2017 RFL Women's Super League
| 2017 Women's Super League | |
|---|---|
| Duration | 6 rounds |
| Teams | 4 |
| Matches played | 14 |
| Champions |  Bradford Bulls Women |
| League Leaders Shield | Bradford Bulls Women |
The 2017 Women's Super League was the inaugural season of the top level rugby league competition for women in England.[1] Run by the Rugby Football League there were four teams in the league; three (Bradford, Castleford and Featherstone) associated with professional clubs in West Yorkshire and one (Thatto Heath) associated with a leading amateur club in Lancashire.
The league was won by Bradford Bulls who went undefeated in the six round regular season before defeating Featherstone Rovers 36–6 in the Grand Final.[2]
Results
The season comprised six rounds during which each team played the others home and away.[3] The team finishing top of the league automatically qualified for the Grand Final. The teams finishing second and third playing a preliminary final to determine who the other grand finalists were.
Round 1: 23 July 2017
- Castleford 48 – 14 Featherstone
- Thatto Heath 26 – 32 Bradford
Round 2: 13 August 2017
- Featherstone 20 – 30 Thatto Heath
- Bradford 72 – 18 Castleford
Round 3: 20 August 2017
- Thatto Heath 64 – 4 Castleford
- Featherstone 0 – 24 Bradford
Round 4: 3 September 2017
- Featherstone 48 – 20 Castleford
- Bradford 40 – 10 Thatto Heath
Round 5: 10 September 2017
- Thatto Heath 14 – 24 Featherstone
- Castleford 12 – 60 Bradford
Round 6: 24 September 2017
- Castleford 4 – 38 Thatto Heath
- Bradford 27 – 10 Featherstone
Preliminary Final: 1 October 2017
Thatto Heath 20 – 21 Featherstone
Grand Final: 7 October 2017
Bradford 36 – 6 Featherstone
Table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bradford Bulls
|
6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 255 | 76 | +179 | 12 | Grand final |
| 2 |  Thatto Heath Crusaders
|
6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 182 | 124 | +58 | 6 | Preliminary final |
| 3 |  Featherstone Rovers
|
6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 116 | 163 | −47 | 4 | |
| 4 |  Castleford Tigers
|
6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 106 | 296 | −190 | 2 |
References
- ^ "England Rugby Football League". Rugby League International Federation. Retrieved 4 October 2021.
- ^ "Bradford Bulls become first-ever Women's Super League champions". Rugby Football League. 8 October 2017. Retrieved 4 October 2021.
- ^ "Rugby League". www.rugby-league.com. RFL. Retrieved 4 October 2021.