Summary

  • FT: York City Knights 4-12 Leeds Rhinos

  • Caitlin Beevers scores twice for Leeds, Sinead Peach replies for York

  • York won the League Leaders' Shield, winning seven and losing just one of their eight regular season games

  • Leeds finished third, but beat reigning champions St Helens in the semi-finals

  • Get involved with #bbcrl

Live Reporting

George O'Neill

  1. Goodbye

    FT: York 4-12 Leeds

    That's all from us today.

    A supreme defensive effort from Leeds sees them win the Grand Final and claim their first piece of silverware since 2019.

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  2. York 'will come back better'

    FT: York 4-12 Leeds

    York head coach Lindsay Anfield: "Some bad decision and poor execution from us, but credit to Leeds. They came out all guns blazing. Caitlin Beevers dealt with everything.

    "At the start of the season, if someone had said to me that we'd win the League Leaders' Shield and reach a Grand Final, I'd have snapped their hand off.

    "I couldn't be prouder of them today. I thought it was a really good game. The skills and talent that's out there - I hope people give the girls credit for what they dan do. It's just experience in these big games. We'll come back better next year."

  3. Forsell 'really proud' of Leeds

    FT: York 4-12 Leeds

    Leeds head coach Lois Forsell has also been speaking to Sky Sports: "We put ourselves under quite a bit of pressure, but you almost feel comfortable knowing how the girls will scramble. I'm really proud of them.

    "Massive respect for the girls and the team. For the girls to give me their time and respect, and for the club to back me. It just shows what a great club this is."

  4. York 'have exceeded expectations'

    FT: York 4-12 Leeds

    Grace Field
    York forward on BBC Radio York

    The future is bright for York. If you had said three of four years ago that York City Knights would be playing in a Grand Final, they would have laughed in your face.

    As a group of girls they have played outstanding this season and they have far exceeded everyone's expectations.

    At the start of the season people were expecting it to be a two-horse race between Leeds and Saints and we've smashed all expectations. I've proud of every single girl who has pulled on a York shirt this season.

    We've been brilliant and deserved to get to a final.

  5. 'A phenomenal game' - Beevers

    FT: York 4-12 Leeds

    Player of the match Caitlin Beevers told Sky Sports: "There's no doubt that York are a really tough side. "They put us through our paces, and that was a just a phenomenal game for women's rugby league.

    "Since they beat us before we've been looking in depth at what they do. I'm really proud of the girls today.

    "It's a massive team effort, we've found a togetherness. I'm hoping that girls here watching today can see where they want to be - I never had that.

    "I hope it's put me in contention [for England], everyone wants to play in a World Cup, especially at home."

  6. FT: York 4-12 Leeds

    Georgia Roche
    Leeds half-back on BBC Radio Leeds

    I'm made up for the girls.This is what they've deserved. They've overcome a lot of adversity this year.

  7. Full time

    York 4-12 Leeds

    The hooter sounds, and Leeds Rhinos are the Women's Super League champions!

    Jubilant scenes on the pitch, and Lois Forsell is positively beaming on the touchline.

  8. York 4-12 Leeds

    Georgie Hetherington knocks-on, and with less than 60 seconds left, that will be that.

    Leeds can almost taste the celebratory champagne.

  9. York 4-12 Leeds

    Caitlin Beevers has been immense this afternoon, and just when a gap looks to appear for York, Beevers shuts it with a crunching tackle.

    Less than two minutes remain...

  10. York 4-12 Leeds

    Tara Stanley steps and steps again, but the Leeds defence holds firm.

    Defences win titles, so they say...

  11. York 4-12 Leeds

    Is this the chance York have been waiting for?

    Some aggressive defence forces Zoe Hornby to knock-on, and the Knights have a scrum in a dangerous position...

  12. York 4-12 Leeds

    York are desperately trying to crack this stubborn Leeds defence, but time is rapidly running out.

    They have less than eight minutes to find two scores.

  13. York 4-12 Leeds

    Leeds win a set restart, but Fran Goldthorpe knocks-on, which releases the pressure.

    The Leeds centre boots the ball away in frustration.

  14. York 4-12 Leeds

    No they can't.

    Courtney Winfield-Hill's pass, for once, misses its target and it flies out into touch.

  15. York 4-12 Leeds

    Brainless rugby league from York - they infringe twice in defence, and gift Leeds two set restarts.

    It takes the Rhinos deep into York territory - can they take advantage?

  16. York 4-12 Leeds

    Georgia Roche
    Leeds half-back on BBC Radio Leeds

    York's Sinead Peach runs with the ballPA Media

    Leeds' scramble defence is what is keeping them in front.

    Anything could happen because York's strike players could pull something out of nothing - Sinead Peach has just run through the middle of the Leeds defence - so they are capable of anything.

  17. York 4-12 Leeds

    York have really upped the tempo since that Sinead Peach try.

    They have 17 minutes left to turn things around.

  18. York 4-12 Leeds

    Sinead Peach opens Leeds up again, and offloads to Tara Stanley, who is only denied by a brilliant tackle from Fran Goldthorp.

    In the next passage of play Stanley looks favourite to score in the corner, but more wonderful defence from Goldthorp and Courtney Winfield-Hill forces her into touch.

  19. York 4-12 Leeds

    Grace Field
    York forward on BBC Radio York

    Sinead Peach spotted a gap and went for it.

    She's been working on that and backing her own decision-making and she has sliced the Leeds defence.

    She has backed herself and scored a wonderful try.

    Sinead Peach scores a tryGetty Images
  20. try

    TRY York 4-12 Leeds

    Sinead Peach

    What a try - York hit back!

    A wonderful little dummy from Sinead Peach carves open the Leeds defence, and then she pins her ears back and holds off two Leeds defenders to get over the line.

    Tara Stanley drags the conversion wide.