2023 Women's Challenge Cup

The 2023 Women's Challenge Cup (known for sponsorship reasons as the 2023 Betfred Women's Challenge Cup) was the 11th staging of the Rugby Football League's cup competition for women's rugby league clubs.

Format

The competition used the same format as in 2022 with four groups of four competing in a single round robin with group winners and runners-up advancing to the knockout rounds. The group stage draw took place on 12 January.

Group stage

The fixture list for the group stage was published on 16 February 2023.

Standings

Quarter-finals

The draw for the quarter-finals was made live on BBC Radio Five, on 26 May. Ties took place over the weekend of 17–18 June.

Semi-finals

Ties took place over the weekend of 22–23 July, each being part of a double header with one of the men's semi-finals; St Helens v York was played with the Leigh v St Helens men's game and Wigan v Leeds was played with the Hull KR v Wigan men's game. Both of the women's matches were broadcast live on the BBC Sport website.

Final

On 12 August 2022, the RFL announced that the Women's Challenge Cup Final would make its Wembley debut, and be played as a double header with the men's final. The final was played on 12 August 2023.

Broadcast matches

See also

• 2023 Challenge Cup

Notes

References

1. 2023 FIVB Women's Volleyball Challenger Cup
2. 2023 Asian Women's Volleyball Challenge Cup
3. 2023–24 CEV Women's Challenge Cup
4. 2024 Asian Women's Volleyball Challenge Cup
5. Asian Women's Volleyball Challenge Cup
6. 2024 FIVB Women's Volleyball Challenger Cup
7. NWSL Challenge Cup
8. 2023 Challenge Cup
9. 2023 NWSL Challenge Cup
10. 2023 Women's Challenge Cup final
11. 2023 Challenge Cup final
12. Women's Challenge Cup
13. CEV Women's Challenge Cup
14. 2024 NWSL Challenge Cup
15. 2023 Asian Men's Volleyball Challenge Cup
16. 2023 FIVB Men's Volleyball Challenger Cup
17. 2023–24 CEV Challenge Cup
18. FIVB Women's Volleyball Challenger Cup
19. Challenge Cup
20. 2023 Euro Winners Cup