2025 RFL Women's Super League

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2025 RFL Women's Super League
Duration14 rounds + playoffs
Teams8
Matches played48
Points scored2,828
Highest attendance1,228
Wigan Warriors v St Helens
(29 June 2025)
Lowest attendance245
Barrow v Warrington
(13 July 2025)
Attendance3,042 [a]
League Leaders Shield Winners Wigan Warriors
Biggest home win Leeds Rhinos 110–0 Warrington Wolves
(15 June)
Biggest away win Barrow Raiders 0–92 Wigan Warriors
(30 August)
Top point-scorer(s)Isabelle Rowe (160)
Top try-scorer(s)
  • Grace Banks
  • Eva Hunter
  • Dani McGifford
  • Ebony Stead

(16 tries each)
Withdrew
Warrington Wolves
2026 

The 2025 RFL Women's Super League (also known as the Betfred Women's Super League for sponsorship reasons) is the ninth season of the Women's Super League, for female players in clubs affiliated to the Rugby Football League (RFL).

Contents

The regular season will have 14 rounds commencing on 16 May with the opening fixture between the 2024 champions, York Valkyrie, and Wigan Warriors, and concluding on 14 September. [1]

The Super League champions will be determined after the top four teams play-off to decide which clubs will compete in the Grand Final on 5 October. [1]

The club finishing bottom will play-off against the winners of the 2025 RFL Women's Championship for a place in the 2026 RFL Women's Super League. [2] This match will also be played on 5 October. [3]

On 5 September, Warrington Wolves announced that they had taken the decision to withdraw from the remainder of the super league.

Teams

The eight clubs in the 2025 Super League are all from Northern England. Seven teams from the 2024 Super League are joined by Leigh Leopards who, after winning the 2024 Championship, replaced Featherstone Rovers by winning promotion via a play-off. [4]

Fixtures and results

Table

PosTeamPldWDLPFPAPDPtsQualification or relegation
1 Wigancolours.svg Wigan Warriors [A] (Q, L)141211752120+63225Advance to semi-finals
2 Saintscolours.svg St Helens (Q)131021546112+43422
3 YorkRLFCcolours.png York Valkyrie (Q)12903400130+27018
4 Rhinoscolours.svg Leeds Rhinos [A] (Q)12714528168+36015
5 Giantscolours.svg Huddersfield Giants 124172163941789
6 Barrowcolours.svg Barrow Raiders 123091206305106
7 Leigh colours.svg Leigh Leopards [A] 133192004382387
8 Wolvescolours.svg Warrington Wolves [A] (R)140014568267700Relegation to Championship
Updated to match(es) played on 5 September 2025. Source: BBC Sport
Rules for classification: 1) competition points 2) points difference (points scored minus points conceded) 3) points scored percentage (points scored divided by points conceded, multiplied by 100).
(L) ?; (Q) Qualified for the phase indicated; (R) Relegated
  1. 1 2 3 4 On 5 September, Warrington announced, that they had taken the decision to withdraw from the remainder of the season due to player injuries and availablity. The remaining two fixtures against Leigh, and Wigan are awarded as 48–0 wins perspectively, and therefore confirms Warrington are officially relegated. [5]

Play-offs

The play-off semi-finals will be played on 21 September. The Grand Final will be played on 5 October. [1]

Team bracket

Semi-finalsGrand Final
      
2 Saintscolours.svg St Helens
3 York/Leeds
 
 
1 Wigancolours.svg Wigan Warriors
4 York/Leeds

Player statistics

Top 5 try scorers

RankPlayer (s)ClubTries
1 Flag of England.svg Eva Hunter Wigancolours.svg   Wigan Warriors 18
2 Flag of England.svg Grace Banks16
Flag of England.svg Danielle McGifford Saintscolours.svg   St Helens
Flag of England.svg Ebony Stead Rhinoscolours.svg   Leeds Rhinos
5 Flag of England.svg Amelia Brown Giantscolours.svg   Huddersfield Giants 14

Top 5 goal scorers

RankPlayer (s)ClubGoals
1 Flag of England.svg Isabel Rowe Wigancolours.svg   Wigan Warriors 88
2 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Melanie Howard Rhinoscolours.svg   Leeds Rhinos 45
3 Flag of England.svg Faye Gaskin Saintscolours.svg   St Helens 35
4 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Ellie Williamson YorkRLFCcolours.png   York Valkyrie 28
5 Flag of England.svg Luci McColm Saintscolours.svg   St Helens 20

Top 5 points scorers

RankPlayer (s)ClubGoals
1 Flag of England.svg Isabel Rowe Wigancolours.svg   Wigan Warriors 196
2 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Melanie Howard Rhinoscolours.svg   Leeds Rhinos 118
3 Flag of England.svg Faye Gaskin Saintscolours.svg   St Helens 90
4 Flag of England.svg Eva Hunter Wigancolours.svg   Wigan Warriors 72
5 Flag of England.svg Grace Banks64
Flag of England.svg Luci McColm Saintscolours.svg   St Helens
Flag of England.svg Danielle McGifford
Flag of England.svg Ebony Stead Rhinoscolours.svg   Leeds Rhinos
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Ellie Williamson YorkRLFCcolours.png   York Valkyrie
As of 1 September 2025(Round 12) [6]

Broadcasting

On 5 December 2024, Sky Sports announced that, as with the 2024 season, it would broadcast three regular season games, the play-offs and Grand Final. [7]

RoundMatchDate
1 Wigan Warriors v York Valkyrie 16 May 2025
7 Leeds Rhinos v St Helens 11 July 2025
13 St Helens v Wigan Warriors 5 September 2025
Semi-finalsTeam 1 v Team 421 September
Team 2 v Team 3
Grand FinalTBD5 October

Notes

  1. not all games have released/announced their attendances

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Betfred Women's Super League fixtures 2025". Rugby Leaguer & League Express . No. 3460. 9 December 2024. p. 16.
  2. "Cardiff and London in new-look Championship". Rugby Leaguer & League Express . No. 3461. 16 December 2024. p. 13.
  3. "Women's 2025 League Seasons get underway this weekend". Rugby Football League. 17 March 2025. Retrieved 27 March 2025.
  4. "Leigh Leopards beat Rovers to reach Super League". Leigh Journal. 7 October 2024. Retrieved 27 March 2025.
  5. "Women's Super League: Warrington Wolves Women unable to complete season, and relegated". BBC Sport . Retrieved 5 September 2025.
  6. "Scoreboard: week ending 31th August 2025". Rugby Leaguer & League Express . No. 3496. 1 September 2025. p. 34.
  7. "Women's Super League 2025: Full fixtures released as York Valkyrie look to defend their title". Sky Sports. 5 December 2024. Retrieved 27 March 2025.