The 2022 RFL Women's Super League (also known as the Betfred Women's Super League for sponsorship reasons) was the sixth season of the

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, for female players in clubs affiliated to the

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(RFL). The title was won by

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who beat

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12–4 in the grand final. York had finished top of the table to win the league leader's shield. The defending champions were St Helens, who beat

28–0 in the Grand Final at

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on 10 October 2021, in front of a record crowd of 4,235. The league increased the number of participating teams by 2, from 10 to 12, with Barrow Raiders and Leigh Miners Rangers being promoted to the Super League, after finishing first and second respectively in the 2021 Women's Championship. However, the structure of the league has changed, with the league being split into two groups; a structure based on the play-off and shield structures used in the second half of the 2021 season. Group 1 comprises Huddersfield, Leeds, St Helens, Wigan and York. Group 2 comprises Barrow, Bradford, Castleford, Leigh Miners, Featherstone, Wakefield and Warrington. The RFL explained that the split structure as giving the player for clubs in group 1, challenging fixtures in the run-up to the World Cup; while allowing the clubs in group 2, the opportunity to develop by playing clubs in more competitive matches. However, in April 2022, the RFL acceded to a request from Castleford, for the club to be placed in Group 2, thus changing the structure, with Group 1 containing five clubs and group 2 seven clubs.

End of season awards

At the end of season awards on 24 September, three awards were made: * Woman of Steel: Tara-Jane Stanley (

) *Coach Of The Year:

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(

) *Young player of the year: Hollie-Mae Dodd (York City Knights)

Teams

Group 1

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Group 2

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Fixtures and results

Regular season tables

Group 1

Group 2

Play-offs

The play-off structure for each group was the same; 1st v 4th and 2nd v 3rd in the semi-finals with the winners meeting in the final. In Group 1, the final known as the Grand Final would determine the champions for the season. In Group 2 the final was called the Shield Final and would determine which team was promoted to Group 1 for 2023. The finals were played as a double header at the

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in St Helens.

Group 1

In the semi-finals York beat Wigan 12–4 and Leeds beat St Helens 14–6. Leeds beat York 12–4 in the Grand Final to take their second title.

Group 2

Warrington beat Bradford 72–0 while Featherstone beat Barrow 12–10 in the semi-finals. In the Shield Final, Warrington won 34–6 against Featherstone to be promoted to Group A.

References

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