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Saints pioneers Cunningham & Rudge to retire
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- SWPix Image caption, Jodie Cunningham (left) has 43 career tries for Saints, while Emily Rudge has 48
- England's most-capped women's international rugby league players Jodie Cunningham and Emily Rudge are to retire at the end of the season.
- Cunningham is the current St Helens and England skipper and has 34 international caps, one more than Saints vice-captain Rudge who also led her country from 2018 to 2023.
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SWPix Image caption, Jodie Cunningham (left) has 43 career tries for Saints, while Emily Rudge has 48
England's most-capped women's international rugby league players Jodie Cunningham and Emily Rudge are to retire at the end of the season.
Cunningham is the current St Helens and England skipper and has 34 international caps, one more than Saints vice-captain Rudge who also led her country from 2018 to 2023.
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