2019 RFL Women's Super League

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2019 Women's Super League
Duration14 rounds
Teams8
Matches played59
Champions Rhinoscolours.svg Leeds Rhinos
League Leaders Shield Castleford colours.svg Castleford Tigers
Biggest home win Castleford colours.svg Castleford Tigers 74–8 Fevcolours.svg Featherstone Rovers (1 September 2019)
Biggest away win YorkRLFCcolours.png York City Knights 0–80 Castleford colours.svg Castleford Tigers Women (7 April 2019)
Woman of Steel Courtney Hill

The 2019 RFL Women's Super League known as the Betfred Women's Super League for sponsorship reasons was the third season of the Rugby League Women's Super League for female players in clubs affiliated to the Rugby Football League.

Contents

The champions were Leeds Rhinos who beat Castleford Tigers 20–12 in the Grand Final on 11 October 2019. [1] Castleford Tigers won the league leaders shield, a 44–0 win over York City Knights in round 13 put them three points clear of nearest rivals, St Helens, with a round to spare. [2]

For 2019, the number of teams was expanded from seven to eight, with the addition of Wakefield Trinity to the league. [3]

The season comprised 14 rounds, with each team playing each other home and away, commencing on 7 April and ending on 29 September. Following the regular season, the top four teams played off against each other in two semi-finals, with the Grand Final played on Friday 11 October, at the Totally Wicked Stadium in St Helens and broadcast live on Sky Sports. [4]

On 15 August 2019 it was announced that Betfred would become the sponsors of the league with immediate effect in a deal that will run until the end of the 2021 season. [5]

The defending champions were Wigan Warriors, who beat League Leaders Shield winners Leeds Rhinos, 18–16 at the Grand Final at the Manchester Regional Arena. [6] Wigan were eliminated from the play-offs after they lost 34–4 to Castleford Tigers in the semifinals.

Teams

ColoursClubLocation
Bullscolours.svg Bradford Bulls Bradford, West Yorkshire
Castleford colours.svg Castleford Tigers Castleford, West Yorkshire
Fevcolours.svg Featherstone Rovers Featherstone, West Yorkshire
Rhinoscolours.svg Leeds Rhinos Leeds, West Yorkshire
Saintscolours.svg St Helens St Helens, Merseyside
Wcatscolours.svg Wakefield Trinity Wakefield, West Yorkshire
Wigancolours.svg Wigan Warriors Wigan, Greater Manchester
YorkRLFCcolours.png York City Knights York, North Yorkshire

Fixtures and results

Round 1

HomeScoreAwayMatch Information
Date and TimeVenue
Bullscolours.svg Bradford Bulls38–16 Fevcolours.svg Featherstone Rovers7 April 2019, 12:45pm Odsal Stadium
Rhinoscolours.svg Leeds Rhinos54–4 Wcatscolours.svg Wakefield Trinity7 April 2019, 1:00pmSports Park, Weetwood
Wigancolours.svg Wigan Warriors4–6 Saintscolours.svg St Helens7 April 2019, 1:00pm Robin Park Arena
YorkRLFCcolours.png York City Knights0–80 Castleford colours.svg Castleford Tigers7 April 2019, 2:00pmYork St John University Sports Park
Source: [7]

Round 2

HomeScoreAwayMatch Information
Date and TimeVenue
Fevcolours.svg Featherstone Rovers16–24 Rhinoscolours.svg Leeds Rhinos14 April 2019, 1:30pm LD Nutrition Stadium
Wigancolours.svg Wigan Warriors14–36 Castleford colours.svg Castleford Tigers14 April 2019, 2:00pmOrrell St James
YorkRLFCcolours.png York City Knights6–10 Wcatscolours.svg Wakefield Trinity14 April 2019, 2:00pmYork St John University Sports Park
Saintscolours.svg St Helens24–0 Bullscolours.svg Bradford Bulls22 April 2019, 12:00pm Totally Wicked Stadium
Source: [8]

Round 3

HomeScoreAwayMatch Information
Date and TimeVenue
Bullscolours.svg Bradford Bulls60–6 Wcatscolours.svg Wakefield Trinity28 April 2019, 12:30pm Odsal Stadium
Castleford colours.svg Castleford Tigers27–0 Rhinoscolours.svg Leeds Rhinos28 April 2019, 1:00pm Mend-A-Hose Jungle
YorkRLFCcolours.png York City Knights0–62 Wigancolours.svg Wigan Warriors28 April 2019, 2:00pmYork St John University Sports Park
Saintscolours.svg St Helens54–16 Fevcolours.svg Featherstone Rovers28 April 2019, 5:45pm Totally Wicked Stadium
Source: [9]

Round 4

HomeScoreAwayMatch Information
Date and TimeVenue
Wigancolours.svg Wigan Warriors4–12 Rhinoscolours.svg Leeds Rhinos12 May 2019, 1:00pmRobin Park Arena
Castleford colours.svg Castleford Tigers30–14 Saintscolours.svg St Helens12 May 2019, 2:00pm Mend-A-Hose Jungle
Wcatscolours.svg Wakefield Trinity8–40 Fevcolours.svg Featherstone Rovers12 May 2019, 2:00pm The Mobile Rocket Stadium
YorkRLFCcolours.png York City Knights4–38 Bullscolours.svg Bradford Bulls12 May 2019, 2:00pmYork St John University Sports Park
Source: [10]

Round 5

HomeScoreAwayMatch Information
Date and TimeVenue
YorkRLFCcolours.png York City Knights0–50 Rhinoscolours.svg Leeds Rhinos2 June 2019, 12:00pmYork St John University Sports Park
Wcatscolours.svg Wakefield Trinity0–66 Saintscolours.svg St Helens2 June 2019, 2:00pm Mobile Rocket Stadium
Wigancolours.svg Wigan Warriors42–4 Fevcolours.svg Featherstone Rovers2 June 2019, 2:00pmRobin Park Arena
Bullscolours.svg Bradford Bulls22–42 Castleford colours.svg Castleford Tigers6 June 2019, 7:30pm Odsal Stadium
Source: [11]

Round 6

HomeScoreAwayMatch Information
Date and TimeVenue
Bullscolours.svg Bradford Bulls6–18 Rhinoscolours.svg Leeds Rhinos30 June 2019, 12:30pm Odsal Stadium
Wcatscolours.svg Wakefield Trinity6–44 Wigancolours.svg Wigan Warriors30 June 2019, 1:00pm Mobile Rocket Stadium
Fevcolours.svg Featherstone Rovers20–46 Castleford colours.svg Castleford Tigers30 June 2019, 2:00pm LD Nutrition Stadium
Saintscolours.svg St Helens60–6 YorkRLFCcolours.png York City Knights30 June 2019, 3:00pm Totally Wicked Stadium
Source: [12]

Round 7

HomeScoreAwayMatch Information
Date and TimeVenue
Rhinoscolours.svg Leeds Rhinos16–30 Saintscolours.svg St Helens21 July 2019, 12:30pm Headingley
Bullscolours.svg Bradford Bulls16–20 Wigancolours.svg Wigan Warriors21 July 2019, 1:00pm Odsal Stadium
Castleford colours.svg Castleford Tigers54–8 Wcatscolours.svg Wakefield Trinity21 July 2019, 5:00pm Mend-A-Hose Jungle
Fevcolours.svg Featherstone Rovers18–16 YorkRLFCcolours.png York City Knights22 September 2019, 2:00pm LD Nutrition Stadium
Source: [13] [14]

Round 8

HomeScoreAwayMatch Information
Date and TimeVenue
Castleford colours.svg Castleford Tigers50–16 Bullscolours.svg Bradford Bulls4 August 2019, 1:00pm Mend-A-Hose Jungle
Fevcolours.svg Featherstone Rovers18–16 Wigancolours.svg Wigan Warriors4 August 2019, 1:00pm LD Nutrition Stadium
Rhinoscolours.svg Leeds Rhinos30–0 [a] YorkRLFCcolours.png York City Knights4 August 2019, 1:00pmSports Park, Weetwood
Saintscolours.svg St Helens60–0 Wcatscolours.svg Wakefield Trinity4 August 2019, 5:00pm Totally Wicked Stadium
Source: [16]
  1. ↑ Match abandoned after 39 minutes due to Sophie Robinson suffering a serious leg injury. The score at the time was 30–0, after consultation with both clubs the RFL decided not to order the game to be replayed with the score at the time of abandonment to stand as the result. [15]

Round 9

HomeScoreAwayMatch Information
Date and TimeVenue
Bullscolours.svg Bradford Bulls18–32 Saintscolours.svg St Helens11 August 2019, 1:00pm Odsal Stadium
Castleford colours.svg Castleford Tigers56–8 Wigancolours.svg Wigan Warriors11 April 2019, 1:00pm Mend-A-Hose Jungle
Rhinoscolours.svg Leeds Rhinos52–0 Fevcolours.svg Featherstone Rovers11 August 2019, 1:00pmSports Park, Westwood
Wcatscolours.svg Wakefield Trinity4–20 YorkRLFCcolours.png York City Knights11 August 2019, 2:00pmSharlston Rovers
Source: [17]

Round 10

HomeScoreAwayMatch Information
Date and TimeVenue
Rhinoscolours.svg Leeds Rhinos26–36 Castleford colours.svg Castleford Tigers17 August 2019, 1:00pm Emerald Headingley
Wcatscolours.svg Wakefield Trinity4–48 Bullscolours.svg Bradford Bulls18 August 2019, 1:00pm The Mobile Rocket Stadium
Fevcolours.svg Featherstone Rovers7–50 Saintscolours.svg St Helens18 August 2019, 2:00pm L D Nutrition Stadium
Wigancolours.svg Wigan Warriors42–0 YorkRLFCcolours.png York City Knights18 August 2019, 2:00pm Robin Park Arena
Source: [18]

Round 11

HomeScoreAwayMatch Information
Date and TimeVenue
Castleford colours.svg Castleford Tigers74–8 Fevcolours.svg Featherstone Rovers1 September 2019, 1:00pm Mend-A-Hose Jungle
YorkRLFCcolours.png York City Knights0–56 Saintscolours.svg St Helens1 September 2019, 1:00pmYork St John University
Wigancolours.svg Wigan Warriors52–6 Wcatscolours.svg Wakefield Trinity1 September 2019, 2:00pm Robin Park Arena
Source: [19]

Round 12

HomeScoreAwayMatch Information
Date and TimeVenue
Wcatscolours.svg Wakefield Trinity4–36 Castleford colours.svg Castleford Tigers8 September 2019, 1:00pm The Mobile Rocket Stadium
Wigancolours.svg Wigan Warriors20–20 Bullscolours.svg Bradford Bulls8 September 2019, 2:00pm Robin Park Arena
YorkRLFCcolours.png York City Knights16–26 Fevcolours.svg Featherstone Rovers8 September 2019, 2:00pmYork St John University
Saintscolours.svg St Helens20–20 Rhinoscolours.svg Leeds Rhinos8 September 2019, 3:00pmRuskin Park
Source: [20]

Round 13

HomeScoreAwayMatch Information
Date and TimeVenue
Wcatscolours.svg Wakefield Trinity4–66 Rhinoscolours.svg Leeds Rhinos14 September 2019, 1:00pm The Mobile Rocket Stadium
Fevcolours.svg Featherstone Rovers22–14 Bullscolours.svg Bradford Bulls15 September 2019, 2:00pm L D Nutrition Stadium
Saintscolours.svg St Helens28–0 Wigancolours.svg Wigan Warriors15 September 2019, 2:00pmRuskin Park
Castleford colours.svg Castleford Tigers44–0 YorkRLFCcolours.png York City Knights17 September 2019, 7:00pm Mend-A-Hose Jungle
Source: [21]

Round 14

HomeScoreAwayMatch Information
Date and TimeVenue
Fevcolours.svg Featherstone Rovers26–0 Wcatscolours.svg Wakefield Trinity29 September 2019, 1:00pm LD Nutrition Stadium
Bullscolours.svg Bradford BullsP–P [a] YorkRLFCcolours.png York City Knights29 September 2019, 2:00pmNeil Hunt Memorial Ground
Rhinoscolours.svg Leeds Rhinos16–0 Wigancolours.svg Wigan Warriors29 September 2019, 2:15pmWeetwood Sports Park
Saintscolours.svg St Helens20–14 Castleford colours.svg Castleford Tigers29 September 2019, 3:00pmRuskin Park
Source: [22]
  1. ↑ match postponed, pitch unplayable due to heavy rain

Play-off semi-finals

HomeScoreAwayMatch Information
Date and TimeVenueReferee
Castleford colours.svg Castleford Tigers34–4 Wigancolours.svg Wigan Warriors6 October 2019, 13:00 Mend-A-Hose Jungle
Saintscolours.svg St Helens14–18 Rhinoscolours.svg Leeds Rhinos6 October 2019, 13:00 Totally Wicked Stadium A. Moore
Source: [23]

Grand final

11 October 2019
19:30
Castleford colours.svg Castleford Tigers12–20 Rhinoscolours.svg Leeds Rhinos
Tries: Lumb, Owen, Gentles
Goals: Stanley 0/3
 report
Tries: Goldthorp 2, Eatock, Frain
Goals: Hill 2/4
Totally Wicked Stadium
Attendance: 1,673
Referee: Greg Dolan
Castleford TigersPositionLeeds Rhinos
#1 Tara Stanley Fullback #1 Caitlin Beevers
#16 Maisie Lumb Wing #15 Sophie Nuttall
#24 Lucy Eastwood Centre #30 Abby Eatock
#12 Lacey Owen Centre #16 Chloe Karrigan
#4 Kelsey Gentles Wing #24 Fran Goldthorp
#6 Georgia Roche Stand-off #6 Hannah Butcher
#33 Jasmine Cudjoe Scrum-half #7 Courtney Hill (c)
#10 Grace Field Prop #10 Danielle Anderson
#9 Sinead Peach Hooker #14 Tasha Gaines
#68 Shona Hoyle Prop #13 Amy Johnson
#28 Hollie Dodd Second-row #11 Aimee Staveley
#11 Tamzin Renouf Second-row #4 Charlotte Booth
#13 Rhiannon Marshall Loose forward #28 Paige Webster
#14 Sammy Watts interchange #27 Keara Bennett
#8 Emma Lumley interchange #19 Elle Frain
#31 Frankie Townend interchange #8 Danika Priim
#44 Emma Slowe interchange #22 Elle Oldroyd

Leeds completed a league and cup double with 20–12 victory over Castleford in the Grand Final on 11 October 2019. In a game televised live on Sky Sports Castleford took an early advantage with two tries in the first five minute; the scorers being Maisie Lumb and Lacey Owen. Leeds pulled a try back through Abby Eatock and these were the only points of the first half with the half-time score being 8–4 to Castleford.

In the second half, it was Leeds who proved to be the stronger side with three tries in close succession, two for 16-year old winger Fran Goldthorp and one for Elle Frain. Leeds captain Courtney Hill converted two of the tries to give Leeds a 20–8 lead. Kelsey Gentles did score a late try for Castleford to make the score 20–12 but it was too late for Castleford to catch up. [24]

Standings

PosTeamPldWDLPFPAPDPtsQualification
1 Castleford colours.svg Castleford Tigers141301625160+46526 League Leaders Shield/Play off semi-finals
2 Saintscolours.svg St Helens141211522131+39125Play-off semi-finals
3 Rhinoscolours.svg Leeds Rhinos141013410151+25921
4 Wigancolours.svg Wigan Warriors14617328224+10413
5 Fevcolours.svg Featherstone Rovers14608237450−21312
6 Bullscolours.svg Bradford Bulls13418300282+189
7 YorkRLFCcolours.png York City Knights13101268522−4542
8 Wcatscolours.svg Wakefield Trinity14101364634−5702
Source:

References

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  2. ↑ "Glory for Tigers". Rugby Leaguer & League Express . No. 3,192. 23 September 2019. p. 22.
  3. ↑ "Wakefield Trinty join Women's Super League for 2019 season". BBC Sport. 3 December 2018. Retrieved 1 April 2019.
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  5. ↑ "Betfred sponsor Women's Super League as Grand Final brought forward". Love Rugby League. 15 August 2019. Retrieved 16 August 2019.
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  14. ↑ "Rovers snatch it late". Rugby Leaguer & League Express . No. 3,192. 23 September 2019. p. 22.
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  19. ↑ "Tigeresses march on". Rugby Leaguer & League Express . No. 3,189. 2 September 2019. p. 30.
  20. ↑ "Play-off race stays alive". Rugby Leaguer & League Express . No. 3,190. 9 September 2019. p. 30.
  21. ↑ "Saints hammer Warriors". Rugby Leaguer & League Express . No. 3,191. 16 September 2019. p. 27.
  22. ↑ "Tigers finally tamed". Rugby Leaguer & League Express . No. 3,192. 30 September 2019. p. 21.
  23. ↑ "Betfred Women's Super League semi-finals". Rugby Leaguer & League Express . No. 3,194. 7 October 2019. p. 18.
  24. ↑ Marsden, Lorraine (14 October 2019). "Leeds a thorn in Tigers' side again". Rugby Leaguer & League Express . No. 3,195. p. 27.
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