The 2023 Rugby Football League Women's Super League South was the third season of the Women's Super League Southrugby league competition composed of teams from the south of England and Wales. On 31 January 2023 the Rugby Football League (RFL) announced a new pyramid for the women's game from 2024 meaning that 2023 would be the final season of the Super League South before becoming integrated into this new structure as a tier 2 competition.[1]
The opening match of the season, Thurrock T-Birds 8–56 Army, was played on 27 May.[2] Defending champions Cardiff Demons won all five of their matches to top the league and defeated Bedford Tigers 72–8 in the semi-final. London Broncos finished second in the league having only lost once; 8–10 to Cardiff. They won their semi-final 22–12 against the Army to set up a rematch of the 2022 Grand Final.[3][4] On 27 August, London Broncos took the 2023 Women's Super League South title with a 22–10 win over Cardiff Demons.[5] London and Cardiff both earned places in the 2024 Challenge Cup as a result of reaching the Grand Final.[6]
On 31 January 2023, the fixtures for the season were announced with seven teams, including newcomers Thurrock T-Birds, due to take part in the league in which all the teams would play each other once after which the top four advanced to the play-offs.[7][8] However, revised fixture lists included only six teams following the withdrawal of the Oxford Cavaliers before the start of the competition.[6][9]
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