This covers both finals series for women's RL in the UK. First up, the elite Super League playoffs, then the second division (Northern Championship) finals.
Super League: The top four from the league went on to press for grand final success. Wigan had already won the cup and league so were looking to do the treble. It was hard to see who could stop them. In 2024, York won the grand final against St Helens.
Semi finals: Wigan took on Leeds, a club which hadn't won anything since its 2022 grand final victory. The wait goes on when it was easily beaten 0-38 by the Warriors. In the other semi, St Helens battled to a narrow 12-8 win over the holders York Valkyrie.
Grand Final: 5,000 attended the match, a record for the event. Wigan went in hot favourites but were soon trailing, with Saints players desperately not wishing to take home another runners up medals. Then Wigan took control and despite a late try from Saints, got home 16-12.
Northern Championship: The London Broncos were promoted to this division and amazingly went through the league season undefeated. Meanwhile, Featherstone Rovers had been demoted from Super League and had lost just one match.
Semi finals: London maintained their unbeaten run in getting past Salford 22-10 and Featherstone overcame another newly promoted side the Cardiff Demons 20-14. The top two clubs from the league were to meet in the final.
Grand Final: Played in London, the locals took an early lead 10-0 but it was whittled down to 10-8 by the break. Feathestone then went on to overtake London and gain immediate promotion back to Super League.
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