Rugby League National Leagues in 2008
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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...
played in the UK at semi-professional level in 2008. For general information on the National Leagues, see Rugby League National Leagues
Rugby League National Leagues
The Championship, known as Co-operative Championship due to sponsorship by The Co-operative Group, is a professional rugby league competition based in the United Kingdom. It is currently contested by ten teams from England. It acts as Europe's second-tier competition below the Super League, and has...
. For other leagues in 2008, see Rugby league in 2008.
Table
| Position | Club | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Pts For | Pts Agst | Pts Diff | B.P. | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Salford City Reds Salford City Reds Salford City Reds are an English rugby league club based in Salford, Greater Manchester. Formed in 1873, they currently play in the Super League. They have won six Rugby Football League Championships and one Challenge Cup... |
18 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 614 | 302 | 312 | 3 | 45 |
| 2 | Celtic Crusaders | 18 | 12 | 0 | 6 | 511 | 391 | 120 | 4 | 40 |
| 3 | Halifax Halifax RLFC Halifax RLFC is one of the most historic rugby league clubs in the game, formed over a century ago, in 1873 in the Yorkshire town of Halifax. Known as 'Fax', the official club colours are blue and white hoops, blue shorts and blue socks . They share The Shay stadium with football club FC Halifax Town... |
18 | 11 | 1 | 6 | 634 | 514 | 120 | 3 | 38 |
| 4 | Leigh Centurions Leigh Centurions Leigh Centurions is an English professional rugby league club based in Leigh, Greater Manchester who play in the Co-operative Championship.The club was founded in 1878 as Leigh Rugby Football Club and is one of the original twenty-two clubs that formed the Northern Rugby Football Union in... |
18 | 10 | 0 | 8 | 448 | 448 | 0 | 4 | 34 |
| 5 | Whitehaven Whitehaven RLFC Whitehaven RLFC is a rugby league club playing in Whitehaven in West Cumbria. They play in Co-operative Championship. Their stadium is called the Recreation Ground... |
18 | 10 | 0 | 8 | 420 | 399 | 21 | 2 | 32 |
| 6 | Widnes Vikings Widnes Vikings Widnes Vikings RLFC are an English professional rugby league club based in Widnes, Cheshire. They currently play in the Engage Super League, the top tier of European rugby league, after being awarded a license to compete in the top-flight Super League from 2012 onward... |
18 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 453 | 410 | 43 | 5 | 30 |
| 7 | Sheffield Eagles Sheffield Eagles Sheffield Eagles RLFC are an English rugby league club based in the South Yorkshire city of Sheffield. They currently play in the Co-operative Championship. Their home games are played at Bramall Lane after leaving Don Valley Stadium in late 2009.... |
18 | 8 | 1 | 9 | 425 | 530 | -105 | 3 | 29 |
| 8 | Featherstone Rovers Featherstone Rovers Featherstone Rovers are a semi-professional rugby league club, based in Featherstone, West Yorkshire, England. They currently play in the Championship. The Rovers are one of the last vestiges of "small town teams" that were once common in rugby league during the early twentieth century... |
18 | 6 | 1 | 11 | 452 | 515 | -63 | 6 | 26 |
| 9 | Batley Bulldogs Batley Bulldogs Batley Bulldogs are an English professional rugby league club from Batley, West Yorkshire. They currently play in the Co-operative Championship. Batley is one of the original twenty-two rugby football clubs that formed the Northern Rugby Football Union in 1895... |
18 | 5 | 0 | 13 | 387 | 538 | -151 | 8 | 23 |
| 10 | Dewsbury Rams Dewsbury Rams Dewsbury Rams RLFC is a professional rugby league club based in the West Yorkshire town of Dewsbury. They are arguably most famous for becoming Champions in 1972-73 after finishing the regular season in 8th place. In the playoffs they beat Featherstone away, Warrington away, and then Leeds in the... |
18 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 315 | 612 | -297 | 7 | 13 |
Table
| Position | Club | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Pts For | Pts Agst | Pts Diff | Bonus Points | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gateshead Thunder Gateshead Thunder Gateshead Thunder is a professional rugby league club based in Gateshead, Tyne and Wear in England. They currently play in the Championship 1 competition, the third tier of rugby league in the United Kingdom... |
22 | 19 | 0 | 3 | 767 | 415 | 353 | 2 | 59 |
| 2 | Barrow Raiders Barrow Raiders Barrow Raiders are an English professional rugby league team from Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria, who are coached by Dave Clark. Formed in 1875 as Barrow Football Club, the club is the oldest of the current professional sports teams in Cumbria.... |
22 | 16 | 0 | 6 | 703 | 375 | 328 | 4 | 52 |
| 3 | Oldham Roughyeds Oldham Roughyeds Oldham Roughyeds is an English professional rugby league club based in Oldham, Greater Manchester. They currently play in the Championship One. Oldham is one of the original twenty-two rugby clubs that formed the Northern Rugby Football Union in 1895.... |
22 | 17 | 0 | 5 | 716 | 456 | 260 | 1 | 52 |
| 4 | Doncaster | 22 | 15 | 0 | 7 | 672 | 426 | 246 | 3 | 48 |
| 5 | Keighley Cougars Keighley Cougars Keighley Cougars are a professional rugby league club from Keighley in West Yorkshire, England. As of 2012 they will play in Co-operative Championship having won the Co-operative Championship 1 play off final 32-12 against Workington... |
22 | 15 | 0 | 7 | 611 | 519 | 92 | 3 | 48 |
| 6 | York City Knights York City Knights York City Knights Rugby League Club is a British professional rugby league club hailing from York. They play at the Huntington Stadium, situated to the north of York city centre... |
22 | 11 | 1 | 10 | 740 | 540 | 200 | 7 | 42 |
| 7 | Rochdale Hornets Rochdale Hornets Rochdale Hornets RLFC is an English professional rugby league club from Rochdale, Greater Manchester, England. They currently play in Championship One... |
22 | 10 | 1 | 11 | 715 | 610 | 105 | 4 | 36 |
| 8 | Workington Town Workington Town Workington Town is a professional rugby league club playing in Workington in West Cumbria. They play in the Championship 1. Their stadium is called Derwent Park, which they share with Workington Comets, a speedway team.... |
22 | 6 | 0 | 16 | 512 | 628 | -116 | 10 | 28 |
| 9 | Blackpool Panthers Blackpool Panthers Blackpool & The Fylde Panthers RLFC was an English professional rugby league club based in Lytham St Annes, Lancashire. They played at Woodlands Memorial Ground owned by Fylde rugby union club... |
22 | 7 | 1 | 14 | 472 | 828 | -356 | 2 | 25 |
| 10 | Swinton Lions Swinton Lions Swinton Lions is an English professional rugby league club from Swinton, Greater Manchester. The club has won the Championship six times and three Challenge Cups. They currently play in the Championship.-Early years:... |
22 | 6 | 0 | 16 | 482 | 777 | -295 | 4 | 22 |
| 11 | London Skolars London Skolars London Skolars are a rugby league club based at the New River Stadium, Wood Green, Haringey in North London. They were founded in 1995 and have been semi-professional since 2003, operating in Championship One... |
22 | 4 | 1 | 17 | 449 | 823 | -374 | 6 | 20 |
| 12 | Hunslet Hawks Hunslet Hawks Hunslet Hawks is a professional rugby league club based in Hunslet, West Yorkshire, England. The club, sometimes known as 'the Parksiders' after their former stadium, are currently champions of Championship One.-History:-Early years:... |
22 | 4 | 0 | 18 | 336 | 778 | -442 | 5 | 17 |