Rugby Football League Championship Third Division

The Rugby Football League Championship Third Division was founded in 1991 and was the third tier of professional rugby league in the UK until 1998.

RFL Championship Third Division
SportRugby league
Instituted1991-1993 (as Third Division)
1995-1998 (as Division Two)
Ceased1998
Replaced byLeague 1
Country England
Most titles Hull Kingston Rovers (2 titles)
Related competitionChallenge Cup
Promotion toSecond Division

History

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The RFL Championship Third Division was founded in 1991 to make the top two divisions more competitive. The competition ran for two seasons until it was scrapped in 1993. The third division was resurrected in 1995 and ran for another three seasons although there was no promotion in 1995–96. In 1999 the Second and Third Divisions were merged to create the Northern Ford Premiership, the third division was recreated again in 2003.

In 2003 rugby league beneath Super League were completely re-organised into the Rugby League National Leagues. The Third Division was renamed National League Two.

Results

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Year Champions[1] Promoted Bottom
1991-92   Huddersfield   Huddersfield
Bramley
Nottingham City
1992-93   Keighley   Keighley
  Workington Town
Chorley Borough
Blackpool Gladiators
Nottingham City
1993-1995: No Third Division
1995-96   Hull Kingston Rovers No Promotion Highfield
1996   Hull Kingston Rovers   Hull Kingston Rovers
  Swinton
Highfield
1997   Hunslet   Hunslet
  Rochdale
  Leigh
Prescot Panthers
1998   Chorley No Promotion   Doncaster
1999-2002: No Third Division

Winners

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Club Wins Winning years
1   Hunslet 1 1997
2   Keighley Cougars 1 1992-93
3   Hull Kingston Rovers 2 1995–96, 1996
6   Huddersfield Giants 1 1991-92
5   Chorley § 1 1998

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Third Tier Champions". 13 July 2009. Archived from the original on 4 May 2009.
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