The Pioneering Years – The First Women’s Challenge Cup Final
As Sunday 15 January 1989 dawned, two groups of women on either side of the Pennines were preparing to make history on a muddy pitch…
Women in Rugby League Awarded National Lottery Funding!
The Women in Rugby League project, led by Julia Lee, one of the first women to referee men’s Rugby League in the 1980s, has been…
Trailblazing Rugby League Lionesses at Pontefract Museum for National Sporting Heritage Day
Stars of women’s rugby league are coming to Pontefract Museum for an exciting special event to celebrate the Women in Rugby League: Life with the…
Meet the Legendary Rugby League Lionesses at Pontefract Museum
Later this week, nine pioneering Lionesses appear at Pontefract Museum as part of the Women in Rugby League: Life with the Lionesses exhibition. These former international women’s…
