Barrow & District League
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The Barrow & District League is a series of rugby league
divisions in and around Barrow-in-Furness
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The league is run by the British Amateur Rugby League Association
(BARLA). Officially, teams from the Barrow & District League can apply for election to the National Conference League
if they meet minimum criteria. However, in practice the strongest clubs instead enter the North West Counties
league, although they are required to enter their reserve team in the Barrow & District League if they do so. Currently the Barrow & District League consists primarily of the reserve teams of such clubs, although Askam and Ulverston have entered their first teams in as of the 2008-09 season.
Rugby league
Rugby league football, usually called rugby league, is a full contact sport played by two teams of thirteen players on a rectangular grass field. One of the two codes of rugby football, it originated in England in 1895 by a split from Rugby Football Union over paying players...
divisions in and around Barrow-in-Furness
Barrow-in-Furness
Barrow-in-Furness is an industrial town and seaport which forms about half the territory of the wider Borough of Barrow-in-Furness in the county of Cumbria, England. It lies north of Liverpool, northwest of Manchester and southwest from the county town of Carlisle...
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The league is run by the British Amateur Rugby League Association
British Amateur Rugby League Association
The British Amateur Rugby League Association is the governing body for social and recreational rugby league in the United Kingdom...
(BARLA). Officially, teams from the Barrow & District League can apply for election to the National Conference League
National Conference League
The National Conference League is the top league in the pyramid of amateur rugby leagues run by the British Amateur Rugby League Association...
if they meet minimum criteria. However, in practice the strongest clubs instead enter the North West Counties
North West Counties
The North West Counties A.R.L. are a series of rugby league regional leagues covering the following age groups in the North West of England:-* Age 8 to 12* Age 13 to 15* Age 16 to 18* Open Age...
league, although they are required to enter their reserve team in the Barrow & District League if they do so. Currently the Barrow & District League consists primarily of the reserve teams of such clubs, although Askam and Ulverston have entered their first teams in as of the 2008-09 season.
Teams 2010-11
The teams currently comprising the league are:- Askam A
- Barrow Island A
- Dalton A
- Hindpool A
- Millom A
- Roose Pioneers A
- Ulverston A
- Walney A
See also
- British Amateur Rugby League AssociationBritish Amateur Rugby League AssociationThe British Amateur Rugby League Association is the governing body for social and recreational rugby league in the United Kingdom...
- British rugby league systemBritish rugby league systemThe British rugby league system is based on four separate structures: the professional leagues administered by the Rugby Football League, the reserve leagues, the amateur leagues administered by British Amateur Rugby League Association and the Rugby League Conference.There is no system of automatic...
- National Conference LeagueNational Conference LeagueThe National Conference League is the top league in the pyramid of amateur rugby leagues run by the British Amateur Rugby League Association...
- Pennine LeaguePennine LeagueThe 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....
- North West CountiesNorth West CountiesThe North West Counties A.R.L. are a series of rugby league regional leagues covering the following age groups in the North West of England:-* Age 8 to 12* Age 13 to 15* Age 16 to 18* Open Age...
- Cumberland LeagueCumberland LeagueThe Cumberland League is a series of rugby league divisions in the traditional county of Cumberland.The league is run by the British Amateur Rugby League Association . Teams from the Cumberland league can apply for election to the National Conference League if they meet minimum...
- Hull & District LeagueHull & District LeagueThe Hull & District Youth League is a series of rugby league divisions in and around Kingston upon Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire.The league is run by a volunteer League Management Committee who are elected annually by the youth leagues member clubs...