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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 Women's Northern Championship began on 2 March and will conclude on 22 September, and will comprise 18 regular season matchweeks and playoffs. [3] [5]
Home | Score | Away | Match Information | |
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Date | Venue | |||
Salford Red Devils ![]() | 4–16 | ![]() | 2 March | Salford Stadium |
Stanningley ![]() | 22–28 | ![]() | 3 March | Stanningley |
Oulton Raidettes ![]() | 6–26 | ![]() | 3 March | Oulton Raiders |
Castleford Tigers ![]() | – | ![]() | TBA [lower-alpha 1] | Castleford Panthers |
Bye: ![]() |
Home | Score | Away | Match Information | |
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Date | Venue | |||
Bradford Bulls ![]() | 8–22 | ![]() | 10 March | Bradford Bulls Women |
Leigh Leopards ![]() | 40–0 | ![]() | 10 March | Twist Lane |
Castleford Tigers ![]() | 0–42 | ![]() | 10 March | Castleford Panthers |
Hull Kingston Rovers ![]() | 20–28 | ![]() | 30 June [lower-alpha 1] | Dewsbury Moor |
Bye: ![]() |
The Northern Championship semi-finals will be played on 15 September. [2]
The Northern Championship Grand Final will be played on 22 September. [5]
The 2024 Midlands Championship was played using a festival format and because of this the teams were ineligible for the Grand 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 acts 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]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | CAR | LON | ARM | BED | |
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1 | ![]() | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 246 | 66 | +180 | 10 | — | 22–0 | 52–6 | 72–8 | |
2 | ![]() | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 218 | 50 | +168 | 10 | 18–14 | — | 48–8 | 48–0 | |
3 | ![]() | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 150 | 202 | −52 | 4 | 34–38 | 6–36 | — | 48–0 [lower-alpha 1] | |
4 | ![]() | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 36 | 332 | −296 | −1 [lower-alpha 2] | 0–48 | 0–68 | 28–48 | — |
Home | Score | Away | Match Information | |
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Date | Venue | |||
London Broncos ![]() | 48–0 [lower-alpha 1] | ![]() | 18 August | Rosslyn Park |
Cardiff Demons ![]() | – | Bye | — | — |
Source: [6] |
Home | Score | Away | Match Information | |
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Date | Venue | |||
Cardiff Demons ![]() | – | ![]() | 7 September | Cardiff Demons |
Source: [6] |
The Women's Championship Grand Final, currently scheduled to be played by the winners of the Northern and Southern Championship, will be played of 29 September. [5]
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]
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