RFL Women's Nines

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RFL Women's Nines
Current season, competition or edition:
Sports current event.svg 2024 RFL Women's Nines
Sport Rugby league nines
Founded30 March 2022;2 years ago (30 March 2022)
No. of teams16 (Qualifying)
6 (Finals)
CountryFlag of England.svg  England
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales
Most recent
champion(s)		 Rhinoscolours.svg Leeds Rhinos
(1st title)
Most titles Rhinoscolours.svg Leeds Rhinos
YorkRLFCcolours.png York Valkyrie
(1 title)

The RFL Women's Nines is a rugby league nines competition played as a pre season tournament ahead of the RFL Women's Super League. It is the first Women's Rugby League title in Europe to award prize money. [1]

Contents

2022

On 30 March, the RFL announced that the inaugural RFL Women's Nines tournament would take place on 1 May. [2] The competition saw teams from across RFL Women's Super League and RFL Women's Super League South, as well as selected invitational teams compete for six spaces in the final competition. The qualifiers saw 20 teams play in five groups of four with each group leader advancing to the final stage along with one wildcard team. Catalans Dragons, Leeds Rhinos, Huddersfield Giants, St Helens, and York City Knights were the five teams to advance as group leaders. Warrington Wolves were granted a wildcard entry as the best placed runner-up having drawn with St Helens and finished behind them on points difference. [3] [4] [5]

Key: Q = Qualified, W = Wildcard

Finals

The finals took places at the AJ Bell Stadium in Salford on 24 July. [4] The tournament was won by the York City Knights. Results are as follows: [1]

Group A
Group B
Semi-finals
Final

2023

The 2023 RFL Women's Nines competition began on 14 May and was once again held at Victoria Park, Warrington and saw 20 teams compete for the six places in the final tournament. [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11]

Key: Q = Qualified, W = Wildcard

Finals

The 2023 finals took places on 24 June at the AJ Bell Stadium in Salford for a second time and was contested by the six teams which qualified during the May event held in Warrington. Leeds Rhinos won the tournament for the first time. Results are as follows: [12] [13]

Group A
Group B
Semi-finals
Final

2024

The 2024 RFL Women's Nines competition began on 5 May and was held at Victoria Park, Warrington. It saw 16 teams divided in to four groups to compete for the six places (four group winners and two wildcards) in the final tournament. [14] [15] Leeds Rhinos and Huddersfield Giants were named as the wildcard entries for the finals day. [16]

Key: Q = Qualified, W = Wildcard

Finals

The 2024 finals are scheduled to take place on 28 July. [16]

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References

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  2. ↑ "Rugby Football League confirm Women's Nines competition". LoveRugbyLeague. 30 March 2022.
  3. ↑ "Women's Rugby League Nines | All you need to know". www.rugby-league.com. 21 July 2022.
  4. 1 2 "Warrington awarded wildcard spot for Women's Nines Finals Day". www.rugby-league.com. 24 June 2022.
  5. ↑ "Cardiff Demons finish second in their group in the RFL Nines". Wales Rugby League. 1 May 2022. Retrieved 8 November 2023.
  6. ↑ "Women's Nines Rugby League returns after huge success last year". www.rugby-league.com. 20 April 2023.
  7. ↑ "Women's Rugby League Nines Festival delights fans in Warrington". www.rugby-league.com. 15 May 2023.
  8. ↑ "Women's Nines Festival 2023 - All you need to know". Sporting Her. 11 May 2023.
  9. ↑ "The 'exciting spectacle' returning to Victoria Park today". Warrington Guardian . 14 May 2023.
  10. ↑ "York Valkyrie aim to retain Women's Nines crown as competition returns". The Press . 21 April 2023.
  11. ↑ "Qualifiers decided for RFL Women's Nines Finals". Rugby League Nines. 14 May 2023. Retrieved 21 November 2023.
  12. ↑ "Our League to stream Women's Nines Finals live from Salford City Stadium on Saturday". www.rugby-league.com. 22 June 2023.
  13. ↑ "Leeds Rhinos lift first Women's Rugby League trophy of 2023". www.rugby-league.com. 24 June 2023.
  14. ↑ "Women's Nines Rugby League returns to Victoria Park". www.rugby-league.com. 23 April 2024. Retrieved 23 April 2024.
  15. ↑ "Warriors progress in Women's Nines". Wigan Warriors. 5 May 2024. Retrieved 7 May 2024.
  16. 1 2 "Sewell Group Craven Park to host 2024 Women's Nines Finals Day". www.rugby-league.com. 16 July 2024. Retrieved 17 July 2024.
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