1997 Rugby League Divisional Premiership

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1997 Divisional Premiership Trophy
StructureNational knockout championship
Teams20
Winners Huddersfield Giants
Runners-up Hull Sharks
 

The 1997 Rugby League Divisional Premiership was the 11th and final end of season Rugby League Divisional Premiership competition and the second in the Super League era. Following this season, the competition was replaced by a play-off system which would be used to decide the second Division championship and promotion to the Super League.

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The competition was completely restructured for the 1997 season. With the exception of the bottom two Division Two clubs, Doncaster Dragons and Prescot Panthers, it was expanded to include all Division One and Division Two clubs. A group stage was added, which consisted of four pools of five teams based on region, although some team were assigned to another pool to keep the group sizes even (Yorkshire-based Keighley Cougars were placed in the Lancashire pool, and Lancashire Lynx competed in the Cumbrian group). The top two teams in each group then progressed to the knockout stage of the competition.

The winners were Huddersfield Giants.

Regional pools

Cumbria

PosTeamPldWDLPFPAPDPtsQualification
1 Whitehaven Warriors 880030196+20516Qualification for knockout phase
2 Workington Town 8503162187−2510
3 Carlisle Border Raiders 8305167248−816
4 Barrow Braves 8206219228−94
5 Lancashire Lynx 8206157247−904
Source: [1]
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Points difference; 3) Number of points scored;

Lancashire

PosTeamPldWDLPFPAPDPtsQualification
1 Keighley Cougars 8602214141+7312Qualification for knockout phase
2 Leigh Centurions 8602198179+1912
3 Swinton Lions 8503218156+6210
4 Widnes Vikings 8215178175+35
5 Rochdale Hornets 8017140297−1571
Source: [1]
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Points difference; 3) Number of points scored;

East Yorkshire

PosTeamPldWDLPFPAPDPtsQualification
1 Hull 8602288104+18412Qualification for knockout phase
2 Featherstone Rovers 8503228153+7510
3 Hull Kingston Rovers 8503188130+5810
4 Wakefield Trinity 8305134198−646
5 York 810792345−2532
Source: [1]
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Points difference; 3) Number of points scored;

West Yorkshire

PosTeamPldWDLPFPAPDPtsQualification
1 Huddersfield Giants 880030892+21616Qualification for knockout phase
2 Hunslet Hawks 8503174173+110
3 Dewsbury Rams 8404179131+488
4 Batley Bulldogs 8206150196−464
5 Bramley 8107114333−2192
Source: [1]
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Points difference; 3) Number of points scored;

Quarter-finals

DateTeam oneScoreTeam two
14 September 1997 Huddersfield Giants 37–12 Featherstone Rovers
14 September 1997 Hull Sharks 52–10 Hunslet Hawks
14 September 1997 Leigh Centurions 25–48 Whitehaven Warriors
14 September 1997 Workington Town 10–36 Keighley Cougars

Semi-finals

DateTeam oneScoreTeam two
21 September 1997 Hull Sharks 45–18 Whitehaven
21 September 1997 Keighley Cougars 8–18 Huddersfield Giants

Final

28 September 1997
Huddersfield Giants 18 – 0 Hull Sharks
Tries: Davys, Bunyan, Cheetham
Goals: Cook (3)
 Report
Old Trafford, Manchester
Referee: John Connolly (Wigan)
Player of the Match: Craig Weston
1 Phil Veivers (c)
2 Paul Cook
3 James Bunyan
4 Dean Hanger
5 Andy Cheetham
6 Craig Weston
7 Ali Davys
8 Neil Harmon
9 Danny Russell
10 Nick Fozzard
11 Tony Bowes
12 Dave King
13 Matt Sturm
Substitutions:
14 Steve Booth
15 Joe Berry
16 Paul Dixon
17 Basil Richards
Coach:
Steve Ferres
1 Steve Holmes
2 Graeme Hallas
3 Kevin Gray
4 Tevita Vaikona
5 Mark Johnson
6 Rob Nolan
7 Mark Hewitt
8 Richard Wilson
9 Mike Dixon
10 Andy Ireland
11 David Boyd (c)
12 Matt Schultz
13 Brad Hepi
Substitutions:
14 Rob Danby
15 Logan Campbell
16 Chico Jackson
17 Maea David
Coach:
Peter Walsh

See also

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