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Warrington Wolves
Club information
Full nameWarrington Wolves Rugby League Football Club
Colours Yellow, Blue and White
Founded2018; 6 years ago (2018)
WebsiteWarrington Wolves
Current details
Ground(s)
  • Victoria Park, Warrington
CompetitionRFL Women's Super League
20235th (Super League: Group 1)
Current season
Records
Championship1 (2019)
Super League Shield1 (2022)

The Warrington Wolves Women are the

Victoria Park and some games at the Halliwell Jones Stadium
; the home of the men's team.

History

In November 2018, it was announced that Warrington Wolves were to launch a women's team and that team trials had been organised to take place in December.[1] There had previously been a Warrington Wolves women's team established in 2002 who also who used Victoria Park.[2] In 2004, the team competed in the Women's League Division Three[2] and won the Plate Final of the Women's Amateur Rugby League Association in 2007.[3][4] In 2008, they joined the Women's Rugby League Conference, winning the Championship Final in 2011, and then also competing in the 2012 Women's Challenge Cup.[2][5][6] Warrington also had girls' teams for several age groups;[7] Emily Rudge had been with the U16s when selected for the England squad for the 2008 World Cup.[8] In July 2009, five Warrington players, including Rudge and Jodie Cunningham, were named in the England squad for the two-test series against France.[9]

The community coach at Warrington, Lee Westwood, said in 2018 that the women's team would "provide a pathway for all girls from 11 years old to open age".[1] For their first season the team entered the Championship with the aim of joining the Super League in 2020.[1] Despite losing their first match of the season 28–20 at Barrow,[10] Warrington defeated Widnes 40–10 the following week[11] and went on to finish top of the Championship.[12] A 36–4 victory over Huddersfield Giants in the play-off semi-final saw Warrington progress to the final on 12 October in which they defeated Barrow 40–4 to take the Championship title.[13][14] Their top four finish in the league meant that they, along with Huddersfield, were accepted into the Super League for the following season.[15] In the Challenge Cup Warrington reached the quarter-finals before being knocked out by eventual winners Leeds Rhinos.[16]

In 2020, Warrington were to face Barrow again, this time in the second round of the Challenge Cup.[17] However, a week before the match the RFL suspended all competitions.[18] The cancellation of the women's 2020 season was announced in August.[19] This included the Super League in which Warrington had been due to make their debut on 29 March against Wigan Warriors.[20] The following season, on 18 April 2021, Warrington played their first Super League game and lost 52–8 to Wigan.[21] Their first win, 44–8 over Huddersfield, came in Round 5 of the season.[22] After finishing the regular season in 8th place, Warrington took part in the Shield competition, but lost 30–26 to Huddersfield after golden point extra time in the semi-final[23] Warrington reached the quarter-finals of the Challenge Cup but lost 6–26 to Castleford Tigers.[24]

In 2022, there was a new format for the Challenge Cup that introduced a group stage from which Warrington advanced to the quarter-finals where they were defeated by Leeds.[25][26] The structure of the Super League season also changed and Warrington were placed in Group 2 of the competition.[27] Warrington finished the regular season top of their group by winning all 12 matches including a 102–0 victory over Wakefield Trinity.[28][29] Warrington then claimed the Shield by winning 72–0 over Bradford Bulls in the semi-final and 34–6 over Featherstone Rovers in the final to earn promotion to Group 1 for the 2023 Super League season.[28][30] In 2023, Warrington reached the quarter-finals of the Challenge Cup for a four successive campaign.[31] Lee Westwood stepped down from his role as head coach at the end of the 2023 season and was succeeded by former player and team captain Armani Sharrock.[32]

Seasons

Season League Play-offs Challenge Cup Ref.
Division P W D L F A Pts Pos
2019 Championship 14 13 0 1 572 84 26 1st Won in Final QF [12][13][16][33]
2020 Super League Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic [19]
2021 Super League 8 2 0 6 150 334 4 8th Did not qualify QF [23][24][33]
Super League Shield 4 2 0 2 148 68 4 3rd Lost in Semi-final
2022 Super League (G2) 12 12 0 0 744 36 24 1st Won in Shield Final QF [26][28][34]
2023 Super League 10 2 1 7 128 450 5 5th Did not qualify QF [35][31]
2024 Super League QF [36]

Honours

References

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  2. ^ a b c "Warrington Wolves women's rugby league team 2008". Warrington Guardian. 12 January 2021. Retrieved 14 March 2024.
  3. ^ "Match Reports". Warrington Ladies. Archived from the original on 5 April 2009.
  4. ^ "Red-letter day beckons for Women's Rugby League". Total Rugby League. 29 March 2018. Retrieved 14 March 2024.
  5. ^ Healey, Erin (23 August 2011). "Rugby League: Co-operative Rugby League Conference Women's Final Day sees Warrington lift the Championship trophy". Sport Sister. Archived from the original on 31 August 2014.
  6. ^ "Warrington Women & Girls". Women's Rugby League. Archived from the original on 20 July 2012.
  7. ^ "Girls' Rugby League fixtures 9th and 16th March". 4 The Love Of Sport. 8 March 2019. Retrieved 24 May 2023.
  8. ^ "England Women". England Rugby League. Archived from the original on 7 October 2008.
  9. ^ "England name young squad for women's internationals". Sport Focus. 14 July 2009. Archived from the original on 25 October 2021.
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  12. ^ a b c "Betfred Women's Super League Grand Final Preview". RFL. 11 October 2019. Retrieved 23 May 2023.
  13. ^ a b c "Another late Leeds show sets up Challenge Cup Final rematch". RFL. 6 October 2019. Retrieved 23 May 2023.
  14. ^ "Warrington and Keighley triumph on Women's Finals Day". RFL. 12 October 2019. Retrieved 23 May 2023.
  15. ^ "Giants and Wolves to join Betfred Women's Super League in 2020". RFL. 8 November 2019. Retrieved 23 May 2023.
  16. ^ a b "Coral Women's Challenge Cup Quarter Final Round-Up". RFL. 23 June 2019. Retrieved 23 May 2023.
  17. ^ "Hull KR to host Hull FC in Coral Women's Challenge Cup second round". RFL. 8 March 2020. Retrieved 23 May 2023.
  18. ^ "RFL and Super League joint statement on season suspension". RFL. 16 March 2020. Retrieved 23 May 2023.
  19. ^ a b "Covid-19 forces cancellation of Women's Competitions in 2020". RFL. 27 August 2020. Retrieved 23 May 2023.
  20. ^ "2020 Betfred Women's Super League fixtures released". RFL. 12 January 2020. Retrieved 23 May 2023.
  21. ^ "Wilson scores 28 points in impressive Wigan win". RFL. 18 April 2021. Retrieved 23 May 2023.
  22. ^ "Betfred Women's Super League round-up". RFL. 14 June 2021. Retrieved 23 May 2023.
  23. ^ a b "Giants Women reach final in golden point thriller". Huddersfield Giants. 30 September 2021. Retrieved 23 May 2023.
  24. ^ a b "York claim Cup semi-final spot". RFL. 9 May 2021. Retrieved 23 May 2023.
  25. ^ "A new format, a new final venue - Why we should look forward to the 2022 Women's Challenge Cup". Rugby League News. 11 December 2021. Retrieved 23 May 2023.
  26. ^ a b "England Watch | Women - Challenge Cup quarter-finals". RFL. 11 April 2022. Retrieved 23 May 2023.
  27. ^ "Betfred Women's Super League Fixtures 2022". RFL. 18 January 2022. Retrieved 23 May 2023.
  28. ^ a b c d "Betfred Women's Super League Round-Up | September 12". RFL. 12 September 2023. Retrieved 23 May 2023.
  29. ^ "Betfred Women's Super League Round-Up | July 31". RFL. 1 August 2023. Retrieved 23 May 2023.
  30. ^ "Betfred Women's Super League Grand Final and Shield Final Round-Up". RFL. 20 September 2022. Retrieved 23 May 2023.
  31. ^ a b "Women's Challenge Cup: Holders St Helens, Wigan Warriors and York Valkyrie seal quarter-final wins". BBC Sport. 18 June 2023. Retrieved 18 June 2023.
  32. ^ "Armani Sharrock named new Women's Head Coach". Warrington Wolves. 4 October 2023. Retrieved 8 November 2023.
  33. ^ a b "Match Centre". RFL. Retrieved 26 September 2023.
  34. ^ "Betfred Women's Super League Table". BBC Sport. Archived from the original on 23 October 2022. Retrieved 28 October 2022.
  35. ^ "Betfred Women's Super League Table". BBC Sport. Archived from the original on 11 September 2023. Retrieved 10 September 2023.
  36. ^ "Men's and Women's Quarter-Finals Review & Semi-Finals confirmed | Betfred Challenge Cup". RFL. 14 April 2024. Retrieved 15 April 2024.

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