WARRINGTON Wolves have been awarded the wildcard berth for British rugby league’s Women’s Nines finals at Salford on July 24.
They join St Helens, Huddersfield, York, Catalans and Leeds, who won their groups at the pool stages in Warrington on May 1.
Warrington and Saints played the only draw at Victoria Park, with St Helens progressing on points difference. Warrington missed out on automatic qualification despite finishing the day undefeated.
“Going into the tournament we had a process in place, which would determine the sixth – or wildcard – spot,” said Women’s Super League general manager Thomas Brindle.
“This was the highest-placed non-qualifying team.
“In this instance, Warrington was the stand-alone highest-placed non qualifying team, with five points, compared to four points across the other groups.”
The news is another fillip for women’s rugby league in the UK, which received an elevated place in the spotlight last night when the clash between St Helens and Leeds was shown on Sky TV.
Nines rugby league, meanwhile, is played all year round, across the world. This weekend rugby league in the north-east of the United States will reboot for 2022 with a Nines tournament in Wilmington, Delaware.
Tickets for the Women’s Super League Nines finals at AJ Bell Stadium go on sale on Monday. The pools, fixtures and other milestone news items around the event will be revealed in the coming days.
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