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Leeds Rhinos Women
English rugby league club, based in Leeds, Yorkshire From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Leeds Rhinos Women are a rugby league team based in Leeds, West Yorkshire, England. The team is part of the Leeds Rhinos club and plays in the Women's Super League.
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They were the RFL Women's Super League champions in 2019 and 2022, and from 2023 they became the first semi-professional women's rugby league team in the UK.[1]
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History
The team was formed in September 2017 with the aid of the Leeds Rhinos Foundation.[2] In December 2017 Rhino's forward, Adam Cuthbertson was appointed coach and Lois Forsell was named as captain in March 2018.[3][4]
In the team's first season, they won the Women's Challenge Cup beating Castleford Tigers 20–14 in the final, at the Halliwell Jones Stadium, on 4 August 2018.[5]
They successfully retained their title, after beating Castleford Tigers 16–10 in the final, at the University of Bolton Stadium, on 28 July 2019; in a repeat of the 2018 final.[6] In October they beat Castleford again 20–12 to win the Grand Final.[7]
Lois Forsell missed the 2019 season and was succeeded as captain by Courtney Winfield-Hill.[8] Forsell succeeded Cuthbertson as coach in February 2020.[9]
Winfield-Hill retired at the end of the 2022 season and was succeeded as captain by Hanna Butcher.[10]
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Seasons
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Honours
League
- Winners (2): 2019, 2022
- Runners-up (1): 2018
- League Leaders' Shield
- Winners (1): 2018
- Runners-up (1): 2021
Cups
References
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