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The National Conference League Division Three is the fourth level of the National Conference League and sits in the seventh tier of the British rugby league system.
Current season, competition or edition: 2024 National Conference League season | |
| Sport | Rugby league |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2012 |
| No. of teams | 10 |
| Country |  England |
| Most recent champion(s) | East Leeds (2nd title) |
| Most titles | East Leeds (2 titles) |
| Level on pyramid | 7 |
| Promotion to | National Conference League Division Two |
| Relegation to | Regional leagues |
| Domestic cup(s) | Challenge Cup BARLA National Cup |
It is the entry league for the NCL and sits above the Conference League South although there is no promotion and relegation between the two or the regional leagues. Any club wanting to compete in the NCL has to send an application to the league.
Background
editIn 2011, NCL clubs voted to switch from playing in winter to summer [1] which resulted in a reorganisation of the amateur pyramid. The current summer competition, the Rugby League Conference, was to be scrapped with its National Division effectively become part of the NCL while most of its regional divisions would continue as they were.
NCL Division Three was the NCLs most geographically diverse division with six out of the ten clubs competing being located outside the north of England. There was no promotion in the leagues first season, only a top six playoff was played to determine the winners. Of the ten clubs who competed in the first season only two, Coventry Bears and Underbank Rangers, returned the following season.[citation needed]
Clubs in 2025
edit| Club | Founded | Location |
|---|---|---|
| Bentley | 1963 | Doncaster, South Yorkshire |
| Beverley | 1883 | Beverley, Hull, East Yorkshire |
| Distington | Distington, Cumbria | |
| Eastmoor Dragons | 1873 | Wakefield, West Yorkshire |
| Featherstone Lions | 1994 | Featherstone, West Yorkshire |
| Leigh East | 1977 | Leigh, Greater Manchester |
| Millom | 1873 | Millom, Cumbria |
| Milford | Kirkstall, Leeds, West Yorkshire | |
| Myton Warriors | 1997 | Hull, East Yorkshire |
| Saddleworth Rangers | 1930 | Saddleworth, Greater Manchester |
| Seaton Rangers | 1890 | Seaton, Workington, Cumbria |
Results
editWinners
edit| Club | Wins | Runners up | Winning years |
|---|---|---|---|
| East Leeds | 2 | 0 | 2022, 2024 |
| Hemel Stags | 1 | 0 | 2012 |
| Kells | 1 | 2013 | |
| Featherstone Lions | 1 | 2014 | |
| Hunslet Club Parkside | 1 | 2015 | |
| Crosfield | 1 | 2016 | |
| West Bowling | 1 | 2017 | |
| Beverley | 1 | 2018 | |
| Woolston Rovers | 1 | 2019 |
References
edit- ^ "Rugby-League.com". www.rugby-league.com. Retrieved 11 December 2019.