2025 Women’s Nines Festival this weekend!

It’s a new format for 2025, with all the action taking place across one day. Teams have been split into four groups: one group of five and three groups of four.

Each group includes:

• Two Women’s Super League teams, one from the top four and one from the bottom four of the 2024 season
• One Northern Championship team
• One or two Invitational teams

Each team will play the other teams in their group once for the Group Stage. Teams earn two points for a win, and a draw is worth one point. All teams will then progress into the Play-Offs, with the following structure:

• The top two teams in each group move on to the Championship bracket
• 3rd place teams head to the Cup competition
• Teams finishing 4th and 5th will battle it out in the Shield Play-Offs

Group Draw

Group A – Leeds Rhinos, Warrington Wolves, Swinton Lionesses, North Wales Crusaders, Scotland Women

Group B – St Helens, Huddersfield Giants, London Broncos, Leamington Royals

Group C – Wigan Warriors, Barrow Raiders, Hull KR, Northumbria University

Group D – York Valkyrie, Leigh Leopards, Cardiff Demons, Wakefield Trinity

Competition Rules

• Matches last for eighteen minutes over two nine-minute halves
• Like traditional rugby league rules, the tackle count is six tackles before a handover
• Nine players are allowed on the field, with six players available to come off the bench
• Teams will be permitted unlimited interchanges
• Scrums are made up of five players
• Tries count for four points with a ‘Bonus Zone’ where tries count for five points
• Conversions must be taken as drop kicks and are worth two points
• Penalties must also be taken as drop kicks and are also worth two points
• Drop goals are worth one point
• Kick-offs or restarts are also taken as drop kicks, but after a try has been scored, the restart is taken by the team that scored

Ticket Information

Tickets available online by clicking here!

• £5 Adults
• £3 Child (U16)
• £10 Family (x2 Adult, x2 Child)
• £15 Social Pass (x4 Adult)