1998 RFL Division One

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RFL Division One
LeagueRugby Football League Division One
Duration30 Rounds
Teams11
1998 Season
Grand Final winners Wakefield Trinity
League leaders Wakefield Trinity
Tom Bergin Trophy Richard Chapman

The 1998 Division One Championship season was the second tier of British rugby league during the 1998 season. The competition featured eleven teams, with Wakefield Trinity winning the league and the inaugural Grand Final.

Championship

The league was won by Wakefield Trinity. Wakefield also won the inaugural First Division Grand Final against Featherstone Rovers, and were awarded a place in the Super League. Despite being on the losing side, Richard Chapman won the Tom Bergin Trophy.

No teams were relegated, as the First and Second Divisions were merged to form a single division which would later become known as the Northern Ford Premiership.[1]

League table

Team Pld W D L PF PA Pts
1 Wakefield Trinity 30 22 1 7 790 506 45
2 Hull Kingston Rovers 30 20 1 9 748 480 41
3 Dewsbury Rams 30 19 2 9 723 481 40
4 Featherstone Rovers 30 17 1 12 779 613 35
5 Swinton Lions 30 17 1 12 702 544 35
6 Hunslet Hawks 30 17 1 12 719 575 35
7 Keighley Cougars 30 14 1 15 587 675 29
8 Whitehaven Warriors 30 13 0 17 636 657 26
9 Widnes Vikings 30 9 1 20 601 862 19
10 Rochdale Hornets 30 6 1 23 571 912 13
11
Leigh Centurions
30 6 0 24 505 1056 12
Champions Play-offs

Play-offs

Week 1

Featherstone Rovers 22–12 Swinton Lions

Hull Kingston Rovers 18–2 Dewsbury Rams

Week 2

Wakefield Trinity 19–16 Hull Kingston Rovers

Dewsbury Rams 10–20 Featherstone Rovers

Week 3

Hull Kingston Rovers 6–54 Featherstone Rovers

Grand Final

26 September 1998
Wakefield Trinity 24 – 22 Featherstone Rovers
Try: Southernwood, Bostock (2), Casey, Stephenson
Goal: Casey (2)
[2]
Try: Baker,
Hall
Goal: Chapman
(3)
Alfred McAlpine Stadium, Huddersfield
Attendance: 8,224
Referee: Nick Oddy (Halifax)
Player of the Match: Richard Chapman

See also

References

  1. ^ Hadfield, Dave. "Rugby League: Clubs opt for one division structure". The Independent. Archived from the original on 2022-05-01. Retrieved 20 December 2014.
  2. ^ "Rugby League: Rovers broken by power play". The Independent. 26 September 1998. Retrieved 19 February 2024.

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