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The Pennine Amateur Rugby League, or Pennine League is a rugby league

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...

competition for amateur open-age clubs that runs from September to April. The clubs are drawn from West Yorkshire

West Yorkshire

West Yorkshire is a metropolitan county within the Yorkshire and the Humber region of England with a population of 2.2 million. West Yorkshire came into existence as a metropolitan county in 1974 after the passage of the Local Government Act 1972....

, North Yorkshire

North Yorkshire

North Yorkshire is a non-metropolitan or shire county located in the Yorkshire and the Humber region of England, and a ceremonial county primarily in that region but partly in North East England. Created in 1974 by the Local Government Act 1972 it covers an area of , making it the largest...

, South Yorkshire

South Yorkshire

South Yorkshire is a metropolitan county in the Yorkshire and the Humber region of England. It has a population of 1.29 million. It consists of four metropolitan boroughs: Barnsley, Doncaster, Rotherham, and City of Sheffield...

and the east of Lancashire

Lancashire

Lancashire is a non-metropolitan county of historic origin in the North West of England. It takes its name from the city of Lancaster, and is sometimes known as the County of Lancaster. Although Lancaster is still considered to be the county town, Lancashire County Council is based in Preston...

.

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). Teams from the Pennine 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.

History

Following the formation of 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...

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

For the 2011-2012 season, there will be Ninety-Four teams within the Pennine League structure, organised into nine divisions. The number of teams has increased by 12 over the past three years.

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

Challenge Cup

The Challenge Cup is a knockout cup competition for rugby league clubs organised by the Rugby Football League. Originally it was contested only by British teams but in recent years has been expanded to allow teams from France and Russia to take part....

First Round in the following season.

The current league structure is as follows:-

Premier Division
Clayton
Drighlington
Hunslet Old Boys
Queens
Queensbury
Sharlston Rovers
Slaithwaite Saracens
St.Joseph's
West Bowling
Wibsey Warriors

Championship
Ackworth Jaguars
Birstall Victoria
Dewsbury Moor
Emley Moor
Halifax Irish
Keighley
Kings Cross Park
New Earswick All Blacks
Ossett Trinity
Westgate Wolves

Division One
Allerton Bywater
Bank Top Harriers
Birkenshaw
Crigglestone Kettlethorpe
Dearne Valley Bulldogs
Dodworth
Lindley Swifts
Moorends Thorne Marauders
Moorley Borough
Newsome Panthers

Division Two
Brighouse Rangers
Boothtown Terriers
Illingworth
Kippax Welfare
Odsal Sedbergh
Selby Warriors
Sharleston Rovers (A)
Thornhill Trojans
West Bowling (A)
Wyke

Division Three
Greetland Allrounders
Hoyland Vikings
Keighley (A)
Methley Royals
Queens (A)
Underbank Rangers
West Craven Warrirors
West Leeds
Woodhouse Warriors
Wortley Dragons

Division Four

Drighlington (A)
Littleborough
New Earswick All Blacks A
Newsome Panthers (A)
Sheffield Hillsborough Hawks
Silsden
Slaithewaite Saracens (A)
Stainland Stags
Victoria Rangers
Wibsey Warriros (A)

Division Five
Brighouse Rangers (A)
Burley Lions
Farnley Falcons
Meltham All Blacks
Ovenden (B)
Queensbury (A)
Siddal (B)
St Josephs (A)
Whitehall Warriors
Whitworth Spartans

Division Six
Clayton (A)
Cowling Harlequins
Dearne Valley Bulldogs (A)
Guiseley Rangers
Hanging Heaton
Kings Cross Park (A)
Moldgreen
Odsal Sedbergh (A)
Sherburn Bears
Undercliffe Wildboars
Wetherby Bulldogs
Wyke (A)

Division Seven
Dewsbury Moor (A)
Emley Moor (A)
Farnley Falcons (A)
Greetland All Rounders (A)
Halifax Irish (A)
Queensbury (B)
Rodley Rockets
Selby Warriros (A)
Thornhill Trojans (A)
Underbank Rangers (A)
West Craven Warriors (A)
Westgate Wolves (A)

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History

Structure

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