# RFL Women's Nines

The RFL Women's Nines is a rugby league nines competition played as a pre season tournament ahead of the RFL Women's Super League. It is the first Women's Rugby League title in Europe to award prize money.

## 2022

On 30 March, the RFL announced that the inaugural RFL Women's Nines tournament would take place on 1 May. The competition saw teams from across RFL Women's Super League and RFL Women's Super League South, as well as selected invitational teams compete for six spaces in the final competition. The qualifiers saw 20 teams play in five groups of four with each group leader advancing to the final stage along with one wildcard team. Catalans Dragons, Leeds Rhinos, Huddersfield Giants, St Helens, and York City Knights were the five teams to advance as group leaders. Warrington Wolves were granted a wildcard entry as the best placed runner-up having drawn with St Helens and finished behind them on points difference.
Key: Q = Qualified, W = Wildcard

### Finals

The finals took places at the AJ Bell Stadium in Salford on 24 July. The tournament was won by the York City Knights. Results are as follows:

#### Group A

* St Helens 12–4 Huddersfield Giants
* Leeds Rhinos 29–6 Huddersfield Giants
* Leeds Rhinos 26–0 St Helens

#### Group B

* York City Knights 16–8 Catalans Dragons
* Catalans Dragons 22–7 Warrington Wolves
* York City Knights 37–0 Warrington Wolves

#### Semi-finals

* Leeds Rhinos 23–7 Catalans Dragons
* York City Knights 26–0 St Helens

#### Final

* York City Knights 7–0 Leeds Rhinos

## 2023

The 2023 RFL Women's Nines competition began on 14 May and was once again held at Victoria Park, Warrington and saw 20 teams compete for the six places in the final tournament.
Key: Q = Qualified, W = Wildcard

### Finals

The 2023 finals took places on 24 June at the AJ Bell Stadium in Salford for a second time and was contested by the six teams which qualified during the May event held in Warrington. Leeds Rhinos won the tournament for the first time. Results are as follows:

#### Group A

* Leeds Rhinos 36–0 Warrington Wolves
* Wigan Warriors 14–14 Leeds Rhinos
* Warrington Wolves 0–33 Wigan Warriors

#### Group B

* York Valkyrie 11–10 St Helens
* Cardiff Demons 0–23 York Valkyrie
* St Helens 16–8 Cardiff Demons

#### Semi-finals

* Leeds Rhinos 14–4 St Helens
* York Valkyrie 4–12 Wigan Warriors

#### Final

* Leeds Rhinos 21–8 Wigan Warriors

## 2024

The 2024 RFL Women's Nines competition began on 5 May and was held at Victoria Park, Warrington. All eight Super League teams took part along with a selection of teams from the regional Championships and Widnes Vikings of League 1. The 16 teams were divided in to four groups to compete for the six places (four group winners and two wildcards) in the final tournament. Leeds Rhinos and Huddersfield Giants were named as the wildcard entries for the finals day.
Key: Q = Qualified, W = Wildcard

### Finals

The 2024 finals took place on 28 July at Craven Park in Hull, and was contested by the six teams which qualified during the May event held in Warrington. Wigan Warriors won the tournament for the first time.

#### Group A

* York Valkyrie 8–17 Huddersfield Giants
* Wigan Warriors 26–8 York Valkyrie
* Huddersfield Giants 0–31 Wigan Warriors

#### Group B

* Leeds Rhinos 12–4 St Helens
* Cardiff Demons 0–23 Leeds Rhinos
* St Helens 9–17 Cardiff Demons

#### Semi-finals

* Huddersfield Giants 0–12 Leeds Rhinos
* Wigan Warriors 40–0 Cardiff Demons

#### Final

* Wigan Warriors 21–0 Leeds Rhinos