Rugby League National Leagues in 2006

This article contains information on rugby league played in the UK at semi-professional level in 2006. For general information on the National Leagues, see Rugby League National Leagues. For other leagues in 2006, see Rugby league in 2006.

In 2006, the National Leagues were sponsored by LHF Healthplan.

National League One was won by Hull KR, who as a result entered Super League for the first time. They had led the league for the majority of the season and defeated Widnes Vikings in the final. York City Knights and Oldham Roughyeds were relegated to National Two.

National League Two was won by Dewsbury Rams, who only sealed the title on the last day of the season. Runners-up Sheffield Eagles won the play-off final against Swinton, who won through the play-offs by beating Barrow Raiders, Featherstone Rovers and Celtic Crusaders, who they beat in rugby league's first ever golden point extra time.

National League Three was won by Bramley Buffaloes, last year's losing finalists.

The League One and League Three Grand Finals, and the League Two Play-off final were played at Warrington's Halliwell Jones Stadium on October 8 2006.

=National League One=

Table

Final positions (September 10 2006)

Results

Round 1

Underbank Rangers 10 Warrington Wizards 60

Dewsbury Celtic 13 Hemel Stags 36

Featherstone Lions 20 Bradford Dudley Hill 30

St Albans Centurions 28 Gateshead Storm 14

Round 2

St Albans Centurions 6 Bramley Buffaloes 10

Featherstone Lions 10 Warrington Wizards 82

Bradford Dudley Hill 34 Dewsbury Celtic 18

Gateshead Storm 16 Underbank Rangers 32

Round 3

Hemel Stags 34 Bradford Dudley Hill 20

Bramley Buffaloes 34 Underbank Rangers 14

Featherstone Lions 14 Gateshead Storm 44

Dewsbury Celtic 42 Warrington Wizards 35

Round 4

St Albans Centurions 48 Underbank Rangers 8

Bramley Buffaloes 76 Featherstone Lions 0

Gateshead Storm 36 Dewsbury Celtic 44

Warrington Wizards 24 Hemel Stags 34

Round 5

Bradford Dudley Hill 18 Warrington Wizards 6

Featherstone Lions 10 St Albans Centurions 44

Dewsbury Celtic 18 Bramley Buffaloes 26

Hemel Stags 40 Gateshead Storm 30

Round 6

Bramley Buffaloes 20 Hemel Stags 24

Dewsbury Celtic 34 St Albans Centurions 24

Gateshead Storm 16 Bradford Dudley Hill 22

Underbank Rangers 22 Featherstone Lions 16

Round 7

Hemel Stags 20 St Albans Centurions 12

Dewsbury Celtic 52 Underbank Rangers 0

Gateshead Storm 10 Warrington Wizards 54

Bradford Dudley Hill 20 Bramley Buffaloes 22

Round 8

St Albans Centurions 42 Bradford Dudley Hill 10

Featherstone Lions 14 Dewsbury Celtic 14

Underbank Rangers 24 Hemel Stags 36
Bramley Buffaloes 48 Warrington Wizards 24

Round 9

Bradford Dudley Hill 34 Underbank Rangers 0

Bramley Buffaloes 70 Gateshead Storm 8

Warrington Wizards 36 St Albans Centurions 26

Hemel Stags 90 Featherstone Lions 14

Round 10

Hemel Stags 56 Dewsbury Celtic 0

Bradford Dudley Hill 56 Featherstone Lions 10

Gateshead Storm 4 St Albans Centurions 44

Warrington Wizards 50 Underbank Rangers 16

Round 11

Dewsbury Celtic 42 Bradford Dudley Hill 30

Warrington Wizards 48 Featherstone Lions 20

Bramley Buffaloes 16 St Albans Centurions 14

Underbank Rangers v Gateshead Storm - Postponed

Round 12

Bradford Dudley Hill 34 Hemel Stags 12

Warrington Wizards 36 Dewsbury Celtic 18

Underbank Rangers 12 Bramley Buffaloes 32

Gateshead Storm 26 Featherstone Lions 18

Round 13

Hemel Stags 24 Warrington Wizards 45

Dewsbury Celtic 50 Gateshead Storm 20

Underbank Rangers 10 St Albans Centurions 38

Featherstone Lions 8 Bramley Buffaloes 44

Round 14

Warrington Wizards 56 Bradford Dudley Hill 16

Gateshead Storm 6 Hemel Stags 48

St Albans Centurions 56 Featherstone Lions 28

Bramley Buffaloes 88 Dewsbury Celtic 16

Round 15

Bradford Dudley Hill 34 Gateshead Storm 36

Hemel Stags 12 Bramley Buffaloes 38

St Albans Centurions 26 Dewsbury Celtic 26

Featherstone Lions 10 Underbank Rangers 8

Round 16

Bramley Buffaloes 40 Bradford Dudley Hill 14

Warrington Wizards 24 Gateshead Storm 0

St Albans Centurions 22 Hemel Stags 6

Underbank Rangers 6 Dewsbury Celtic 32

Round 17

Bradford Dudley Hill 24 St Albans Centurions 0

Warrington Wizards 22 Bramley Buffaloes 14

Hemel Stags 58 Underbank Rangers 16

Dewsbury Celtic 66 Featherstone Lions 12

Round 18

Featherstone Lions 10 Hemel Stags 52

Gateshead Storm 24 Bramley Buffaloes 28

Underbank Rangers 44 Bradford Dudley Hill 14

St Albans Centurions 32 Warrington Wizards 18

Play-offs

Elimination match, 17 September. Bradford Dudley Hill withdrew from the play-offs.

St Albans Centurions 36-16 Dewsbury Celtic

Elimination match, 24 September

Warrington Wizards 30-12 St Albans Centurions

Semi-final, 24 September

Bramley Buffaloes 30-10 Hemel Stags

Semi-final, 1 October

Hemel Stags 27-16 Warrington Wizards

Grand Final

National League Three Grand Final, Sunday October 8

Hemel Stags 8-30 Bramley Buffaloes

=External links=
* [http://therfl.co.uk Rugby Football League]

ee also

*Rugby League National Leagues