# 2023 RFL Women's Super League South

The 2023 Rugby Football League Women's Super League South was the third season of the Women's Super League South rugby league competition composed of teams from the south of England and Wales. On 31 January 2023 the Rugby Football League (RFL) announced a new pyramid for the women's game from 2024 meaning that 2023 would be the final season of the Super League South before becoming integrated into this new structure as a tier 2 competition.
The opening match of the season, Thurrock T-Birds 8–56 Army, was played on 27 May. Defending champions Cardiff Demons won all five of their matches to top the league and defeated Bedford Tigers 72–8 in the semi-final. London Broncos finished second in the league having only lost once; 8–10 to Cardiff. They won their semi-final 22–12 against the Army to set up a rematch of the 2022 Grand Final. On 27 August, London Broncos took the 2023 Women's Super League South title with a 22–10 win over Cardiff Demons. London and Cardiff both earned places in the 2024 Challenge Cup as a result of reaching the Grand Final.

## Teams

On 31 January 2023, the fixtures for the season were announced with seven teams, including newcomers Thurrock T-Birds, due to take part in the league in which all the teams would play each other once after which the top four advanced to the play-offs. However, revised fixture lists included only six teams following the withdrawal of the Oxford Cavaliers before the start of the competition.
* Army Rugby League
* Bedford Tigers
* Bristol Golden Ferns
* Cardiff Demons
* London Broncos
* Thurrock T-Birds

## Fixtures and results

| Home \ Away | ARM | BED | BRI | CAR | LON | THU |
| Army | — | — | 40–14 | — | — | — |
| Bedford Tigers | 14–36 | — | — | 4–46 | — | — |
| Bristol Golden Ferns | — | 8–54 | — | — | — | 24–0 |
| Cardiff Demons | 32–10 | — | 56–0 | — | — | 24–0 |
| London Broncos | 40–10 | 38–22 | 24–0 | 8–10 | — | — |
| Thurrock T-Birds | 8–56 | 4–58 | — | — | 0–24 | — |
* ↑ Match cancelled, 24–0 win awarded to Cardiff
* ↑ Match cancelled, 24–0 win awarded to London

## Table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Cardiff Demons | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 168 | 22 | +146 | 10 | Advance to play-off semi-finals |
| 2 | London Broncos | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 134 | 42 | +92 | 8 | Advance to play-off semi-finals |
| 3 | Army | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 152 | 108 | +44 | 6 | Advance to play-off semi-finals |
| 4 | Bedford Tigers | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 152 | 132 | +20 | 4 | Advance to play-off semi-finals |
| 5 | Bristol Golden Ferns | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 46 | 174 | −128 | 2 | |
| 6 | Thurrock T-Birds | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 12 | 186 | −174 | 0 | |

## Playoffs

Betfred Women's Super League South finals :
| Home | Score | Away | Match Information | Match Information | Match Information |
| Home | Score | Away | Date and Time | Venue | Referee |
| Semi-finals ||||||
| Cardiff Demons | 72–80 | Bedford Tigers | 13 August 2023 | Cardiff University | |
| London Broncos | 22–12 | Army RL | 13 August 2023 | Rosslyn Park | |
| Grand Final ||||||
| Cardiff Demons | 10–22 | London Broncos | 27 August 2023 | Rosslyn Park | Peter Hamer |
| Source:RFL: Match CentreWRL: Cardiff Demons ||||||