Over the past two months, Women’s Rugby League has been taking place across the Midlands and South, with 12 clubs hosting as part of regional competitions.
The Midlands Championship returned as a four-team competition this year involving Coventry Bears, Leamington Royals, Nottingham Outlaws and Telford Raiders. Each club has hosted as part of a centralised venue format, with everyone playing each other twice across the series, culminating at Nottingham Outlaws for the Finals.
Women’s Rugby League is continuing to thrive in the South with the region split into East and West groups to accommodate the growing number of teams in Tier 3.
Southern East League 1 competition was also a series of centralised events - with the Final taking place at Thurrock, with a combined North Herts Crusaders and Thurrock team coming away victorious. Anglian Vipers finished as runners-up, with
Brentwood Eels and Bedford Tigers also involved across the events.
In the Southern West League 1 competition, the teams participated in a series of festivals taking place at Brighton & Hove, London Broncos and Bristol Golden Ferns. In another sign of the progress being made outside the heartlands, Wests Warriors, Midlands Hurricanes and Cheltenham Phoenix have also offered Women’s activity this season with the clubs taking part in various events.
Over the coming months the Southern Championship will also kick off, with the winner of that league taking on the winners of their Northern counterpart for a place in the promotion playoff. Details for these fixtures will be announced in due course.
Community Game Competition Manager, Cat Hutchinson, explained:
“We’ve seen a host of Women’s activity across the Midlands and South this year, with 15 teams involved across both regions.
“As numbers grow, we will be working closely with all clubs across the regions to build on the successes of this season and support the growth of the Women’s Rugby League game nationally.
“Well done to everyone involved on a successful season, we look forward to building on this for 2025!”
