Lancashire Rugby

NORTH WEST CHALLENGE COMPETIONS

Principles

• Lancashire RFU works collaboratively with Cheshire RFU and the Northern Girls Network (NGN) to provide a varied playing landscape for girls teams across the North West.
• The NGN provides both foundational and competitive platforms, through Grow and Compete tiers, for teams to regularly access appropriate playing opportunities to maximise player development.
• The Challenge collaborates with the NGN offer to provide a structured competitive offer for developed teams at U14s-U18s, culminating in a winner.

Competition Structure

U12s

• Teams can participate in Six Challenge festival dates across the season with a match focus to help prepare for the progression into U14s.
• Supplementary development-focused festivals are offered through the season by the Northern Girls Network and local clubs.

U14s

• The Compete tier of the Northern Girls Network provides a structured fixture list which doubles as a seeding tool for the Challenge.
• The Challenge provides a competitive cup competition and takes place post-Christmas. Providing 3 fixture dates and a Celebration/Finals Day.
• Teams entered into the Challenge will be seeded based on games played in the Compete tier to provide appropriately competitive fixtures.
• Results for the Compete and Challenge offers are recorded on the RFU Game Management System (GMS) and are not currently published externally.

U16s

• The Compete tier of the Northern Girls Network provides a structured fixture list which doubles as a seeding tool for the Challenge.
• The Challenge provides a competitive cup competition and takes place post-Christmas. Providing 3 fixture dates and a Celebration/Finals Day.
• Teams entered into the Challenge will be seeded based on games played in the Compete tier to provide appropriately competitive fixtures.
• Results for the Compete and Challenge offers are recorded on the RFU Game Management System (GMS) and are not currently published externally.

U18s

• U18s Merit League is run in conjunction with the Northern Girls Network, providing structured fixtures for both standalone and pre-arranged cluster teams. League will conclude by Christmas.

NATIONAL CUP COMPETITIONS

RFU Girl's Under 16 and Under 18 National Cup