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Women's Rugby League Conference

Rugby league for female teams

Summary

Rugby league for female teams

Field	Value
founded	2008
folded	2011
replaced	RFL Women's Rugby League
teams	28
country
championtag	Champions
champion	Warrington
season	2011
website	rugbyleagueconference.co.uk

The Women's Rugby League Conference was a competition for women's rugby league 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 Phoenix, 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

Finals

Season	Champions	Score	Runners-up	Ref.	2008	2009	2010
West London Sharks	44–20	Coventry Bears	url=http://www.rugbyleagueconference.co.uk/rlc/roll-of-honour.html	title=Roll Of Honour	publisher=Rugby League Conference	archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120212082446/http://www.rugbyleagueconference.co.uk/rlc/roll-of-honour.html	archive-date=12 February 2012}}
Bradford Thunderbirds	44–8	Coventry Bears	url=https://www.thetelegraphandargus.co.uk/sport/rugbyleagure/sport_rl_general/4650434.lifes-grand-for-triumphant-thunderbirds/	title=Life's Grand for triumphant Thunderbirds!	newspaper=Telegraph & Argus	date=25 September 2009	access-date=12 June 2024}}
Keighley Cats	18–14	Stanningley
Warrington	44–8	Halton

Season	Winners	Score	Runners-up	Ref.	2010	2011
Coventry Bears	30–8	Leeds Akkies
Leeds Akkies	32–26	Stanningley

References

(24 August 2011). "RFL waiting on {{as written". Rugby Football League.
"Women: Tables". Rugby League Conference.
(13 May 2010). "Women Ready For Kick Off". Rugby league Conference.
"{{as written". Rugby League Conference.
"Roll Of Honour". Rugby League Conference.
(11 September 2008). "Sharks men lose their bite, but ladies do the job".
(25 September 2009). "Life's Grand for triumphant Thunderbirds!". Telegraph & Argus.
(13 May 2010). "Keighley Cats in Golden Championship Final". Rugby league Conference.
(26 August 2010). "Keighley Cats are crowned as champions". Keighley News.
(22 August 2011). "RLC Women's Final". RFL.
(13 May 2010). "Coventry Bears win {{as written". Rugby league Conference.
(22 August 2011). "RLC Women's plate final". RFL.

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