BWSL: Round 5 Preview

It's Round 5 of BWSL!

Heading into Round 5 of the @Betfred Women's #SuperLeague ?? pic.twitter.com/3X54IKQR9q

— Betfred Super League (@SuperLeague) June 20, 2025

The Betfred Women’s Super League returns for Round 5 this weekend with the very first ‘Battle of the Borough’ between Wigan Warriors and Leigh Leopards set to take place on Sunday (KO 2pm). 

The in-form Warriors made it nine wins from as many matches in 2025 as they ran in 10 tries against Huddersfield thanks to Mary Coleman, Eva Hunter (2), Tiana Power (2), Grace Banks, Meg Williams (2), Kaitlin Hilton and Anna Davies. 

The Leopards have also enjoyed a strong start to life in Super League winning two of their first four matches to put them third in the table, but Kieron Purtill’s side come into the fixture off the back of a 26-0 loss to reigning champions York Valkyrie. 

Sunday is also a ‘Pride in our Past’ fixture, which will celebrate the women who have helped shape the game of rugby league in the Wigan and Leigh borough so it’s not to be missed. 

Coming off the back of their first win of the season last time out, Leeds Rhinos will host Barrow Raiders at West Park Leeds RUFC (KO 12pm). 

The Rhinos moved up to sixth in the table by securing their first winning points of the campaign last weekend and will look to move into the top four with a result against the Raiders, who also have one win this year. 

With one win after four rounds, Amanda Wilkinson’s have suffered a tough start against Leigh, Wigan and St Helens but managed to secure their sole win against Warrington thanks to tries from Kelly Friend, Jodie Morley and Temple. A win this weekend would see Barrow claim their very first victory over the Rhinos, having lost both meetings against Leeds last year. 

Sunday will also see Huddersfield Giants host York at Laund Hill – a team they have yet to beat in any of their previous seven meetings. But after a shaky start to 2025 for the Valkyrie, the Giants will be hoping this could be the year they defeat one of the competitions toughest teams. 

Winger Amelia Brown is in prolific form and is currently the BWSL joint top scorer with seven tries in four appearances and Lori Halloran will be hoping she can continue this streak into the weekend’s fixture. 

Elsewhere, St Helens will host Warrington Wolves on Saturday at the Totally Wicked Stadium (KO 3pm). The two sides have already met in the Challenge Cup this season, with Saints storming to a 102-0 victory. 

The Wolves conceded 19 tries that day with Amy Hardcastle crossing for four in the first half, while there were further hattricks for Katie Mottershead and former Wire player Georgia Sutherland.

Betfred Women's Super League Round 5 fixtures:

St Helens v Warrington Wolves

Leeds Rhinos v Barrow Raiders

Wigan Warriors v Leigh Leopards

Huddersfield Giants v York Valkyrie

The full fixture list for the Betfred Women's Super League can be found here.