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Above the North West Premier is the [[Rugby League Conference National Division|National Division]] and below is the North West regional division followed by the [[RL Merit League]]. |
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Other Premier divisions are the [[Rugby League Conference South Premier|South]], [[Rugby League Conference Welsh Premier|Welsh]], [[Rugby League Conference Midlands Premier|Midlands]] and Yorkshire. |
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==2010 structure== |
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Revision as of 16:31, 1 February 2010
The Rugby League Conference North West Premier is a division in the Rugby League Conference.
It was first contested in 2008 following the break-up of the previous North Premier into the North West and Yorkshire Premiers.
History
The Rugby League Conference was born in 1997 as the Southern Conference, a 10-team pilot league for teams in the South of England and English Midlands. The first North West team to join the new league were the Chester Wolves; more teams from the North West joined the following season and a Northern Division was set-up with teams from the North West and the North Midlands. Following a big expansion to the Rugby League Conference in 2003, the North West got its own regional division.
The Premier Division were set up in 2005 for teams who had achieved a certain playing standard and where able to travel further afield to find stronger opposition. The new Premier Divisions included the North Premier, the South Premier, the Central Premier and the Welsh Premier. The Central Premier had two Midlands clubs and the rest of the clubs were from Yorkshire or Lancashire whilst the North Premier had clubs from the North East of England and Cumbria. The Premier divisions saw a change in boundaries in 2006 leaving the North Premier division covering a larger area to give the Midlands clubs their own premier division.
The North West Premier came into existence in 2008 when the North Premier was broken up into the North West and Yorkshire Premiers.
Rugby League Conference Pyramid
- RLC National
- RLC North West Premier
- RLC North West Regional
- RL Merit League
Above the North West Premier is the National Division and below is the North West regional division followed by the RL Merit League.
Other Premier divisions are the South, Welsh, Midlands and Yorkshire.
2010 structure
| Club | Founded | Location | RLC Honours |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blackpool Sea Eagles | 2002 | Blackpool, Lancashire | RLC Shield: 2005 |
| Lymm RL | 1998 | Lymm, Cheshire | RLC North West Premier: 2009 |
| New Broughton Rangers | Broughton, Manchester | ||
| Runcorn RLC | Runcorn, Cheshire | ||
| Wigan Riversiders | Wigan, Greater Manchester |
Teams play each other on a home-and-away basis. Each Premier division then has its own play-off series to determine the champion with the five divisional winners entering the national play-offs. The winner of the North West Premier first plays-off against the winner of the Yorkshire Premier to determine the overall RLC champion of the North of England. The winner of the national play-offs is awarded the Harry Jepson Trophy.
League standings
| Current Teams | 2009 | 2010 |
|---|---|---|
| Blackpool Sea Eagles | ||
| Lymm RL | ||
| New Broughton Rangers | ||
| Rhyl Coasters | ||
| Runcorn RLC | ||
| Widnes Saints | ||
| Wigan Riversiders |
Key
| DNF | Did not complete the season |
| x | Did not participate |
| Divisional winner | |
| Qualified for divisional play-off | |
| Finished bottom |
Titles
Predecessor competitions
- 2005 North Premier: West Cumbria Crusaders
- 2005 Central Premier: Leeds Akkies
- 2006 North Premier: East Lancashire Lions
- 2007 North Premier: Carlisle Centurions
- 2008 North Premier: Carlisle Centurions
North West Premier
- 2009 Lymm RL