| Pixels: | 160px |
| Teams: | 11 |
| Levels: | 5 |
| Domest Cup: | Community Challenge Cup |
| Champions: | Bedford Tigers A |
The East Rugby League is a summer rugby league competition for amateur teams from the East of England. The competition was formed in 1997 as one of the two founding divisions of the Rugby League Conference. It ended its time in the conference as the RLC East Regional before being know by its current name from 2012 with restructure of amateur rugby league in Great Britain.
See also: History of the Rugby League Conference.
The Rugby League Conference was founded in 1997 as the Southern Conference, a 10-team pilot league for teams in the South of England and the English Midlands. The initial line-up of divisions included an Eastern Division and this has been a feature of the Conference ever since.
The Premier Divisions were set up in 2005 for teams who had achieved a certain playing standard and were able to travel further afield to find stronger opposition.
The Eastern Division became the East Division in 2009.
The RFL restructured amateur rugby league in 2012 and the Eastern region became rebranded as East Rugby League.
The East Premier was set up for the 2013 season with an East Entry League below this for emerging clubs and second teams. 2013 is also the inaugural year for the East Cup. The competition operates for all tier 4 clubs in the Eastern Counties of England. (Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire, Essex, Hertfordshire, Norfolk & Suffolk)
In 2014, a new division between the Premier and Entry level was formed and named East Division 1. It provides a more structured level for teams who cannot compete with the standard of the established East Premier. Promotion and relegation between the two competitions begins in 2015.
See also: British rugby league system.
NB: Bovingdon Bulldogs failed to start the season and were replaced by North Herts Crusaders 'A'
See also: Rugby League Conference trophy winners. [4]
| Year | Premier Division | Division One | Entry League | Community Challenge Cup | Community Challenge Shield | Community Challenge Vase | 9s | Women's Championship | ||||
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| 1997 | North London Skolars (now London Skolars) | rowspan="26" | ||||||||||
| 1998 | South Norfolk Saints (now Bury Titans) | |||||||||||
| 1999 | Ipswich Rhinos (now Eastern Rhinos) | |||||||||||
| 2000 | Hemel Stags | |||||||||||
| 2001 | Ipswich Rhinos (now Eastern Rhinos) | |||||||||||
| 2002 | Luton Vipers | |||||||||||
| 2003 | South Norfolk Saints (now Bury Titans) | |||||||||||
| 2004 | Ipswich Rhinos (now Eastern Rhinos) | |||||||||||
| 2005 | St Albans Centurions A | |||||||||||
| 2006 | Bedford Tigers (Beat St Ives Roosters) | |||||||||||
| 2007 | Bedford Tigers (Beat St Ives Roosters) | |||||||||||
| 2008 | Hainault Bulldogs | |||||||||||
| 2009 | Northampton Casuals (Beat Bury Titans) | |||||||||||
| 2010 | Northampton Demons | |||||||||||
| 2011 | Sudbury Gladiators (Beat Bury Titans) | |||||||||||
| 2012 | North Herts Crusaders (Beat St Ives Roosters) | |||||||||||
| 2013 | North Herts Crusaders (Beat St Ives Roosters) | Bedford Tigers A | North Herts Crusaders (Beat Bedford Tigers) | St Ives Roosers (Beat MK Wolves) | King's Lynn Black Knights | |||||||
| 2014 | St Ives Roosters (Beat Bedford Tigers) | Brentwood Eels | North Herts Crusaders (Beat Bedford Tigers) | King's Lynn Black Knights (Beat Brentwood Eels) | MK Wolves | |||||||
| 2015 | Bedford Tigers (Beat St Ives Roosters) | Brentwood Eels | Hemel Stags A | Bedford Tigers (Beat King's Lynn Black Knights 46–4) - MOM Paul Ryder | St Ives Roosters (Beat NH Crusaders) | Southend Spartans (Beat NH Knights) | Bedford Tigers | |||||
| 2016 | Hemel Stags (Beat Bedford Tigers) | MK Wolves | Bedford Tigers A | Bedford Tigers (Beat Hemel Stags 22–16)[5] | Brentwood Eels (Beat NH Crusaders 32–26) | King's Lynn Black Knights (Beat Eastern Rhinos A 36–16) | Bedford Tigers | |||||
| 2017 | Hemel Stags (Beat Bedford Tigers) | Luton Vipers | Bedford Tigers (St Albans Centurions 38–12) | NH Crusaders (Beat Hemel Stags) | Luton Vipers (Beat Hemel Stags A) | St Albans Centurions | ||||||
| 2018 | North Herts Crusaders (Beat Bedford Tigers) | North Herts Knights | Bedford Tigers (NH Crusaders 24–14) - MOM Ollie Peters | St Ives Roosters (Southend Sharks unable to attend match) | NH Crusaders | |||||||
| 2019 | Brentwood Eels (Beat St Ives Roosters 18–16) | St Albans Centurions (Brentwood Eels 30–28) - MOM Kristian Naylor | Bedford Tigers | |||||||||
| 2020 | rowspan="4" | |||||||||||
| 2021 | Brentwood Eels (Beat Bedford Tigers A 40–18) | |||||||||||
| 2022 | St Albans Centurions (beat Bedford Tigers A) | Canvey Knights (Beat NH Knights) 22-18 (Player of the Match Brett Smith 'Canvey Knights') | ||||||||||
| 2023 | Bedford Tigers A (Beat Anglian Vipers 38–28) MOM Scott Aspinall | Bedford Tigers (Beat Hemel Stags 54–20) - MOM Ryan Litchfield | Bedford Tigers A (Beat Anglian Vipers 20–18) MVP Zoe Booth |