Women’s Nines Preview
Born in 2022, the Nines competition has flourished in Women’s Rugby League in the UK and the ‘group stage’ format allows the next generation of Women’s talent to be inspired on and off the pitch this Sunday 5th May.
This year’s competition will once again see all eight Betfred Women’s Super League sides taking part at Warrington’s Victoria Park with FREE Entry, alongside teams from the regional Championships including Leigh Leopards, Widnes Vikings and Telford Raiders.
Teams have been drawn into four groups of four with the top team from each – plus two wildcard’s – making it through to Finals Day on Saturday 27 July.
Squad News
Denis Betts has selected a 26-player preliminary squad for the tournament, which includes a host of young talent from the Greenmount Girls Academy set-up as well as new signings Nirada Phonsaya and Gracie Bradshaw:
Kit Check
The Warriors will wear their blue away kit for Sunday’s Nines Qualifiers. Shop 2024 Kappa Home and Away Kit online HERE.
Groups
Group 1
- Warrington Wolves
- York Valkyrie
- Leigh Leopards
- Widnes Vikings
Group 2
- Leeds Rhinos
- St Helens
- Telford Raiders
- Leamington Royals
Group 3
- Barrow Raiders
- Featherstone Rovers
- Cardiff Demons
- Hull KR
Group 4
- Wigan Warriors
- Huddersfield Giants
- London Broncos
- Salford Red Devils
Timings
Wigan Warriors Women were runners-up in the 2023 competition and will be looking to go one step further and take the crown of Nines Champions this year.
The tournament will run across both a morning and afternoon session. Groups 1 & 2 will compete between 10:30am and 1pm whilst Group 3 & 4 will compete between 1:30pm and 4pm.
Play will run from 10.30am to 4pm with entry on the day free and much like last year’s event, the occasion will have a festival feel.
Rules and Points
The Nines competition will consist of games which are two halves of nine minutes (18 minute match in total). Tries scored outside of the bonus zone will be worth 4 points, with tries scored in the bonus zone worth 5 points. As always a conversion will be worth two points.
A win for a team will earn them 2 points, with a Draw worth 1 point and 0 points for a Loss.
