The 2026 Women's Challenge Cup Final, was the 14th final of the Rugby Football League's Women's Challenge Cup knock-out competition. It was held on 30 May 2026, and was the fourth final at Wembley Stadium as part of a double header alongside the men's final.
The final was contested by reigning champions , and . Wigan retained the cup by defeating St Helens 54–6
Background The 2026 Women's Challenge Cup final was the second meeting between and in the competition final.
Wigan Warriors entered the final as defending champions having defeated St Helens 42–6 in the 2025 final for their first title St Helens' loss in the 2025 final ended their run of four consecutive wins between 2021 and 2024.
Route to the final Wigan Warriors
RoundOppositionVenueScoreGroup StagePost Office Road6–78Edge Hall Road76–6Quarter-finalEdge Hall Road110–0Semi-finalHalliwell Jones Stadium52–0 Sources: St Helens
RoundOppositionVenueScoreGroup StageLaund Hill44–14 Catalans DragonsBrewDog Stadium62–4Quarter-finalBrewDog Stadium68–6Semi-finalEco-Power Stadium30–14
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Pre-match On 30 April, the RFL announced that soprano Jasmine Faulkner would sing the national anthem and Abide with Me ahead of the match.
Match details
Post-match The final was watched by 249,000 on TV, accounting for 5.3% of the audience share.https://www.loverugbyleague.com/post/challenge-cup-final-viewing-figures-2026
Reigning Woman of Steel Eva Hunter made history by becoming the first woman to score four tries at Wembley and equalled the record for the number of tries scored in the Women's Challenge Cup final. Isabel Rowe kicked seven goals to repeat her performance in the 2025 final which also equalled the record for the women's final.
Following the game, the men's 2026 Challenge Cup final was contested by Hull Kingston Rovers and Wigan Warriors, in which Wigan's men's side beat Hull KR 40–10 to complete a men's and women's club cup double.
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