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2020 Women's fixtures announced

Posted: Sun Jan 12, 2020 1:15 pm
by josie andrews
The 2020 Betfred Women’s Super League fixtures have been announced with Wigan Warriors Women beginning their campaign against Warrington Wolves Women on 29th March.

The Round One tie will be a home fixture for the Wire, taking place at the Asics Stadium with a 2pm kick-off.

Emerald Headingley will stage the Grand Final of the 2020 Betfred Women’s Super League in October – the climax of a season which has been restructured to provide more intense competition, especially in the closing weeks.

The BWSL has expanded for the third consecutive year since the competition was launched in 2017, with the introduction of Huddersfield Giants and Warrington Wolves producing a 10-team league – a 150% increase on the original pilot four-team competition.

As a result of that expansion, in 2020 the BWSL will split after nine rounds in mid-July, when all 10 teams have played each other once.

The top four will then contest the Betfred Women’s Super League Play-Offs – playing each other home and away to provide another six fixtures – with the top two qualifying automatically for the Grand Final at Emerald Headingley on Sunday October 11.

That will again produce a bumper Grand Final weekend, as it follows the Betfred Super League Grand Final at Old Trafford on Saturday October 10.

The bottom six will contest the Betfred Women’s Super League Shield, playing each other once to provide another five fixtures, leading to semi finals and the Shield Final which will also be played at Emerald Headingley on Sunday October 11, as the first part of a double-header.

Points from the first part of the season before the split will carry over into both the Play-Offs and the Shield.

The 2020 BWSL season will begin on Sunday March 29 with a full round of five fixtures.

Wigan Warriors Women’s 2020 fixtures
R1 - Warrington Wolves Women vs Wigan Warriors Women, Sunday 29th March Asics Stadium, 2pm K.O.

R2 - Featherstone Rovers Women vs Wigan Warriors Women, Sunday 19th April, LD Nutrition Stadium, 5pm K.O.

R3 - Wigan Warriors Women vs Huddersfield Giants Women, Sunday 3rd May, Robin Park Arena, 12pm K.O.

R4 - Wigan Warriors Women vs Castleford Tigers Women, Sunday 17th May, Robin Park Arena, 2pm K.O.

R5 - Wigan Warriors Women vs York City Knights Ladies, Sunday 31st May, Robin Park Arena, 2pm K.O.

R6 - Wigan Warriors Women vs St Helens Women, Sunday 21st June, Robin Park Arena, 2pm K.O.

R7 - Wigan Warriors Women vs Wakefield Trinity Women, Sunday 28th June, Robin Park Arena, 2pm K.O.

R8 - Leeds Rhinos Women vs Wigan Warriors Women, Sunday 5th July, Sports Park Weetwood, 1pm K.O.

R9 - Bradford Bulls Women vs Wigan Warriors Women, Sunday 12th July, West Bowling ARLFC, 2pm K.O.

Fixtures and venues are subject to change. Play-off and bottom six fixtures will follow as the season progresses.

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