The 2026 Women's Challenge Cup (sponsored as the Betfred Women's Challenge Cup) is the 14th staging of the Rugby Football League's cup competition for women's rugby league clubs.
The competition has a similar format to 2025 although the withdrawal of means the competition is reduced from 12 to 11 teams.
The draw for the group stage saw three groups of three competing in a single round robin with the matches to be played over three consecutive weekends in April 2026 from which the group winners and runners-up advance to the knockout rounds. The fourth group has only two teams, both of which will advance to the quarter-finals following a single match to determine home advantage for the next round. The quarter-finals are scheduled for the last weekend in April. The semi-finals are scheduled for the weekend of 9/10 May 2026, and the final is to be played at Wembley Stadium, London, on 30 May 2026 alongside the final of the men's competition.
, winners in 2025, were seeded together with , and York Valkyrie. These four were drawn in different groups in the group stage. The draw for the group stages was made on 12 January.The groups were drawn as follows:
The fixture list for the group stage was announced on 28 January 2026.
The quarter-finals will take place over the weekend of 25/26 April.
The semi-finals are to be played over the weekend of 9/10 May and will be double-headers with the men's semi-finals.
The final will take place on Saturday 30 May 2026, as part of a double-header with the Men's final.