time as they took on the Canada Ravens in a double header. On a personal note it was exciting that there was a large contingent of Leeds Rhinos players in the team. This included the grand final winning half back partnership of Courtney Winfield-Hill and Georgia Roche. We unfortunately missed the start of the game due to delays but we managed to get to our seats just in time to see Hollie Dodd dummy her way through the line to score England’s second try. The rest of the game followed a similar pattern as England ran out comfortable 54-4 winners over the spirited Canadians. After a successful Women’s Super league season it was heartenin...