Women's Rugby League Conference
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| Sport | Rugby league |
|---|---|
| Instituted | 2008 |
| Ceased | 2013 |
| Replaced by | RFL Women's Rugby League |
| Number of teams | 27 |
| Country |  England |
| Champions | Keighley Cats (2010) |
| Website | rugbyleagueconference.co.uk |
The Women's Rugby League Conference was a rugby league for female teams in Britain that ran from 2008 to 2013.
The men's equivalent is the Rugby League Conference.
History[edit]
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]
Competing teams by season[edit]
In 2009 the following teams played in the Conference:
- National Division: Bradford Thunderbirds, Copeland Wildcats, Coventry Bears, Nottingham Outlaws, Wakefield Panthers, West London Sharks
- North West Division: Chorley Panthers, Halton, Hillside Hawks, Macclesfield, Warrington Wolves
- Yorkshire Division: Bradford Dudley Hill, Brighouse, Keighley Cats, Leeds Akkies, Stanningley
2010 structure:[1]
- East Division: Keighley Cats, Leeds Akkies, Guiseley, Stanningley, Whinmoor, New Earswick All Blacks
- South Division: Coventry Bears, Northampton Demons, Nottingham Outlaws, West London Sharks
- West Division: Chorley Panthers, Warrington, Wigan
2011 structure:
- Central Division: Bradford Thunderbirds, Brighouse Ladies, Dudley Hill Diamonds, Keighley Cats, West Craven Warriors
- North East Division: Featherstone Rovers, Hunslet Hawks, Peterlee Pumas, Leeds Akkies, Stanningley, Whinmoor
- North West Division: Chorley Panthers, Leigh East, Leigh Miners Rangers, Mancunians RL, Wigan Ladies
- South Division: Coventry Bears, Nottingham Outlaws, Royal Air Force, Royal Navy, The Army, West London Sharks
- West Division: Crosfields, Halton, Macclesfield, Warrington, Widnes Moorfield
2012 structure:[2]
- Premier Division: Bradford Thunderbirds, Castleford Panthers, Coventry Bears, Featherstone Rovers, Nottingham Outlaws, Warrington Wolves
- North West Division: Chorley Panthers, Crosfields, Leigh East, Leigh Miners Rangers, West Craven Warriors, Widnes Vikings, Wigan St Patricks
- Southern Division: Guilford Giants, Hemel Stags, Royal Navy, Southampton Spitfires, West London Sharks
- Yorkshire and North East Division: Brighouse, Guiseley, Hunslet Hawks, Oulton Raidettes, Ovenden, Stanningley, Whinmoor
2013 structure:[3]
- Premier Division: Bradford Thunderbirds, Coventry Bears, Featherstone Rovers, Normanton Knights, Thatto Heath St Helens
- Division One: Brighouse, Castleford Panthers, Chorley Panthers, Crosfields, Hunslet Hawks, Leigh East, Leigh Miners Rangers, Oulton Raidettes, Stanningley, West Craven Warriors, Whinmoor, Wigan St Patricks
Winners[edit]
2008[edit]
- West London Sharks Ladies
2009[edit]
- National Division: Bradford Thunderbirds
- RLC Regional: Hillside Hawks
- North West Division: Hillside Hawks
- Yorkshire Division: Keighley Cats
2010[edit]
2011[edit]
- Women's RLC South Division: Coventry Bears
- Women's RLC North East Division: Hunslet Hawks
- Women's RLC Central Division: Bradford Thunderbirds
- Women's RLC North West Division: Leigh East
- Women's RLC West Division: Halton
- Women's RLC: Warrington[6]
- Women's RLC Plate: Leeds Akkies[7]
See also[edit]
- Women's rugby league
- Rugby League Conference
- RFL Women's Rugby League
- Women's Rugby League World Cup
- Women's Challenge Cup
- Women's Super League
References[edit]
- ^ a b "Women Ready For Kick Off". Rugby league Conference. 13 May 2010. Archived from the original on 5 June 2011.
- ^ "Women's Rugby League". Women's Rugby League. Archived from the original on 29 December 2012.
- ^ "Women's Rugby League". Women's Rugby League. Archived from the original on 28 October 2013.
- ^ "Keighley Cats in Golden Championship Final". Rugby league Conference. 13 May 2010. Archived from the original on 26 August 2010.
- ^ "Coventry Bears win Womens Plate Final". Rugby league Conference. 13 May 2010. Archived from the original on 26 August 2010.
- ^ "RLC Women's Final". RFL. 22 August 2011. Archived from the original on 26 September 2011.
- ^ "RLC Women's plate final". RFL. 22 August 2011. Archived from the original on 26 September 2011.