2025 RFL Women's Super League

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2025 RFL Women's Super League
Duration14 rounds + playoffs
Teams8
Matches played59
Points scored3,142
Highest attendance5,018
Wigan Warriors v St Helens
(5 October 2025)
Lowest attendance245
Barrow v Warrington
(13 July 2025)
Champions Wigan Warriors
League Leaders Shield Winners Wigan Warriors
Runners-up St Helens
Biggest home win Leeds Rhinos 110–0 Warrington Wolves
(15 June)
Biggest away win Barrow Raiders 0–92 Wigan Warriors
(30 August)
Woman of Steel Eva Hunter (Wigan Warriors)
Top point-scorer(s) Isabel Rowe (210)
Top try-scorer(s)
(20 tries each)
Promotion and relegation
Promoted from Championship Featherstone Rovers
Relegated to Championship Warrington Wolves
2026 

The 2025 RFL Women's Super League (also known as the Betfred Women's Super League for sponsorship reasons) was 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 featured 14 rounds commencing on 16 May with the opening fixture between the 2024 champions, York Valkyrie, and Wigan Warriors, and concluded on 14 September. [1]

The club finishing bottom was expected to play-off against the winners of the 2025 RFL Women's Championship, for a place in the 2026 RFL Women's Super League. Due to Warrington's withdrawal from the league on 5 September, this game was cancelled and Championship winners were promoted automatically. [2] Warrington were later docked 9 points for the withdrawal. [3]

Wigan Warriors defeated St Helens 16–12 in the Grand Final which saw a new record attendance of 5,018 for a women's grand final, to complete the treble, and their first grand final win since 2018.

Teams

The eight clubs in the 2025 Super League were all from Northern England. Seven teams from the 2024 Super League were 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] (L, C)141211752120+63225Advance to semi-finals
2 Saintscolours.svg St Helens 141121590112+47824
3 YorkRLFCcolours.png York Valkyrie 141004462166+29620
4 Rhinoscolours.svg Leeds Rhinos [A] 14914586186+40019
5 Giantscolours.svg Huddersfield Giants 1451826842816011
6 Leigh colours.svg Leigh Leopards [A] 1431102004822827
7 Barrowcolours.svg Barrow Raiders 1430111327265946
8 Wolvescolours.svg Warrington Wolves [A] (R)140014568267709 [a] Relegation to Championship
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).
(C) Champions; (L) League Leaders' Shield Winners; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. On 29 September 2025, Warrington Wolves were deducted nine points for failing to fulfill four of their games during the 2025 Season. [3]
  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 respectively, and therefore confirms Warrington are officially relegated. [5]

Play-offs

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

Team bracket

Semi-finalsGrand Final
      
1 Wigancolours.svg   Wigan Warriors 38
4 Rhinoscolours.svg   Leeds Rhinos 0
1 Wigancolours.svg   Wigan Warriors 16
2 Saintscolours.svg   St Helens 12
2 Saintscolours.svg   St Helens 12
3 YorkRLFCcolours.png   York Valkyrie 8

Semi-finals

21 September 2025
17:00 BST (UTC+01:00)
Saintscolours.svg St Helens 12–8 YorkRLFCcolours.png York Valkyrie

21 September 2025
19:30 BST (UTC+01:00)
Wigancolours.svg Wigan Warriors 38–0 Rhinoscolours.svg Leeds Rhinos
Tries: Coleman (2), R. Hunter, E. Hunter (2), Atherton, Power
Goals: Rowe (5)
[6]
Brick Community Stadium, Wigan
Attendance: 2,108
Referee: Tara Jones

Grand Final

5 October 2025
17:30 BST (UTC+01:00)
Wigancolours.svg Wigan Warriors 16–12 Saintscolours.svg St Helens
Tries: Davies (2), Jones (2)
Goals: Rowe (0/4)
[7]
Tries: McGifford, Hook (2)
Goals: Gaskin (0/3)
Brick Community Stadium, Wigan
Attendance: 5,018
Referee: Tara Jones
Player of the Match: Anna Davies (Wigan)
Team details
Wigan WarriorsPositionSt Helens
NameNumberNumberName
Grace Banks1
FB
1Rebecca Rotheram
Anna Davies2
WG
2Phoebe Hook
Georgia Wilson3
CE
3Beri Salihi
Molly Jones4
CE
4Rachael Woosey
Ruby Hunter5
WG
5Dani McGifford
Jenna Foubister6
SO
6Jodie Cunningham
Isabel Rowe7
SH
7Faye Gaskin
Mary Coleman8
PR
8Chantelle Crowl
Remi Wilton9
HK
9Katie Mottershead
Victoria Molyneux10
PF
10Shona Hoyle
Eva Hunter11
SR
11Luci McColm
Cerys Jones12
SR
12Emily Rudge
Megan Williams13
LF
13Caitlin Casey
Carys Marsh14
IN
14Zoe Harris
Shaniah Power15
IN
15Vicky Whitfield
Emily Veivers16
IN
16Naomi Williams
Mia-Jayne Atherton17
IN
17Erin McDonald
Jade Gregory-Haselden18
CS
18Darcy Stott
Denis Betts
Coach
Derek Hardman and Craig Richards

The 2025 Women's Super League Grand Final saw Wigan Warriors complete the treble, the first of the club's history. It also saw a record attendance of 5,018. [7]

Player statistics

Top 5 try scorers

RankPlayer (s)ClubTries
1 Flag of England.svg Danielle McGifford Saintscolours.svg   St Helens 20
Flag of England.svg Eva Hunter Wigancolours.svg   Wigan Warriors
3 Flag of England.svg Amelia Brown Giantscolours.svg   Huddersfield Giants 18
4 Flag of England.svg Grace Banks Wigancolours.svg   Wigan Warriors 17
5 Flag of England.svg Ebony Stead Rhinoscolours.svg   Leeds Rhinos 16

Top 5 goal scorers

RankPlayer (s)ClubGoals
1 Flag of England.svg Isabel Rowe Wigancolours.svg   Wigan Warriors 95
2 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Melanie Howard Rhinoscolours.svg   Leeds Rhinos 54
3 Flag of England.svg Faye Gaskin Saintscolours.svg   St Helens 42
4 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Ellie Williamson YorkRLFCcolours.png   York Valkyrie 31
5 Flag of England.svg Sam Hulme Giantscolours.svg   Huddersfield Giants 24

Top 5 points scorers

RankPlayer (s)ClubGoals
1 Flag of England.svg Isabel Rowe Wigancolours.svg   Wigan Warriors 210
2 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Melanie Howard Rhinoscolours.svg   Leeds Rhinos 136
3 Flag of England.svg Faye Gaskin Saintscolours.svg   St Helens 104
4 Flag of England.svg Eva Hunter Wigancolours.svg   Wigan Warriors 80
5 Flag of England.svg Danielle McGifford Saintscolours.svg   St Helens 76
As of 6 October 2025 (Regular season and play-offs) [8]

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. [9]

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-finals St Helens v York Valkyrie 21 September
Wigan Warriors v Leeds Rhinos
Grand Final Wigan Warriors v St Helens 5 October

End of season awards

The End of season awards took place on 7 October 2025, alongside the men's Super League, Championship, and League 1 and Wheelchair Super League awards.

The winners were: [10]

Woman of Steel: Eva Hunter (Wigan Warriors)
Young player of the year: Isabel Rowe (Wigan Warriors)
Coach of the year: Denis Betts (Wigan Warriors)

References

  1. 1 2 "Betfred Women's Super League fixtures 2025". Rugby Leaguer & League Express . No. 3460. 9 December 2024. p. 16.
  2. "Warrington Wolves unable to complete season, and relegated". BBC Sport. 5 September 2025.
  3. 1 2 "Wire Women penalised for failing to fulfil fixtures". BBC Sport. Retrieved 29 September 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. "Wigan outclass Leeds to reach Grand Final". BBC Sport. 21 September 2025.
  7. 1 2 "Wigan clinch treble with Grand Final win over Saints". BBC Sport. 5 October 2025.
  8. "Scoreboard: week ending 5 October 2025". Rugby Leaguer & League Express . No. 3501. 6 October 2025. p. 26.
  9. "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.
  10. Henshaw, Callum (8 October 2025). "Jake Connor, Eva Hunter and Joe Coyd Shine at 2025 Rugby League Awards Night". Rugby League Zone. Retrieved 10 October 2025.