Teams
In January 2024, the RFL confirmed the nine clubs in the Northern Championship and four of the clubs in Southern Championship. [3] The teams in the Midlands Championship were announced in May. [4]
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The 2024 RFL Women's Championship (also known as the Betfred Women's Championship for sponsorship reasons) is the eighth season of the RFL Women's Championship and the first of its restructure and expansion to include teams from across the country.
The winner of the competition will enter a promotion play-off on 6 October with the last placed team of the 2024 RFL Women's Super League for a place in the 2025 Super League. [1] [2]
In January 2024, the RFL confirmed the nine clubs in the Northern Championship and four of the clubs in Southern Championship. [3] The teams in the Midlands Championship were announced in May. [4]
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The 2024 RFL Northern Women's Championship began on 2 March and concluded on 22 September, and comprised 18 regular season matchweeks and playoffs. [3] [5]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Leigh Leopards (L) | 16 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 808 | 64 | +744 | 32 | Advance to semi-finals |
| 2 |  Sheffield Eagles | 16 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 453 | 237 | +216 | 25 | |
| 3 |  Salford Red Devils | 16 | 10 | 0 | 6 | 392 | 248 | +144 | 20 | |
| 4 |  Oulton Raidettes | 16 | 10 | 0 | 6 | 430 | 296 | +134 | 20 | |
| 5 |  Dewsbury Moor | 16 | 8 | 1 | 7 | 388 | 254 | +134 | 17 | |
| 6 |  Hull Kingston Rovers | 16 | 7 | 0 | 9 | 298 | 424 | −126 | 14 | |
| 7 |  Bradford Bulls | 16 | 3 | 0 | 13 | 182 | 518 | −336 | 6 | |
| 8 |  Stanningley | 16 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 208 | 464 | −256 | 5 | |
| 9 |  Castleford Tigers | 16 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 83 | 737 | −654 | 5 |
| Home | Score | Away | Match Information | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date | Venue | |||
Salford Red Devils  | 4–16 |  Hull Kingston Rovers | 2 March | Salford Stadium |
Stanningley  | 22–28 |  Bradford Bulls | 3 March | Stanningley |
Oulton Raidettes  | 6–26 |  Leigh Leopards | 3 March | Oulton Raiders |
Castleford Tigers  | C–C |  Sheffield Eagles | Result given as a draw [lower-alpha 1] | |
Bye:  Dewsbury Moor | ||||
| Home | Score | Away | Match Information | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date | Venue | |||
| Bradford Bulls | 8–22 | Oulton Raidettes | 10 March | Bradford Bulls Women |
| Leigh Leopards | 40–0 | Salford Red Devils | 10 March | Twist Lane |
| Castleford Tigers | 0–42 | Dewsbury Moor | 10 March | Castleford Panthers |
| Hull Kingston Rovers | 20–28 | Sheffield Eagles | 30 June [lower-alpha 1] | Dewsbury Moor |
| Bye: Stanningley | ||||
| Home | Score | Away | Match Information | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date | Venue | |||
| Leigh Leopards | 42–14 | Sheffield Eagles | 14 April | Twist Lane |
| Dewsbury Moor | 16–24 | Hull Kingston Rovers | 14 April | Dewsbury Moor |
| Salford Red Devils | 44–4 | Bradford Bulls | 14 April | Salford Stadium |
| Oulton Raidettes | 30–12 | Stanningley | 14 April | Oulton Raiders |
| Bye: Castleford Tigers | ||||
| Home | Score | Away | Match Information | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date | Venue | |||
| Hull Kingston Rovers | 70–8 | Castleford Tigers | 21 April | Hull KR |
| Sheffield Eagles | 38–0 | Bradford Bulls | 21 April | Bawtry Road |
| Stanningley | 8–20 | Salford Red Devils | 21 April | Bradford Dudley Hill |
| Leigh Leopards | 48–4 | Dewsbury Moor | 21 April | Twist Lane |
| Bye: Oulton Raidettes | ||||
| Home | Score | Away | Match Information | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date | Venue | |||
| Sheffield Eagles | 36–6 | Stanningley | 28 April | Dearne Valley Bulldogs |
| Dewsbury Moor | 24–10 | Bradford Bulls | 28 April | Dewsbury Moor |
| Castleford Tigers | 0–84 | Leigh Leopards | 28 April | Castleford Panthers |
| Salford Red Devils | 16–14 | Oulton Raidettes | 28 April | Salford Stadium |
| Bye: Hull Kingston Rovers | ||||
| Home | Score | Away | Match Information | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date | Venue | |||
| Stanningley | 16–24 | Dewsbury Moor | 12 May | Stanningley |
| Leigh Leopards | 52–8 | Hull Kingston Rovers | 12 May | Twist Lane |
| Oulton Raidettes | 32–46 | Sheffield Eagles | 12 May | Oulton Raiders |
| Bradford Bulls | 54–4 | Castleford Tigers | 12 May | Bradford Bulls Women |
| Bye: Salford Red Devils | ||||
| Home | Score | Away | Match Information | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date | Venue | |||
| Sheffield Eagles | 40–20 | Salford Red Devils | 19 May | Olympic Legacy Park |
| Hull Kingston Rovers | 32–8 | Bradford Bulls | 19 May | Hull KR |
| Castleford Tigers | 6–42 | Stanningley | 19 May | Castleford Panthers |
| Dewsbury Moor | 40–14 | Oulton Raidettes | 19 May | Dewsbury Moor |
| Bye: Leigh Leopards | ||||
| Home | Score | Away | Match Information | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date | Venue | |||
| Salford Red Devils | 14–12 | Dewsbury Moor | 2 June | Salford Stadium |
| Stanningley | 12–26 | Hull Kingston Rovers | 2 June | Hull KR |
| Bradford Bulls | 0–62 | Leigh Leopards | 2 June | Bradford Bulls Women |
| Oulton Raidettes | 42–8 | Castleford Tigers | 2 June | Oulton Raiders |
| Bye: Sheffield Eagles | ||||
| Home | Score | Away | Match Information | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date | Venue | |||
| Dewsbury Moor | 20–30 | Sheffield Eagles | 16 June | Dewsbury Moor |
| Leigh Leopards | 70–6 | Stanningley | 16 June | Twist Lane |
| Hull Kingston Rovers | 0–28 | Oulton Raidettes | 16 June | Hull KR |
| Castleford Tigers | 0–92 | Salford Red Devils | 16 June | Castleford Panthers |
| Bye: Bradford Bulls | ||||
| Home | Score | Away | Match Information | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date | Venue | |||
| Sheffield Eagles | 32–0 | Castleford Tigers | 23 June | Olympic Legacy Park |
| Leigh Leopards | 46–8 | Oulton Raidettes | 23 June | Twist Lane |
| Hull Kingston Rovers | 22–24 | Salford Red Devils | 23 June | Hull KR |
| Bradford Bulls | 20–14 | Stanningley | 23 June | Bradford Bulls Women |
| Bye: Dewsbury Moor | ||||
| Home | Score | Away | Match Information | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date | Venue | |||
| Dewsbury Moor | 48–4 | Castleford Tigers | 7 July | Dewsbury Moor |
| Sheffield Eagles | 56–8 | Hull Kingston Rovers | 7 July | Olympic Legacy Park |
| Oulton Raidettes | 42–18 | Bradford Bulls | 7 July | Oulton Raiders |
| Salford Red Devils | 4–44 | Leigh Leopards | 7 July | Salford Stadium |
| Bye: Stanningley | ||||
| Home | Score | Away | Match Information | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date | Venue | |||
| Hull Kingston Rovers | 0–56 | Dewsbury Moor | 14 July | Hull KR |
| Sheffield Eagles | 6–30 | Leigh Leopards | 14 July | Olympic Legacy Park |
| Bradford Bulls | 0–18 | Salford Red Devils | 14 July | Bradford Bulls Women |
| Stanningley | 4–62 | Oulton Raidettes | 14 July | Stanningley |
| Bye: Castleford Tigers | ||||
| Home | Score | Away | Match Information | |
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| Date | Venue | |||
| Bradford Bulls | 10–46 | Sheffield Eagles | 21 July | Bradford Bulls Women |
| Dewsbury Moor | 0–26 | Leigh Leopards | 21 July | Dewsbury Moor |
| Castleford Tigers | 16–14 | Hull Kingston Rovers | 21 July | Castleford Panthers |
| Salford Red Devils | 48–4 | Stanningley | 21 July | Salford Stadium |
| Bye: Oulton Raidettes | ||||
| Home | Score | Away | Match Information | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date | Venue | |||
| Stanningley | 0–18 | Sheffield Eagles | 4 August | Stanningley |
| Oulton Raidettes | 30–14 | Salford Red Devils | 4 August | Oulton Raiders |
| Leigh Leopards | 96–4 | Castleford Tigers | 4 August | Twist Lane |
| Bradford Bulls | 6–52 | Dewsbury Moor | 4 August | Bradford Bulls Women |
| Bye: Hull Kingston Rovers | ||||
| Home | Score | Away | Match Information | |
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| Date | Venue | |||
| Dewsbury Moor | 20–20 | Stanningley | 17 March | Dewsbury Moor |
| Castleford Tigers | 14–6 | Bradford Bulls | 11 August | Castleford Panthers |
| Sheffield Eagles | 26–16 | Oulton Raidettes | 11 August | Olympic Legacy Park |
| Hull Kingston Rovers | 4–58 | Leigh Leopards | 11 August | Hull KR |
| Bye: Salford Red Devils | ||||
| Home | Score | Away | Match Information | |
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| Date | Venue | |||
| Stanningley | 30–12 | Castleford Tigers | 24 March | Stanningley |
| Oulton Raidettes | 18–16 | Dewsbury Moor | 18 August | Oulton Raiders |
| Salford Red Devils | 26–6 | Sheffield Eagles | 18 August | Salford Stadium |
| Bradford Bulls | 10–24 | Hull Kingston Rovers | 18 August | Bradford Bulls Women |
| Bye: Leigh Leopards | ||||
| Home | Score | Away | Match Information | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date | Venue | |||
| Leigh Leopards | 60–0 | Bradford Bulls | 31 August | Leigh Minors Juniors |
| Dewsbury Moor | 8–0 | Salford Red Devils | 1 September | Dewsbury Moor |
| Castleford Tigers | 6–36 | Oulton Raidettes | 1 September | Castleford Panthers |
| Hull Kingston Rovers | 20–12 | Stanningley | 1 September | Hull KR |
| Bye: Sheffield Eagles | ||||
| Home | Score | Away | Match Information | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date | Venue | |||
| Sheffield Eagles | 24–6 | Dewsbury Moor | 8 September | Olympic Legacy Park |
| Stanningley | 0–24 | Leigh Leopards | 8 September | Stanningley |
| Oulton Raidettes | 30–10 | Hull Kingston Rovers | 8 September | Oulton Raiders |
| Salford Red Devils | 48–0 | Castleford Tigers | 8 September | Salford Stadium |
| Bye: Bradford Bulls | ||||
The 2024 Midlands Championship was played using a festival format and because of this the teams were ineligible for the National Championship Final. [3] The competition saw a soft launch in 2023 and was played between Cheltenham Phoenix, Coventry Bears, Leamington Royals, and Telford Raiders. [9] Nottingham Outlaws replaced Cheltenham in the schedule for the 2024 competition which began on 1 June and in which teams played two games on each of the three fixture days, followed by a finals day on 4 August. [4] [10] The final between Nottingham and Lemington was abandoned due to a significant player injury. Both teams were awarded the title. [11]
The 2024 Southern Championship acted as the next edition to the 2023 Super League South with the majority of clubs continuing in the new competition format. The competition started on 25 May [3] and concluded on 7 September with the Grand Final played at Cardiff University playing fields. [12]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | CAR | LON | ARM | BED | |
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| 1 |  Cardiff Demons | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 246 | 66 | +180 | 10 | — | 22–0 | 52–6 | 72–8 | |
| 2 |  London Broncos | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 218 | 50 | +168 | 10 | 18–14 | — | 48–8 | 48–0 | |
| 3 |  Army | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 150 | 202 | −52 | 4 | 34–38 | 6–36 | — | 48–0 [lower-alpha 1] | |
| 4 |  Bedford Tigers | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 36 | 332 | −296 | −1 [lower-alpha 2] | 0–48 | 0–68 | 28–48 | — |
| Northern semi-finals | Northern Grand Final | National Championship Final | Promotion/Relegation play-off | |||||||||||||||
| N1 | Leigh Leopards | 48 | ||||||||||||||||
| N4 | Oulton Raidettes | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
| N1 | Leigh Leopards | 46 | ||||||||||||||||
| N2 | Sheffield Eagles | 6 | ||||||||||||||||
| N2 | Sheffield Eagles | 20 | ||||||||||||||||
| SL |  Featherstone Rovers | |||||||||||||||||
| N3 | Salford Red Devils | 6 | ||||||||||||||||
| N1 | Leigh Leopards | |||||||||||||||||
| S2 |  London Broncos | |||||||||||||||||
| Southern semi-finals | Southern Grand Final | |||||||||||||||||
| S1 |  Cardiff Demons | 8 | ||||||||||||||||
| S2 | London Broncos | 48 | S2 | London Broncos | 28 | |||||||||||||
| S3 |  Army | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
The Northern Championship semi-finals were played on 15 September. [2] Leigh Leopards, who won the League Leaders' Shield, advanced to the final after fourth-placed Oulton Raidettes forfeited their semi-final match, and second-placed Sheffield Eagles hosted third-placed Salford Red Devils. [12] [14]
| Home | Score | Away | Match Information | |
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| Date | Venue | |||
| Leigh Leopards | 48–0 [lower-alpha 1] | Oulton Raidettes | 15 September | Twist Lane |
| Sheffield Eagles | 20–6 | Salford Red Devils | 15 September | Sheffield Hallam University Sports Park |
| Source: | ||||
The Northern Championship Grand Final was played on 22 September. [5]
| Home | Score | Away | Match Information | |
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| Date | Venue | |||
| Leigh Leopards | 46–6 | Sheffield Eagles | 22 September | Twist Lane |
| Source: [6] | ||||
| Home | Score | Away | Match Information | |
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| Date | Venue | |||
| London Broncos | 48–0 [lower-alpha 1] | Army | 18 August | Rosslyn Park |
| Cardiff Demons | – | Bye | — | — |
| Source: [6] | ||||
The Southern Grand Final was played on 7 September at Cardiff University Playing Fields. In a repeat of the 2023 Super League South competition, London Broncos faced Cardiff Demons in the final and defeated them 28–8 to win the competition. [12] [15] [16]
| Home | Score | Away | Match Information | |
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| Date | Venue | |||
| Cardiff Demons | 8–28 | London Broncos | 7 September | Cardiff University Playing Fields |
| Source: [6] [16] | ||||
The Women's National Championship Final, to be played by the winners of the Northern and Southern Championship, will be played of 29 September. [5]
| Northern | Score | Southern | Match Information | |
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| Date | Venue | |||
| Leigh Leopards | – | London Broncos | 29 September | Alexander Stadium, Birmingham [15] |
| Source: | ||||
The Promotion Play-off Match will be contested by the winner of the Championship Grand Final and the last placed team of the 2024 RFL Women's Super League, and will take place on 6 October. [5] [17]
| Super League | Score | Championship | Match Information | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date | Venue | |||
| Featherstone Rovers | – | 6 October | ||
| Source: | ||||
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