Barrow Raiders Ladies have named 27 players with their shirt numbers for the 2024 season.
It will be the club’s debut season in Group 1 of the Betfred Women’s Super League.
There are three new signings confirmed for 2024 – Jodie Crawford (25), Chloe Capstick (26) and this week’s latest addition Jazz Callon (28).
Several members of the existing squad have been promoted to starting shirt numbers, including Emma Hutchinson (moved from 18 to two), Leah Clough (moved from 20 to three), Kelly Friend (moved from 15 to eight) and Jodie Morley (moved from 22 to 10).
It was Morley’s late try against Leigh Leopards which sealed promotion to Group One in last season’s play-off final.
Jodie Litherland and Emily Stirzaker will also continue in their role as captain and vice-captain respectively. Litherland will once again wear the seven shirt, while Stirzaker has moved from four to 11.
The new league season is due to start on Friday, April 19 with the first game at Wigan Warriors – head coach Amanda Wilkinson’s former club, with whom she won the first-ever Women’s Grand Final in 2018.
The following week, defending champions York Valkyrie will visit Craven Park on Saturday April 27, in what will undoubtedly be a difficult opening assignment on home soil.
The Raiders Ladies will also compete in the Betfred Women’s Challenge Cup group stages, having been drawn in Group 2 alongside Cardiff Demons, Salford Red Devils and Wigan.
The group stages of the competition will take place before the start of the league season, with a trip to South Wales first up as the Raiders Ladies visit Cardiff Demons. This game has been set for Saturday March 16.
This will be followed by a home game against Wigan on Sunday March 24 (2pm kick-off) and trip to Salford Red Devils on Sunday April 7 (also 2pm kick-off).
The full list of squad numbers ahead of the upcoming season are:
1. Michelle Larkin 2. Emma Hutchinson 3. Leah Clough 4. Claire Hutchinson 5. Sam Norman 6. Demi Fisher 7. Jodie Litherland 8. Kelly Friend 9. Beth Lindsay 10. Jodie Morley 11. Emily Stirzaker 12. Vanessa Temple 13. Kerrie-Ann Smith 14. Mia Dobson 15. Leah Cottier 16. Hannah Sherlock 17. Charlotte Todhunter 18. India Jackson 19. Amy Sunderland 20. Laura Mellen 21. Fran Harley 22. Maddie Neale 23. Shannon Parker 24. Alice Rush 25. Jodie Crawford 26. Chloe Capstick 28. Jazz Callon.
