The 2020 RFL Women's Super League known as the Betfred Women's Super League for sponsorship reasons was the fourth season of the Rugby LeagueWomen's Super League for female players in clubs affiliated to the Rugby Football League (RFL). The competition was cancelled in August 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic
For 2020, the number of teams had been expanded from eight to ten, with the addition of Huddersfield Giants and Warrington Wolves to the league.[2]
The format of the league had changed from 2019. The first nine rounds would have seen each team play each other once. After nine rounds the top four teams would have split off to play six further rounds (the play-offs) where each team would have played the others both home and away. After those play-offs the top two teams would have competed in the Grand Final.[3] The bottom six teams after nine rounds were to compete for the Super League Shield. Each would have played each of the other teams once with the top four after these six rounds meeting in the Shield semi-finals. The winners of the semi-finals meeting in the Shield final.[3] In both the play-offs and the shield, points earned in the first nine games were to be carried forward to the later part of the season.[3]
The Grand Final and the Shield final was to have been played as a double-header at Emerald Headingley, Leeds on 11 October 2020.[4]
The season was suspended in March 2020 before any matches had been played as part of the United Kingdom's response to the COVID-19 pandemic. On 27 August 2020 the RFL announced that the season had been cancelled.[5]
^"Castleford 12-20 Leeds: Teenage winger Fran Goldthorp stars as Rhinos complete women's cup double". Daily Mirror. 11 October 2019. Retrieved 10 February 2020.
^"Women's Super League Fixtures Released". Serious about rugby league. 13 January 2020. Retrieved 10 February 2020.
^ abc"Women's Super League to split after nine rounds". Love Rugby League. 12 January 2020. Retrieved 10 February 2020.
^"Headingley to host 2020 Women's Super League Grand Final". Sky Sports. 12 January 2020. Retrieved 10 February 2020.
^"COVID-19 Forces Cancellation of Women's Competitions in 2020 – Keighley Cougars". Keighley Cougars. 27 August 2020. Retrieved 27 August 2020.
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2020, women, super, league, known, betfred, women, super, league, sponsorship, reasons, fourth, season, rugby, league, women, super, league, female, players, clubs, affiliated, rugby, football, league, competition, cancelled, august, 2020, covid, pandemic2020,. The 2020 RFL Women s Super League known as the Betfred Women s Super League for sponsorship reasons was the fourth season of the Rugby League Women s Super League for female players in clubs affiliated to the Rugby Football League RFL The competition was cancelled in August 2020 due to the COVID 19 pandemic2020 Women s Super LeagueTeams10 20192021 The defending champions were Leeds Rhinos who beat Castleford Tigers 20 12 in the 2019 Grand Final on 11 October 2019 1 For 2020 the number of teams had been expanded from eight to ten with the addition of Huddersfield Giants and Warrington Wolves to the league 2 The format of the league had changed from 2019 The first nine rounds would have seen each team play each other once After nine rounds the top four teams would have split off to play six further rounds the play offs where each team would have played the others both home and away After those play offs the top two teams would have competed in the Grand Final 3 The bottom six teams after nine rounds were to compete for the Super League Shield Each would have played each of the other teams once with the top four after these six rounds meeting in the Shield semi finals The winners of the semi finals meeting in the Shield final 3 In both the play offs and the shield points earned in the first nine games were to be carried forward to the later part of the season 3 The Grand Final and the Shield final was to have been played as a double header at Emerald Headingley Leeds on 11 October 2020 4 The season was suspended in March 2020 before any matches had been played as part of the United Kingdom s response to the COVID 19 pandemic On 27 August 2020 the RFL announced that the season had been cancelled 5 Teams editClub Location nbsp Bradford Bulls Bradford West Yorkshire nbsp Castleford Tigers Castleford West Yorkshire nbsp Featherstone Rovers Featherstone West Yorkshire nbsp Huddersfield Giants Huddersfield West Yorkshire nbsp Leeds Rhinos Leeds West Yorkshire nbsp St Helens St Helens Merseyside nbsp Wakefield Trinity Wakefield West Yorkshire nbsp Warrington Wolves Warrington Cheshire nbsp Wigan Warriors Wigan Greater Manchester nbsp York City Knights York North YorkshireReferences edit Castleford 12 20 Leeds Teenage winger Fran Goldthorp stars as Rhinos complete women s cup double Daily Mirror 11 October 2019 Retrieved 10 February 2020 Women s Super League Fixtures Released Serious about rugby league 13 January 2020 Retrieved 10 February 2020 a b c Women s Super League to split after nine rounds Love Rugby League 12 January 2020 Retrieved 10 February 2020 Headingley to host 2020 Women s Super League Grand Final Sky Sports 12 January 2020 Retrieved 10 February 2020 COVID 19 Forces Cancellation of Women s Competitions in 2020 Keighley Cougars Keighley Cougars 27 August 2020 Retrieved 27 August 2020 External links editWomen and girls rugby league Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 2020 RFL Women 27s Super League amp oldid 1181436775, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
