The RFL President's Cup is an annual competition for men's and women's representative teams drawn from the British Rugby league structure and is run by the Rugby Football League (RFL).
No men's or women's competition took place in 2017 owing to teams participating in the Festival of World Cups in Australia.
[6][7] The women's competition was discontinued following the RFL revamping the international player pathway process and introducing a National Performance Programme with a focus on talent identification, player skill development, physical competences and the creation of a performance coaching environment[8] in advance of the RFL opening a National Rugby League Centre in Manchester[9] which will provide facilities for the England Women's team to train at.
An Origin Game was also introduced to recreate international competition to develop the elite players.
[10] The 2020 and 2021 seasons were cancelled as a result of the Covid-19 global pandemic, but the competition returned in 2022 which also saw the return of a women's competition, this time for only 3 teams; England Students, Great Britain Teachers and UK Armed Forces.