Women's Rugby League Conference

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


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.

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.

Competing teams by season
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:
 * 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, Pendle Pheonix, 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