England Women Students win President’s Cup

Winstanley College’s Molly Jones turned in a player-of the-match performance at Orrell St James last night as England Students defeated UK Combined Armed Forces 42-8 to retain the President’s Cup.

The Wigan Warriors’ winger, outstanding throughout, broke the deadlock with a try on 11 minutes and her Warriors teammate Grace Banks (West Lancashire College) scored either side of half-time to take the game away from a determined Forces side.

England scored seven tries to the Forces two, Leeds Becket University’s Liv Whitehead converting each one of them for a 100% record with the boot.

The students squad is an important part of the England development pathway, with 11 of last year’s squad progressing into the England Knights Women’s squad and one of them making England’s World Cup squad.

England squad  

• 1. Grace Banks (West Lancashire College) 
• 2. Gracie Bradshaw (Southport College) 
• 3. Beri Salihi (Carmel College) 
• 4. Molly Jones (Winstanley College) 
• 5. Liv Whitehead (Leeds Beckett University) 
• 6. Pippa Curley (Huddersfield New College) 
• 7. Caitlin Casey (Garforth Academy) 
• 8. Izzy Northrop (Newcastle University) 
• 9. Jess Ingram (Loughborough University) 
• 10. Jess Harrap (Leeds Trinity University) 
• 11. Eva Hunter (Winstanley College) 
• 12. Alyx Bridge (Edge Hill University) 
• 13. Megan Williams (Cronton College) 

• 14. Lydia Humphries (Rainhill Sixth) 
• 15. Jess Sharp (Bishop Burton) 
• 16. Abbie Millward (Loughborough College) 
• 17. Elise Gater (Wigan & Leigh College) 
• 18. Dani Waters (University of Hull) 
• 19. Beth Hayes (University of Salford) 
• 20. Lois Naidole (Huddersfield New College) 

Image: Steve Biltcliffe