2022 RFL Women's Super League

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2022 Women's Super League
Teams12
Matches played92
Points scored2,241
Champions Rhinoscolours.svg   Leeds Rhinos
League Leaders Shield YorkRLFCcolours.png   York City Knights
Runners-up YorkRLFCcolours.png   York City Knights
Biggest home win Wolvescolours.svg   Warrington Wolves 86–0 Wcatscolours.svg   Wakefield Trinity
(22 May 2022)
Biggest away win Wcatscolours.svg   Wakefield Trinity 0–102 Wolvescolours.svg   Warrington Wolves
(31 July 2022)
Woman of Steel
Promotion and relegation
Promoted from Group 2 Wolvescolours.svg   Warrington Wolves

The 2022 RFL Women's Super League (also known as the Betfred Women's Super League for sponsorship reasons) was the sixth season of the Rugby League Women's Super League, for female players in clubs affiliated to the Rugby Football League (RFL).

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The title was won by Leeds Rhinos who beat York City Knights 12–4 in the grand final. [1] York had finished top of the table to win the league leader's shield. [2]

The defending champions were St Helens, who beat Leeds Rhinos 28–0 in the Grand Final at Headingley on 10 October 2021, in front of a record crowd of 4,235. [3]

The league increased the number of participating teams by 2, from 10 to 12, with Barrow Raiders and Leigh Miners Rangers being promoted to the Super League, after finishing first and second respectively in the 2021 Women's Championship. [4] However, the structure of the league has changed, with the league being split into two groups; a structure based on the play-off and shield structures used in the second half of the 2021 season. Group 1 comprises Huddersfield, Leeds, St Helens, Wigan and York. Group 2 comprises Barrow, Bradford, Castleford, Leigh Miners, Featherstone, Wakefield and Warrington. The RFL explained that the split structure as giving the player for clubs in group 1, challenging fixtures in the run-up to the World Cup; while allowing the clubs in group 2, the opportunity to develop by playing clubs in more competitive matches. [5] However, in April 2022, the RFL acceded to a request from Castleford, for the club to be placed in Group 2, thus changing the structure, with Group 1 containing five clubs and group 2 seven clubs. [6]

End of season awards

At the end of season awards on 24 September, three awards were made: [7]

Teams

Fixtures and results

Regular season tables

Group 1

PosTeam
PldWDLPFPAPDPtsQualification
1 YorkRLFCcolours.png York City Knights 870124258+18414League Leaders Shield & Advance to semi-finals
2 Saintscolours.svg St Helens 860231463+25112Advance to semi-finals
3 Rhinoscolours.svg Leeds Rhinos 8503320116+20410
4 Wigancolours.svg Wigan Warriors 8206104313−2094
5 Giantscolours.svg Huddersfield Giants 800832462−4300
Source:

Group 2

PosTeam
PldWDLPFPAPDPtsQualification
1 Wolvescolours.svg   Warrington Wolves 12120074436+70824Advance to semi-finals
2 Barrowcolours.svg   Barrow Raiders 12903386168+21818
3 Fevcolours.svg   Featherstone Rovers 12804370156+21416
4 Bullscolours.svg   Bradford Bulls 12606202296−9412
5 Leighminersrangerscolours.png   Leigh Miners Rangers 12408174298−1248
6 Castleford colours.svg   Castleford Tigers 122010106510−4044
7 Wcatscolours.svg   Wakefield Trinity 12101168586−5182

Play-offs

The play-off structure for each group was the same; 1st v 4th and 2nd v 3rd in the semi-finals with the winners meeting in the final. In Group 1, the final known as the Grand Final would determine the champions for the season. In Group 2 the final was called the Shield Final and would determine which team was promoted to Group 1 for 2023. The finals were played as a double header at the Totally Wicked Stadium in St Helens.

Group 1

In the semi-finals York beat Wigan 12–4 and Leeds beat St Helens 14–6. [8] Leeds beat York 12–4 in the Grand Final to take their second title. [9]

Group 2

Warrington beat Bradford 72–0 while Featherstone beat Barrow 12–10 in the semi-finals. [10] In the Shield Final, Warrington won 34–6 against Featherstone to be promoted to Group A. [11]

References

  1. ↑ "Leeds beat York to win Women's Grand Final". BBC Sport. 18 September 2022.
  2. ↑ "York City Knights claim Betfred Women's Super League Leaders' Shield". RFL. 28 August 2022. Retrieved 6 October 2022.
  3. ↑ "Saints win Women's Super League". BBC Sport. 10 October 2021.
  4. ↑ Gordon, James (2 November 2021). "Women's Super League to expand to 12 teams from 2022". LoveRugbyLeague. Retrieved 2 November 2021.
  5. ↑ "Women's Super League: Barrow Raiders and Leigh Miners Rangers join expanded 12-team competition for 2022". Sky Sports. 2 November 2021. Retrieved 2 November 2021.
  6. ↑ "Statement: Castleford Tigers Women". www.rugby-league.com. 21 April 2022. Retrieved 15 May 2022.
  7. ↑ "Forsell and Dodd join Stanley as 2022 BWSL Awards winners". RFL. 24 September 2022. Retrieved 6 October 2022.
  8. ↑ "Women's Super League: York City Knights reach first Grand Final as Leeds Rhinos end St Helens' reign". Sky Sports. 5 September 2022. Retrieved 6 October 2022.
  9. ↑ Darbyshire, Drew (18 September 2022). "York 4-12 Leeds: Rhinos crowned Women's Super League champions". LoveRugbyLeague. Retrieved 6 October 2022.
  10. ↑ "Women's Super League: Warrington Wolves to face Featherstone Rovers in Group 2 play-off final". TotalRL.com. 12 September 2022. Retrieved 6 October 2022.
  11. ↑ "Warrington Wolves' women's team are officially promoted". Warrington Guardian. 18 September 2022. Retrieved 6 October 2022.
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