ENGLAND · WOMEN’S CHAMPIONSHIP 1 · 2026/27
Women’s Championship 1 · 2026/27
Follow Women’s Championship 1 North and South: 20 clubs, standings, confirmed results, upcoming fixtures and the route to the end-of-season play-offs. Each division is checked independently.
These are independently assembled records, not an official live RFU table. Results may be added later; North and South have different reporting cut-offs.
Women’s Championship 1 North
North: 21 full-time scores verified in the database. The standings below are an earlier bonus-point snapshot, not a live ranking.
Next matches · provisional
Kick-off time to confirm with clubsLeague standings · North
Reporting cut-off: 18 Oct 2026
| # | Club | P | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | BP | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Buckingham Swans Women | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 129 | 66 | +63 | 4 | 20 |
| 2 | West Park Leeds Women | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 105 | 31 | +74 | 4 | 12 |
| 3 | Kenilworth Women | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 85 | 58 | +27 | 3 | 11 |
| 4 | Cheltenham Tigers Women | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 69 | 72 | -3 | 3 | 11 |
| 5 | Sale FC 1861 Women | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 115 | 10 | +105 | 2 | 10 |
| 6 | Shelford Women | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 63 | 69 | -6 | 2 | 10 |
| 7 | Lichfield Ladies | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 65 | 120 | -55 | 2 | 6 |
| 8 | Barnsley Ladies | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 36 | 71 | -35 | 1 | 5 |
| 9 | Bury St Edmunds Women | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 46 | 103 | -57 | 2 | 2 |
| 10 | Driffield Women | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 49 | 162 | -113 | 2 | 2 |
Match Centre
Select a round or club. The match list shows confirmed results plus fixtures awaiting a reported score.
Future fixtures are provisional and this is a partial published calendar; confirm dates and kick-off times with the RFU or clubs.
Women’s Championship 1 South
South: 16 full-time scores verified in the database. The standings below are an earlier bonus-point snapshot, not a live ranking.
Next matches · provisional
Kick-off time to confirm with clubsLeague standings · South
Reporting cut-off: 18 Oct 2026
| # | Club | P | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | BP | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bath Ladies | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 125 | 37 | +88 | 3 | 15 |
| 2 | Richmond Women | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 116 | 0 | +116 | 2 | 10 |
| 3 | Exeter University Women | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 87 | 22 | +65 | 2 | 10 |
| 4 | North Bristol Ladies | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 48 | 21 | +27 | 1 | 9 |
| 5 | Old Albanian Saints | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 83 | 5 | +78 | 1 | 5 |
| 6 | Ivybridge Women | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 63 | 79 | -16 | 1 | 5 |
| 7 | Trojans Women | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 50 | 106 | -56 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | Thurrock Ladies | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 89 | -77 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | Beckenham Ladies | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 20 | 245 | -225 | 0 | 0 |
| — | London Irish Ladies | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
London Irish Ladies: no verified table record available; not a zero-point team.
Match Centre
Select a round or club. The match list shows confirmed results plus fixtures awaiting a reported score.
Future fixtures are provisional and this is a partial published calendar; confirm dates and kick-off times with the RFU or clubs.
Qualification and competition format
The highest-placed two clubs in each regional division qualify for the Championship 1 play-off competition under the RFU women’s competition structure. The winners of the North and South tables do not automatically gain a place in Premiership Women’s Rugby.
What the standings show
Buckingham Swans currently lead North with 20 points. Bath Ladies lead the checked South standings on 15 points, but the South table is incomplete while later results remain unconfirmed. Green shading indicates a current top-two position, not confirmed qualification.
Data sources and verification
Database checked 7 Nov 2026: 37 verified full-time scores across 142 fixtures; 141 published fixture cards. A South score remains disputed. Dates without federation confirmation remain provisional. No individual bonus points were assumed.
- North 1 — Rugby Femenino ↗
- South 1 — Women’s Rugby Data ↗
- RFU women’s competition rules ↗
- RugbyUnionMap · team fixtures ↗
- South fixture calendar 2026/27 ↗
Last checked 19 October 2026. North: 16 recorded results through round 4. South: 11 recorded results through round 4 (two other scores unconfirmed). Fixture information is provisional; verify with the clubs. The future fixtures are a partial published schedule, not a complete 18-round calendar. Confirm dates and times with the clubs.