Wigan Warriors Women’s Mia-Jayne Atherton is relishing the opportunity in the first team. The Centre was promoted from the Women’s Academy set-up to be a part of Denis Bett’s squad. Atherton: “I want to be someone that the team can rely on.” Wigan Warriors Women’s Mia-Jayne Atherton is ready to make her mark in the first team following her call up. The Centre, who is deep into her first pre-season with the First team, was a standout player for the Women’s Academy in 2023, winning both the Academy Player of Steel and the Players’ Player Award last season. On her personal accolades, Ather ..read more

Wigan Warriors Women are pleased to confirm the first team squad numbers for the 2024 season. Under the guidance of new Head Coach Denis Betts, the Warriors have confirmed their squad numbers for the 2024 Betfred Women’s Super League season, with Eva Hunter (11), Mary Coleman (12) and Victoria Molyneux (13) all retaining their respective numbers from last season. The new signings for the Women’s team have all been given their squad numbers with Ellise Derbyshire taking the number 5 shirt, Emma Knowles taking number 7 and Alice Fisher claiming the number 8. Brogan Evans (16) has been given her ..read more

Wigan Warriors are pleased to announce a partnership with Fitness First who will support the fitness development of the Women’s Team for the 2024 & 2025 Seasons. Fitness First has been a pillar of support for individuals on their fitness journey since 1993. What sets Fitness First apart is our dedicated and highly trained staff, ready to support and challenge members in achieving their goals, Fitness First is committed to supporting a healthier, more active lifestyle. As part of the partnership, Wigan Warriors Women’s First Team players will have access to Fitness First facilities, to aid ..read more

Wigan Warriors Women’s Ellie Costello is looking forward to the 2024 season. The half back suffered a season ending knee injury in 2022 but is now back in full training. Costello: “The fitness has been hard but I can feel the rewards from the strength and conditioning already.” Wigan Warriors Women’s Ellie Costello is making strides every day to make sure she is ready for the 2024 Betfred Women’s Super League season. Costello suffered a season ending injury in her debut campaign, rupturing her ACL, MCL and tearing the Meniscus in her left knee against St Helens in May 2022. The 23-year-old h ..read more

Betfred Women’s Super League Fixtures revealed. Wigan Women to open season with clash against Barrow Raiders. Sky Sports to showcase three games once again in 2024. Wigan Warriors will start their 2024 Season at home to Barrow Raiders, with all 2024 fixtures confirmed. York Valkyrie will launch their defence of the Betfred Women’s Super League against Challenge Cup holders St Helens at the LNER Community Stadium on Sunday April 21 – the first part of a double-header which also features York Knights taking on Bradford Bulls in the Betfred Championship. That fixture will close the curtain on a ..read more

Fixtures for the group stage of the Betfred Women’s Challenge Cup have been confirmed, with Wigan set to face Salford Red Devils at the Salford Stadium on Saturday 16 March. Holders St Helens face current Women’s Super League South champions London Broncos at the Totally Wicked Stadium on Saturday March 16 in the competition’s opening round. Both teams were placed into Group Three, alongside Bradford Bulls and Warrington Wolves, when the draw was conducted live on BBC Radio Merseyside earlier this month. Sheffield Eagles will host current Betfred Women’s Super League champions York Valkyrie wh ..read more

The RFL have confirmed that the Betfred Men’s, Women’s and Wheelchair Super Leagues will have a consistent brand identity for the first time in the forthcoming 2024 season, as part of a refresh led by global cultural marketing agency 160/90. The three elite competitions have been working increasingly closely together building on the momentum generated by Rugby League World Cup 2021, when the Men’s, Women’s and Wheelchair tournaments were staged concurrently for the first time – and celebrating the inclusivity of Rugby League in the UK and beyond. 160/90, who are part of the Endeavor network th ..read more

Wigan Warriors Women are pleased to confirm their playing squad for the 2024 Betfred Women’s Super League Season. Five new names have been added to the squad ahead of the new season. Wigan to face Cardiff, Salford and Barrow in Betfred Challenge Cup group stages. Wigan Warriors Women are pleased to announce their playing squad for the 2024 Betfred Super League Season under new Head Coach Denis Betts, with five new additions included. Mia-Jayne Atherton, who was a standout performer for the Greenmount Women’s Academy team in 2023, has been promoted to the First Team set-up. Atherton, who can ..read more

Wigan Warriors Women’s Molly Jones is relishing the opportunity to rejoin the England Women Knights National Performance Squad. Jones: “You obviously don’t know if you are going to get in again, you have to expect the unexpected.” The centre will join up with the Knights with three other teammates. Wigan Warriors Women’s Molly Jones hopes that through her England Women Knights National Performance Squad call-up she can sharpen her skills. Jones, who is deep into pre-season with the Warriors Women ahead of their 2024 Campaign, was recently reselected for the England Knights Performance Squad ..read more

The draw for the Betfred Women’s Challenge Cup Group Stages took place live on BBC Radio Merseyside this evening, with Wigan drawn to play against Cardiff Demons, Salford Red Devils and Barrow Raiders in Group 2. Wigan reached the Semi Finals of the competition last season after going unbeaten in the Group Stages, where they faced Salford Red Devils, Cardiff Demons and Featherstone Rovers. They beat Huddersfield Giants 46-10 at the Quarter Final stage at Robin Park Arena to set up a Semi Final tie away at Headingley Stadium against Leeds Rhinos. A hard fought Semi Final saw Wigan narrowly defe ..read more