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St Helens R.F.C. Women

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St Helens Women
Club information
Full nameSt Helens Women's Rugby Football Club
Nickname(s)The Saints
The Red V
Short nameSaints
Colours White and red
Founded2013; 11 years ago (2013)
(As Thatto Heath Crusaders)
Websitesaintsrlfc.com
Current details
Ground(s)
CoachDerek Hardman and Craig Richards
CaptainJodie Cunningham
CompetitionRFL Women's Super League
20241st
Current season
Uniforms
Home colours
Away colours
Records
League Championships5 (2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2021)
Challenge Cups8 (2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024)

The rugby league club St Helens R.F.C. have operated a women's team since they took some women from Thatto Heath Crusaders, and other women's sides in 2017 ahead of the 2018 season.[1] They won four successive Challenge Cups from 2013 to 2016, and again from 2021–2024. The 2016 win formed part of their treble winning season.[2] The side won the 2021 Women's Challenge Cup after beating York City Knights, adding to the four cup titles won as Thatto Heath.[3] That season, they also completed the treble for the second time.

In 2024 the club announced it would become semi-professional, and start making match payments to players, becoming the third British side to do so after Leeds and York who started the season prior.[4]

Seasons

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Season League Play-offs Challenge
Cup
Division P W D L F A Pts Pos
2013 WRL 11 10 0 1 404 102 20 1st[5] Won in Grand Final[6] W
2014 Unknown Won in Grand Final W
2015 14 11 0 3 586 84 22 2nd[7] Won in Grand Final W
2016 Unknown 1st Won in Grand Final W
2017 Super League 6 3 0 3 182 124 6 2nd Lost in Preliminary Final SF[8]
2018 Super League 12 8 1 3 316 130 17 3rd Lost in Semi Final R2
2019 Super League 14 12 1 1 522 131 25 2nd Lost in Semi Final SF
2020 Super League Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
2021 Super League 11 10 0 1 628 42 20 1st Won in Grand Final W
2022 Super League 8 6 0 2 314 63 12 2nd Lost in Semi Final W
2023 Super League 10 7 0 3 362 126 14 2nd Lost in Semi Final W
2024 Super League 14 13 0 1 614 88 26 1st Lost in Grand Final W

Honours

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Grand Final
Winners (5): 2013,[9] 2014,[10] 2015,[11] 2016,[12] 2021
League Leaders' Shield
Winners (4): 2013, 2016, 2021, 2024
Runners-up (5): 2015, 2017, 2019, 2022, 2023
Winners (8): 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024

References

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  1. ^ "St Helens join forces with Thatto Heath Crusaders to enter Women's Super League". Archived from the original on 2022-02-11.
  2. ^ "Bradford Bulls Women's Team". Bradford Bulls Foundation. Retrieved 27 December 2023.
  3. ^ "St Helens outclass York to take Women's Challenge Cup with Woosey double". TheGuardian.com. 5 June 2021. Archived from the original on 2022-02-11.
  4. ^ "St Helens Women: Super League side to receive match payments from 2024 season onwards". BBC Sport. 6 March 2024. Retrieved 6 March 2024.
  5. ^ "Premier League Table". Women's Rugby league. Archived from the original on 14 January 2014.
  6. ^ "News". Women's Rugby League. Archived from the original on 14 January 2014.
  7. ^ "Premier league table". Women's Super League. Archived from the original on 13 November 2015.
  8. ^ "Bradford Bulls and Featherstone Rovers meet in Challenge Cup Final". 4 The Love Of Sport. 20 July 2017. Retrieved 26 April 2023.
  9. ^ "Roll of Honour". Rugby Football League. Archived from the original on 4 July 2016.
  10. ^ "Thatto are just champion". Rugby-League.com. 6 October 2014. Retrieved 26 April 2023.
  11. ^ "Thatto Heath – Grand Final Champions!". 4 The Love Of Sport. 5 October 2015. Retrieved 25 April 2023.
  12. ^ "Leigh Miners and Thatto Heath take the honours at Grand Finals Day". 4 The Love Of Sport. 2 October 2016. Retrieved 25 April 2023.