2021 RFL Women's Super League South

2021 RFL Women's Super League South
Teams	6
Matches played	14 (1 Cancelled)
Champions	Cardiff Demons

The 2021 Rugby Football League Women's Super League South (known as the Betfred Women's Super League South due to sponsorship) was the inaugural season of the Women's Super League South rugby league competition composed of teams from the south of England and Wales. It was originally intended to start in 2020, but was delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.^[1]

The final fixture list was released on 9 June, and the first match took place on Saturday 19 June.^[2]

The grand final saw the Cardiff Demons come from behind in the dying seconds of the match to win the game 30–26.^[3]

Teams

Army RL

Bedford Tigers

Bristol Golden Ferns

Cardiff Demons

Cornish Rebels

London Broncos

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• Locations of Teams in Southern England and Wales
• Western Conference, Eastern Conference

Conference	Team	Location	Head coach	Home ground
Eastern	Army RL	Aldershot, England	Woz Broadley	Aldershot Military Stadium
	Bedford Tigers	Bedford, England	Rob Ashton	Pudhoe Woods
	London Broncos	London, England	Colin Baker	TBC
Western	Cardiff Demons	Cardiff, Wales	Ian Newbury[4]	Cardiff Arms Park
	Cornish Rebels	Redruth, England	Ronan O'Neill[5]	Recreation Ground, Redruth
	Golden Ferns	Bristol, England	Emily White	SGS Stoke Gifford Stadium

Source: ^[2]

Regular season

Western Conference

Standings

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification
1	Cardiff Demons	4	4	0	0	314	6	+308	8	Play-off semi-finals
2	Golden Ferns	4	1	1	2	56	222	−166	3
3	Cornish Rebels	4	0	1	3	28	170	−142	1

Source: [1]

Fixtures

Betfred Women's Super League South - Western Conference

Home	Score	Away	Match Information
			Date and Time	Venue	Referee
Golden Ferns	32–10	Cornish Rebels	26 June 2021, 14:30	SGS College Stoke Gifford Stadium	M. Holmes
Golden Ferns	6–88	Cardiff Demons	3 July 2021	Filton College, Bristol, England	K. Young
Cornish Rebels	C–C	Cardiff Demons	—[a]
Cornish Rebels	18–18	Golden Ferns	24 July 2021	Recreation Ground, Redruth
Cardiff Demons	96–0	Cornish Rebels	31 July 2021	USW Sport Park, Treforest
Cardiff Demons	106–0	Golden Ferns	7 August 2021	USW Sport Park, Treforest
Source:[7][8][9][10][11][12]

1. Match cancelled due to COVID-19 issues.^[6]

Eastern Conference

Standings

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification
1	Army RL	4	3	0	1	168	66	+102	6	Play-off semi-finals
2	London Broncos	4	3	0	1	104	90	+14	6
3	Bedford Tigers	4	0	0	4	74	190	−116	0

Source: [2]

Fixtures

Betfred Women's Super League South - Eastern Conference

Home	Score	Away	Match Information
			Date and Time	Venue	Referee
Army RL	12–20	London Broncos	19 June 2021, 14:30	Aldershot Military Stadium	Pete Smith
Bedford Tigers	16–24	London Broncos	3 July 2021	Putnoe Woods, Bedford
Bedford Tigers	18–68	Army RL	10 July 2021	Putnoe Woods, Bedford
London Broncos	18–32	Army RL	24 July 2021	Richmond Athletics Association, Richmond	Matt Rigby
Army RL	56–10	Bedford Tigers	31 July 2021	Aldershot Military Stadium
London Broncos	42–30	Bedford Tigers	7 August 2021	Trailfinders Sports Ground
Source:[13][14]

Finals series

The finals series saw the team finishing first in the Western Conference, Cardiff Demons, take on the team finishing second in the Eastern Conference, London Broncos; and first in the Eastern Conference, Army RL, versus second in the Western Conference, the Golden Ferns, in a double header at the Aldershot Military Stadium.^[15]

Betfred Women's Super League South finals

Home	Score	Away	Match Information
			Date and Time	Venue	Referee
Semi-finals
Army RL	110–0	Golden Ferns	14 August 2021, 13:00	Aldershot Military Stadium	Pete Smith
Cardiff Demons	38–20	London Broncos	14 August 2021, 15:00		Pete Smith
Grand Final
Army RL	26–30	Cardiff Demons	29 August 2021, 12:00	Trailfinders Sports Ground	Stuart Fraser
Source:[3]

References

1. "Betfred Women's Super League to break new ground in 2021". Rugby Football League Limited. 30 April 2021. Archived from the original on 9 May 2021. Retrieved 9 May 2021.
2. "Fixture announcement: Betfred Women's Super League South". Rugby Football League Limited. 9 June 2021. Archived from the original on 9 June 2021. Retrieved 9 June 2021.
3. "Rugby League: Heartbreak For Army Women In First Ever Southern Area Grand Final". Forces.net. 29 August 2021. Archived from the original on 29 August 2021. Retrieved 31 August 2021.
4. Gordon, James (28 May 2021). "Cardiff Demons aim for Women's Super League franchise". LoveRugbyLeague. Retrieved 28 May 2021.
5. "O'Neill named as Ladies head coach". Cornish Rebels. 16 May 2021. Archived from the original on 16 May 2021. Retrieved 20 May 2021.
6. "Demons have chance to make history". Everything Rugby League. 13 August 2021. Retrieved 31 August 2021.
7. Wilson, Christopher (27 June 2021). "Golden start for Golden Ferns". All Golds Rugby League Gloucestershire. Retrieved 29 June 2021.
8. "Match Report - Wales Rugby League Domestic Leagues". Wales Rugby League. 3 July 2021. Retrieved 4 July 2021.
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10. "Report: Cornish Rebels 18 Golden Ferns 18". RFL. 26 July 2021. Retrieved 11 August 2021.
11. "Match Report – Wales Rugby League Domestic Leagues". Wales Rugby League. 31 July 2021. Retrieved 11 August 2021.
12. "Match Report – Wales Rugby League Domestic Leagues". Wales Rugby League. 7 August 2021. Retrieved 11 August 2021.
13. "London Broncos Ladies on Twitter: Full Time 16-24". London Broncos. 3 July 2021. Archived from the original on 4 July 2021. Retrieved 4 July 2021.
14. "Betfred Women's Super League: round eight". Rugby Leaguer & League Express. No. 3285. 12 July 2021. p. 28.
15. "Betfred Women's Super League South reaches semi-final stage". www.rugby-league.com. 11 August 2021. Retrieved 11 August 2021.

External links

• Women and girls rugby league