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.
The final fixture list was released on 9 June, and the first match took place on Saturday 19 June.
The grand final saw the Cardiff Demons come from behind in the dying seconds of the match to win the game 30–26.
Teams
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 Cardiff Arms Park Cornish Rebels Redruth, England Ronan O'Neill Recreation Ground, Redruth Golden Ferns Bristol, England Emily White SGS Stoke Gifford Stadium Source:
Regular season Western Conference Standings
Fixtures + Betfred Women's Super League South - Western ConferenceHomeScoreAwayMatch InformationDate and TimeVenueReferee 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 colspan=3 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:
Eastern Conference Standings
Fixtures + Betfred Women's Super League South - Eastern ConferenceHomeScoreAwayMatch InformationDate and TimeVenueReferee 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:
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.
+ Betfred Women's Super League South finalsHomeScoreAwayMatch InformationDate and TimeVenueReferee Semi-finals Army RL 110–0 Golden Ferns 14 August 2021, 13:00Aldershot 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:
References
External links Women and girls rugby league