Women's Rugby League Conference

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Women's Rugby League Conference

Sport	Rugby league
Instituted	2008
Ceased	2013
Replaced by	RFL Women's Rugby League
Number of teams	27
Country	England
Champions	Keighley Cats (2010)
Website	rugbyleagueconference.co.uk

The Women's Rugby League Conference is a rugby league competition for female teams in Britain. It began in 2008.

The men's equivalent is the Rugby League Conference.

2011 structure[]

• Central Division: Bradford Thunderbirds, Brighouse Ladies, , ,
• North East Division: Featherstone Rovers, Hunslet Hawks, Peterlee Pumas, Leeds Akkies, Stanningley, Whinmoor
• North West Division: , Leigh East, Leigh Miners Rangers, Mancunians RL, Wigan Ladies
• South Division: Coventry Bears, Nottingham Outlaws, Royal Air Force, Royal Navy, The Army, West London Sharks
• West Division: Crossfields, Halton, Macclesfield, Warrington, Widnes Moorfield

History[]

See also: History of the Rugby League Conference

The Southern Conference League began as a 10-team pilot league for male rugby league teams in the Midlands and South of England in 1997. It changed its name to the Rugby League Conference in 1998 and began to expand to cover the whole of Great Britain.

The first Women's Rugby League Conference began in 2008.

Competing teams by season[]

In 2009 the following teams played in the Conference:

• National Division: Bradford Thunderbirds, , Coventry Bears, Nottingham Outlaws, , West London Sharks
• North West Division: , Halton, , Macclesfield, Warrington Wolves
• Yorkshire Division: Bradford Dudley Hill, Brighouse, , Leeds Akkies, Stanningley

2010 structure:

• East Division: , Leeds Akkies, Guiseley, Stanningley, Whinmoor, York
• South Division: Coventry Bears, Northampton Demons, Nottingham Outlaws, West London Sharks
• West Division: Chorley, Warrington, Wigan

2011 structure:

• Central Division: Bradford Thunderbirds, Brighouse Ladies, , ,
• North East Division: Featherstone Rovers, Hunslet Hawks, Peterlee Pumas, Leeds Akkies, Stanningley, Whinmoor
• North West Division: , Leigh East, Leigh Miners Rangers, Mancunians RL, Wigan Ladies
• South Division: Coventry Bears, Nottingham Outlaws, Royal Air Force, Royal Navy, The Army, West London Sharks
• West Division: Crossfields, Halton, Macclesfield, Warrington, Widnes Moorfield

Winners[]

See also: Rugby League Conference trophy winners

2008[]

• West London Sharks Ladies

2009[]

• National Division: Bradford Thunderbirds
• RLC Regional: Hillside Hawks
• North West Division: Hillside Hawks
• Yorkshire Division: Keighley Cats

2010[]

• Women's RLC: Keighley Cats
• Women's RLC Plate: Coventry Bears

2011[]

• Women's RLC South Division: Coventry Bears
• Women's RLC North East Division: Hunslet Hawks
• Women's RLC Central Division: Bradford Thunderbirds
• Women's RLC North West Division: Leigh East
• Women's RLC West Division: Halton
• Women's RLC: Warrington
• Women's RLC Plate: Leeds Akkies

See also[]

• Women's rugby league
• Rugby League Conference
• RFL Women's Rugby League
• Women's Rugby League World Cup
• Women's Challenge Cup
• Women's Super League

External links[]

• Official website