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National Conference League
The National Conference League (NCL) is part of the third tier of the British rugby league system at the top end of the amateur pyramid below the professional Championship. It comes under the jurisdiction of the Rugby Football League (RFL). The NCL consists of four divisions within which there is promotion and relegation; there is no promotion or relegation between the regional leagues (tier 4) or promotion to Championship (tier 2) without an application to the RFL.
The NCL consists of four divisions, Premier, One, Two and Three, between which teams can be promoted and relegated. There is no promotion and relegation between Division Three and the regional leagues. Clubs outside the NCL can apply to join Division Three.
In each division clubs play each other twice, once at their home stadium and once at their opponents. Teams receive two points for a win, one for a draw and none for a loss. Teams are ranked by competition points, points difference (points scored less points conceded), and points scored.
At the end of the season in the Premier Division, the top six teams enter the play-offs with the winner being crowned NCL champions. The bottom three clubs are relegated to Division One.
For Divisions One, Two and Three, the top two clubs are promoted from their respective divisions while teams finishing between 3rd and 6th play-off for the final promotion place. With the exception of Division Three, the bottom three clubs are relegated. In Division Three, the bottom two clubs must seek re-election for the following season.
In the early days, rugby league had an established structure outside of the professional leagues with county-wide competitions. This decayed into local district leagues usually only featuring teams from one or two towns with no input from the professional game. This eventually saw the number of amateur rugby league clubs reduce to 150 in the early 1970s.
Against this background, the British Amateur Rugby League Association was formed in 1973. One of its first acts was to merge most of the district leagues into three regional leagues: the Yorkshire League, the Pennine League and the North Western Counties League. For geographical reasons, the Hull League, the Cumberland League, the Barrow League and the London League were left as they were.
This allowed clubs to play at more appropriate standards as there were more divisions, and this factor - along with the improved governance of BARLA - saw the standard and numbers of clubs rise quickly. However, while there was a National Cup, the best amateur clubs were still divided between six leagues and thus the desire for an amateur National League arose.
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National Conference League
The National Conference League (NCL) is part of the third tier of the British rugby league system at the top end of the amateur pyramid below the professional Championship. It comes under the jurisdiction of the Rugby Football League (RFL). The NCL consists of four divisions within which there is promotion and relegation; there is no promotion or relegation between the regional leagues (tier 4) or promotion to Championship (tier 2) without an application to the RFL.
The NCL consists of four divisions, Premier, One, Two and Three, between which teams can be promoted and relegated. There is no promotion and relegation between Division Three and the regional leagues. Clubs outside the NCL can apply to join Division Three.
In each division clubs play each other twice, once at their home stadium and once at their opponents. Teams receive two points for a win, one for a draw and none for a loss. Teams are ranked by competition points, points difference (points scored less points conceded), and points scored.
At the end of the season in the Premier Division, the top six teams enter the play-offs with the winner being crowned NCL champions. The bottom three clubs are relegated to Division One.
For Divisions One, Two and Three, the top two clubs are promoted from their respective divisions while teams finishing between 3rd and 6th play-off for the final promotion place. With the exception of Division Three, the bottom three clubs are relegated. In Division Three, the bottom two clubs must seek re-election for the following season.
In the early days, rugby league had an established structure outside of the professional leagues with county-wide competitions. This decayed into local district leagues usually only featuring teams from one or two towns with no input from the professional game. This eventually saw the number of amateur rugby league clubs reduce to 150 in the early 1970s.
Against this background, the British Amateur Rugby League Association was formed in 1973. One of its first acts was to merge most of the district leagues into three regional leagues: the Yorkshire League, the Pennine League and the North Western Counties League. For geographical reasons, the Hull League, the Cumberland League, the Barrow League and the London League were left as they were.
This allowed clubs to play at more appropriate standards as there were more divisions, and this factor - along with the improved governance of BARLA - saw the standard and numbers of clubs rise quickly. However, while there was a National Cup, the best amateur clubs were still divided between six leagues and thus the desire for an amateur National League arose.