Georgie Dagger (; born 10 September 1997) is an English professional
rugby league
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player who plays for at international level and for
York Valkyrie
York Valkyrie are the women's rugby league team of York RLFC (known as York City Knights from 2002 to 2022) based in York, England. The Valkyrie, who were established in 2016 as York City Knights Ladies, compete in the RFL Women's Super League ...
at domestic level. Dagger plays predominantly at or .
Dagger was born in
Pontefract
Pontefract is a historic market town in the City of Wakefield, a metropolitan district in West Yorkshire, England. It lies to the east of Wakefield and south of Castleford. Historically part of the West Riding of Yorkshire, it is one of the ...
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West Yorkshire
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Castleford Tigers
In 2017 she was a founder member of the Castleford Tigers women's team.
While as Castleford Dagger played in a team which won the
League Leaders' Shield
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in the
2019 Super League
Super League XXIV, known as the Betfred Super League XXIV for sponsorship reasons, was the 2019 iteration of and the 24th season of the Super League and 125th season of rugby league in Great Britain.
Twelve teams competed over 29 rounds, incl ...
In August 2021, Dagger was one of a number of players to leave Castleford to join York (then known as York City Knights Ladies).
Since joining York, Dagger has featured in a team that won the League Leaders' Shield in 2022 and 2023 and won the Grand Final in 2023 and 2024. In the 2024 Grand Final, Dagger was named player of the match.
At the end of season awards, Dagger was named
Woman of Steel
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England
Dagger made her international debut for against on 29 June 2024. Playing at fullback, Dagger scored a try as England won 42–0.
Personal life
Dagger has a son with
Will Dagger
William Dagger (born 21 February 1999) is an English professional rugby league footballer who plays for York Knights in the RFL Championship.
He has previously played for the Warrington Wolves, Hull Kingston Rovers and Wakefield Trinity in th ...