2021 RFL Women's Super League South

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2021 RFL Women's Super League South
Teams6
Matches played14 (1 Cancelled)
ChampionsCardiff Demons

The 2021 Rugby Football League Women's Super League South (known as the Betfred Women's Super League South due to sponsorship) was the inaugural season of the Women's Super League South rugby league competition composed of teams from the south of England and Wales. It was originally intended to start in 2020, but was delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. [1]

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The final fixture list was released on 9 June, and the first match took place on Saturday 19 June. [2]

The grand final saw the Cardiff Demons come from behind in the dying seconds of the match to win the game 30–26. [3]

Teams

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Army RL
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Bedford Tigers
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Bristol Golden Ferns
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Cardiff Demons
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Cornish Rebels
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London Broncos
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  • Locations of Teams in Southern England and Wales
  • Eo circle orange white letter-w.svg Western Conference, Eo circle indigo white letter-e.svg Eastern Conference
ConferenceTeamLocationHead coachHome ground
Eastern Army RL Aldershot, England Woz Broadley Aldershot Military Stadium
Bedford Tigers Bedford, England Rob Ashton Pudhoe Woods
London Broncos London, England Colin BakerTBC
Western Cardiff Demons Cardiff, Wales Ian Newbury [4] Cardiff Arms Park
Cornish Rebels Redruth, England Ronan O'Neill [5] Recreation Ground, Redruth
Golden Ferns Bristol, England Emily WhiteSGS Stoke Gifford Stadium

Source: [2]

Regular season

Western Conference

Standings

PosTeamPldWDLPFPAPDPtsQualification
1 Panthers colours.svg Cardiff Demons 44003146+3088Play-off semi-finals
2 Goldenfernscolours.png Golden Ferns 411256222−1663
3 Cornishrebelscolours.png Cornish Rebels 401328170−1421
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Fixtures

Betfred Women's Super League South - Western Conference
HomeScoreAwayMatch Information
Date and TimeVenueReferee
Golden Ferns32–10Cornish Rebels26 June 2021, 14:30SGS College Stoke Gifford StadiumM. Holmes
Golden Ferns6–88Cardiff Demons3 July 2021Filton College, Bristol, England K. Young
Cornish RebelsC–CCardiff Demons— [lower-alpha 1]
Cornish Rebels18–18Golden Ferns24 July 2021 Recreation Ground, Redruth
Cardiff Demons96–0Cornish Rebels31 July 2021USW Sport Park, Treforest
Cardiff Demons106–0Golden Ferns7 August 2021USW Sport Park, Treforest
Source: [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12]
  1. ↑ Match cancelled due to COVID-19 issues. [6]

Eastern Conference

Standings

PosTeamPldWDLPFPAPDPtsQualification
1 Armyrlcolours.png Army RL 430116866+1026Play-off semi-finals
2 Broncoscolours.png London Broncos 430110490+146
3 Bedfordtigerscolours.png Bedford Tigers 400474190−1160
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Fixtures

Betfred Women's Super League South - Eastern Conference
HomeScoreAwayMatch Information
Date and TimeVenueReferee
Army RL12–20London Broncos19 June 2021, 14:30 Aldershot Military Stadium Pete Smith
Bedford Tigers16–24London Broncos3 July 2021 Putnoe Woods, Bedford
Bedford Tigers18–68Army RL10 July 2021 Putnoe Woods, Bedford
London Broncos18–32Army RL24 July 2021Richmond Athletics Association, Richmond Matt Rigby
Army RL56–10Bedford Tigers31 July 2021 Aldershot Military Stadium
London Broncos42–30Bedford Tigers7 August 2021Trailfinders Sports Ground
Source: [13] [14]

Finals series

The finals series saw the team finishing first in the Western Conference, Cardiff Demons, take on the team finishing second in the Eastern Conference, London Broncos; and first in the Eastern Conference, Army RL, versus second in the Western Conference, the Golden Ferns, in a double header at the Aldershot Military Stadium. [15]

Betfred Women's Super League South finals
HomeScoreAwayMatch Information
Date and TimeVenueReferee
Semi-finals
Army RL110–0Golden Ferns14 August 2021, 13:00Aldershot Military StadiumPete Smith
Cardiff Demons38–20London Broncos14 August 2021, 15:00Pete Smith
Grand Final
Army RL26–30Cardiff Demons29 August 2021, 12:00Trailfinders Sports GroundStuart Fraser
Source: [3]

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