2024 RFL Women's Championship Teams 9 (Northern) TBD (Midlands) 4 (Southern) 2025 →
The 2024 RFL Women's Championship (also known as the Betfred Women's Championship for sponsorship reasons) is the eighth season of the RFL Women's Championship and the first of its restructure and expansion to include teams from across the country.
The winner of the competition will enter a promotion play-off on 6 October with the last placed team of the 2024 RFL Women's Super League for a place in the 2025 Super League .[1] [2]
In January 2024, the RFL confirmed the nine clubs in the Northern Championship and four of the clubs in Southern Championship.[3]
Northern
Midlands
Southern
TBA
Northern Championship [ edit ]
The 2024 RFL Women's Northern Championship began on 2 March and will conclude on 22 September, and will comprise 18 regular season matchweeks and playoffs.[3] [4]
Pos
Team
Pld
W
D
L
PF
PA
PD
Pts
1
Leigh Leopards
6
6
0
0
292
32
+260
12
2
Dewsbury Moor
6
3
1
2
130
118
+12
7
3
Sheffield Eagles
4
3
0
1
134
80
+54
6
4
Hull Kingston Rovers
4
3
0
1
118
80
+38
6
5
Salford Red Devils
5
3
0
2
84
82
+2
6
6
Oulton Raidettes
5
2
0
3
104
108
−4
4
7
Bradford Bulls
6
2
0
4
104
154
−50
4
8
Stanningley
7
1
1
5
114
170
−56
3
9
Castleford Tigers
5
0
0
5
24
280
−256
0
Results [ edit ]
Source[5]
Round 1 [ edit ]
Northern Championship: round one
Home
Score
Away
Match Information
Date
Venue
Salford Red Devils
0 4–16
Hull Kingston Rovers
2 March
Salford Stadium
Stanningley
22–28
Bradford Bulls
3 March
Stanningley
Oulton Raidettes
0 6–26
Leigh Leopards
3 March
Oulton Raiders
Castleford Tigers
–
Sheffield Eagles
TBA [a]
Castleford Panthers
Bye: Dewsbury Moor
Round 2 [ edit ]
Northern Championship: round two
Home
Score
Away
Match Information
Date
Venue
Bradford Bulls
0 8–22
Oulton Raidettes
10 March
Bradford Bulls Women
Leigh Leopards
40–00
Salford Red Devils
10 March
Twist Lane
Castleford Tigers
0 0–42
Dewsbury Moor
10 March
Castleford Panthers
Hull Kingston Rovers
–
Sheffield Eagles
TBA [b]
Dewsbury Moor
Bye: Stanningley
Round 3 [ edit ]
Northern Championship: round three
Home
Score
Away
Match Information
Date
Venue
Leigh Leopards
42–14
Sheffield Eagles
14 April
Twist Lane
Dewsbury Moor
16–24
Hull Kingston Rovers
14 April
Dewsbury Moor
Salford Red Devils
44–40
Bradford Bulls
14 April
Salford Stadium
Oulton Raidettes
30–12
Stanningley
14 April
Oulton Raiders
Bye: Castleford Tigers
Round 4 [ edit ]
Northern Championship: round four
Home
Score
Away
Match Information
Date
Venue
Hull Kingston Rovers
70–80
Castleford Tigers
21 April
Hull KR
Sheffield Eagles
38–00
Bradford Bulls
21 April
Bawtry Road
Stanningley
0 8–20
Salford Red Devils
21 April
Bradford Dudley Hill
Leigh Leopards
48–40
Dewsbury Moor
21 April
Twist Lane
Bye: Oulton Raidettes
Round 5 [ edit ]
Northern Championship: round five
Home
Score
Away
Match Information
Date
Venue
Sheffield Eagles
36–60
Stanningley
28 April
Dearne Valley Bulldogs
Dewsbury Moor
24–10
Bradford Bulls
28 April
Dewsbury Moor
Castleford Tigers
0 0–84
Leigh Leopards
28 April
Castleford Panthers
Salford Red Devils
16–14
Oulton Raidettes
28 April
Salford Stadium
Bye: Hull Kingston Rovers
Round 6 [ edit ]
Northern Championship: round six
Home
Score
Away
Match Information
Date
Venue
Stanningley
16–24
Dewsbury Moor
12 May
Stanningley
Leigh Leopards
52–80
Hull Kingston Rovers
12 May
Twist Lane
Oulton Raidettes
32–46
Sheffield Eagles
12 May
Oulton Raiders
Bradford Bulls
54–40
Castleford Tigers
12 May
Bradford Bulls Women
Bye: Salford Red Devils
Round 7 [ edit ]
Northern Championship: round seven
Home
Score
Away
Match Information
Date
Venue
Sheffield Eagles
–
Salford Red Devils
19 May
Olympic Legacy Park
Hull Kingston Rovers
–
Bradford Bulls
19 May
Hull KR
Castleford Tigers
–
Stanningley
19 May
Castleford Panthers
Dewsbury Moor
–
Oulton Raidettes
19 May
Dewsbury Moor
Bye: Leigh Leopards
Round 8 [ edit ]
Northern Championship: round eight
Home
Score
Away
Match Information
Date
Venue
Salford Red Devils
v
Dewsbury Moor
2 June
Salford Stadium
Stanningley
–
Hull Kingston Rovers
2 June
Hull KR
Bradford Bulls
–
Leigh Leopards
2 June
Bradford Bulls Women
Oulton Raidettes
–
Castleford Tigers
2 June
Oulton Raiders
Bye: Sheffield Eagles
Round 9 [ edit ]
Northern Championship: round nine
Home
Score
Away
Match Information
Date
Venue
Dewsbury Moor
–
Sheffield Eagles
16 June
Dewsbury Moor
Leigh Leopards
–
Stanningley
16 June
Twist Lane
Hull Kingston Rovers
–
Oulton Raidettes
16 June
Hull KR
Castleford Tigers
–
Salford Red Devils
16 June
Castleford Panthers
Bye: Bradford Bulls
Round 10 [ edit ]
Northern Championship: round ten
Home
Score
Away
Match Information
Date
Venue
Sheffield Eagles
–
Castleford Tigers
23 June
Olympic Legacy Park
Leigh Leopards
–
Oulton Raidettes
23 June
Twist Lane
Hull Kingston Rovers
–
Salford Red Devils
23 June
Hull KR
Bradford Bulls
–
Stanningley
23 June
Bradford Bulls Women
Bye: Dewsbury Moor
Round 11 [ edit ]
Northern Championship: round eleven
Home
Score
Away
Match Information
Date
Venue
Dewsbury Moor
–
Castleford Tigers
7 July
Dewsbury Moor
Sheffield Eagles
–
Hull Kingston Rovers
7 July
Olympic Legacy Park
Oulton Raidettes
–
Bradford Bulls
7 July
Oulton Raiders
Salford Red Devils
–
Leigh Leopards
7 July
Salford Stadium
Bye: Stanningley
Round 12 [ edit ]
Northern Championship: round twelve
Home
Score
Away
Match Information
Date
Venue
Hull Kingston Rovers
–
Dewsbury Moor
14 July
Hull KR
Sheffield Eagles
–
Leigh Leopards
14 July
Olympic Legacy Park
Bradford Bulls
–
Salford Red Devils
14 July
Bradford Bulls Women
Stanningley
–
Oulton Raidettes
Bye: Castleford Tigers
Round 13 [ edit ]
Northern Championship: round thirteen
Home
Score
Away
Match Information
Date
Venue
Bradford Bulls
–
Sheffield Eagles
21 July
Bradford Bulls Women
Dewsbury Moor
–
Leigh Leopards
21 July
Dewsbury Moor
Castleford Tigers
–
Hull Kingston Rovers
21 July
Castleford Panthers
Salford Red Devils
–
Stanningley
21 July
Salford Stadium
Bye: Oulton Raidettes
Round 14 [ edit ]
Northern Championship: round fourteen
Home
Score
Away
Match Information
Date
Venue
Stanningley
–
Sheffield Eagles
4 August
Stanningley
Oulton Raidettes
–
Salford Red Devils
4 August
Oulton Raiders
Leigh Leopards
–
Castleford Tigers
4 August
Twist Lane
Bradford Bulls
–
Dewsbury Moor
4 August
Bradford Bulls Women
Bye: Hull Kingston Rovers
Round 15 [ edit ]
Northern Championship: round fifteen
Home
Score
Away
Match Information
Date
Venue
Dewsbury Moor
20–20
Stanningley
17 March
Dewsbury Moor
Castleford Tigers
–
Bradford Bulls
11 August
Castleford Panthers
Sheffield Eagles
–
Oulton Raidettes
11 August
Olympic Legacy Park
Hull Kingston Rovers
–
Leigh Leopards
11 August
Hull KR
Bye: Salford Red Devils
Round 16 [ edit ]
Northern Championship: round sixteen
Home
Score
Away
Match Information
Date
Venue
Stanningley
30–12
Castleford Tigers
24 March
Stanningley
Oulton Raidettes
–
Dewsbury Moor
18 August
Oulton Raiders
Salford Red Devils
–
Sheffield Eagles
18 August
Salford Stadium
Bradford Bulls
–
Hull Kingston Rovers
18 August
Bradford Bulls Women
Bye: Leigh Leopards
Round 17 [ edit ]
Northern Championship: round seventeen
Home
Score
Away
Match Information
Date
Venue
Leigh Leopards
–
Bradford Bulls
1 September
Leigh Sports Village
Dewsbury Moor
–
Salford Red Devils
1 September
Dewsbury Moor
Castleford Tigers
–
Oulton Raidettes
1 September
Castleford Panthers
Hull Kingston Rovers
–
Stanningley
1 September
Hull KR
Bye: Sheffield Eagles
Round 18 [ edit ]
Northern Championship: round eighteen
Home
Score
Away
Match Information
Date
Venue
Sheffield Eagles
–
Dewsbury Moor
8 September
Olympic Legacy Park
Stanningley
–
Leigh Leopards
8 September
Stanningley
Oulton Raidettes
–
Hull Kingston Rovers
8 September
Oulton Raiders
Salford Red Devils
–
Castleford Tigers
8 September
Salford Stadium
Bye: Bradford Bulls
Semi-finals [ edit ]
The Northern Championship semi-finals will be played on 15 September.[2]
Grand Final [ edit ]
The Northern Championship Grand Final will be played on 22 September.[4]
Midlands Championship [ edit ]
The 2024 Midland Championship is yet to be confirmed, but will play a festival format due to low club interest.[3] The competition saw a soft launch in 2023 and was played between Cheltenham Phoenix, Coventry Bears, Leamington Royals, and Telford Raiders.[8] Due to being a festival format, Midlands Championship teams are illegible for the Grand Final.[3]
Southern Championship [ edit ]
The 2024 Southern Championship will act as the next edition to the 2023 Super League South the majority of clubs continuing in the new competition format. The competition will start on 25 May.[3]
Pos
Team
Pld
W
D
L
PF
PA
PD
Pts
ARM
BED
CAR
LON
1
Army
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
—
20 Jul
25 May
1 Jun
2
Bedford Tigers
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
15 Jun
—
3 Aug
6 Jul
3
Cardiff Demons
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
6 Jul
9 Jun
—
20 Jul
4
London Broncos
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
3 Aug
26 May
16 Jun
—
Play-offs [ edit ]
Championship Grand Final [ edit ]
The Women's Championship Grand Final, currently scheduled to be played by the winners of the Northern and Southern Championship, will be played of 29 September.[4]
Promotion Play-off Match [ edit ]
The Promotion Play-off Match will be contested by the winner of the Championship Grand Final and the last placed team of the 2024 RFL Women's Super League , and will take place on 6 October.[4]
^ 3 March: match postponed due to waterlogged pitch[6]
^ 8 March: match postponed due to waterlogged pitch[7]
References [ edit ]