2025 RFL Women's Super League
Women's rugby league competition in Great Britain
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The 2025 RFL Women's Super League (also known as the Betfred Women's Super League for sponsorship reasons) was the ninth season of the Women's Super League, for female players in clubs affiliated to the Rugby Football League (RFL).
| 2025 RFL Women's Super League | |
|---|---|
| Duration | 14 rounds + playoffs |
| Teams | 8 |
| Matches played | 59 |
| Points scored | 3,142 |
| Highest attendance | 5,018 Wigan Warriors v St Helens (5 October 2025) |
| Lowest attendance | 245 Barrow v Warrington (13 July 2025) |
| Champions | Wigan Warriors |
| League Leaders Shield Winners | Wigan Warriors |
| Runners-up | St Helens |
| Biggest home win | Leeds Rhinos 110–0 Warrington Wolves (15 June) |
| Biggest away win | Barrow Raiders 0–92 Wigan Warriors (30 August) |
| Woman of Steel | Eva Hunter (Wigan Warriors) |
| Top point-scorer | Isabel Rowe (210) |
| Top try-scorers |
|
| Promotion and relegation | |
| Promoted from Championship | Featherstone Rovers |
| Relegated to Championship | Warrington Wolves |
The regular season featured 14 rounds commencing on 16 May with the opening fixture between the 2024 champions, York Valkyrie, and Wigan Warriors, and concluded on 14 September.[1]
The club finishing bottom was expected to play-off against the winners of the 2025 RFL Women's Championship, for a place in the 2026 RFL Women's Super League. Due to Warrington's withdrawal from the league on 5 September, this game was cancelled and Championship winners were promoted automatically. [2] Warrington were later docked 9 points for failing to fulfil four of their fixtures.[3]
Wigan Warriors defeated St Helens 16–12 in the Grand Final which saw a new record attendance of 5,018 for a women's grand final, to complete the treble, and their first grand final win since 2018.
Teams
The eight clubs in the 2025 Super League were all from Northern England. Seven teams from the 2024 Super League were joined by Leigh Leopards who, after winning the 2024 Championship, replaced Featherstone Rovers by winning promotion via a play-off.[4]
Fixtures and results
Table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Wigan Warriors[A] (L, C) |
14 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 752 | 120 | +632 | 25 | Advance to semi-finals |
| 2 |  St Helens |
14 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 590 | 112 | +478 | 24 | |
| 3 |  York Valkyrie |
14 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 462 | 166 | +296 | 20 | |
| 4 |  Leeds Rhinos[A] |
14 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 586 | 186 | +400 | 19 | |
| 5 |  Huddersfield Giants |
14 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 268 | 428 | −160 | 11 | |
| 6 |  Leigh Leopards[A] |
14 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 200 | 482 | −282 | 7 | |
| 7 |  Barrow Raiders |
14 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 132 | 726 | −594 | 6 | |
| 8 |  Warrington Wolves[A] (R) |
14 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 56 | 826 | −770 | −9[a] | Relegation to Championship |
Rules for classification: 1) competition points 2) points difference (points scored minus points conceded) 3) points scored percentage (points scored divided by points conceded, multiplied by 100).
(C) Champions; (L) League Leaders' Shield Winners; (R) Relegated
Notes:
- On 5 September, Warrington announced, that they had taken the decision to withdraw from the remainder of the season due to player injuries and availability. The remaining two fixtures against Leigh, and Wigan are awarded as 48–0 wins respectively, and therefore confirms Warrington are officially relegated.[5]
Play-offs
The play-off semi-finals were played on 21 September. The Grand Final was played on 5 October.[1]
Team bracket
| Semi-finals | Grand Final | ||||||||
| 1 | Wigan Warriors
| 38 | |||||||
| 4 | Leeds Rhinos
| 0 | |||||||
| 1 | Wigan Warriors
| 16 | |||||||
| 2 | St Helens
| 12 | |||||||
| 2 | St Helens
| 12 | |||||||
| 3 | York Valkyrie
| 8 | |||||||
Semi-finals
| Wigan Warriors |
38–0 | Leeds Rhinos |
|---|---|---|
| Tries: Coleman (2), R. Hunter, E. Hunter (2), Atherton, Power Goals: Rowe (5) |
[7] |
Grand Final
| Wigan Warriors |
16–12 | St Helens |
|---|---|---|
| Tries: Davies (2), Jones (2) Goals: Rowe (0/4) |
[8] |
Tries: McGifford, Hook (2) Goals: Gaskin (0/3) |
Brick Community Stadium, Wigan Attendance: 5,018 Referee: Tara Jones Player of the Match: Anna Davies (Wigan) |
| Wigan Warriors | Position | St Helens | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Number | Number | Name | |
| Grace Banks | 1 | 1 | Rebecca Rotheram | |
| Anna Davies | 2 | 2 | Phoebe Hook | |
| Georgia Wilson | 3 | 3 | Beri Salihi | |
| Molly Jones | 4 | 4 | Rachael Woosey | |
| Ruby Hunter | 5 | 5 | Dani McGifford | |
| Jenna Foubister | 6 | 6 | Jodie Cunningham | |
| Isabel Rowe | 7 | 7 | Faye Gaskin | |
| Mary Coleman | 8 | 8 | Chantelle Crowl | |
| Remi Wilton | 9 | 9 | Katie Mottershead | |
| Victoria Molyneux | 10 | 10 | Shona Hoyle | |
| Eva Hunter | 11 | 11 | Luci McColm | |
| Cerys Jones | 12 | 12 | Emily Rudge | |
| Megan Williams | 13 | 13 | Caitlin Casey | |
| Carys Marsh | 14 | 14 | Zoe Harris | |
| Shaniah Power | 15 | 15 | Vicky Whitfield | |
| Emily Veivers | 16 | 16 | Naomi Williams | |
| Mia-Jayne Atherton | 17 | 17 | Erin McDonald | |
| Jade Gregory-Haselden | 18 | 18 | Darcy Stott | |
| Denis Betts | Coach | Derek Hardman and Craig Richards | ||
The 2025 Women's Super League Grand Final saw Wigan Warriors complete the treble, the first of the club's history. It also saw a record attendance of 5,018.[8]
Player statistics
Top 5 try scorers
| Rank | Player (s) | Club | Tries |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Danielle McGifford |
St Helens |
20 |
| Eva Hunter |
Wigan Warriors | ||
| 3 | Amelia Brown |
Huddersfield Giants |
18 |
| 4 | Grace Banks |
Wigan Warriors |
17 |
| 5 | Ebony Stead |
Leeds Rhinos |
16 |
Top 5 goal scorers
| Rank | Player (s) | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Isabel Rowe |
Wigan Warriors |
95 |
| 2 |  Melanie Howard |
Leeds Rhinos |
54 |
| 3 | Faye Gaskin |
St Helens |
42 |
| 4 | Ellie Williamson |
York Valkyrie |
31 |
| 5 | Sam Hulme |
Huddersfield Giants |
24 |
Top 5 points scorers
| Rank | Player (s) | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Isabel Rowe |
Wigan Warriors |
210 |
| 2 | Melanie Howard |
Leeds Rhinos |
136 |
| 3 | Faye Gaskin |
St Helens |
104 |
| 4 | Eva Hunter |
Wigan Warriors |
80 |
| 5 | Danielle McGifford |
St Helens |
76 |
- As of 6 October 2025 (Regular season and play-offs)[9]
Broadcasting
On 5 December 2024, Sky Sports announced that, as with the 2024 season, it would broadcast three regular season games, the play-offs and Grand Final.[10]
| Round | Match | Date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wigan Warriors v York Valkyrie | 16 May 2025 |
| 7 | Leeds Rhinos v St Helens | 11 July 2025 |
| 13 | St Helens v Wigan Warriors | 5 September 2025 |
| Semi-finals | St Helens v York Valkyrie | 21 September |
| Wigan Warriors v Leeds Rhinos | ||
| Grand Final | Wigan Warriors v St Helens | 5 October |
End of season awards
The End of season awards took place on 7 October 2025, alongside the men's Super League, Championship, and League 1 and Wheelchair Super League awards.
The winners were:[11]
- Woman of Steel: Eva Hunter (Wigan Warriors)
- Young player of the year: Isabel Rowe (Wigan Warriors)
- Coach of the year: Denis Betts (Wigan Warriors)