2003 Rugby League National Leagues

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2003 LHF Healthplan National League
LeagueNational League
National League One
ChampionsRedscolours.svg Salford City Reds
League leadersRedscolours.svg Salford City Reds
Promotion and relegation
Promoted from National League OneRedscolours.svg Salford City Reds
Relegated to National League TwoRamscolours.svg Dewsbury Rams
National League Two
ChampionsCougscolours.svg Keighley Cougars
League leadersSheffeagles colours.svg Sheffield Eagles
Promotion and relegation
Promoted from National League TwoCougscolours.svg Keighley Cougars
National League Three
ChampionsWoolston Rovers (Warrington)
League leadersBradford Dudley Hill

The 2003 National Leagues (known as the LHF National Leagues due to sponsorship) are the second, third and fourth divisions of rugby league played in the United Kingdom.

National Leagues One and Two were made up of the 18 clubs that competed in the Northern Ford Premiership during the previous season, plus the London Skolars and the York City Knights. National League Three consisted of ten additional teams from the amateur leagues. There was no automatic promotion and relegation with National League Two, but the RFL hoped to introduce this in the future.

National League One[]

National League One was won by Salford City Reds, and won promotion to the Super League after defeating runners-up the Leigh Centurions in the play-off final. The Dewsbury Rams were relegated to National Two.

Table[]

Pos Club Pld W D L Pts for Pts agst Pts Qualification
1 Redscolours.svg Salford City Reds 18 14 2 2 732 294 30 Qualifying Semi Final
2 Leigh colours.svg Leigh Centurions 18 15 0 3 702 309 30
3 Rochdale colours.svg Rochdale Hornets 18 13 0 5 647 477 26 Elimination Play-off
4 HKRcolours.svg Hull Kingston Rovers 18 10 0 8 401 373 20
5 Oldhamcolours.svg Oldham 18 7 2 9 404 500 16
6 Haven colours.svg Whitehaven 18 5 5 8 443 438 15
7 Fevcolours.svg Featherstone Rovers 18 7 0 11 387 478 14
8 Doncaster colours.svg Doncaster Dragons 18 6 1 11 429 632 13
9 Batley colours.svg Batley Bulldogs 18 5 1 12 366 543 11
10 Ramscolours.svg Dewsbury Rams 18 2 1 15 284 751 5 Relegated to National League 2

Playoffs[]

  Elimination play-offs   Qualifying / Elimination semi-finals   Elimination final   Grand Final
                                 
  The Willows  
    Redscolours.svg Salford 26  
    Leigh colours.svg Leigh Centurions 18         Halton Stadium
       Redscolours.svg Salford 31
  Spotland     Leigh Sports Village      Leigh colours.svg Leigh Centurions 14
      Rochdale colours.svg Rochdale 40        Leigh colours.svg Leigh Centurions 42  
      Haven colours.svg Whitehaven 38   Spotland      HKRcolours.svg Hull KR 12
     Rochdale colours.svg Rochdale 26  
Craven Park      HKRcolours.svg Hull KR 30
      HKRcolours.svg Hull KR 38  
      Oldhamcolours.svg Oldham 24
   
Key:         Losing team progressing     Winning team progressing


Grand Final[]

5 October 2003
Salford City Reds 31–14 Leigh Centurions
Tries: Hunte (2), Beverley, Littler
Goals: Charles (6), Blakeley
Drop goals: Blakeley 		Report Tries: Richardson, Halliwell, Swann
Goals: Turley
Halton Stadium, Widnes
Attendance: 9,186[1]
Referee: Richard Silverwood

National League Two[]

National League Two was won by the Sheffield Eagles, but lost to the Keighley Cougars in the play-off final.

Table[]

Pos Club Pld W D L Pts for Pts agst Pts Qualification
1 Sheffeagles colours.svg Sheffield Eagles 18 13 0 5 644 326 26 Qualifying Semi Final
2 Blackpoolcolours.svg Chorley Lynx 18 13 0 5 584 362 26
3 Cougscolours.svg Keighley Cougars 18 13 0 5 488 340 26 Elimination Play-off
4 Yorkcolours.svg York City Knights 18 11 1 6 576 381 23
5 Barrowcolours.svg Barrow Raiders 18 11 0 7 546 419 22
6 Hunsletcolours.svg Hunslet Hawks 18 10 1 7 513 425 21
7 Swintoncolours.svg Swinton Lions 18 8 1 9 445 426 17
8 Workingtoncolours.svg Workington Town 18 4 1 13 393 558 9
9 Gthundercolours.svg Gateshead Thunder 18 3 1 14 365 663 7
10 Skolscolours.svg London Skolars 18 1 1 16 222 876 3

Playoffs[]

  Elimination play-offs   Qualifying / Elimination semi-finals   Elimination final   Grand Final
                                 
  Don Valley Stadium  
    Sheffeagles colours.svg Sheffield 31  
    Blackpoolcolours.svg Chorley 14         Halton Stadium
       Cougscolours.svg Keighley 13
  Cougar Park     Bloomfield Road      Sheffeagles colours.svg Sheffield 11
      Cougscolours.svg Keighley 25        Blackpoolcolours.svg Chorley 12  
      Hunsletcolours.svg Hunslet 12   Cougar Park      Cougscolours.svg Keighley 45
     Cougscolours.svg Keighley 35  
Bootham Crescent      Barrowcolours.svg Barrow 26
      Yorkcolours.svg York 30  
      Barrowcolours.svg Barrow 50
   
Key:         Losing team progressing     Winning team progressing


Grand Final[]

5 October 2003
Keighley Cougars 13–11 Sheffield Eagles
Tries: M. Foster, Robinson
Goals: Ashton (2)
Drop goals: Firth 		Report Tries: O'Reilly
Goals: G. Brown (3)
Drop goals: Reilly
Halton Stadium, Widnes
Attendance: 9,186[1]
Referee: Peter Taberner

National League Three[]

National League Three was won by Bradford Dudley Hill, with the play-offs being won by the Woolston Rovers (Warrington).

Table[]

Pos Club Pld W D L Pts for Pts agst Pts Qualification
1 Bradford Dudley Hill 14 13 0 1 545 178 26 Qualifying Semi Final
2 14 10 1 3 343 273 21
3 Woolston Rovers (Warrington) 14 9 1 4 480 244 19 Elimination Play-off
4 St Albans Centurions 14 9 0 5 410 284 18
5 Sheffield Hillsborough Hawks 14 7 1 6 395 246 15
6 Underbank Rangers 14 7 0 7 412 396 14
7 South London Storm 14 6 0 8 274 362 12
8 Coventry Bears 14 4 1 9 273 385 9
9 14 3 0 11 228 584 6
10 Hemel Stags 14 0 0 14 160 568 0

Playoffs[]

  Elimination play-offs   Qualifying / Elimination semi-finals   Elimination final   Grand Final
                                 
   
    Bradford Dudley Hill 8  
    Teesside Steelers 10         Halton Stadium
       Woolston Rovers (Warrington) 42
           Teesside Steelers 6
      Woolston Rovers (Warrington) 18        Bradford Dudley Hill 12  
      Underbank Rangers 10        Woolston Rovers (Warrington) 34
     Woolston Rovers (Warrington) 24  
     St Albans Centurions 10
      St Albans Centurions 20  
      Sheffield Hillsborough Hawks 8
   
Key:         Losing team progressing     Winning team progressing


References[]

  1. ^ a b Tim Butcher; Daniel Spencer. Gillette Rugby League Yearbook 2011–12. League Publications Limited. ISBN 978-1-901347-24-1.

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