St Helens R.F.C. Women
English rugby league, based in St Helens, Merseyside
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The rugby league club St Helens R.F.C. have operated a women's team since they took some women from Thatto Heath Crusaders, and other women's sides in 2017 ahead of the 2018 season.[1] They won four successive Challenge Cups from 2013 to 2016, and again from 2021–2024. The 2016 win formed part of their treble winning season.[2] The side won the 2021 Women's Challenge Cup after beating York City Knights, adding to the four cup titles won as Thatto Heath.[3] That season, they also completed the treble for the second time.
The Red V
White and red| Club information | |||
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| Full name | St Helens Women's Rugby Football Club | ||
| Nickname(s) | The Saints The Red V | ||
| Short name | Saints | ||
| Colours | White and red | ||
| Founded | 2013 (As Thatto Heath Crusaders) | ||
| Website | saintsrlfc.com | ||
| Current details | |||
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| Coach | Derek Hardman and Craig Richards | ||
| Captain | Jodie Cunningham | ||
| Competition | RFL Women's Super League | ||
| 2025 | 2nd | ||
 Current season | |||
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| Records | |||
| League Championships | 5 (2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2021) | ||
| Challenge Cups | 8 (2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024) | ||
In 2024 the club announced it would become semi-professional, and start making match payments to players, becoming the third British side to do so after Leeds and York who started the season prior.[4]
2025 squad
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Seasons
| Season | League | Play-offs | Challenge Cup | ||||||||
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| Division | P | W | D | L | F | A | Pts | Pos | |||
| 2013 | WRL | 11 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 404 | 102 | 20 | 1st[5] | Won in Grand Final[6] | W |
| 2014 | Unknown | Won in Grand Final | W | ||||||||
| 2015 | 14 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 586 | 84 | 22 | 2nd[7] | Won in Grand Final | W | |
| 2016 | Unknown | 1st | Won in Grand Final | W | |||||||
| 2017 | Super League | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 182 | 124 | 6 | 2nd | Lost in Preliminary Final | SF[8] |
| 2018 | Super League | 12 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 316 | 130 | 17 | 3rd | Lost in Semi Final | R2 |
| 2019 | Super League | 14 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 522 | 131 | 25 | 2nd | Lost in Semi Final | SF |
| 2020 | Super League | Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic | |||||||||
| 2021 | Super League | 11 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 628 | 42 | 20 | 1st | Won in Grand Final | W |
| 2022 | Super League | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 314 | 63 | 12 | 2nd | Lost in Semi Final | W |
| 2023 | Super League | 10 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 362 | 126 | 14 | 2nd | Lost in Semi Final | W |
| 2024 | Super League | 14 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 614 | 88 | 26 | 1st | Lost in Grand Final | W |
| 2025 | Super League | 14 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 590 | 112 | 24 | 2nd | Lost in Grand Final | RU |
| 2026 | Super League | TBD | RU | ||||||||
Honours
- Women's Super League/Women's Rugby League
- Women's Challenge Cup
- Winners (8): 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024
- Runners-up (1): 2025[13]