Leeds Rhinos Women

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Leeds Rhinos Women
Club information
Full nameLeeds Rhinos Women Rugby League Football Club
Nickname(s)The Rhinos
Short nameLeeds
Colours Rhinoscolours.svg Blue and Amber
Founded2017;7 years ago (2017)
Website therhinos.co.uk
Current details
Ground(s)
Coach Lois Forsell
Captain Hanna Butcher
Competition Women's Super League
2023 3rd
Rugby football current event.png Current season
Records
Women's Super League 2 (2019, 2022)
Women's Challenge Cups 2 (2018, 2019)
League Leaders Shield1 (2018)

Leeds Rhinos Women are a rugby league team based in Leeds, West Yorkshire, England. The team is part of the Leeds Rhinos club and plays in the Women's Super League.

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They were the RFL Women's Super League champions in 2019 and 2022, and from 2023 they became the first semi-professional women's rugby league team in the UK. [1]

History

The team was formed in September 2017 with the aid of the Leeds Rhinos Foundation. [2] In December 2017 Rhino's forward, Adam Cuthbertson was appointed coach and Lois Forsell was named as captain in March 2018. [3] [4]

In the team's first season, they won the Women's Challenge Cup beating Castleford Tigers 20–14 in the final, at the Halliwell Jones Stadium, on 4 August 2018. [5]

They successfully retained their title, after beating Castleford Tigers 16–10 in the final, at the University of Bolton Stadium, on 28 July 2019; in a repeat of the 2018 final. [6] In October they beat Castleford again 20–12 to win the Grand Final. [7]

Lois Forsell missed the 2019 season and was succeeded as captain by Courtney Winfield-Hill. [8] Forsell succeeded Cuthbertson as coach in February 2020. [9]

Winfield-Hill retired at the end of the 2022 season and was succeeded as captain by Hanna Butcher. [10]

Seasons

SeasonLeaguePlay-offs Challenge Cup
DivisionPWDLFAPtsPos
2018 Super League 121002438139201stLost in Grand FinalW
2019 Super League 141013410151213rdWon in Grand FinalW
2020 Super League Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
2021 Super League 11100143482222ndLost in Grand FinalSF
2022 Super League 8503320116103rdWon in Grand FinalRU
2023 Super League 10613396136133rdLost in Grand FinalRU

Honours

League

Winners (2): 2019, 2022
Runners-up (1): 2018
League Leaders' Shield
Winners (1): 2018
Runners-up (1): 2021

Cups

Winners (2): 2018, [11] 2019 [12]
Runners-up (2): 2022, [13] 2023 [14]
Winners (1): 2023 [15]
Runners-up (1): 2022 [16]

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