Northern 2A
2019-20 Season
| Position | Team | Played | Won | Lost | Drawn | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Liverpool John Moores | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 15 |
| 2 | UCLAN | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 15 |
| 3 | Manchester | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 |
| 4 | Salford | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 9 |
| 5 | Bangor | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 7 |
| 6 | Lancaster | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 3 |
| 7 | Chester | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | -3 |
2021-22 Season
| Position | Team | Played | Won | Lost | Drawn | GF | GA | GD | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | UCLAN | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 222 | 30 | 192 | 18 |
| 2 | Manchester | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 270 | 58 | 212 | 15 |
| 3 | Manchester Met | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 138 | 60 | 78 | 12 |
| 4 | Salford | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 82 | 128 | -46 | 6 |
| 5 | Bangor | 6 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 426 | -426 | 3 |
| 6 | Lancaster | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 158 | 78 | 80 | 3 |
| 7 | Chester | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 10 | 100 | -90 | -12 |
2022-23 Season
| Position | Team | Played | Won | Lost | Drawn | GF | GA | GD | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Manchester | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 340 | 36 | 304 | 24 |
| 2 | Manchester Met | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 312 | 84 | 228 | 18 |
| 3 | Salford | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 194 | 172 | 22 | 4 |
| 4 | Bangor | 7 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 42 | 424 | -382 | 1 |
| 5 | Lancaster | 7 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 96 | 268 | -172 | 0 |
2023-24 Season*
| Position | Team | Played | Won | Lost | Drawn | GF | GA | GD | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lancaster | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 176 | 50 | 126 | 9 |
| 2 | Salford | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 94 | 81 | 13 | 6 |
| 3 | Manchester Met | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 119 | 36 | 83 | 6 |
| 4 | Chester | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 46 | -40 | 0 |
| 5 | Bangor | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 188 | -182 | 0 |
| 6 | Leeds 2s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 |
Tries: Charlie Rudman (Lancaster University) / Nathan Bannerman (Lancaster University) 7
Conversions: Gabriel Black (Lancaster University) 26
Northern Conference Cup
| Year | Winners | Runners Up | Tries | Conversions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-22 | Manchester | |||
| 2022-23 | Manchester | |||
| 2023-24* | Nathan Bannerman 4 | Gabriel Black 13 |
Representative teams
In England, a series of regional games take place which lead to a North and South team being selected to play the University Rugby League Origin Game, from which the England team is selected.
Wales, Scotland and Ireland run national teams.
All four teams take part in the 4 Nations Championships that take place annually and the Tertiary Student Rugby League World Cup every four years. England also take part in the RFL President's Cup.
Previoualy a Great Britain and Ireland Academic Lions squad has been selected but this has been mothballed since 2014.
The 'GB Pioneers' are a representative team that undertake rugby league development tours to emerging nations.
See also
External links
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