RFL Women's Super League Grand Final

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Women's Super League Grand Final
Current season or competition:
Rugby football current event.svg 2024 RFL Women's Super League
Sport Rugby league
Inaugural season 2017
CountryFlag of England.svg  England
Holders York Valkyrie (2024)
Most titles
  • Leeds Rhinos
  • York Valkyrie
(2 titles)
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.

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History

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]

Finals

YearWinnersScoreRunner-upVenueAttendance
2017 Bullscolours.svg Bradford Bulls 36–6 Fevcolours.svg Featherstone Rovers Manchester Regional Arena
2018 Wigancolours.svg Wigan Warriors 18–16 Rhinoscolours.svg Leeds Rhinos 1,189 [9]
2019 Rhinoscolours.svg Leeds Rhinos 20–12 Castleford colours.svg Castleford Tigers Totally Wicked Stadium 1,673 [10]
2020 Cancelled due to the COVID-19 Pandemic
2021 Saintscolours.svg St Helens 28–0 Rhinoscolours.svg Leeds Rhinos Headingley 4,235 [11]
2022 Rhinoscolours.svg Leeds Rhinos 12–4 YorkRLFCcolours.png York City Knights Totally Wicked Stadium 2,151 [12]
2023 YorkRLFCcolours.png York Valkyrie 16–6 Rhinoscolours.svg Leeds Rhinos York Community Stadium 4,547 [13]
2024 YorkRLFCcolours.png York Valkyrie 18–8 Saintscolours.svg St Helens Totally Wicked Stadium 4,813 [14]

See also

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