Serving soldier Bethan Dainton took up rugby league for some time off work - now she’s gunning for silverware with Leeds Rhinos.
Rhinos begin their Betfred Women’s Super League campaign at home to Huddersfield Giants on Friday , in a curtain-raiser to the men’s clash between the same clubs. It is Dainton’s second season with Leeds after she switched codes from Harlequins rugby union and the 36-year-old forward has committed herself to league, with the blessing of her Army bosses. “I am quite lucky at the minute, they just let me play rugby,” she said.
” Though she missed only three games last year - scoring six tries in 14 appearances - and was a Challenge Cup and Super Grand Finalist, she admitted: “It was tough, I think half way through I probably lost what I do as a player, a bit of how I normally play, but I think this season I am going to bring a bit more of that, with a bit of footwork. “I am not a big player, especially as a loose-forward. I think having that footwork is a bit different to normal loose-forwards.
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