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.

Pennine League
Pennine League logo
SportRugby league
Instituted1974
Number of teams94
Country England
Websitepennineleague.co.uk

The league is run by the British Amateur Rugby League Association (BARLA). Teams from the Pennine League can apply for election to the National Conference League if they meet minimum criteria.

History edit

Following the formation of British Amateur Rugby League Association 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 edit

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.

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 First qualifying round in the following season.

The current league structure is as follows:

Notes: Siddal, Shaw Cross, Eastmoor Dragons and Castleford Panthers enter their first team in the National Conference League.

Past winners edit

Premier Division edit

  • 2013–14 Hunslet Old Boys

Championship Division edit

  • 2012–3 Keighley

First Division edit

  • 2012–3 Methley Royals

Second Division edit

  • 2012–3 Illingworth

Third Division edit

  • 2012–3 West Leeds

Fourth Division edit

  • 2012–3 Siddal

Fifth Division edit

  • 2012–3 Hanging Heaton

Sixth Division edit

  • 2012–3 West Bowling A

Seventh Division edit

  • 2012–3 Garforth Tigers

Pennine Presidents Cup edit

  • 2016–17 Fryston Warriors

Andrew Bennett Memorial Trophy edit

  • 2016–17 Brighouse Rangers

Pennine Supplementary Cup edit

  • 2016–17 Allerton Bywater

See also edit

External links edit