1995-96 Rugby Football League season

The 1995-96 Rugby Football League season was the 101st ever season of rugby league football. Eleven English teams competed from August, 1995 until January, 1996 for the Stones Bitter Centenary Championship. The season was kept brief to accommodate the first season of the new Super League competition which would see top-level rugby league in the UK changed to a summer sport. It was also punctuated by the 1995 World Cup which took place in Britain throughout October. The Challenge Cup rounds started immediately after the Centenary Championship and the final was played in summer, during Super League I.

eason summary

*Stones Bitter Centenary League Champions: Wigan (17)
*Silk Cut Challenge Cup Winners: Final played in 1996 summer season.
*Regal Trophy Winners: Wigan (8 - 25-16 v St Helens)
*1st Division Champions: Salford Reds
*2nd Division Champions: Hull Kingston Rovers

Championship

The top ten teams from the previous season plus the London Broncos competed for the Stones Bitter Centenary League Championship. For the fifth consecutive season, Wigan were crowned League Champions after finishing the season on top of the ladder.

ources

* [http://www.rlhalloffame.org.uk/1995_6.htm 1995-96 Rugby Football League season at rlhalloffame.org.uk]
* [http://wigan.rlfans.com/fusion_pages/index.php?page_id=258 1995-96 Rugby Football League season at wigan.rlfans.com]
* [http://www2.hunterlink.net.au/~maajjs/gbr/sum/gbr1995.htm Great Britain Competitions 1995-1996 at hunterlink.net.au]