Wakefield Trinity Ladies

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Wakefield Trinity
Club information
Full nameWakefield Trinity Rugby League Football Club
Colours Wcatscolours.svg Red, White and Blue
Founded2016;8 years ago (2016)
Website Official website
Current details
CompetitionLeague One
20248th
Records
League Leaders (Championship)1 (2018)

Wakefield Trinity Ladies are the women's rugby league team of Wakefield Trinity in Wakefield, England. They were founded in 2016 and between 2018 and 2022 they played in the Super League. As of 2024, they compete in League One, the third tier of women's rugby league in Britain.

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History

In July 2016, it was announced that the women's team for Wakefield Trinity was being established and would be based at Sharlston Rovers ARLFC for its home ground and that this would also provide its training facilities. They were the first women's team to be linked with a men's Super League team and this came with the benefit that the team could play some of its matches as double headers for the men's team at Belle Vue stadium. The team planned to take part in the 2017 Summer League and began by organising pre-season friendlies against teams from the WRLA Winter League including Hull Wyke, East Leeds and West Leeds Eagles. [1] [2] [3] [4] Their first win, a 10–0 victory over East Leeds, was played in September at Belle Vue before the men's match against Catalans Dragons. [5]

In March 2017, Wakefield entered the Premier Division [6] until this was discontinued in July when the league was restructured. They then joined the Championship but missed out on the play-offs by finishing fifth after losing their final match of the season. [7] They were also unsuccessful in the Challenge Cup and Shield, losing in the first round of each competition. [8] [9] During pre-season for the 2018 season the club stated their intention to join the Super League in 2019. [10] They started their 2018 campaign with a 40–10 win over Hull FC, [11] and remained unbeaten until a loss to Leeds Rhinos in the Challenge Cup. [12] [13] They also reached the semi-final of the Challenge Shield before losing to Bradford Bulls. [14] Wakefield finished the season as league leaders with 11 wins from their 14 games. The league standings were determined by points difference with Wakefield taking top spot by a margin of just two points at the expense of Stanningley. However, Stanningley went on to win the grand final after Wakefield lost to Leigh Miners Rangers in the play-off semi-finals. [15] [16] [17] [18] [19]

In 2019, Wakefield joined the Super League and made the competition up to eight teams. [20] They finished bottom of the table with their only league win coming in round two at York City Knights [21] [22] and their Challenge Cup run was ended in the semi-final with a 0–100 loss to Castleford Tigers. [23] Following the cancellation of the 2020 season Wakefield had an unsuccessful 2021 league campaign and lost to York in the first round of the Challenge Cup. [24] [25] The 2022 season began with a 32–10 win over Castleford in the Challenge Cup, [26] before a 14–12 loss to the Oulton Raidettes saw Wakefield knocked out at the group stage. [27] In 2022, Wakefield were placed in Group 2 of the Super League [28] where they recorded only one win, a 8–4 victory over Castleford, and finished bottom of the table. [29] [30]

The 2023 season saw Wakefield return to the Championship. [31] In April 2023, the club announced the launch of a girls' development academy, with the aim of encouraging potential new players. [32] In 2024, Wakefield entered League One following the restructuring of the women's national pyramid. [33] In September 2024, it was announced that the running of the team, which had been operated by the Wakefield Trinity Community Foundation, was to be integrated into the Wakefield Trinity club. [34]

Seasons

SeasonLeaguePlay-offs Challenge Cup Refs
DivisionPWDLFAPtsPos
2017 Championship 621311011455th—R1 [7] [8] [35]
2018 Championship 141103390126221stLost in Semi-finalR1 [13] [17] [18] [36]
2019 Super League 1410136463428th—SF [23] [22]
2020 Super League Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic [37]
2021 Super League 700750334010th—R1 [24] [38] [36]
Shield4004625205th
2022 Super League (G2)1210116858627th—GS [27] [39]
2023 Championship 18101768932-19th—— [36]
2024League One14001482684-18th—— [36]

Honours

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