Inside Warrington Wolves’ new-look Women’s Super League team

[Total Rugby League]

A new-look Warrington Wolves are aiming to improve their showing in the Women’s Super League this season. NEW coach, new captain, new players, new focus....

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[RigbyLuger]

Will they play any games at their home, or stick to a park? Super League for them in name only (no disrespect to the players, that's been given to them by the club.)

[The Blues Ox]

I have a feeling that Warrington will head like Bradford have done and end up in the Championship next year then get left behind from there unless things change higher up in the club. On that note I would be amazed if Bradford did not finish the season bottom of the Championship, their pre-season has not gone well, beaten by community team Illinworth then a huge score put on them by Huddersfield U19's. Its going to be very tough for their young team this season.

[johnmatrix]

There's not enough talent about, they need to probably direct talent and funding  to a 5th team to make the top end stronger and then hope within a couple of years they can add a 6th competitive side 

[The Blues Ox]

11 hours ago, johnmatrix said:

There's not enough talent about, they need to probably direct talent and funding  to a 5th team to make the top end stronger and then hope within a couple of years they can add a 6th competitive side 

That could work as an option but the lack of money in the game in general would make it impossible. As mentioned in another thread though, Leigh Miners have maybe the biggest junior section in the country and although some of that talent will go to Wigan, I would not be surprised to see Leigh become a force in the womens games in a few years time.

[johnmatrix]

I was meaning the league would be better pooling funding etc to fund a new team. I know the clubs wouldn't do it tho. Leeds, York, Wigan and saints are the 4 elite teams. I would pool together the rest of the players and finances in the game to develop a 5th team which in turn would create more elite pathways for the girls to advance. I don't see the point of every team mens club trying to create a women's sl team in the short term the playing depth isn't able to support that. It's box ticking.

Leigh miners and many other amateur clubs are doing a fantastic job in creating teams and pathways for young players to thrive. I don't know much about leigh but my amateur club have done it with little to no help from the rfl. Not all players will be good enough to play women's sl, so the pyramid across the board needs to be bigger.