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The team are the current holders of the [[2025 Women’s Challenge Cup|Womens Challenge Cup]], the [[RFL Women’s Nines]], (winning the tournament on 28 July 2024 at Craven Park, Hull, and again in 2025), the [[League Leaders Shield]], and the [[2025 RFL Women’s Super League|Women’s Super League]] |
The team are the current holders of the [[2025 Women’s Challenge Cup|Womens Challenge Cup]], the [[RFL Women’s Nines]], (winning the tournament on 28 July 2024 at Craven Park, Hull, and again in 2025), the [[League Leaders Shield]], and the [[2025 RFL Women’s Super League|Women’s Super League]] |
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In 2023, England Molyneux became the first female inductee into the club’s Hall of Fame. |
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Latest revision as of 20:36, 5 October 2025
Women’s Rugby League team
Wigan Warriors Women are the official women’s team of the Wigan Warriors club. The team is one of eleven teams the club currently boasts. The team was created in 2017 and had its first season in 2018. The club competes in the RFL Women’s Super League which the team won during its first season.[1]
The team plays its home games at Robin Park Arena, Wigan which doubles as the elite performance facility for many of the Wigan club’s teams.
The team are the current holders of the Womens Challenge Cup, the RFL Women’s Nines, (winning the tournament on 28 July 2024 at Craven Park, Hull, and again in 2025), the League Leaders Shield, and the Women’s Super League
In 2023, England international Vicky Molyneux became the first female inductee into the club’s Hall of Fame.
Wigan Warriors women’s team was established in October 2017 ahead of the 2018 RFL Women’s Super League.[1] The team won the league championship in their inaugural season beating Leeds Rhinos 18–16 in the Grand Final at the Manchester Regional Arena.[2] The team played their first match at the DW Stadium during the opening game of the 2024 Super League in a 18–4 victory over Barrow Raiders.[3] Midway through the 2024 season, the club moved their training base to Edge Hall Road which had been redeveloped into an elite women’s training facility by Wigan Warriors and Wigan Athletic.[4] In May 2025, The Guardian praised the club for establishing itself as regular challenges amongst the traditional top three of St Helens, Leeds, and York, described it as a “watershed moment” for the women’s game.[5]
Wigan Warriors Women are one of 11 teams operated by Wigan Warriors, the others are:[6]
- Women’s academy (under 19s)
- Men’s first team
- Men’s Reserves
- Men’s Academy (under 18s)
- Men’s Scholarship (under 16s)
- College development squad (men and women aged 16–18)
- Physical disability
- Learning disability
- Wheelchair (mixed)
- Wheelchair A (wheelchair reserve team)
- Touch Rugby
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- Women’s Super League
- Grand Final
- Winners (1): 2018
- League Leader’s Shield
- Winners (1): 2025
- Runners-up (1): 2018
- Grand Final
