The RFL Women's Rugby League was an amateur women's rugby league competition in the United Kingdom. First played for in 2014, the league ran for three seasons. It was replaced in 2017 by a new three division structure comprising the Women's Super League, the Women's Championship and the Women's Championship 1.
In 2014, five teams took part in the Premier Division; Bradford Thunderbirds, Crosfields, Featherstone Rovers, Normanton Knights and Thatto Heath.[7] It was won by Thatto Heath who defeated Bradford 36-14 in the play-off final.[2] There were 11 teams in Division One; Brighouse Rangers, Fryston Warriors, Hunslet Hawks, Leigh Miners Rangers, Oulton Raidettes, Rochdale Hornets, Selby Warriors, Stanningley, West Craven Warriors, Whinmoor Warriors and Wigan St Patricks.[7] Division One was won by Stanningley.[8]
The 2015 season began on 12 April with 13 teams in the Premier Division; Bradford Thunderbirds, Brighouse Rangers, Featherstone Rovers, Hunslet Hawks, Leigh Miners Rangers, Normanton Knights, Oulton Raidettes, Rochdale Hornets, Selby Warriors, Stanningley, Thatto Heath, West Craven Warriors and Wigan St Patricks.[11] However, several fixtures were postponed and by early July the league table showed that Hunslet Hawks had forfeited their remaining fixtures.[12] By the end of the regular season Rochdale Hornets were also unable to play giving West Craven a bye in the first round of the play-offs. In the play-offs the top four competed for the championship, the next four for the shield and the remaining teams for the plate. Featherstone, the league leaders, lost to second-place Thatto Heath in the first round[13] but then defeated Bradford to set up a rematch with Thatto Heath in the Grand Final.[14] On 4 October, Thatto Heath won 18-12 in the final with the Shield going to Wigan St Patricks and Leigh taking the Plate.[3][15][16]
The 2016 season started on 3 April with a change to the format so that the twelve competing teams were split into two groups after five matches.[17] Bradford Bulls, who replaced the Bradford Thunderbirds,[18] were top of the table on 15 May[19] and were joined by, Featherstone Rovers, Normanton Knights, Stanningley, Thatto Heath and Wigan St Patricks in Group 1. Brighouse Rangers, Leigh Miners Rangers, Lindley Swifts, Oulton Raidettes, Rochdale Hornets and Selby Warriors were in Group 2.[20] The top four from each group then progressed to the play-offs. Group 1 league leaders Thatto Heath defeated fourth place Stanningley in the semi-final[21] and retained their title on 1 October with a 36-8 win over Bradford Bulls in the Grand Final. In Group 2 Leigh topped the league and went on to win the final 20-12 against Oulton.[5]
^ abc"Thatto are just champion". Rugby-League.com. 6 October 2014. Retrieved 26 April 2023.
^ abc"Thatto Heath – Grand Final Champions!". 4 The Love Of Sport. 5 October 2015. Retrieved 25 April 2023.
^"Women's Rugby League Round Up : 13 September 2015". 4 The Love Of Sport. 13 September 2015. Retrieved 25 April 2023.
^ abc"Leigh Miners and Thatto Heath take the honours at Grand Finals Day". 4 The Love Of Sport. 2 October 2016. Retrieved 25 April 2023.
^"Women's Rugby League Weekly Round up 18th September". 4 The Love Of Sport. 18 September 2016. Retrieved 19 May 2023.
^ ab. Women's Rugby league. Archived from the original on 16 August 2014.
^. Women's Rugby league. Archived from the original on 14 March 2016.
^"Womens Round Up". Rugby-League.com. 29 September 2014. Retrieved 19 May 2023.
^"Womens Round Up". Rugby-League.com. 22 September 2014. Retrieved 19 May 2023.
^"Rugby League – Women's Premier League". 4 The Love Of Sport. 13 April 2015. Retrieved 1 May 2023.
^"Women's Rugby League Round Up – 5 July 2015". 4 The Love Of Sport. 5 July 2015. Retrieved 1 May 2023.
^ ab"Women's Rugby League Play Offs : 20 September". 4 The Love Of Sport. 20 September 2015. Retrieved 1 May 2023.
^ ab"Women's Rugby League Play Offs : 27 September 2015". 4 The Love Of Sport. 27 September 2015. Retrieved 1 May 2023.
^"Wigan St Patricks win the Shield with a golden point". 4 The Love Of Sport. 6 October 2015. Retrieved 1 May 2023.
^"Leigh Miners win the Plate in Women's Rugby League Grand Finals". 4 The Love Of Sport. 6 October 2015. Retrieved 1 May 2023.
^"Women's Rugby League Summer League kicks off on 3 April 2016". 4 The Love Of Sport. 29 March 2016. Retrieved 1 May 2023.
^"Club of the Week: Bradford Bulls". Rugby-League.com. 11 April 2016. Retrieved 1 May 2023.
^"Women's Rugby League – 15 May 2016". 4 The Love Of Sport. 15 May 2016. Retrieved 1 May 2023.
^"Women's Rugby League Weekly Round up 18th September". 4 The Love Of Sport. 18 September 2016. Retrieved 1 May 2023.
^ ab"Women's Rugby League – 25 September 2016". 4 The Love Of Sport. 25 September 2016. Retrieved 1 May 2023.
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This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources RFL Women s Rugby League news newspapers books scholar JSTOR July 2018 Learn how and when to remove this template message The RFL Women s Rugby League was an amateur women s rugby league competition in the United Kingdom First played for in 2014 the league ran for three seasons It was replaced in 2017 by a new three division structure comprising the Women s Super League the Women s Championship and the Women s Championship 1 RFL Women s Rugby League PremierFounded2014Folded2016Country EnglandLast championsThatto Heath Crusaders Contents 1 Teams 2 Champions 3 Seasons 3 1 2014 3 1 1 2014 Play offs 3 2 2015 3 2 1 2015 Play offs 3 3 2016 3 3 1 2016 Play offs 4 See also 5 References 6 External linksTeams editWomen s Rugby League Premier clubsClub City Titles Last Bradford Thunderbirds Bulls Bradford West Yorkshire 0Brighouse Rangers Brighouse West Yorkshire 0Crosfields Warrington Cheshire 0Featherstone Rovers Featherstone West Yorkshire 0Fryston Warriors Castleford West Yorkshire 0Hunslet Hawks Leeds West Yorkshire 0Leigh Miners Rangers Leigh Greater Manchester 0Lindley Swifts Huddersfield West Yorkshire 0Normanton Knights Normanton West Yorkshire 0Oulton Raidettes Leeds West Yorkshire 0Rochdale Hornets Rochdale Greater Manchester 0Selby Warriors Selby North Yorkshire 0Stanningley Leeds West Yorkshire 0Thatto Heath Crusaders St Helens Merseyside 3 2016 1 West Craven Warriors Barnoldswick Lancashire 0Wigan St Patricks Wigan Greater Manchester 0Champions editSeason Champions Score Runners up League Leaders2014 nbsp Thatto Heath Crusaders 2 36 14 nbsp Bradford Thunderbirds nbsp Bradford Thunderbirds citation needed 2015 nbsp Thatto Heath Crusaders 3 18 12 nbsp Featherstone Rovers nbsp Featherstone Rovers 4 2016 nbsp Thatto Heath Crusaders 5 36 8 nbsp Bradford Bulls nbsp Thatto Heath Crusaders 6 Seasons edit2014 edit In 2014 five teams took part in the Premier Division Bradford Thunderbirds Crosfields Featherstone Rovers Normanton Knights and Thatto Heath 7 It was won by Thatto Heath who defeated Bradford 36 14 in the play off final 2 There were 11 teams in Division One Brighouse Rangers Fryston Warriors Hunslet Hawks Leigh Miners Rangers Oulton Raidettes Rochdale Hornets Selby Warriors Stanningley West Craven Warriors Whinmoor Warriors and Wigan St Patricks 7 Division One was won by Stanningley 8 2014 Play offs edit Round 1Round 2FinalBradford Thunderbirds24Bradford Thunderbirds14Thatto Heath10Thatto Heath36Thatto Heath34Featherstone Rovers12Featherstone Rovers44Normanton Knights12 Source 2 9 10 2015 edit The 2015 season began on 12 April with 13 teams in the Premier Division Bradford Thunderbirds Brighouse Rangers Featherstone Rovers Hunslet Hawks Leigh Miners Rangers Normanton Knights Oulton Raidettes Rochdale Hornets Selby Warriors Stanningley Thatto Heath West Craven Warriors and Wigan St Patricks 11 However several fixtures were postponed and by early July the league table showed that Hunslet Hawks had forfeited their remaining fixtures 12 By the end of the regular season Rochdale Hornets were also unable to play giving West Craven a bye in the first round of the play offs In the play offs the top four competed for the championship the next four for the shield and the remaining teams for the plate Featherstone the league leaders lost to second place Thatto Heath in the first round 13 but then defeated Bradford to set up a rematch with Thatto Heath in the Grand Final 14 On 4 October Thatto Heath won 18 12 in the final with the Shield going to Wigan St Patricks and Leigh taking the Plate 3 15 16 2015 Play offs edit Round 1Round 2FinalFeatherstone Rovers4Thatto Heath18Thatto Heath24Featherstone Rovers12Featherstone Rovers26Bradford Thunderbirds14Bradford Thunderbirds56Stanningley30 Source 3 13 14 2016 edit The 2016 season started on 3 April with a change to the format so that the twelve competing teams were split into two groups after five matches 17 Bradford Bulls who replaced the Bradford Thunderbirds 18 were top of the table on 15 May 19 and were joined by Featherstone Rovers Normanton Knights Stanningley Thatto Heath and Wigan St Patricks in Group 1 Brighouse Rangers Leigh Miners Rangers Lindley Swifts Oulton Raidettes Rochdale Hornets and Selby Warriors were in Group 2 20 The top four from each group then progressed to the play offs Group 1 league leaders Thatto Heath defeated fourth place Stanningley in the semi final 21 and retained their title on 1 October with a 36 8 win over Bradford Bulls in the Grand Final In Group 2 Leigh topped the league and went on to win the final 20 12 against Oulton 5 2016 Play offs edit SemifinalsFinals 1Thatto Heath244Stanningley0Thatto Heath36Bradford Bulls82Featherstone Rovers283Bradford Bulls30Source 5 21 See also edit nbsp Sports portalWomen s Rugby League Conference Women s rugby league Women s Rugby League World Cup RFL Women s Challenge CupReferences edit Thatto Heath are Women s RL champions a b c Thatto are just champion Rugby League com 6 October 2014 Retrieved 26 April 2023 a b c Thatto Heath Grand Final Champions 4 The Love Of Sport 5 October 2015 Retrieved 25 April 2023 Women s Rugby League Round Up 13 September 2015 4 The Love Of Sport 13 September 2015 Retrieved 25 April 2023 a b c Leigh Miners and Thatto Heath take the honours at Grand Finals Day 4 The Love Of Sport 2 October 2016 Retrieved 25 April 2023 Women s Rugby League Weekly Round up 18th September 4 The Love Of Sport 18 September 2016 Retrieved 19 May 2023 a b Women s Rugby League Women s Rugby league Archived from the original on 16 August 2014 Roll of Honour Women s Rugby league Archived from the original on 14 March 2016 Womens Round Up Rugby League com 29 September 2014 Retrieved 19 May 2023 Womens Round Up Rugby League com 22 September 2014 Retrieved 19 May 2023 Rugby League Women s Premier League 4 The Love Of Sport 13 April 2015 Retrieved 1 May 2023 Women s Rugby League Round Up 5 July 2015 4 The Love Of Sport 5 July 2015 Retrieved 1 May 2023 a b Women s Rugby League Play Offs 20 September 4 The Love Of Sport 20 September 2015 Retrieved 1 May 2023 a b Women s Rugby League Play Offs 27 September 2015 4 The Love Of Sport 27 September 2015 Retrieved 1 May 2023 Wigan St Patricks win the Shield with a golden point 4 The Love Of Sport 6 October 2015 Retrieved 1 May 2023 Leigh Miners win the Plate in Women s Rugby League Grand Finals 4 The Love Of Sport 6 October 2015 Retrieved 1 May 2023 Women s Rugby League Summer League kicks off on 3 April 2016 4 The Love Of Sport 29 March 2016 Retrieved 1 May 2023 Club of the Week Bradford Bulls Rugby League com 11 April 2016 Retrieved 1 May 2023 Women s Rugby League 15 May 2016 4 The Love Of Sport 15 May 2016 Retrieved 1 May 2023 Women s Rugby League Weekly Round up 18th September 4 The Love Of Sport 18 September 2016 Retrieved 1 May 2023 a b Women s Rugby League 25 September 2016 4 The Love Of Sport 25 September 2016 Retrieved 1 May 2023 External links editOfficial website Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title RFL Women 27s Rugby League amp oldid 1181854017, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
