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Sport | Rugby league |
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Instituted | 1998 |
Ceased | 2001 |
Replaced by | Championship Cup |
Number of teams | 2 |
Country | England (RFL) |
Holders | Leigh Centurions (1st title) |
The Trans-Pennine Cup was a short-lived competition for professional British rugby league clubs in the RFL Second Division.
The competition had no qualification rounds; only a final was played. The finalists were the highest placed team in the Northern Ford Premiership from either side of the Pennines (Yorkshire versus Lancashire/Cumbria), at an early stage of the season.
In 2001 the competition was replaced by the Championship Cup, a longer and more structured competition.
Season | Winners | Score | Runners-up |
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1998 [1] | Batley Bulldogs | 28–12 | Oldham |
2000 [2] | Dewsbury Rams | 10–8 | Leigh Centurions |
2001 [3] | Leigh Centurions | 36–0 | Keighley Cougars |
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