PRIDE OF THE VALKYRIE

Women's Super League side make groundbreaking trip to Uganda.... and now have their sights set on Wembley

- DAVE CRAVEN

YORK VALKYRIE have conquered Uganda and are now looking to kick on much closer to home.

Led by head coach Lindsay Anfield, members of the Women's Super League side recently returned from an enlightening week-long trip to East Africa.

In a ground-breaking partnership to help develop Ugandan players and coaches, they held training sessions, ran school mini-tournaments, delivered a referee workshop, provided kit and equipment, and attended national finals.

But now Valkyrie are back and looking forward to another big date, a Betfred Challenge Cup quarter-final double-header on home turf.

They take on Cardiff Demons on Sunday before York Knights, the Championship part-timers, face Super League Leigh Leopards in a twin bid for Wembley.