Women's Challenge Cup
Every Women's Challenge Cup final since the competition's 2012 launch — the women's version of English rugby league's famous Challenge Cup, finalled at Wembley Stadium since 2023.
Data last verified: 11 August 2026.
14 series covered. St Helens have won the most (4). Most recent: 2025 — Wigan Warriors (Wigan Warriors won 42-6).
Results
| Season | Winner | Runner-up | Venue | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Featherstone Rovers | Bradford Thunderbirds | Tetley's Stadium, Dewsbury | Featherstone won 46-0 |
| 2013 | Thatto Heath | Bradford Thunderbirds | Mount Pleasant, Batley | Thatto Heath won 54-12 |
| 2014 | Thatto Heath St Helens | Bradford Thunderbirds | Tetley's Stadium, Dewsbury | Thatto Heath St Helens won 32-24 |
| 2015 | Not held | — | — | Not found |
| 2016 | Thatto Heath St Helens | Leigh Miners Rangers | Provident Stadium, Bradford | Thatto Heath St Helens won 62-6 |
| 2017 | Bradford Bulls | Featherstone Rovers | Heworth ARLFC | Bradford Bulls won 50-18 |
| 2018 | Leeds Rhinos | Castleford Tigers | Halliwell Jones Stadium, Warrington | Leeds won 20-14 |
| 2019 | Leeds Rhinos | Castleford Tigers | University of Bolton Stadium | Leeds won 16-10 |
| 2020 | Not held | — | — | Cancelled (COVID-19) |
| 2021 | St Helens | York City Knights | Leigh Sports Village | St Helens won 36-4 |
| 2022 | St Helens | Leeds Rhinos | Elland Road, Leeds | St Helens won 18-8 |
| 2023 | St Helens | Leeds Rhinos | Wembley Stadium | St Helens won 22-8 |
| 2024 | St Helens | Leeds Rhinos | Wembley Stadium | St Helens won 22-0 |
| 2025 | Wigan Warriors | St Helens | Wembley Stadium | Wigan Warriors won 42-6 |
Notes, by series
| Season | Notes |
|---|---|
| 2012 | Inaugural Women's Challenge Cup. |
| 2015 | No 2015 final could be confirmed after two independent research passes — not stated as a fact rather than guessed. Every adjacent year has a dedicated, verifiable source; 2015 does not. |
| 2020 | Entire women's season cancelled — no final played. |
| 2023 | First Women's Challenge Cup final held at Wembley Stadium. St Helens' third straight title. |
| 2024 | St Helens' fourth straight title. |
| 2025 | Wigan's maiden Women's Challenge Cup title, ending St Helens' 4-year title run. Independently re-verified by the assistant. |
Two years without a result
No 2015 final could be confirmed after two independent research passes — it is shown as "Not found" rather than guessed. 2020 was cancelled outright due to COVID-19.
An earlier era, not yet covered
A separate women's Challenge Cup existed as far back as 1989 (Crosfield Ladies beat Halifax Ladies in the first final), run by the Ladies Amateur Rugby League Association (LARLA, later WARLA) before the RFL took over the women's game. That 1989-2011 era hasn't been separately researched yet, so this list begins with the modern, RFL-administered competition's 2012 relaunch.
Sources
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