St Helens R.F.C. Women

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St Helens Women
Club information
Full nameSt Helens Women's Rugby Football Club
Nickname(s)The Saints
The Red V
Short nameSaints
Colours Saintscolours.svg White and red
Founded2013;11 years ago (2013)
(As Thatto Heath Crusaders)
Website saintsrlfc.com
Current details
Ground(s)
Coach Matty Smith
CaptainJodie Cunningham
Competition RFL Women's Super League
2023 2nd
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Uniforms
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Kit socks long.svg
Home colours
Kit left arm.svg
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Away colours
Records
League Championships4 (2014, 2015, 2016, 2021)
Challenge Cups 7 (2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2021, 2022, 2023)

The rugby league club St Helens R.F.C. have operated a women's team since they took some women from Thatto Heath Crusaders, and other women's sides in 2017 ahead of the 2018 season. [1] They won four successive Challenge Cups from 2013 to 2016. The 2016 win formed part of their treble winning season. [2] The side won the 2021 Women's Challenge Cup after beating York City Knights, adding to the four cup titles won as Thatto Heath. [3] That season, they also completed the treble for the second time.

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In 2024 the club announced it would become semi-professional, and start making match payments to players, becoming the third British side to do so after Leeds and York who started the season prior. [4]

Seasons

SeasonLeaguePlay-offs Challenge
Cup
DivisionPWDLFAPtsPos
2013 RLC Premier 111001404102201st [5] Won in Grand Final [6] W
2014 WRL UnknownWon in Grand FinalW
201514110358684222nd [7] Won in Grand FinalW
2016Unknown1stWon in Grand FinalW
2017 Super League 630318212462ndLost in Preliminary FinalSF [8]
2018 Super League 12813316130173rdLost in Semi FinalR2
2019 Super League 141211522131252ndLost in Semi FinalSF
2020 Super League Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
2021 Super League 11100162842201stWon in Grand FinalW
2022 Super League 860231463122ndLost in Semi FinalW
2023 Super League 10703362126142ndLost in Semi FinalW

Honours

Grand Final
Winners (4): 2014, [9] 2015, [10] 2016, [11] 2021
League Leader's Shield
Winners (2): 2016, 2021
Runners-up (2): 2017, 2019
Winners (7): 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2021, 2022, 2023

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