Thursday's Super League double-header talking points

We take a look at the team news and what is being said ahead of Thursday's women's and men's double-header involving Betfred Super League teams St Helens and Leeds Rhinos, live on Sky Sports... Saints and Rhinos lead the charge for Women's Super League

It will be another step forward for the Women's Super League on Thursday night as St Helens and Leeds provide the opening act of what promises to be an enthralling double-header (5.30pm kick-off).

The latest meeting of the two pre-eminent sides in the competition is not only a rematch of the 2021 Grand Final but also this year's Women's Challenge Cup final, both of which saw Saints emerge victorious.

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Rhinos half-back Courtney Winfield-Hill is excited by the prospect of taking on their rivals on the big stage for a regular-season fixture and is hoping fans from both clubs will get there early to give their support.

"We can't wait for it, to play on these pitches and double-headers," Winfield-Hill told Sky Sports News. "We know already the club rivalry that exists in the men's space and the women's space is a new rivalry.

"But you have a look at our Challenge Cup final the other week and the number of people who turned out to support - it was dominant with the St Helens fans so we're hoping for a few more Leeds fans to get out there on Thursday.

"But we're establishing terrific competition, especially between our two clubs. It's a terrific rivalry and it'll certainly be all guns blazing between the two teams."

Newly capped international Winfield-Hill is set to be one of four Leeds players in action who featured for England in last Saturday's 36-10 win over France which also formed part of a double-header with their male counterparts at