Women's Rugby League Conference

Women's Rugby League Conference
SportRugby league
Instituted2008
Ceased2011
Replaced byRFL Women's Rugby League
Number of teams28
Country England
ChampionsWarrington (2011)
Websiterugbyleagueconference.co.uk

The Women's Rugby League Conference was a rugby league for female teams in Britain that ran from 2008 to 2011.

The men's equivalent is the Rugby League Conference.

History

See also: History of the Rugby League Conference

The Southern Conference League began as a 10-team pilot league for male rugby league teams in the Midlands and South of England in 1997. It changed its name to the Rugby League Conference in 1998 and expanded to cover the whole of Great Britain.

The first Women's Rugby League Conference began in 2008.[1]

In 2011, the RFL held meetings with women's clubs in Yorkshire and the North West to discuss the establishment of the RFL Women's Rugby League which would begin in March 2012.[2]

Competing teams by season

In 2009 the following teams played in the Conference:[3]

2010 structure:[1]

2011 structure:[4][additional citation(s) needed]

Finals

See also: Rugby League Conference trophy winners
Championship finals
Season Champions Score Runners-up Ref.
2008 West London Sharks 44–20 Coventry Bears [5][6]
2009 Bradford Thunderbirds 44–80 Coventry Bears [5][7]
2010 Keighley Cats 18–14 Stanningley [8][9]
2011 Warrington 44–80 Halton [10]
Plate finals
Season Winners Score Runners-up Ref.
2010 Coventry Bears 30–80 Leeds Akkies [11]
2011 Leeds Akkies 32–26 Stanningley [12]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "Women Ready For Kick Off". Rugby league Conference. 13 May 2010. Archived from the original on 5 June 2011.
  2. ^ "RFL waiting on Womens [sic] League responses". Rugby Football League. 24 August 2011. Archived from the original on 25 September 2011.
  3. ^ "Women: Tables". Rugby League Conference. Archived from the original on 20 August 2009.
  4. ^ "Womens [sic] competition nears kick off". Rugby League Conference. Archived from the original on 13 May 2011.
  5. ^ a b "Roll Of Honour". Rugby League Conference. Archived from the original on 12 February 2012.
  6. ^ "Sharks men lose their bite, but ladies do the job". My London. 11 September 2008. Retrieved 12 June 2024.
  7. ^ "Life's Grand for triumphant Thunderbirds!". Telegraph & Argus. 25 September 2009. Retrieved 12 June 2024.
  8. ^ "Keighley Cats in Golden Championship Final". Rugby league Conference. 13 May 2010. Archived from the original on 26 August 2010.
  9. ^ "Keighley Cats are crowned as champions". Keighley News. 26 August 2010. Retrieved 12 June 2024.
  10. ^ "RLC Women's Final". RFL. 22 August 2011. Archived from the original on 26 September 2011.
  11. ^ "Coventry Bears win Womens [sic] Plate Final". Rugby league Conference. 13 May 2010. Archived from the original on 26 August 2010.
  12. ^ "RLC Women's plate final". RFL. 22 August 2011. Archived from the original on 26 September 2011.