RFL Women's Nines explained

RFL Women's Nines
Current Season:2024 RFL Women's Nines
Sport:Rugby league nines
Country:
Teams:16 (Qualifying)
6 (Finals)
Champions: Wigan Warriors
(1st title)

The RFL Women's Nines is a rugby league nines competition played as a pre season tournament ahead of the RFL Women's Super League. It is the first Women's Rugby League title in Europe to award prize money.

2022

On 30 March, the RFL announced that the inaugural RFL Women's Nines tournament would take place on 1 May.[1] The competition saw teams from across RFL Women's Super League and RFL Women's Super League South, as well as selected invitational teams compete for six spaces in the final competition. The qualifiers saw 20 teams play in five groups of four with each group leader advancing to the final stage along with one wildcard team. Catalans Dragons, Leeds Rhinos, Huddersfield Giants, St Helens, and York City Knights were the five teams to advance as group leaders. Warrington Wolves were granted a wildcard entry as the best placed runner-up having drawn with St Helens and finished behind them on points difference.[2] [3] [4]

Group A
  1. St Helens (Q)
  2. Warrington Wolves (W)
  3. Barrow Raiders
  4. Bristol Golden Ferns
Group B
  1. Leeds Rhinos (Q)
  2. London Broncos
  3. Featherstone Rovers
  4. Warrington Lunas
Group C
  1. Catalans Dragons (Q)
  2. Wigan Warriors
  3. Wakefield Trinity
  4. Hull FC
Group D
  1. Huddersfield Giants (Q)
  2. Salford Red Devils
  3. Oulton Raidettes
  4. Castleford Tigers
Group E
  1. York City Knights (Q)
  2. Cardiff Demons
  3. Bradford Bulls
  4. Leigh Miners Rangers

Finals

The finals took places at the AJ Bell Stadium in Salford on 24 July.[3] The tournament was won by the York City Knights. Results are as follows:[5]

Group A
Group B
Semi-finals
Final

2023

The 2023 RFL Women's Nines competition began on 14 May and was once again held at Victoria Park, Warrington and saw 20 teams compete for the six places in the final tournament.[6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11]

Group One
  1. Warrington Wolves (Q)
  2. Huddersfield Giants
  3. Leamington Royals
  4. Oldham Roughyeds
Group Two
  1. Leeds Rhinos (Q)
  2. Cardiff Demons (W)
  3. Salford Red Devils
  4. Bradford Bulls
Group Three
  1. St Helens (Q)
  2. Hull KR
  3. Featherstone Rovers
  4. Newcastle Thunder
Group Four
  1. Wigan Warriors (Q)
  2. Leigh Leopards
  3. London Broncos
  4. Castleford Tigers
Group Five
  1. York Valkyrie (Q)
  2. Barrow Raiders
  3. Hull FC
  4. Workington Town

Finals

The 2023 finals took places on 24 June at the AJ Bell Stadium in Salford for a second time and was contested by the six teams which qualified during the May event held in Warrington. Leeds Rhinos won the tournament for the first time. Results are as follows:[12] [13]

Group A
Group B
Semi-finals
Final

2024

The 2024 RFL Women's Nines competition began on 5 May and was held at Victoria Park, Warrington. It saw 16 teams divided in to four groups to compete for the six places (four group winners and two wildcards) in the final tournament.[14] [15] Leeds Rhinos and Huddersfield Giants were named as the wildcard entries for the finals day.[16]

Group 1
Group 2
Group 3
Group 4

Finals

The 2024 finals took place on 28 July at Craven Park in Hull, and was contested by the six teams which qualified during the May event held in Warrington. Wigan Warriors won the tournament for the first time.[17]

Group A
Group B
Semi-finals
Final

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Rugby Football League confirm Women's Nines competition. 30 March 2022. LoveRugbyLeague.
  2. Web site: Women's Rugby League Nines | All you need to know. www.rugby-league.com . 21 July 2022.
  3. Web site: Warrington awarded wildcard spot for Women's Nines Finals Day . www.rugby-league.com . 24 June 2022.
  4. Web site: Cardiff Demons finish second in their group in the RFL Nines . Wales Rugby League . 1 May 2022 . 8 November 2023.
  5. Web site: York City Knights claim 9s glory . www.rugby-league.com.
  6. Web site: Women's Nines Rugby League returns after huge success last year. www.rugby-league.com . 20 April 2023.
  7. Web site: Women's Rugby League Nines Festival delights fans in Warrington. www.rugby-league.com . 15 May 2023.
  8. Web site: Women's Nines Festival 2023 - All you need to know . 11 May 2023 . Sporting Her.
  9. Web site: The 'exciting spectacle' returning to Victoria Park today . 14 May 2023 . Warrington Guardian.
  10. Web site: York Valkyrie aim to retain Women's Nines crown as competition returns . 21 April 2023 . The Press.
  11. Web site: Qualifiers decided for RFL Women's Nines Finals . Rugby League Nines . 14 May 2023 . 21 November 2023.
  12. Web site: Our League to stream Women's Nines Finals live from Salford City Stadium on Saturday. www.rugby-league.com . 22 June 2023.
  13. Web site: Leeds Rhinos lift first Women's Rugby League trophy of 2023. www.rugby-league.com . 24 June 2023.
  14. Web site: Women's Nines Rugby League returns to Victoria Park . www.rugby-league.com . 23 April 2024 . 23 April 2024.
  15. Web site: Warriors progress in Women's Nines . Wigan Warriors . 5 May 2024 . 7 May 2024.
  16. Web site: Sewell Group Craven Park to host 2024 Women's Nines Finals Day . www.rugby-league.com . 16 July 2024 . 17 July 2024.
  17. Web site: Wigan Warriors lift Women’s Rugby League Nines trophy . www.rugby-league.com . 29 July 2024 . 29 July 2024.

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