In July 2016, it was announced that the women's team for Wakefield Trinity was being established and would be based at Sharlston Rovers ARLFC for its home ground and that this would also provide its training facilities.

[1][2][3][4] Their first win, a 10–0 victory over East Leeds, was played in September at Belle Vue before the men's match against Catalans Dragons.

[10] They started their 2018 campaign with a 40–10 win over Hull FC,[11] and remained unbeaten until a loss to Leeds Rhinos in the Challenge Cup.

[20] They finished bottom of the table with their only league win coming in round two at York City Knights[21][22] and their Challenge Cup run was ended in the semi-final with a 0–100 loss to Castleford Tigers.

[24][25] The 2022 season began with a 32–10 win over Castleford in the Challenge Cup,[26] before a 14–12 loss to the Oulton Raidettes saw Wakefield knocked out at the group stage.