Trans-Pennine Cup

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Trans-Pennine Cup
Sport Rugby league
Instituted1998
Ceased2001
Replaced by Championship Cup
Number of teams2
CountryFlag of England.svg  England (RFL)

The Trans-Pennine Cup was a short-lived competition for professional British rugby league clubs in the RFL Second Division.

Contents

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.

Winners

SeasonWinnersScoreRunners-up
1998 [1] Batley Bulldogs 28–12 Oldham
2000 [2] Dewsbury Rams 10–8 Leigh Centurions
2001 [3] Leigh Centurions 36–0 Keighley Cougars

See also

References

  1. ↑ Fletcher, Raymond, ed. (1999). Rothmans Rugby League Yearbook 1999. London: Headline Publishing Group. pp. 211–213. ISBN   978-0-7472-7572-5.
  2. ↑ "Dewsbury game plan rewarded in the rain". The Independent. 13 April 2000. Retrieved 25 May 2024.
  3. ↑ "Cougars: Pride shines in cup defeat". Bradford Telegraph & Argus. 1 June 2001. Retrieved 6 May 2017.


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