The Pennine Amateur Rugby League, or Pennine League is a
rugby league
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competition for amateur open-age clubs that runs from September to April. The clubs are drawn from
West Yorkshire
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, North Yorkshire,
South Yorkshire
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In N ...
and the east of
Lancashire
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The non-metropolitan county of Lancashi ...
.
The league is 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 Pennine League can 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 Pennine league was formed by a merger of Bradford, Halifax, Huddersfield, Oldham and
Rochdale districts.
Structure
For the 2011–2012 season, there were 106 teams within the Pennine League structure, organised into nine divisions. The number of teams has increased by 24 over the past four years in large part due to the demise of the
CMS Yorkshire League
The CMS Yorkshire League was a series of rugby league divisions in the traditional county of Yorkshire.
The league was run by the British Amateur Rugby League Association (BARLA). Teams from the Yorkshire league could apply for election to the Na ...
.
There are also three cup competitions:
* The Pennine Presidents Cup (Premier Division to Div 1)
* The Andrew Bennett Memorial Trophy (Divisions 2 to 4)
* The Pennine Supplementary Cup (Divisions 5 to 7)
The winners of the Premier League are entered into the
Challenge Cup
The Challenge Cup is a knockout rugby league cup competition organised by the Rugby Football League, held annually since 1896, with the exception of 1915–1919 and 1939–1940, due to World War I and World War II respectively. It involves am ...
First qualifying round in the following season.
The current league structure is as follows:
Premier Division
* Beeston Broncos
* Dewsbury Moor
* Drighlington
* Halifax Irish
* Hunslet Club Parkside
* Queens
* Queensbury
* Sharlston Rovers
* Slaithwaite Saracens
* Thornhill Trojans
* Wibsey Warriors
Championship
* Bank Top Harriers
* Keighley
* King Cross Park
* Knottingley Rockware Stolze
* Moorends Thorne Marauders
* Nevison Leap
* New Earswick All Blacks
* Ossett Trinity
* St.Joseph's
* West Bowling
* Westgate Wolves
Division One
* Allerton Bywater
* Batley Boys
* Bentley Good Companions
* Birkenshaw
* Brighouse Rangers
* Methley Royals
* Morley Borough
* Newsome Panthers
* Sharleston Rovers (A)
* Upton
Division Two
* Boothtown Terriers
* Brotherton Bulldogs
* Clayton
* Dodworth
* Doncaster Toll Bar
* Emley Moor
* Illingworth
*
Lindley Swifts
* Troydale Trojans
* Underbank Rangers
* West Craven Warriors
* Wyke
Division Three
* Greetland Allrounders
* Hoyland Vikings
* Littleborough
* Odsal Sedbergh
* Pontefract Sports & Social Club
* Selby Warriors
* Silsden
* Shaw Cross Sharks
* Stainland Stags
* West Leeds
* Woodhouse Warriors
* Wortley Dragons
Division Four
* Dearne Valley Bulldogs
* Drighlington (A)
* Farnley Falcons
* Knottingley Kellingley Welfare
* New Earswick All Blacks A
* Queensbury (A)
* Siddal
* Thornhill Trojans (A)
* Undercliffe Wildboars
* Victoria Rangers
* Whitehall Warriors
* Wibsey Warriors (A)
Division Five
* Brighouse Rangers (A)
* Burley Lions
* Crofton Cougars
* Eastmoor Dragons
* Hanging Heaton
* Hollinwood
* Hunslet Old Boys A
* Meltham All Blacks
* Newsome Panthers A
* Slaithwaite Saracens (A)
* Whinmoor
Division Six
* Harehills
* King Cross Park (A)
* Kinsley Raiders
* Rodley Rockets
* Ryhill Hammers
* Sherburn Bears
* Wakefield City
* West Bowling (A)
* Wetherby Bulldogs
* Whitworth Spartans
* Worth Village
Division Six West 2014/15
* Boothtown Terriers (A)
* Cowling Harlequins
* Greetland All Rounders (A)
* Illingworth (A)
* Kings Cross Park (A)
* Meltham All Blacks
* Odsal Sedburgh (A)
* Queensbury (B)
* Victoria Rangers (A)
* Worth Village
* Wyke (A)
Notes:
Siddal, Shaw Cross, Eastmoor Dragons and Castleford Panthers enter their first team in 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 ...
.
Past winners
Premier Division
*2013–14 Hunslet Old boys
Championship Division
*2012–3 Keighley
First Division
*2012–3 Methley Royals
Second Division
*2012–3 Illingworth
Third Division
*2012–3 West Leeds
Fourth Division
*2012–3 Siddal
Fifth Division
*2012–3 Hanging Heaton
Sixth Division
*2012–3 West Bowling A
Seventh Division
*2012–3 Garforth Tigers
Pennine Presidents Cup
*2016–17 Fryston Warriors
Andrew Bennett Memorial Trophy
*2016–17 Brighouse Rangers
Pennine Supplementary Cup
*2016–17 Allerton Bywater
See also
*
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 ...
*
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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CMS Yorkshire league
The CMS Yorkshire League was a series of rugby league divisions in the traditional county of Yorkshire.
The league was run by the British Amateur Rugby League Association (BARLA). Teams from the Yorkshire league could apply for election to the Na ...
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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
Official website – latest results and tablesBARLA Official Website
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BARLA competitions
Rugby league competitions in Yorkshire
Rugby league in Lancashire
Rugby league in Greater Manchester