2025 Women's Challenge Cup final

2025 (2025) Women's Challenge Cup Final
St Helens   Wigan Warriors 6 42
1 2 Total   STH 0 6 6   WIG 18 24 42
Date	7 June 2025
Stadium	Wembley Stadium
Location	London, United Kingdom
Player of the Match	Grace Banks (Wigan)
Referee	Aaron Moore
Attendance	8,810
Broadcast partners
Broadcasters	BBC
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The 2025 Women's Challenge Cup Final, was the 13th final of the Rugby Football League's Women's Challenge Cup knock-out competition. It was the third final at Wembley Stadium, and held on 7 June 2025, as part of a triple header, alongside the men's final and the 1895 Cup final

The final was contested by reigning champions St Helens, and Wigan Warriors.

Background

The 2025 Women's Challenge Cup final was the first meeting between St Helens and Wigan Warriors in the competition final.

St Helens were four times defending champions of the Challenge Cup having won in 2021, 2022, and 2023, and 2024. They also won the tournament four times in a row between 2013 and 2016. ^[1]

Wigan Warriors entered the final for the first time having previously reached the semi-finals on three occasions, 2018, 2023 and 2024, but losing to Leeds Rhinos each time. ^{[2] [3]}

Route to the final

Wigan Warriors

Round	Opposition	Venue	Score
Group Stage	Barrow Raiders	Robin Park	84–0
	London Broncos	Chiswick Rugby Club	44–0
Quarter-final	Cardiff Demons	Robin Park	96–0
Semi-final	Leeds Rhinos	York Community Stadium	44–14

Sources: ^{[4] [5] [6] [7]}

St Helens

Round	Opposition	Venue	Score
Group Stage	Warrington Wolves	Totally Wicked Stadium	102–0
	Cardiff Demons	Cardiff University	54–0
Quarter-final	London Broncos	Totally Wicked Stadium	78–0
Semi-final	York Valkyrie	Totally Wicked Stadium	10–6

Sources: ^{[5] [8] [6] [9]}

Pre-match

Before the game, the Year 7 School's Final was contested by Kingston upon Hull's Sirius Academy West and St Helens' Rainford High School. ^{[10] [11]}

Lily Day Scott sang the national anthem and Abide with Me ahead of the match, with entertainment throughout the day provided by Capital XTRA DJ Kennedy Taylor. ^[12]

Match details

Saturday, 7 June 2025 11:45am BST

St Helens	6–42	Wigan Warriors
Tries:Mottershead (50') Goals:Gaskin (1/1) 51'	[13] [14]	Tries: Williams (9′) Coleman (20′) Veivers (32′) Rowe (44′) Hunter (59′) Banks (71′) Davies (74′) Goals: Rowe (7/7) 10', 21', 33', 45', 60', 72', 75

Wembley Stadium, London Attendance: 8,810 Referee: A. Moore Touch judges: O. Salmon, L. Seal Player of the Match: Grace Banks (Wigan)

Team details

St Helens		Position	Wigan Warriors
Name	Number		Number	Name
Beri Salihi	1	FB	1	Grace Banks  71'
Phoebe Hook	2	WG	2	Anna Davies  74'
Luci McColm  48'	23	CE	3	Georgia Wilson
Amy Hardcastle	4	CE	4	Molly Jones
Dani McGifford	25	WG	5	Ellise Derbyshire
Zoe Harris  73'	6	SO	6	Jenna Foubister
Faye Gaskin	7	SH	7	Isabel Rowe  44'  10', 21', 33', 45', 60', 72', 75'
Darcy Stott  21',  58',  70'	16	PR	8	Mary Coleman  20'
Caitlin Casey  23',  73'	17	HK	19	Remi Wilton  33',  57'
Chatelle Crowl  21',  46'	10	PF	20	Holly Speakman  19'
Shona Hoyle	11	SR	11	Eva Hunter  59'
Emily Rudge	12	SR	10	Shania Power
Jodie Cunningham	13	LF	13	Megan Williams  9',  25',  55'
Vicky Whitfield  21',  58',  70'	8	IN	9	Carys Marsh  33',  57'
Katie Mottershead  23',  49'	9	IN	12	Victoria Molyneux  25',  55'
Georgia Sutherland  21',  46'	15	IN	14	Rachel Thompson  51'
Rachel Woosey  48'	18	IN	17	Emily Vievers  19',  32',  51'
Derek Hardman and Craig Richards		Coach		Denis Betts

Post-match

Following the game, the men's 2025 Challenge Cup final was contested by Warrington Wolves and Hull Kingston Rovers. The 2025 RFL 1895 Cup final between Featherstone Rovers and York Knights took place following the men's final. ^{[10] [15]}

See also

• 2025 Men's Challenge Cup final

References

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