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2007 National League Cup

The 2007 National League Cup (known for commercial reasons as the Northern Rail Cup) was a British rugby league competition. The group stage of the competition began on 11 February[1] and the final, in which Widnes Vikings won 54−6 against Whitehaven, was played on 15 July. In January 2007, the Rugby Football League announced a change to the points system meaning that teams earned three points for a win, two for a draw, and one bonus point for a loss by 12 points or less.[1] However, in the final tables only one point was given for a draw.[2]

Results edit

Group stage edit

Group 1 edit

Pos Team Pld W D L BP PF PA PD Pts
1   Whitehaven 6 5 1 0 0 234 76 158 16
2   Barrow Raiders 6 3 1 2 2 210 108 102 12
3   Workington Town 6 3 0 3 0 136 210 −74 9
4   Blackpool Panthers 6 0 0 6 2 92 278 −186 2
Source: [2]

Group 2 edit

Pos Team Pld W D L BP PF PA PD Pts
1   Castleford Tigers 6 6 0 0 0 246 58 188 18
2   Featherstone Rovers 6 2 1 3 1 130 164 −34 8
3   Sheffield Eagles 6 2 0 4 1 110 176 −66 7
4   Doncaster Lakers 6 1 1 4 2 86 174 −88 6
Source: [2]

Group 3 edit

Pos Team Pld W D L BP PF PA PD Pts
1   Dewsbury Rams 6 5 0 1 1 228 64 164 16
2   Batley Bulldogs 6 2 0 4 2 100 137 −37 8
3   Hunslet Hawks 6 2 1 3 0 74 187 −113 7
Source: [2]

Group 4 edit

Pos Team Pld W D L BP PF PA PD Pts
1   Widnes Vikings 6 5 0 1 0 256 70 186 15
2   Celtic Crusaders 6 4 0 2 0 136 156 −20 12
3   Leigh Centurions 6 3 0 3 2 192 120 72 11
4   London Skolars 6 0 0 6 0 72 310 −238 0
Source: [2]

Group 5 edit

Pos Team Pld W D L BP PF PA PD Pts
1   Halifax 6 6 0 0 0 242 70 172 18
2   York City Knights 6 4 0 2 0 188 144 44 12
3   Keighley Cougars 6 2 0 4 1 136 184 −48 7
4   Gateshead Thunder 6 0 0 6 1 68 236 −168 1
Source: [2]

Group 6 edit

Pos Team Pld W D L BP PF PA PD Pts
1   Rochdale Hornets 6 5 0 1 1 164 78 86 16
2   Swinton Lions 6 2 1 3 0 118 172 −54 7
3   Oldham 6 1 0 5 3 104 150 −46 6
Source: [2]

Group 7 edit

Pos Team Pld W D L BP PF PA PD Pts
1 Bramley Buffaloes 6 6 0 0 0 204 94 110 18
2 Warington Wizards 6 2 0 4 2 170 158 12 8
3 Dewsbury Celtic 6 2 0 4 1 142 180 −38 7
4   Hemel Stags 6 2 0 4 0 106 190 −84 6
Source: [2]

Knockout stage edit

 
Round of 16Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
              
 
 
 
 
Widnes Vikings62
 
 
 
Batley Bulldogs6
 
Widnes Vikings24
 
 
 
Rochdale Hornets0
 
Rochdale Hornets30
 
 
 
Swinton Lions16
 
Widnes Vikings18
 
 
 
Castleford Tigers12
 
Castleford Tigers50
 
 
 
Workington Town24
 
Castleford Tigers42
 
 
 
Leigh Centurions6
 
Leigh Centurions46
 
 
 
Dewsbury Rams30
 
Widnes54
 
 
 
Whitehaven6
 
Whitehaven52
 
 
 
Bramley4
 
Whitehaven34
 
 
 
Barrow Raiders14
 
Barrow Raiders18
 
 
 
York City Knights16
 
Whitehaven34
 
 
 
Halifax19
 
Halifax76
 
 
 
Featherstone Rovers16
 
Halifax30
 
 
 
Celtic Crusaders18
 
Celtic Crusaders28
 
 
Hunslet Hawks14
 

Source:[3]

Final edit

The final was played at Bloomfield Road on 15 July 2007. The attendance was 8,326.[3]

15 July 2007
2:15 pm BST
Widnes Vikings   54 – 6   Whitehaven
Tries: Grix, Blanch (2), Kohe-Love, Nanyn, Gaskell, Moran, Smith, Doran
Goals: Nanyn (9)
 report
scorers
 Tries: Rudd
Goals: Rudd
Bloomfield Road
Attendance: 8,326
Player of the Match: Dennis Moran

References edit

  1. ^ a b "RFL introduces new points system". BBC Sport. 10 January 2007. Retrieved 10 May 2024.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h "League tables: Northern Rail Cup". RFL. Archived from the original on 12 October 2007.
  3. ^ a b "Co-operative National League Results 2007: Northern Rail Cup". RFL. Archived from the original on 12 October 2007.

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