2025 RFL Women's Super League
2025 RFL Women's Super League | |
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Duration | 14 rounds + playoffs |
Teams | 8 |
Promotion and relegation | |
Promoted from Championship | TBD |
The 2025 RFL Women's Super League (also known as the Betfred Women's Super League for sponsorship reasons) is the ninth season of the Women's Super League, for female players in clubs affiliated to the Rugby Football League (RFL).
The regular season will have 14 rounds commencing on 16 May with the opening fixture between the 2024 champions, York Valkyrie, and Wigan Warriors, and concluding on the 14 September.[1]
The Super League champions will be determined after the top four teams play-off to decide which clubs will compete in the Grand Final on 5 October.[1]
The club finishing bottom will play-off against the winners of the 2025 RFL Women's Championship for a place in the 2026 RFL Women's Super League.[2] This match will also be played on 5 October.[3]
Teams
[edit]The eight clubs in the 2025 Super League are all from Northern England. Seven teams from the 2024 Super League are joined by Leigh Leopards who, after winning the 2024 Championship, replaced Featherstone Rovers by winning promotion via a play-off.[4]
Barrow Raiders
Huddersfield Giants
Leeds Rhinos
Leigh Leopards
St Helens
Warrington Wolves
Wigan Warriors
York Valkyrie
Fixtures and results
[edit]Table
[edit]Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification or relegation[a] |
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1 | ![]() | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Advance to semi-finals |
2 | ![]() | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
3 | ![]() | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
4 | ![]() | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
5 | ![]() | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
6 | ![]() | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
7 | ![]() | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
8 | ![]() | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Relegation play-off |
Notes:
- ^ should teams have the same points difference, then position is decided by points scored percentage (points scored, divided by points conceded, multiplied by 100).
Play-offs
[edit]The play-off semi-finals will be played on 21 September. The Grand Final will be played on 5 October.[1]
Broadcasting
[edit]On 5 December 2024, Sky Sports announced that, as with the 2024 season, it would broadcast three regular season games, the play-offs and Grand Final.[5]
Round | Match | Date |
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1 | Wigan Warriors v York Valkyrie | 16 May 2025 |
7 | Leeds Rhinos v St Helens | 11 July 2025 |
13 | St Helens v Wigan Warriors | 5 September 2025 |
Semi-finals | Team 1 v Team 4 | 21 September |
Team 2 v Team 3 | ||
Grand Final | TBD | 5 October |
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Betfred Women's Super League fixtures 2025". Rugby Leaguer & League Express. No. 3460. 9 December 2024. p. 16.
- ^ "Cardiff and London in new-look Championship". Rugby Leaguer & League Express. No. 3461. 16 December 2024. p. 13.
- ^ "Women's 2025 League Seasons get underway this weekend". Rugby Football League. 17 March 2025. Retrieved 27 March 2025.
- ^ "Leigh Leopards beat Rovers to reach Super League". Leigh Journal. 7 October 2024. Retrieved 27 March 2025.
- ^ "Women's Super League 2025: Full fixtures released as York Valkyrie look to defend their title". Sky Sports. 5 December 2024. Retrieved 27 March 2025.