The CMS Yorkshire League was a series of
rugby league
Rugby league football, commonly known as just rugby league and sometimes football, footy, rugby or league, is a full-contact sport played by two teams of thirteen players on a rectangular field measuring 68 metres (75 yards) wide and 112 ...
divisions in the traditional county of Yorkshire.
The league was run by the
British Amateur Rugby League Association
The British Amateur Rugby League Association (BARLA) is an association for social and recreational rugby league. It works jointly with the Rugby Football League through the RFL Community Board.
History
BARLA was created in 1973 in Huddersfiel ...
(BARLA). Teams from the Yorkshire league could apply for election to the
National Conference League
The National Conference League (known as the Kingstone Press National Conference League for sponsorship reasons) is the top English amateur rugby league competition in the Rugby Football League pyramid, and as such is the leading amateur rugby l ...
if they meet minimum criteria.
History
Following the formation of
British Amateur Rugby League Association
The British Amateur Rugby League Association (BARLA) is an association for social and recreational rugby league. It works jointly with the Rugby Football League through the RFL Community Board.
History
BARLA was created in 1973 in Huddersfiel ...
in 1973, local District Leagues got together and pooled their resources. The Yorkshire league was formed by a merger of Castleford, Heavy Woollen, Leeds, Wakefield and York districts. There was also a West Yorkshire Sunday league formed by Castleford, Doncaster, Heavy Woollen and Leeds districts. This league became the Yorkshire Sunday League in 1994-95 before going defunct after 1995-96.
In 2012 the CMS Yorkshire league folded and all remaining teams were accepted by the
Pennine League
The Pennine Amateur Rugby League, or Pennine League is a rugby league competition for amateur open-age clubs that runs from September to April. The clubs are drawn from West Yorkshire, North Yorkshire, South Yorkshire and the east of Lancashire.
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Structure 2011-12
Past winners
*1978-79 Lock Lane
*1979-80 Lock Lane
*1980-81 Lock Lane
*1981-82 Heworth
*1982-83 Heworth
*1983-84 Heworth
*1984-85
*1985-86 Milford Marlins
*1986-87
*1987-88
*1988-89 Dewsbury Celtic
*1989-90
*1990-91 Dewsbury Albion
*1991-92
*1992-93
*1993-94
*1994-95
*1995-96
*1996-97 Fryston
*1997-98
*1998-99 Townville
*1999-2000
*2000-01
*2001-02
*2002-03 East Hull
*2003-04 Sharlston Rovers
*2004-05 Sharlston Rovers
*2005-06
*2006-07
*2007-08 Hunslet Warriors
*2008-09 Hunslet Warriors
*2009-10
*2010-11
*2011-12 Nevison Leap
See also
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British Amateur Rugby League Association
The British Amateur Rugby League Association (BARLA) is an association for social and recreational rugby league. It works jointly with the Rugby Football League through the RFL Community Board.
History
BARLA was created in 1973 in Huddersfiel ...
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British rugby league system
The British rugby league system is based on a five-tier structure administered by the Rugby Football League.
There is no system of automatic promotion and relegation between all five tiers although teams have moved between them in the past. Since ...
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National Conference League
The National Conference League (known as the Kingstone Press National Conference League for sponsorship reasons) is the top English amateur rugby league competition in the Rugby Football League pyramid, and as such is the leading amateur rugby l ...
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Pennine League
The Pennine Amateur Rugby League, or Pennine League is a rugby league competition for amateur open-age clubs that runs from September to April. The clubs are drawn from West Yorkshire, North Yorkshire, South Yorkshire and the east of Lancashire.
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North West Counties
The North West Counties A.R.L. were a series of rugby league regional leagues in the North West of England. Most clubs at open age level joined the North West Men's League in 2011 and 2012 but it carried on until folding part way through the 2014 ...
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Cumberland League
The league is run by the British Amateur Rugby League Association (BARLA). Teams from the Cumberland league can apply for election to the National Conference League if they meet minimum criteria.
History
The Cumberland League has been in existenc ...
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Hull & District League
The Hull & District League is a BARLA winter league for clubs from Kingston upon Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire. It consists of clubs playing in two divisions. It is one of only four amateur leagues older than the British Amateur Rugby League A ...
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Barrow & District League
The Barrow & District League is a rugby league division in and around Barrow-in-Furness.
The league is run by the British Amateur Rugby League Association (BARLA). Officially, teams from the Barrow & District League can apply for election to the ...
External links
Yorkshire league official websiteBARLA Official WebsiteCrofton Cougars Website
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BARLA competitions
Rugby league competitions in Yorkshire