2018 RFL Women's Super League
The 2018 RFL Women's Super League was the second season of the rugby league Women's Super League for female players in clubs affiliated to the Rugby Football League. The grand final was won by Wigan Warriors Women, who beat Leeds Rhinos Women 18–16 at the Grand Final at the Manchester Regional Arena. Wigan finished second to League Leaders Shield winners Leeds in the regular season.
The defending champions were Bradford Bulls Women, but they failed to make the play-offs in 2018.
At the end of the regular season, the top four teams met in the play-off semi-finals. First placed Leeds beat fourth placed Castleford, while second placed Wigan beat St Helens who finished third. The winners met in the Grand Final at the Manchester Regional Arena on 13 October.
Teams
Two of the seven teams are newly formed for this season, one is renamed and the other four were in existence before 2018.| Colours | Club | Location | Notes |
| Bradford Bulls Women | Bradford, West Yorkshire | inaugural champions in 2017. | |
| Castleford Tigers Women | Castleford, West Yorkshire | ||
| Featherstone Rovers Ladies | Featherstone, West Yorkshire | ||
| Leeds Rhinos Women | Leeds, West Yorkshire | Newly formed for 2018. | |
| St Helens Ladies | St Helens, Merseyside | Previously known as Thatto Heath Ladies. | |
| Wigan Warriors Women | Wigan, Greater Manchester | Newly formed for 2018. | |
| York City Knights Ladies | York, North Yorkshire |
Fixtures and results
The fixtures are organised into 14 rounds, with each team only having 12 fixtures this means that every team will have a bye in two rounds of the competition.Round 1
Bye: Castleford TigersRound 2
Bye: Wigan WarriorsRound 3
Bye: York City KnightsRound 4
Bye: Leeds RhinosRound 5
Bye: Bradford BullsRound 6
Bye: St HelensRound 7
Bye: Featherstone RoversRound 8
Bye: Castleford TigersRound 9
Bye: Wigan WarriorsRound 10
Bye: York City KnightsRound 11
Bye: Leeds RhinosRound 12
Bye: Bradford BullsRound 13
Bye: St HelensRound 14
Bye: Featherstone RoversRegular season standings
Play-offs
Semi-finals
Grand final
The Grand Final was played at the Manchester Regional Arena on 13 October 2018. Neither team existed when the inaugural Grand Final was played in 2017. Leeds were seeking to complete the treble in their first season while Wigan were seeking their first ever trophy.Leeds scored first, when Rhiannion Marshall scored a try from close range, Courtney Hill added the conversion. Wigan hit back a few minutes later when (Rachel Thompson scored their first try. The first half remained 6–4 to Leeds until shortly before half-time, when Thompson scored her, and Wigan's second try to make the half-time score 8–6 to Wigan.
In the second half Georgia Wilson extended Wigan's lead to 12–6 and Thompson completed her hat trick to put Wigan further ahead 16–6. Leeds struck back with a Caitlin Beevers solo effort, covering 80 metres from a 20-metre restart, Courtney Hill added the extra two points. With the score at 12–16, Leeds equalised as Suze Hill scored with only three minutes left to play. The conversion attempt was missed, and in stoppage time, Wigan were awarded a penalty which Charlotte Foley kicked to give Wigan victory by 18 points to 16.