2017 RFL Women's Super League
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| 2017 Women's Super League | |
|---|---|
| Duration | 6 rounds |
| Teams | 4 |
| Matches played | 14 |
| Champions |  Bradford Bulls |
| League Leaders' Shield | Bradford Bulls |
The 2017 Women's Super League was the inaugural season of the top level rugby league competition for women in England.[1] Run by the Rugby Football League there were four teams in the league; three (Bradford Bulls, Castleford Tigers and Featherstone Rovers) associated with professional clubs in West Yorkshire and one (Thatto Heath) associated with a leading amateur club in Lancashire.
The league was won by Bradford Bulls who went undefeated in the six round regular season before defeating Featherstone Rovers 36–6 in the Grand Final.[2] The win completed a treble for Bradford who in early August had defeated Featherstone 50–16 in the final of the 2017 Challenge Cup.[3][4]
| Club | Location |
|---|---|
| Bradford Bulls |
Bradford, West Yorkshire |
 Castleford Tigers |
Castleford, West Yorkshire |
 Featherstone Rovers |
Featherstone, West Yorkshire |
 Thatto Heath St Helens |
St Helens, Merseyside |
Results
The season comprised six rounds during which each team played the others home and away.[5] The team finishing top of the league automatically qualified for the Grand Final. The teams finishing second and third playing a preliminary final to determine who the other grand finalists were.
Round 1
| Home | Score | Away | Match Information | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date and Time | Venue | Referee | |||
| Castleford Tigers |
48–14 | Featherstone Rovers |
23 July 2017, 14:00 | Neil Pascall | |
| Thatto Heath St Helens |
26–32 | Bradford Bulls |
23 July 2017, 14:00 | Phillip Salisbury | |
| Source:[6][7] | |||||
Round 2
| Home | Score | Away | Match Information | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date and Time | Venue | Referee | |||
| Bradford Bulls |
72–18 | Castleford Tigers |
13 August 2017, 14:00 | Neil Pascall | |
| Featherstone Rovers |
20–30 | Thatto Heath St Helens |
13 August 2017, 14:00 | ||
| Source:[6][8] | |||||
Round 3
| Home | Score | Away | Match Information | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date and Time | Venue | Referee | |||
| Featherstone Rovers |
0–24 | Bradford Bulls |
20 August 2017, 14:00[a] | Connor Astbury | |
| Thatto Heath St Helens |
64–4 | Castleford Tigers |
20 August 2017, 14:00 | Phillip Salisbury | |
| Source:[6][9] | |||||
Round 4
| Home | Score | Away | Match Information | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date and Time | Venue | Referee | |||
| Bradford Bulls |
40–10 | Thatto Heath St Helens |
3 September 2017, 144:00 | Neil Pascall | |
| Featherstone Rovers |
48–20 | Castleford Tigers |
3 September 2017, 14:00 | Gareth Billingham | |
| Source:[6][10] | |||||
Round 5
| Home | Score | Away | Match Information | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date and Time | Venue | Referee | |||
| Castleford Tigers |
12–60 | Bradford Bulls |
10 September 2017, 14:00 | Philip Lawley | |
| Thatto Heath St Helens |
14–24 | Featherstone Rovers |
10 September 2017, 14:00 | Phillip Salisbury | |
| Source:[6][11] | |||||
Round 6
| Home | Score | Away | Match Information | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date and Time | Venue | Referee | |||
| Bradford Bulls |
72–10 | Featherstone Rovers |
24 September 2017, 14:00 | Jake Brook | |
| Castleford Tigers |
4–38 | Thatto Heath St Helens |
24 September 2017, 15:00 | Neil Horton | |
| Source:[6][12] | |||||
Regular season standings
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bradford Bulls |
6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 300 | 76 | +224 | 12 | Grand final |
| 2 | Thatto Heath St Helens |
6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 182 | 124 | +58 | 6 | Preliminary final |
| 3 | Featherstone Rovers |
6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 116 | 208 | −92 | 4 | |
| 4 | Castleford Tigers |
6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 106 | 296 | −190 | 2 |