Women's Challenge Cup: Last-minute drop goal sends St Helens through to Wembley final
- Planet Sport writer
- 22 July 2023
St Helens booked their ticket to the Women's Challenge Cup final with a last-gasp drop-goal against York Valkyrie.
Faye Gaskin kicked a last-minute drop goal to send holders St Helens back into the Betfred Women's Challenge Cup final with a dramatic 17-16 win over York Valkyrie in Warrington.
Gaskin held her nerve to cap an enthralling contest in which a try from Sinead Peach had nudged Valkyrie, the current unbeaten Super League leaders, into a 14-10 half-time lead.
Tara Jones took advantage of a fortunate bounce off the base of the post to ground the first try of a tighter second period and Amy Taylor's conversion sent Saints back in front.
A cagey final half-hour burst back into life with seven minutes remaining when Tara Jane Stanley kicked a penalty from 35 metres to haul the match back all-square.
Stanley saw the first drop-goal opportunity fall short before Gaskin seized her own opportunity to seal Saints' place in their third straight final.
