2005 Rugby League National Leagues Explained

2005 Nationeal League
League:National Leagues
Season:National League One
Season Champs:Castleford Tigers
Season Champ Name:Champions
League Leaders:Whitehaven
League Leaders Name:League leaders
Promote:Castleford Tigers
Promote From:National League One
Relegate:Barrow Raiders
Featherstone Rovers
Relegate To:National League Two
Season2:National League Two
League Leaders Name2:League leaders
Promote2:York City Knights
Promote From2:National League Two
Season3:National League Three
Season Champs3:Coventry Bears
Season Champ Name3:Champions
League Leaders3:Bradford Dudley Hill
League Leaders Name3:League leaders
Prevseason Link:2004 Rugby League National Leagues
Prevseason Year:2004
Nextseason Link:2006 Rugby League National Leagues
Nextseason Year:2006

The 2005 National Leagues (known as the LHF Healthplan National Leagues due to sponsorship) were the second, third and fourth divisions of rugby league in the UK.

National League One

Play-offs

Grand Final

National League Two

Play-offs

HomeScoreAwayMatch Information
width=17%Venuewidth=7%Crowd
ELIMINATION MATCHES
Swinton Lions40-28 Hunslet Hawks
Workington Town47-12 Gateshead Thunder
SEMI-FINALS
Batley Bulldogs40-20 Dewsbury Rams
Workington Town17-16 Swinton Lions
ELIMINATION FINAL
Dewsbury Rams26-18 Workington Town
GRAND FINAL
Batley Bulldogs28-26 Dewsbury Rams

National League Three

Table

PositionClubPlayedWonDrawnLostPts forPts agstPoints
1Bradford Dudley Hill18170184025334
2Bramley Buffaloes18160283223732
3St Albans Centurions18140477034928
4Warringon Wizards18101768338221
5Sheffield Hillsborough Hawks1891844451419
6Hemel Stags18801040952316
7Coventry Bears18701152563514
8Huddersfield Underbank Rangers18501346667910
9Gateshead Storm1830153597656
10Essex Eels18001818111940

Play-offs

Week 1

St Albans Centurions 40-6 Hemel Stags

Warrington Wizards 48-12 Sheffield Hillsborough Hawks

Week 2

Bradford Dudley Hill 18-19 Bramley Buffaloes

St Albans Centurions 46–24 Warrington Wizards

Week 3

Bradford Dudley Hill 63-10 St Albans Centurions

Grand Final

Bradford Dudley Hill 28-26 Bramley Buffaloes

External links