1986–87 Rugby League Divisional Premiership Explained

1986–87 Divisional Premiership Trophy
Structure:	National knockout championship
Season Champs:	Swinton
Season Champ Name:	Winners
Runner-Up Name:	Runner-up
Second Place:	Hunslet
Nextseason Link:	1987–88 Rugby League Divisional Premiership
Nextseason Year:	1987–88
No Of Teams:	8

The 1986–87 Rugby League Divisional Premiership was the 1st end-of-season Rugby League Divisional Premiership competition.

The competition was contested by the top eight teams in the second Division. Swinton became the champions after defeating Hunslet 27–10 in the final.

First round

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26 April 1987		18–30	Rochdale Hornets
26 April 1987		54–0	Carlisle
26 April 1987		59–14	Bramley
26 April 1987		29–24	Sheffield Eagles

Semi-finals

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10 May 1987		32–8	Rochdale Hornets
10 May 1987		12–6	Whitehaven

Final

1 2 Derek Bate 3 Paul Topping 4 Jeff Brown 5 Andy Rippon 6 Steve Snape 7 Martin Lee 8 Joe Grima 9 Gary Ainsworth 10 Roby Muller 11 Alan Derbyshire 12 Mike Holliday 13 Les Holliday (c) Substitutes: 14 John Allen 15 Alan Ratcliffe Coach: Bill Holliday & Mike Peers

1 Andy Kay 2 Phil Tate 3 Colin Penola 4 Jimmy Irvine 5 Warren Wilson 6 Ged Coates 7 Graham King 8 Andy Sykes 9 Phil Gibson 10 Andy Bateman 11 Alan Platt 12 Chris Bowden 13 Graeme Jennings (c) Substitutes: 14 Gary Senior 15 Keith Mason Coach: Peter Jarivs & David Ward

See also

• 1986–87 Rugby Football League season

References

• Book: Fletcher . Raymond . Howes . David . Rothmans Rugby League Yearbook 1987-88 . 1987 . Queen Anne Press . London . 978-0-356-14620-1.