Yorkshire Men's League

The Yorkshire Men's League is an amateur rugby league competition for clubs in Yorkshire.

It is a successor league for the Rugby League Conference also comprising clubs from the CMS Yorkshire league, Pennine League and Hull & District League.

History

Following the formation of the British Amateur Rugby League Association in 1973 clubs from local leagues in both Yorkshire and Lancashire formed the Pennine League. A solely based Yorkshire competition was not formed until 1978 when the CMS Yorkshire League was established.

Following the formation of the National Leagues in 2003, the Conference League South was expanded to include Northern clubs and renamed National League Three, becoming the highest level of amateur rugby league played in the summer. In 2008 National League Three was rebranded to the Rugby League Conference and expanded to include several regional competitions including the RLC Yorkshire Premier, which grew to three divisions.

Many clubs playing in the traditional winter leagues began to switch to the summer RLC, which contributed to its rapid growth. As a result of this, in 2011 the National Conference League, the largest winter league in the country, voted to switch to summer. Subsequently the RLC National Division became NCL Division Three in 2012.

Following the switch to summer the CMS Yorkshire League folded with clubs wanting to continue playing in winter joining the Pennine League. Yorkshire based clubs who wished to play summer rugby were entered into the newly formed Yorkshire Mens League.

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The Yorkshire Men's League currently runs seven divisions with promotion and relegation between them.

• Premier Division
• Division 1
• Division 2
• Division 3
• Division 4
• Division 5
• Division 6

The YML also runs two separate leagues separate from the main competition:

• NCL Alliance
• Hull Division

Clubs

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• Almondbury Spartans
• Batley Boys
• Beverley
• Bradford Dudley Hill
• Bentley
• Beverley
• Birkenshaw Blue Dogs
• Brighouse Rangers
• Brighouse Rangers A
• Birstall Victoria
• Castleford Panthers
• Cottingham Tigers
• Criggleston
• Cutsyke Raiders
• Dewsbury Moor
• Derby Elks
• Dearne Valley Bulldogs
• Dodworth Miners
• Doncaster Toll Bar
• East Hull
• East Leeds
• Elland
• Farnley Falcons
• Featherstone Lions
• Fryston Warriors
• Garforth Tigers
• Goole
• Greetland All Rounders
• Harrogate Hawks
• Hemsworth Dragons
• Heworth
• Hull Dockers
• Hull Wyke
• Hunslet ARLFC
• Illingworth
• Keighley Albion
• Keighley Albion Academy
• King Cross Park
• King Cross Park Academy
• Kirkburton
• Moldgreen A
• Myton Warriors
• Newsome Panthers
• Newsome Panthers A
• Nottingham Outlaws
• Normanton Knights
• Odsal and Sedberg
• Ossett Trinity Tigers
• Oulton Raiders
• Rycroft Hammers

Premier Division

Division 1

Division 2

Division 3

Division 4

Results

Champions

See also

• British rugby league system

External links

• Official website