Rooster, Eel will open NRLW 2022 season
Defending prime minister Sydney Roosters will begin their title defense against the Eels on 20 August following the Telstra 2022 NRL Women’s Premiership draw was released on Friday. The busy schedule, which will run concurrently with the NRL Telstra Premiership finals and series finals, includes primetime Sunday night football, two double-header clubs and a standalone three-header at Central Coast Stadium. The new-look Roosters will face Parramatta, whom they beat on field goals in March, before clashing with the Broncos in a second-half semi-final rematch at Redcliffe’s Moreton Daily Stadium, which hosts the 2021 NRLW grand final. The Tricolors have lost several players from last season’s premiership campaign including captain Corban Baxter (pregnant) and Newcastle-bound forwards Hannah Southwell, Yasmin Clydsdale and Olivia Higgins. They have signed Sam Bremner, Titans partner Destiny Brill, Shaniah Power and former Knight Jayme Fressard in their stead while Chante Temara, Zahara