The 2017 Women's Super League was the inaugural season of the top level

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competition for women in England. Run by the

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there were four teams in the league; three (

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and

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) associated with professional clubs in West Yorkshire and one (

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) associated with a leading amateur club in Lancashire. The league was won by Bradford Bulls who went undefeated in the six round regular season before defeating Featherstone Rovers 36–6 in the Grand Final. The win completed a treble for Bradford who in early August had defeated Featherstone 50–16 in the final of the

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Teams

Results

The season comprised six rounds during which each team played the others home and away. The team finishing top of the league automatically qualified for the Grand Final. The teams finishing second and third playing a preliminary final to determine who the other grand finalists were.

Round 1

Round 2

Round 3

Round 4

Round 5

Round 6

Regular season standings

Play-offs

Preliminary final

Grand Final

Notes

References

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