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Rugby League National Leagues - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Rugby League National Leagues

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The Rugby League National Leagues (now sponsored by the united Co-Operative Group) form the basis for rugby league competition in Great Britain below Super League. Up to the end of 2006 there were three leagues: Leagues One and Two were semi-professional, whilst League Three was "open"; professionalism is allowed, though most teams were in fact amateur. From 2007 onwards National League Three was rebranded to be part of the Rugby League Conference structure.

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[edit] History and future development

Between 1999 and 2002 teams below the Super League took part in a single division known as the Northern Ford Premiership (NFP). In 2003, the Northern Ford Premiership was completely re-organised into National Leagues one and two. Teams that finished in the top half of the Northern Ford Premiership joined League one and those in the bottom half joined League two. London Skolars joined National League two from the Rugby League Conference in 2003. York City Knights were a new club based on the defunct York Wasps and joined League two in 2003.

At the same time, National League three was created with teams from the Rugby League Conference and from the BARLA amateur leagues. It was intended that there would be promotion and relegation between National League two and National League three when League three became more established.

At the end of the 2005 an extra team was relegated from Super League in order to accommodate French side Catalans Dragons. In turn an additional team was relegated from National League one; thus the number of teams in this division remained at ten. Blackpool Panthers were elected to National League two for the 2005 season to replace the defunct Chorley Lynx. In order to "even up" the numbers a new team was admitted into the League Two, a Welsh team called Celtic Crusaders based on the old rugby union team Celtic Warriors, thus increasing this division to twelve teams.

In 2007, National League Three was scrapped and rebranded as the Rugby League Conference National Division.

[edit] National League Three

National League Three ran between 2003 and 2006. It was intended that at some future point promotion and relegation would be allowed between National League Three and National League Two.

The remaining six founder members of National League three (Teesside Steelers, Manchester Knights, Coventry Bears, Hemel Stags, St Albans Centurions and South London Storm all came from the Rugby League Conference. Of the other League Three clubs three (Bradford Dudley Hill, Sheffield Hillsborough Hawks and Warrington Woolston Rovers (now Warrington Wizards)) came from the National Conference League and (Huddersfield Underbank Rangers) came from the Pennine League.

Season 2004 saw an expansion to fourteen teams with Birmingham Bulldogs, Carlisle Centurions and Essex Eels elected from the Rugby League Conference. Also one League Three club, Bramley Buffaloes, was admitted as a new club, though they can also be considered as a reincarnation of the previous Bramley club, which had long played in the professional leagues. Gateshead Storm also entered as late replacements for the defunct Teesside Steelers. The season was extended to twenty games starting a move towards a full season. Manchester Knights resigned from the league a few games before the end of the season.

Prior to the 2005 season South London Storm announced that they were joining the new Rugby League Conference Premier Division, along with Manchester Knights. Carlisle Centurions and Birmingham Bulldogs failed to complete the season, Coventry Bears and Essex Eels resigned after the season. Some felt the problems were a result of the change from a semi-regionalised structure to a full home and away set-up. All four of these found their way back into the Rugby League Conference.

Dewsbury Celtic moved up from the Rugby League Conference Premier North and Featherstone Lions, just a month after failing to finish the season in the National Conference League, were accepted to National League Three to give it ten members for the 2006 season.

A few weeks into the 2006 season Sheffield Hillsborough Hawks withdrew, and Bradford Dudley Hill returned the National Conference League after the season. St Albans Centurions also decided to join the Rugby League Conference Premier Division South, which left Hemel Stags as the only southern team in the league.

In 2007 the National League Three teams was absorbed into the Rugby League Conference, rebranded as the Rugby League Conference National Division with the addition of three new teams from the Rugby League Conference Premier North. It is thought the rebranding was due to the number of teams withdrawing and the number of forfeited fixtures harming the image of the National Leagues as a whole, which was an issue while looking for a new sponsor.

[edit] Structure

A play-off structure is used to determine the winners of League One, who are then eligible for promotion to Super League, being replaced by the team being relegated from that competition. Two teams are relegated from League One, being replaced by the team finishing top of League Two and the winner of a play-off structure involving the six teams finishing behind the league leaders in League Two. The play-offs in each National League division are a top-six format.

There is no promotion or relegation between League Two and the Rugby League Conference at the present; current RFL policy is to expand the top two leagues gradually over time. As yet no clubs have been admitted to the National Leagues from the Rugby League Conference since the London Skolars.

A cup competition, the National League Cup, is played for by all clubs in Leagues One and Two; in 2005 four League Three clubs were also admitted, in 2006 five League Three were admitted. The teams are organised into regional conferences, with knock-out stages following from the group stage. In 2007 four Rugby League Conference teams are scheduled to be included.

From 2007 the competition will use a new points system

Win – three points; Draw – two points; Loss by 12 points or fewer - one point.[1]

[edit] 2007 structure

There are ten teams in league one and twelve in league two.

National League One
Team Stadium City/Area
Batley Bulldogs Mount Pleasent Batley, West Yorkshire
Castleford Tigers The Jungle Castleford, West Yorkshire
Dewsbury Rams The Tetley's Stadium Dewsbury, West Yorkshire
Doncaster Lakers Keepmoat Stadium Doncaster, South Yorkshire
Halifax RLFC The Shay Halifax, West Yorkshire
Leigh Centurions Hilton Park Leigh, Greater Manchester
Rochdale Hornets Spotland Stadium Rochdale, Greater Manchester
Sheffield Eagles Don Valley Stadium Sheffield, South Yorkshire
Whitehaven RLFC Recreation Ground Whitehaven, Cumbria
Widnes Vikings Halton Stadium Widnes, Cheshire
National League Two
Team Stadium City/Area
Barrow Raiders Craven Park Barrow, Cumbria
Blackpool Panthers Woodlands Memorial Ground Lytham St Annes, Lancashire
Celtic Crusaders Brewery Field Bridgend, Wales
Featherstone Rovers Chris Moyles Stadium Featherstone, West Yorkshire
Gateshead Thunder Thunderdome Gateshead, Tyne and Wear
Hunslet Hawks South Leeds Stadium Leeds, West Yorkshire
Keighley Cougars Cougar Park Keighley, West Yorkshire
London Skolars New River Stadium Haringey, London
Oldham Roughyeds Boundary Park Oldham, Greater Manchester
Swinton Lions Sedgley Park Swinton, Greater Manchester
Workington Town Derwent Park Workington, Cumbria
York City Knights Huntington Park York, North Yorkshire

[edit] Results

See Rugby League Championship Second Division and Rugby League Championship Third Division for full lists of lower league championship winners (1895-date).

Season League One Champions Relegated from League One League Two Champions Also promoted to League One League Three Champions
2003 Salford City Reds Dewsbury Rams Keighley Cougars none Warrington Woolston Rovers
2004 Leigh Centurions Keighley Cougars Barrow Raiders1 none Coventry Bears
2005 Castleford Tigers Barrow Raiders, Featherstone Rovers York City Knights1 none Bradford Dudley Hill
2006 Hull Kingston Rovers Oldham Roughyeds, York City Knights Dewsbury Rams1 Sheffield Eagles Bramley Buffaloes

[edit] Footnote

  1. Denotes that championship was not decided using a play-off; league position alone determined the title-holder.

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Rugby league in Britain and Ireland

Competitions
Super League | National League | Challenge Cup | North West Counties | Pennine League
National League Cup | National Conference League | Rugby League Conference | Scotland Rugby League | Midlands Merit League

National teams
Great Britain | England | Ireland | Scotland | Wales

Federations
RFL | BARLA | Rugby League Ireland | Wales Rugby League

Former competitions
Championship | Premiership | Lancs/Yorks Cups | Lancs/Yorks League
Regal Trophy | Charity Shield | BBC2 Floodlit Trophy


Rugby League National Leagues - National League One

Batley Bulldogs | Castleford Tigers | Dewsbury Rams | Doncaster Lakers | Halifax RLFC
Leigh Centurions | Rochdale Hornets | Sheffield Eagles | Whitehaven RLFC | Widnes Vikings

See also: Rugby League Championship Second Division


Rugby League National Leagues - National League Two

Barrow Raiders | Blackpool Panthers | Celtic Crusaders | Featherstone Rovers
Gateshead Thunder | Hunslet Hawks | Keighley Cougars | London Skolars
Oldham Roughyeds | Swinton Lions | Workington Town | York City Knights

See also: Rugby League Championship Third Division

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