Wigan Warriors star Jenna Foubister targets repeat glory after historic Grand Slam
Wigan Warriors Women won all four trophies on offer last season – and homegrown star Jenna Foubister is hoping to do it all again in 2026, but is under no illusions of the challenge ahead.
2025 was a truly historic year for the Warriors Women, who lifted the Women’s Challenge Cup, Nines title, League Leaders’ Shield and the Super League Grand Final trophy.
“It was surreal,” Foubister said on A Brew with Drew podcast, exclusively on Wigan TV. “As a year, it is the best you can have as a team.
“The year before, we didn’t get to the finals, which we all wanted to get to, but at the beginning of 2025, we weren’t aiming for finals, we were aiming for consistency and we wanted to do the best we could as a team and we wanted to grow as a team, and I think we did that really well.
“I feel like, as a team, we’ve bonded – not just in rugby, but outside of it as well – we’re all really good friends, and I think you could tell that on the pitch. We all get on, and we can all hold each other accountable, which I think is key. I think that’s what really added to our year when we won all four trophies.”
Foubister started her rugby league journey with local community clubs Wigan St Cuthberts and Orrell St James before progressing through the Warriors’ youth ranks. She made her first-team debut in 2024 and has grown into a key player for Denis Betts’ side, building a formidable partnership in the spine alongside Izzy Rowe, Grace Banks, Remi Wilton and Carys Marsh.
The Wigan-born halfback has already made her international debut for England despite still only being 19 years of age, while studying sport and exercise science at Edge Hill University. She also works in the Newburgh Post Office Store and Coffee Shop – owned by Betts – one day a week.
Foubister wants to taste more success with the Warriors in 2026, but she knows just how difficult the challenge will be to replicate the Grand Slam-winning season, as Betts’ side becomes the hunted rather than the hunters.
“I want us to have the same year as we had last year,” said Foubister, who grew up as a season ticket holder in the South Stand at the Brick Community Stadium. “You can’t beat it, it is the best year you could possibly have.
“We were always the ones that were going for the teams that were winning, so now we are the winners, we know they’re going to come out firing for us, and we’re going to have to step up to the challenge and be prepared for that, so that’s what our year is going to consistent of: retaining the titles.”
The Warriors Women get back to action on Saturday, April 4, as their Challenge Cup defence starts away to Featherstone Rovers Women in the group stages. The Women’s Super League will then get underway for Betts’ outfit in a home clash with Leeds Rhinos on Saturday, May 16, at Edge Hall Road Community Stadium in Orrell.