The 2023 Rugby Football League Women's Super League South was the third season of the
Women's Super League South rugby league competition composed of teams from the south of England and Wales. On 31 January 2023 the
Rugby Football League (RFL) announced a
new pyramid for the women's game from 2024 meaning that 2023 would be the final season of the Super League South before becoming integrated into this new structure as a tier 2 competition.
The opening match of the season, Thurrock T-Birds 8–56 Army RL, was played on 27 May. Defending champions Cardiff Demons won all five of their matches to top the league and defeated Bedford 72–8 in the semi-final. London Broncos finished second in the league having only lost once; 8–10 to Cardiff. They won their semi-final 22–12 against Army RL to set up a rematch of the 2022 Grand Final. On 27 August, London Broncos took the 2023 Women's Super League South title with a 22–10 win over Cardiff Demons. London and Cardiff both earned places in the 2024
Challenge Cup
The Challenge Cup is a knockout rugby league cup competition organised by the Rugby Football League, held annually since 1896, with the exception of 1915–1919 and 1939–1940, due to World War I and World War II respectively. It involves am ...
as a result of reaching the Grand Final.
Teams
On 31 January 2023, the fixtures for the season were announced with seven teams, including newcomers
Thurrock T-Birds
Thurrock T-Birds, also called Thurrock Rugby Football Club Ladies, is a women's rugby club in Grays, Essex, England. The club began as a union side in 1988, however have also operated a league side since 2023. The union side plays in Championship ...
, due to take part in the league in which all the teams would play each other once after which the top four advanced to the play-offs. However, revised fixture lists included only six teams following the withdrawal of the Oxford Cavaliers before the start of the competition.
London Broncos
The London Broncos are a professional rugby league club in London, England.
The club competes in the RFL Championship. It was a member of Super League from its inaugural season in 1996 until the end of the 2014 season, when they were relegat ...
*Thurrock T-Birds
Thurrock T-Birds, also called Thurrock Rugby Football Club Ladies, is a women's rugby club in Grays, Essex, England. The club began as a union side in 1988, however have also operated a league side since 2023. The union side plays in Championship ...
Fixtures and results
Table
Playoffs
References
External links
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