The League 1 Shield was a competition that is played at the end of the regular rugby league season in the League 1 Super 8s of the League 1 (rugby league).

League 1 Shield
SportRugby league
Instituted2016
Number of teams8
Country England
 Wales (RFL)
HoldersHunslet (1st title)
Broadcast partnerSky Sports

Structure edit

The teams that do not qualify for the Super 8s in League 1 play each other once more, if there is an odd number of teams then each team takes a bye round. The top two teams play each other in the Shield Final at the home of the team finishing first.

League 1 Shield finals edit

Year Winner Score Runner up Venue Attendance
2016   Newcastle Thunder 31–26   North Wales Crusaders Kingston Park
2017[1] Hunslet 32–12 London Skolars South Leeds Stadium

Summary of winners edit

Club Wins Last win Runners-up Last final
=1 Newcastle Thunder 1 2016 0 2016
=1 Hunslet 1 2017 0 2017
=3 London Skolars 0 N/A 1 2017
=3 North Wales Crusaders 0 N/A 1 2016

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "Rugby-league.com".

External links edit