2007 National League Cup

The 2007 National League Cup (known for commercial reasons as the Northern Rail Cup) was a British rugby league competition. The group stage of the competition began on 11 February^[1] and the final, in which Widnes Vikings won 54−6 against Whitehaven, was played on 15 July. In January 2007, the Rugby Football League announced a change to the points system meaning that teams earned three points for a win, two for a draw, and one bonus point for a loss by 12 points or less.^[1] However, in the final tables only one point was given for a draw.^[2]

Results

Group stage

Group 1

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	BP	PF	PA	PD	Pts
1	Whitehaven	6	5	1	0	0	234	76	158	16
2	Barrow Raiders	6	3	1	2	2	210	108	102	12
3	Workington Town	6	3	0	3	0	136	210	−74	9
4	Blackpool Panthers	6	0	0	6	2	92	278	−186	2

Source: ^[2]

Group 2

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	BP	PF	PA	PD	Pts
1	Castleford Tigers	6	6	0	0	0	246	58	188	18
2	Featherstone Rovers	6	2	1	3	1	130	164	−34	8
3	Sheffield Eagles	6	2	0	4	1	110	176	−66	7
4	Doncaster Lakers	6	1	1	4	2	86	174	−88	6

Source: ^[2]

Group 3

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	BP	PF	PA	PD	Pts
1	Dewsbury Rams	6	5	0	1	1	228	64	164	16
2	Batley Bulldogs	6	2	0	4	2	100	137	−37	8
3	Hunslet Hawks	6	2	1	3	0	74	187	−113	7

Source: ^[2]

Group 4

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	BP	PF	PA	PD	Pts
1	Widnes Vikings	6	5	1	0	256	70	186	15
2	Celtic Crusaders	6	4	2	0	136	156	−20	12
3	Leigh Centurions	6	3	3	2	192	120	72	11
4	London Skolars	6	0	6	0	72	310	−238	0

Source: ^[2]

Group 5

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	BP	PF	PA	PD	Pts
1	Halifax	6	6	0	0	242	70	172	18
2	York City Knights	6	4	2	0	188	144	44	12
3	Keighley Cougars	6	2	4	1	136	184	−48	7
4	Gateshead Thunder	6	0	6	1	68	236	−168	1

Source: ^[2]

Group 6

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	BP	PF	PA	PD	Pts
1	Rochdale Hornets	6	5	0	1	1	164	78	86	16
2	Swinton Lions	6	2	1	3	0	118	172	−54	7
3	Oldham	6	1	0	5	3	104	150	−46	6

Source: ^[2]

Group 7

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	BP	PF	PA	PD	Pts
1	Bramley Buffaloes	6	6	0	0	204	94	110	18
2	Warington Wizards	6	2	4	2	170	158	12	8
3	Dewsbury Celtic	6	2	4	1	142	180	−38	7
4	Hemel Stags	6	2	4	0	106	190	−84	6

Source: ^[2]

Knockout stage

Round of 16		Quarter-finals		Semi-finals		Final



Widnes Vikings	62

Batley Bulldogs	6
		Widnes Vikings	24

		Rochdale Hornets	0
Rochdale Hornets	30

Swinton Lions	16
				Widnes Vikings	18

				Castleford Tigers	12
Castleford Tigers	50

Workington Town	24
		Castleford Tigers	42

		Leigh Centurions	6
Leigh Centurions	46

Dewsbury Rams	30
						Widnes	54

						Whitehaven	6
Whitehaven	52

Bramley	4
		Whitehaven	34

		Barrow Raiders	14
Barrow Raiders	18

York City Knights	16
				Whitehaven	34

				Halifax	19
Halifax	76

Featherstone Rovers	16
		Halifax	30

		Celtic Crusaders	18
Celtic Crusaders	28

Hunslet Hawks	14

Source:^[3]

Final

The final was played at Bloomfield Road on 15 July 2007. The attendance was 8,326.^[3]

15 July 2007
2:15 pm BST

Widnes Vikings	54 – 6	Whitehaven
Tries: Grix, Blanch (2), Kohe-Love, Nanyn, Gaskell, Moran, Smith, Doran Goals: Nanyn (9)	report scorers	Tries: Rudd Goals: Rudd

Bloomfield Road
Attendance: 8,326
Player of the Match: Dennis Moran

References

^ ^a ^b "RFL introduces new points system". BBC Sport. 10 January 2007. Retrieved 10 May 2024.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h "League tables: Northern Rail Cup". RFL. Archived from the original on 12 October 2007.
^ ^a ^b "Co-operative National League Results 2007: Northern Rail Cup". RFL. Archived from the original on 12 October 2007.

External links

Northern Rail Cup, Rugby Football League
Northern Rail Cup, National Leagues

[BBC10jan2007-1] "RFL introduces new points system". BBC Sport. 10 January 2007. Retrieved 10 May 2024.

[tables-2] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h "League tables: Northern Rail Cup". RFL. Archived from the original on 12 October 2007.

[results-3] "Co-operative National League Results 2007: Northern Rail Cup". RFL. Archived from the original on 12 October 2007.

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