St.Helens Women's fixtures for the 2026 season have now been confirmed!
The Saints Women will begin their competitive 2026 season in the Betfred Women’s Challenge Cup away at Huddersfield Giants as part of the Group Stage of the competition.
Sunday, 19th April will be our first home match of the new Women’s season, and it will be an exciting fixture, as for the very first time St.Helens take on Catalans Dragons in the Challenge Cup.
The league season will kick off on Sunday, 17th May in Cumbria with Derek Hardman & Craig Richards taking the Red V Women to Barrow Raiders for the opening round of the Betfred Women’s Super League.
For 2026, the the BWSL will operate a split-season format with teams facing each other once, home or away, in a single round of fixtures. Following the regular season, teams will split into the top and bottom four teams playing each other home and away in an extended Play-Off series.
The winners of the extended Play-Offs will be crowned League Leaders and earn a place in the Betfred Women’s Super League Grand Final, whilst the teams in second and third will play each other for the remaining spot. The team finishing the season in eighth position will face the winners of the National Championship with the winner earning a spot in Super League for 2027.
2026 Betfred Women’s Challenge Cup
- Huddersfield Giants Women vs St.Helens Women
- Sunday, 5th April 2026
- Laund Hill, Huddersfield
- 2pm KO
- St.Helens Women vs Catalans Dragons Women
- Sunday, 19th April
- The BrewDog Stadium
- 12pm KO
- Women’s Challenge Cup Quarter Finals
- Weekend of 25/26th April 2026
- To be played at the home ground of the highest placed group winners
- Women’s Challenge Cup Semi Finals
- Weekend of 9/10th May 2026
- A double header with the Semi Finalists of the Men’s Challenge Cup competition
- Women’s Challenge Cup Final
- Saturday, 30th May 2026
- Wembley Stadium, London
- Double header with the Final of the Men’s Challenge Cup
2026 Betfred Women’s Super League
- Barrow Raiders Ladies vs St.Helens Women
- Round 1
- Sunday, 17th May 2026
- 2:30pm KO
- Craven Park
- York Valkyrie vs St.Helens Women
- Round 2
- Saturday, 23rd May 2026
- 5pm KO (Double Header with York vs Catalans in the Men’s Super League)
- LNER Community Stadium
- St.Helens Women vs Huddersfield Giants Women
- Round 3
- Sunday, 7th June 2026
- 3:30pm KO (Community Round)
- Thatto Heath Crusaders
- Featherstone Rovers Women vs St.Helens Women
- Round 4
- Sunday, 14th June 2026
- 2pm KO
- Post Office Road
- St.Helens Women vs Leeds Rhinos Women
- Round 5
- Sunday, 21st June 2026
- 12pm KO (Double Header with St.Helens vs Huddersfield in the Men’s Super League)
- The BrewDog Stadium
- Wigan Warriors Women vs St.Helens Women
- Round 6
- Saturday, 27th June 2026
- 2pm KO
- Edge Hall Road Community Stadium
- St.Helens Women vs Leigh Leopards Women
- Round 7
- Saturday, 11th July 2026
- 2pm KO
- The BrewDog Stadium
*Fixtures can be subject to change
