The eighth regular season of women's rugby league has been completed. Eight sides battled it out and a resurgent Wigan pipped St Helens for the title. Saints win their first league title in 2024 but could not quite repeat that success.
The problem is having the best players gravitate to just four sides. The clubs in blue below progressed to the finals series and their points differential is it stark contrast to the sides that failed to make the cut. Warrington withdrew from the competition for the last two fixtures. Two points and 48-0 scores were credited to the sides that would have played them.
The women's game needs a rethink regarding the lopsided standard between the haves and have nots. More depth in player quality will come but in the meantime too many matches are massacres. It can't be easy for players in those fixtures. Their only reprieve comes when meeting sides of similar quality. The better players need more fixtures that test them.
The video above is Wigan v Saints.
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