Warriors' Denis Betts looks ahead to BWSL Grand Final

Ahead of a second consecutive Betfred Women’s Super League Grand Final, Wigan Warriors Women’s Head Coach Denis Betts has reflected on another successful year for his Cherry & White outfit, who have secured a Betfred Women’s Challenge Cup and League Leaders’ Shield - with a treble-repeat firmly in their sights: 

"We've had a great year, we've been very consistent,” Betts said. “As a Coach you want your team to play well every single week, and I think winning the League Leaders is a reflection of that.”

He added: "We have the Challenge Cup and League Leaders in the cabinet now, but we took our foot off the gas a little bit in that last fixture of the Super Fours. We've had the week off now which has given us a focus on what we can improve on, a chance to recover well and a good bit of time together heading into the Grand Final."

Looking ahead to the Final, where the Warriors will face former champions York Valkyrie, Betts said: "We've got one last roll of the dice and the loss [against York] is probably going to help us. It gives us some learnings, gives us a focus and will sharpen us up a little bit. It makes us recognise what is important.

"We've played every side three times so far this year so there's not a lot of work to do on our opposition, as a group we will tidy ourselves up and focus on what we need to do, but with an eye on York.

“We are well aware, as with last year, that York are the only side to have beaten us this year so of course they will pose a threat to us. They were excellent in the Semi-Final against Leeds and we’ll have to be at our best to get over the line, but we also have confidence that if we utilise our togetherness and skill, we will put ourselves in a good position at the end of the 80 minutes.”

Watch Wigan Warriors face York Valkyrie in the Betfred Women's Super League Grand Final on Sunday 27 September, live on Sky Sports (K.O. 5.30pm).

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