2007 Northern Rail Cup

2007 Season

The 2007 season of the National League Cup is sponsored by Northern Rail as was the previous years. Various teams from the National leagues of England compete. The winners are usually National league One teams. This was evident as Wines Vikings won the competition in 2007.

Results

Group Stages

*Northern Rail Cup : Group 1
**Team P W D L PF PA Diff Pts
**Castleford Tigers 6 6 0 0 246 58 188 18
**Featherstone Rovers 6 2 1 3 130 164 -34 9
**Sheffield Eagles 6 1 1 4 86 174 -88 7
**Doncaster Lakers 6 1 1 4 110 176 -66 7

*Northern Rail Cup : Group 2
**Team P W D L PF PA Diff Pts
**Halifax R.L.F.C. 6 6 0 0 242 70 172 18
**York City Knights 6 4 0 2 188 144 44 12
**Keighley Cougars 6 2 0 4 136 184 -48 7
**Gateshead Thunder 6 0 0 6 68 236 -168 1

*Northern Rail Cup : Group 3
**Team P W D L PF PA Diff Pts
**Dewsbury Rams 6 5 0 1 228 64 164 16
**Batley Bulldogs 6 2 0 4 100 137 -37 8
**Hunslet Hawks 6 2 1 3 74 187 -113 8

*Northern Rail Cup : Group 4
**Team P W D L PF PA Diff Pts
**Rochdale Hornets 6 5 0 1 164 78 86 16
**Swinton Lions 6 2 1 3 118 172 -54 8
**Oldham 6 1 0 5 104 150 -46 6

*Northern Rail Cup : Group 5
**Team P W D L PF PA Diff Pts
**Whitehaven 6 5 1 0 234 76 158 17
**Barrow Raiders 6 3 1 2 210 108 102 13
**Workington Town 6 3 0 3 136 210 -74 9
**Blackpool Panthers 6 0 0 6 92 278 -186 2

*Northern Rail Cup : Group 6
**Team P W D L PF PA Diff Pts
**Widnes Vikings 6 5 0 1 256 70 186 15
**Celtic Crusaders 6 4 0 2 136 156 -20 12
**Leigh Centurions 6 3 0 3 192 120 72 11
**London Skolars 6 0 0 6 72 310 -238 0

*Northern Rail Cup : Group 7
**Team P W D L PF PA Diff Pts
**Bramley Buffaloes 6 6 0 0 204 94 110 18
**Warrington Wizards 6 2 0 4 170 158 12 8
**Dewsbury Celtic 6 2 0 4 142 180 -38 7
**Hemel Hempstead Stags 6 2 0 4 106 190 -84 6

Finals

Grand Final

Whitehaven 6 v Widnes Vikings 54

Northern Rail Cup - Semi Final Results

Whitehaven 34 - Halifax 19Widnes 18 - Castleford 12

Whitehaven (6) 34T: D Eilbeck 1, L Joe 1, J Duffy 1, A Smith 1, C Rudd 1,C Sice 1,G: R Fletcher 1, C Rudd 4,

Halifax (19) 19T: R Varkulis 1, L Greenwood 1, P Smith 1,G: G Holroyd 3,DG: I Watson 1,

Widnes (14) 18T: M Nanyn 1, O Wilkes 1,G: M Nanyn 5,:

Castleford (12) 12T: R Boyle 2,G: D Brough 2,

Northern Rail Cup - Quarter Final Results

Rochdale Hornets 0 - Widnes Vikings 24Halifax 30 - Celtic Crusaders 14Castleford Tigers 42 - Leigh Centurions 6Rochdale Hornets 0 - Widnes Vikings 24Whitehaven 34 - Barrow Raiders 14Northern Rail Cup Group Tables

Links (References)

* [http://www.therfl.co.uk Rugby Football league]
* [http://www.northernrail.org Northern Rail]
* [http://rlsim.proboards76.com International Rugby League Forums]