Current season or competition: 2024 RFL Women's Super League | |
| Sport | Rugby league |
|---|---|
| Inaugural season | 2017 |
| Country |  England |
| Holders | York Valkyrie (2024) |
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| Broadcast partner | BBC, Sky Sports |
The Women's Super League Grand Final is the championship-deciding game of rugby league's RFL Women's Super League competition.
After the formation of the Women's Super League in 2017 it was announced that the title would be decided by a playoff series and Grand Final as the men's competition does as well. The first two Grand Finals were held at the Manchester Regional Arena as double headers with the women's championship final, on the same day and before the men's Grand Final. [1] [2] For 2019 it was announced Headingley Stadium would host the final. [3] However a late date change meant a change of venue as Headingley was unavailable for the new date and the 2019 grand final was played at the Totally Wicked Stadium instead. [4]
The 2021 final was played at Headingley as a double header preceded by the Shield final. [5] In 2022, the final was played at the Totally Wicked Stadium as a double header with the Shield Final. [6] The 2023 final was played at York Community Stadium as a double header preceded by the Group 2 promotion play-off final. [7] The 2024 final was played at the Totally Wicked Stadium as a double header preceded by the promotion/relegation play-off between the National Championship winner and the bottom team in the Super League. [8]
| Year | Winners | Score | Runner-up | Venue | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 |  Bradford Bulls | 36–6 |  Featherstone Rovers | Manchester Regional Arena | |
| 2018 |  Wigan Warriors | 18–16 |  Leeds Rhinos | 1,189 [9] | |
| 2019 | Leeds Rhinos | 20–12 |  Castleford Tigers | Totally Wicked Stadium | 1,673 [10] |
| 2020 | Cancelled due to the COVID-19 Pandemic | ||||
| 2021 |  St Helens | 28–0 | Leeds Rhinos | Headingley | 4,235 [11] |
| 2022 | Leeds Rhinos | 12–4 |  York City Knights | Totally Wicked Stadium | 2,151 [12] |
| 2023 | York Valkyrie | 16–6 | Leeds Rhinos | York Community Stadium | 4,547 [13] |
| 2024 | York Valkyrie | 18–8 | St Helens | Totally Wicked Stadium | 4,813 [14] |
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