The Women's Rugby League Conference was a competition for women's rugby league teams in Britain that ran from 2008 to 2011. It ran alongside the equivalent men's competition, the Rugby League Conference.
History
The Rugby League Conference, which ran men's competitions between March and September, was established in 1998 and expanded to cover the whole of Great Britain. The first Women's Rugby League Conference began in 2008 and operated using a similar model of regional divisions.
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, , Wakefield Panthers, West London Sharks North West Division: Chorley Panthers, Halton, Hillside Hawks, Macclesfield, Yorkshire Division: Bradford Dudley Hill, Brighouse, Keighley Cats, Leeds Akkies,
2010 structure: East Division: Keighley Cats, Leeds Akkies, Guiseley, , Whinmoor, New Earswick All Blacks South Division: Coventry Bears, Northampton Demons, , 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, , Whinmoor North West Division: Chorley Panthers, Leigh East, , 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
+Championship finalsSeasonChampionsScoreRunners-up2008 West London Sharks 44–20 Coventry Bears 2009 Bradford Thunderbirds 44–8 Coventry Bears 2010 Keighley Cats 18–14 2011 Warrington Wolves 44–8 Halton Hillside Hawks
+Plate finalsSeasonWinnersScoreRunners-up2010 Coventry Bears 30–8 Leeds Akkies2011 Leeds Akkies 32–26
See also
Women's Challenge Cup Women's Super League
References
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