2021 National Conference League

The 2021 National Conference League was the 36th season of the National Conference League, the top league for British amateur rugby league clubs.

2021 National Conference League
LeagueNational Conference League
2021 Season
ChampionsThatto Heath Crusaders
League LeadersN/A

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic the tournament had a temporary restructure from its traditional four tiers involving small local round robins across seven areas with the winners and runners-up of each group, as well as a further two teams, entering a playoff system cumulating in one grand final for all four divisions.[1]

Group A edit

Askam withdrew from the league during the middle of the season.[2]

POS CLUB P W L D PF PA DIFF PTS DIF% WP%
1 Wath Brow Hornets 6 6 0 0 247 50 494.00 12 494.00 100.00
2 Kells 8 6 2 0 309 156 198.08 12 198.08 75.00
3 Egremont Rangers 8 5 3 0 201 134 150.00 10 150.00 62.50
4 Barrow Island 10 5 5 0 186 234 79.49 10 79.49 50.00
5 Millom 9 2 7 0 134 331 40.48 4 40.48 22.22
6 Hensingham 7 1 6 0 106 226 46.90 2 46.90 14.29
7 Askam 2 0 2 0 16 68 23.53 0 23.53 0.00

Group B edit

POS CLUB P W L D PF PA DIFF PTS DIF% WP%
1 Thatto Heath Crusaders 12 10 1 1 394 119 331.09 21 331.09 87.50
2 Pilkington Recs 12 8 4 0 332 174 190.0 16 190.80 66.67
3 Leigh Miners Rangers 13 8 5 0 356 264 134.85 16 134.85 61.54
4 Wigan St Patricks 14 8 5 1 315 233 135.19 17 135.19 60.71
5 Ince Rose Bridge 12 4 8 0 243 381 63.78 8 63.78 33.33
6 Leigh East 10 2 8 0 138 274 50.36 4 50.36 20.00
7 Wigan St Judes 12 1 11 0 174 432 40.28 2 40.28 8.33

Group C edit

POS CLUB P W L D PF PA DIFF PTS DIF% WP%
1 Crosfields 14 10 4 0 398 343 116.03 20 116.03 71.43
2 Rochdale Mayfield 13 9 4 0 395 310 127.42 18 127.42 69.23
3 Clock Face Miners 12 8 4 0 312 227 137.44 16 137.44 66.67
4 Woolston Rovers 13 8 5 0 291 256 113.67 16 113.67 61.54
5 Oldham St Annes 11 4 7 0 223 291 76.63 8 76.63 36.36
6 Waterhead Warriors 13 3 10 0 209 313 66.77 6 66.77 23.08
7 Saddleworth Rangers 14 3 11 0 228 434 52.53 6 52.53 21.43

Group D edit

POS CLUB P W L D PF PA DIFF PTS DIF% WP%
1 Siddal 14 13 1 0 476 118 403.39 26 403.39 92.86
2 Hunslet Club Parkside 12 11 1 0 466 120 388.33 22 388.33 91.67
3 Stanningley 12 8 4 0 309 266 116.17 16 116.17 66.67
4 East Leeds 11 6 5 0 239 176 135.80 12 135.80 54.55
5 Hunslet Warriors 11 3 8 0 143 376 38.03 6 38.03 27.27
6 Oulton Raiders 13 3 10 0 176 283 62.19 6 62.19 23.08
7 Milford 12 1 11 0 130 394 32.99 2 32.99 8.33

Group E edit

Gateshead Storm withdrew from the league during the middle of the season.[3]

POS CLUB P W L D PF PA DIFF PTS DIF% WP%
1 Normanton Knights 13 10 3 0 379 208 182.21 20 182.21 76.92
2 Dewsbury Moor Maroons 13 7 5 1 256 216 118.52 15 118.52 57.69
3 Eastmoor Dragons 10 5 4 1 208 227 91.63 11 91.63 55.00
4 Dewsbury Celtic 12 5 7 0 300 337 89.02 10 89.02 41.67
5 Batley Boys 10 3 7 0 183 340 53.82 6 53.82 30.00
6 Gateshead Storm 4 1 3 0 66 176 37.50 2 37.50 25.00
7 Shaw Cross Sharks 11 2 9 0 194 288 67.36 4 67.36 18.18

Group F edit

POS CLUB P W L D PF PA DIFF PTS DIF% WP%
1 West Bowling 11 11 0 0 508 94 540.43 22 540.43 100.00
2 Lock Lane 13 9 4 0 411 191 215.18 18 215.18 69.23
3 Bradford Dudley Hill 12 6 6 0 255 250 102.00 12 102.00 50.00
4 Underbank Rangers 12 6 6 0 249 276 90.22 12 90.22 50.00
5 Thornhill Trojans 12 6 6 0 272 312 87.18 12 87.18 50.00
6 Featherstone Lions 13 4 9 0 248 356 69.66 8 69.66 30.77
7 Drighlington 13 0 13 0 142 474 29.96 0 29.96 0.00

Group G edit

POS CLUB P W L D PF PA DIFF PTS DIF% WP%
1 Heworth 11 9 2 0 276 167 165.27 18 165.27 81.82
2 West Hull 13 10 3 0 406 127 319.69 20 319.69 76.92
3 York Acorn 13 9 4 0 305 185 164.86 18 164.86 69.23
4 Skirlaugh 11 6 5 0 212 211 100.47 12 100.47 54.55
5 Hull Dockers 14 6 8 0 246 373 65.95 12 65.95 42.86
6 Beverley 12 3 9 0 146 310 47.10 6 47.10 25.00
7 Myton Warriors 14 2 12 0 188 548 34.31 4 34.31 14.29

Playoffs edit

Round of 16 edit

  • Thatto Heath Crusaders 74-6 Kells
  • West Brow Hornets 60-12 Leigh Miners Rangers
  • Siddal 20-8 West Hull
  • Hunslet Club Parkside 32-12 Rochdale Mayfield
  • Normanton Knights 22-32 Underbank Rangers
  • Crossfield 20-42 Pilkington Recs
  • West Bowling 28-8 Dewsbury Moor Maroons
  • Heworth 34-38 Lock Lane

Quarter Finals edit

  • Thatto Heath Crusaders 14-12 Siddal
  • Pilkington Recs 11-0 Lock Lane
  • Underbank Rangers 0-42 Hunslet Club Parkside
  • Wath Brow Hornets 18-8 West Bowling

Semi Finals edit

  • Thatto Heath Crusaders 18-16 Hunslet Club Parkside
  • Wath Brow Hornets 44-8 Pilkington Recs

Grand Final edit

  • Thatto Heath Crusaders 18-10 Wath Brow Hornets

References edit

  1. ^ "Rugby League". www.rugby-league.com. Retrieved 5 March 2023.
  2. ^ "Grassroots news round up: Askam pull out of National Conference League". Total Rugby League. 11 July 2021. Retrieved 9 April 2023.
  3. ^ "Gateshead Storm withdraw from NCL". Total Rugby League. 4 July 2021. Retrieved 9 April 2023.