THERE will be a new name in the game next season with Cardiff Demons announcing a partnership with South Wales Jets which will bring the two sides under the same banner.
The Demons travelled to Wigan in the Challenge Cup on Saturday for their 50th competitive game as a club since their formation in 2021, but once this season finishes, the South Wales Jets name will be adopted.
The Demons have become a real success story in women’s Rugby League, winning the Southern League Grand Final in their first season and then again a year later in 2022.
In 2025, they entered the National Championship and reached the semi-finals, losing to eventual winners Featherstone.
The club have also been very successful in producing international stars. Of the 64 players fielded between 2021 and 2025, 30 have played for Wales.
The Demons have achieved all of this without the support of a men’s side, but for a sense of future stability, it was felt that needed to change.
“We’ve created something pretty special that we’ve started from scratch, built up and had five seasons of a women-only club. But for the future, we need sustainability,” said Demons’ head coach Ian Newbury.
“It’s really important for us that we link up with a structure which is going to help us grow, pull in more players and get some competition in the pathway.
“It’s massively important for us that the Jets already have a girls’ pathway at the club, and it’s important for those girls to see a future for them in the game, and we can provide that inspiration for them.”
The partnership has already started, with the Demons now featuring on the Jets’ official website, while the players will wear Jets off-field gear.
The Jets’ men’s side were formed in 2023 and were undefeated in the regular season for their first two years, winning the Wales Rugby League Grand Final in their first campaign.
Last season they boasted nine junior squads and Wales’ first dedicated girls’ team, while this year also brought the launch of a wheelchair side, who won the Welsh League in 2026 with a 100 percent record.