2018 RFL Women's Super League

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2018 Women's Super League
Duration14 rounds
Teams7
Matches played42
Points scored1,942
ChampionsWigancolours.svg Wigan Warriors Women
League Leaders ShieldRhinoscolours.svg Leeds Rhinos Women
Woman of SteelCastleford colours.svg Georgia Roche

The 2018 RFL Women's Super League was the second season of the rugby league Women's Super League for female players in clubs affiliated to the Rugby Football League. The grand final was won by Wigan Warriors Women, who beat Leeds Rhinos Women 18–16 at the Grand Final at the Manchester Regional Arena. Wigan finished second to League Leaders Shield winners Leeds in the regular season.

The defending champions were Bradford Bulls Women,[1] but they failed to make the play-offs in 2018.[2]

At the end of the regular season, the top four teams met in the play-off semi-finals. First placed Leeds beat fourth placed Castleford, while second placed Wigan beat St Helens who finished third. The winners met in the Grand Final at the Manchester Regional Arena on 13 October.

Teams[]

Two of the seven teams are newly formed for this season, one is renamed and the other four were in existence before 2018.

Colours Club Location Notes
Bullscolours.svg Bradford Bulls Women Bradford, West Yorkshire inaugural champions in 2017.
Castleford colours.svg Castleford Tigers Women Castleford, West Yorkshire
Fevcolours.svg Featherstone, West Yorkshire
Rhinoscolours.svg Leeds Rhinos Women Leeds, West Yorkshire Newly formed for 2018.[3]
Saintscolours.svg St Helens, Merseyside Previously known as Thatto Heath Ladies.[4]
Wigancolours.svg Wigan Warriors Women Wigan, Greater Manchester Newly formed for 2018.[5]
Balmain colours.svg York, North Yorkshire

Fixtures and results[]

The fixtures are organised into 14 rounds, with each team only having 12 fixtures this means that every team will have a bye in two rounds of the competition.

Round 1[]

Home Score Away Match Information
Date and Time Venue Referee
Saintscolours.svg St Helens 40–0[a] Balmain colours.svg York City Knights 15 April 2018, 2:00pm Ruskin Drive Sports Ground
Bullscolours.svg Bradford Bulls 16–32 Rhinoscolours.svg Leeds Rhinos 15 April 2018, 2:00pm Odsal Stadium S. Ellis
Wigancolours.svg Wigan Warriors 54–0 Fevcolours.svg Featherstone Rovers 15 April 2018, 2:00pm Robin Park Arena
Source:[8]

Bye: Castleford colours.svg Castleford Tigers

  1. ^ Match abandoned after 62 minutes due to injury to York's Chloe James. There had already been a 50 minute delay due to injury to St Helens' Pippa Birchill.[6][7] As over 60 minutes has been played the result stands.[6]

Round 2[]

Home Score Away Match Information
Date and Time Venue Referee
Fevcolours.svg Featherstone Rovers 6–36 Rhinoscolours.svg Leeds Rhinos 9 May 2018, 7:30pm[a] L.D. Nutrition Stadium
Bullscolours.svg Bradford Bulls 4–42 Saintscolours.svg St Helens 22 April 2018, 2:00pm Provident Stadium
Balmain colours.svg York City Knights 0–62 Castleford colours.svg Castleford Tigers 22 April 2018, 12:00 Nestle Rowntree Sports Park
Source:[9][10]

Bye: Wigancolours.svg Wigan Warriors

  1. ^ 5 April, match postponed - waterlogged pitch

Round 3[]

Home Score Away Match Information
Date and Time Venue Referee
Castleford colours.svg Castleford Tigers 40–16 Bullscolours.svg Bradford Bulls 29 April 2018, 2:00pm Willowbridge Lane
Saintscolours.svg St Helens 40–14 Fevcolours.svg Featherstone Rovers 29 April 2018, 2:00pm Hattons Solicitors Crusaders Park A Billington
Wigancolours.svg Wigan Warriors 14–20 Rhinoscolours.svg Leeds Rhinos 29 April 2018, 2:00pm Robin Park Arena
Source:[11]

Bye: Balmain colours.svg York City Knights

Round 4[]

Home Score Away Match Information
Date and Time Venue Referee
Fevcolours.svg Featherstone Rovers 32–38 Castleford colours.svg Castleford Tigers 13 May 2018, 2:00pm L.D. Nutrition Stadium
Bullscolours.svg Bradford Bulls 72–10 Balmain colours.svg York City Knights 13 May 2018, 2:00pm Odsal Stadium
Wigancolours.svg Wigan Warriors 16–6 Saintscolours.svg St Helens 13 May 2018, 2:00pm Robin Park Arena R Stansfield
Source:[12]

Bye: Rhinoscolours.svg Leeds Rhinos

Round 5[]

Home Score Away Match Information
Date and Time Venue Referee
Castleford colours.svg Castleford Tigers 14–14 Wigancolours.svg Wigan Warriors 6 May 2018, 2:00pm Willowbridge Lane N Pascall
Saintscolours.svg St Helens 20–14 Rhinoscolours.svg Leeds Rhinos 20 May 2018, 2:00pm Ruskin Drive Sports Ground
Balmain colours.svg York City Knights 12–40 Fevcolours.svg Featherstone Rovers 20 May 2018, 2:00pm Bootham Crescent
Source:[13][14]

Bye: Bullscolours.svg Bradford Bulls

Round 6[]

Home Score Away Match Information
Date and Time Venue Referee
Rhinoscolours.svg Leeds Rhinos 40–12 Castleford colours.svg Castleford Tigers 27 May 2018, 2:00pm Headingley Scott Fernandez
Fevcolours.svg Featherstone Rovers 22–46 Bullscolours.svg Bradford Bulls 26 May 2018, 12:30pm Bloomfield Road Nick Pascall
Wigancolours.svg Wigan Warriors 50–0 Balmain colours.svg York City Knights 10 June 2018, 2:00pm Robin Park Arena Aaron Moore
Source:[15][16]

Bye: Saintscolours.svg St Helens

Round 7[]

Home Score Away Match Information
Date and Time Venue Referee
Castleford colours.svg Castleford Tigers 14–14 Saintscolours.svg St Helens 17 June 2018, 2:00pm Mend-A-Hose Jungle
Bullscolours.svg Bradford Bulls 10–34 Wigancolours.svg Wigan Warriors 17 June 2018, 2:00pm Odsal Stadium
Rhinoscolours.svg Leeds Rhinos 80–0 Balmain colours.svg York City Knights 17 June 2018, 2:00pm Weetwood Sports Park
Source:[17]

Bye: Fevcolours.svg Featherstone Rovers

Round 8[]

Home Score Away Match Information
Date and Time Venue Referee
Balmain colours.svg York City Knights 6–26 Saintscolours.svg St Helens 24 June 2018, 2:00pm
Rhinoscolours.svg Leeds Rhinos 30–10 Bullscolours.svg Bradford Bulls 24 June 2018, 2:00pm Weetwood Sports Park Scott Fernandez
Fevcolours.svg Featherstone Rovers 20–31 Wigancolours.svg Wigan Warriors 24 June 2018, 2:00pm L.D. Nutrition Stadium
Source:[18]

Bye: Castleford colours.svg Castleford Tigers

Round 9[]

Home Score Away Match Information
Date and Time Venue Referee
Rhinoscolours.svg Leeds Rhinos 70–6 Fevcolours.svg Featherstone Rovers 8 July 2018, 2:00pm
Saintscolours.svg St Helens 42–12 Bullscolours.svg Bradford Bulls 8 July 2018, 2:00pm Ruskin Drive
Castleford colours.svg Castleford Tigers 40–10 Balmain colours.svg York City Knights 8 July 2018, 2:00pm
Source:[19]

Bye: Wigancolours.svg Wigan Warriors

Round 10[]

Home Score Away Match Information
Date and Time Venue Referee
Bullscolours.svg Bradford Bulls 28–16 Castleford colours.svg Castleford Tigers 12 August 2018, 2:00pm Odsal Stadium J. Powell
Fevcolours.svg Featherstone Rovers 10–42 Saintscolours.svg St Helens 12 August 2018, 2:00pm
Rhinoscolours.svg Leeds Rhinos 22–23 Wigancolours.svg Wigan Warriors 12 August 2018, 2:00pm
Source:[20]

Bye: Balmain colours.svg York City Knights

Round 11[]

Home Score Away Match Information
Date and Time Venue Referee
Saintscolours.svg St Helens 10–14 Wigancolours.svg Wigan Warriors 19 August 2018, 2:00pm
Balmain colours.svg York City Knights 8–38 Bullscolours.svg Bradford Bulls 19 August 2018, 2:00pm
Castleford colours.svg Castleford Tigers 34–8 Fevcolours.svg Featherstone Rovers 23 September 2018, 2:00pm Castleford RUFC
Source:[21]

Bye: Rhinoscolours.svg Leeds Rhinos

Round 12[]

Home Score Away Match Information
Date and Time Venue Referee
Wigancolours.svg Wigan Warriors 10–12 Castleford colours.svg Castleford Tigers 9 September 2018, 2:00pm
Rhinoscolours.svg Leeds Rhinos 12–6 Saintscolours.svg St Helens 9 September 2018, 2:00pm
Fevcolours.svg Featherstone Rovers 12–20 Balmain colours.svg York City Knights 9 September 2018, 2:00pm
Source:[22]

Bye: Bullscolours.svg Bradford Bulls

Round 13[]

Home Score Away Match Information
Date and Time Venue Referee
Bullscolours.svg Bradford Bulls 32–10 Fevcolours.svg Featherstone Rovers 16 September 2018, 2:00pm Odsal Stadium
Castleford colours.svg Castleford Tigers 20–32 Rhinoscolours.svg Leeds Rhinos 16 September 2018, 2:00pm Castleford RUFC S. Fernandez
Balmain colours.svg York City Knights 6–38 Wigancolours.svg Wigan Warriors 16 September 2018, 2:00pm
Source:[22]

Bye: Saintscolours.svg St Helens

Round 14[]

Home Score Away Match Information
Date and Time Venue Referee
Saintscolours.svg St Helens 24–14 Castleford colours.svg Castleford Tigers 28 September 2018, 2:00pm Totally Wicked Stadium S. Houghton
Wigancolours.svg Wigan Warriors 26–8 Bullscolours.svg Bradford Bulls 30 September 2018, 2:00pm Robin Park Arena
Balmain colours.svg York City Knights 8–50 Rhinoscolours.svg Leeds Rhinos 30 September 2018, 2:00pm
Source:[2]

Bye: Fevcolours.svg Featherstone Rovers

Regular season standings[]

Pos Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1 Rhinoscolours.svg Leeds Rhinos 12 10 0 2 438 139 +299 20 League Leaders Shield/Play off semi-finals
2 Wigancolours.svg Wigan Warriors 12 9 1 2 324 128 +196 19 Play-off semi-finals
3 Saintscolours.svg St Helens 12 8 1 3 316 130 +186 17
4 Castleford colours.svg Castleford Tigers 12 6 2 4 318 228 +90 14
5 Bullscolours.svg Bradford Bulls 12 5 0 7 292 312 −20 10
6 Fevcolours.svg Featherstone Rovers 12 1 0 11 180 461 −281 2
7 Balmain colours.svg York City Knights 12 1 0 11 78 548 −470 2
Source: [1]

Play-offs[]

Semi-finals[]

Home Score Away Match Information
Date and Time Venue Referee
Rhinoscolours.svg Leeds Rhinos 24–10 Castleford colours.svg Castleford Tigers 7 October 2018, 1:00pm Weetwood Sports Village R. Stansfield
Wigancolours.svg Wigan Warriors 10–6 Saintscolours.svg St Helens 7 October 2018, 2:00pm Robin Park Arena
Source:[23]

Grand final[]

13 October 2018
1:00pm BST
Rhinoscolours.svg Leeds Rhinos 16 – 18 Wigancolours.svg Wigan Warriors
Try: Marshall, Beevers, S. Hill
Goal: C. Hill (2)
 report Try: Thompson (3), Wilson
Goal: Foley
Manchester Regional Arena
Attendance: 1,189
Referee: A. Billington
Leeds Rhinos Position Wigan Warriors
Caitlin Beevers FB Rebecca Greenfield
Suze Hill WG Alison Burrows
Charlotte Booth CE Rachel Thompson
Sophie Robinson CE Georgia Wilson
Madison Laverick WG Michelle Davis
Hanna Butcher SO Gemma Walsh
Courtney Hill SH Sarah Harrison
Amy Johnson PR Hannah Goodburn
Rhiannion Marshall HK Claire Hall
Dannielle Anderson PR Chloe Hammond
Aimee Staveley SR Amanda Sibbald
Manina Spurr SR Vanessa Temple
Shannon Lacey LF Joanie Alpin
Frankie Townend IN Holly Speakman
Sophie Nuttall IN Charlotte Foley
Chloe Kerrigan IN Lucy Baggaley
Ellie Oldroyd IN Gemma Hennessey

The Grand Final was played at the Manchester Regional Arena on 13 October 2018. Neither team existed when the inaugural Grand Final was played in 2017. Leeds were seeking to complete the treble (League Leaders Shield, Challenge Cup and Grand Final winners) in their first season while Wigan were seeking their first ever trophy.

Leeds scored first, when Rhiannion Marshall scored a try from close range, Courtney Hill added the conversion. Wigan hit back a few minutes later when (Rachel Thompson scored their first try. The first half remained 6–4 to Leeds until shortly before half-time, when Thompson scored her, and Wigan's second try to make the half-time score 8–6 to Wigan.

In the second half Georgia Wilson extended Wigan's lead to 12–6 and Thompson completed her hat trick to put Wigan further ahead 16–6. Leeds struck back with a Caitlin Beevers solo effort, covering 80 metres from a 20-metre restart, Courtney Hill added the extra two points. With the score at 12–16, Leeds equalised as Suze Hill scored with only three minutes left to play. The conversion attempt was missed, and in stoppage time, Wigan were awarded a penalty which Charlotte Foley kicked to give Wigan victory by 18 points to 16.[24]

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