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That's it for our coverage of the 2021 Women's Challenge Cup final.

St Helens are the side which made history by winning the trophy for the first time.

Saints have made a brilliant start to the new Super League season and look like they'll be the team to stop this year.

If you're after more rugby league action, then there's a double-header of semi-finals in the men's Challenge Cup this afternoon.

Hull FC take on St Helens at 14:30 BST, before Castleford face Warrington at 17:00 BST.

You can follow coverage of those matches here.

Josh: What a spectacle and advertisement for Women’s Rugby League. Credit to both teams for being a part of this piece of history.

The St Helens players are pick up their medals, before Jodie Cunningham raises the Challenge Cup trophy on the Leigh Sports Village pitch.

The flame-throwing pyrotechnics go off in the background.

The Saints team are loving the moment.

John Sheridan: Enjoyed that. Well done St Helens on an impressive win but let's not forget the effort York put in

Graham Littler: Some great Rugby League action. Well done ladies.

Aaron Miller: Cracking game from the girls there! Well done Saints. And well done to York for never backing down and you can all hold your heads high!

Robbie Hunter-Paul
Former New Zealand international on ±«Óãtv Two

Look at them. They're absolutely loving every second of it, and so they should.

They've deserved it. That scoreline does not tell a lie.

They were put under an immense amount of pressure in the opening 15 minutes of both halves. They've have to earn it, it wasn't gifted to them.

They met fire with fire.

St Helens players celebrate on the pitch.

Several of these players, including Jodie Cunningham, have tasted victory with Thatto Heath before.

St Helens have won the Women's Challenge Cup for the first time in the club's history.

It's a deserved victory for Saints, who ran in seven tries.

York City Knights put in a spirited display on their first appearance in the final, but were punished for their errors by clinical opponents.

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Almost a late try for St Helens, but Savannah Andrade does enough to force Carrie Roberts into touch on the right-hand side, with the centre closing in on the Knights line.

York City are back on the ball.

But the Knights have been unable to find the inspiration to break down the St Helens defence for almost all of the game.

Robbie Hunter-Paul
Former New Zealand international on ±«Óãtv Two

St Helens got their rhythm back, they've weathered the storm.

This is hugely important for this York team, they're a new team that has come together.

They need to understand how to finish off this game - with power, panache and a lot of passion so they can learn from this experience.

It's been St Helens' afternoon, and Derek Hardman's side are closing in on their first-ever Women's Challenge Cup,

Will there be a late flourish and any more tries to round off their afternoon?

Robbie Hunter-Paul
Former New Zealand international on ±«Óãtv Two

That's a try every day of the week. There's nothing going on.

Paige Travis batters her way to the York City line, but there's a question over the grounding....

Referee Marcus Griffiths has asked for a television review.

York City Knights forward Emily Farrow drops the ball in contract, to give Saints the ball on halfway.

York City are on the attack again, but the kick on the last tackle from Rhiannon Marshall doesn't come off.

The Saints defence has soaked up a lot of pressure at Leigh Sports Village.

Into the final 10 minutes, and York City Knights have a mountain to climb.

Saints have been on the back foot for much of the game, but their backs have been clinical when chances have come their way.

Robbie Hunter-Paul
Former New Zealand international on ±«Óãtv Two

Once again it's great lead-up play.

There was nothing stopping Roberts from running to the try-line.