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1996 RFL Division One
The 1996 Division One Championship season was the second tier of British rugby league during the 1996 season, and was also the first season of rugby league to be played in the summer. The competition featured all eleven teams from the 1995–96 Rugby Football League season. Championship The league was won by Salford Reds for a second successive season, winning promotion to the Super League. The club also won the Divisional Premiership final against Keighley Cougars, with Cliff Eccles winning the Tom Bergin Trophy. Rochdale Hornets and Batley Bulldogs were both relegated to Division Two. League table Premiership Statistics The following are the top points scorers in Division One during the 1996 season. Statistics are for league matches only. Most tries Most goals Most points See also *Super League war *1996 Challenge Cup The 1996 Challenge Cup was the 95th staging of the Challenge Cup tournament. Known as the Silk Cut Challenge Cup due to sponsorship from Silk Cu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rugby Football League Championship Second Division
The Rugby Football League Championship Second Division was founded in 1902 and was the second tier of professional rugby league in the UK until 2003. During the 1990s a third division was established and there is automatic promotion between the second and third division. History The Second Division was formed in 1902 by splitting the RFL Championship into two divisions of 18. After three seasons the Second Division was abolished and not resurrected until 1962. Two seasons later in 1964 the Second Division was scrapped for the second time. The division was resurrected again in 1973 and has been played every season since. During the 1991-92 season, a third division was established and, for the first time, two teams were relegated. There was no regular relegation from the Second Division until 2003. In 1995, in anticipation for the Super League starting in 1996, six teams were relegated from the RFL Championship, five were relegated to the Second Division and one was relegated ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dewsbury Rams
The Dewsbury Rams are a professional English rugby league club based in Dewsbury, West Yorkshire that compete in the Championship. They play their home games at the Tetley's Stadium, on Owl Lane. The Rams' main fanbase comes from their hometown of Dewsbury, but they also hold a strong following in Shaw Cross as well as in neighbouring Gawthorpe and Ossett, among other places. Prior to the 1997 season, the club was known as Dewsbury R.L.F.C. The club won their sole league title in 1972–73, after finishing the regular season in 8th place. The club has also won the Challenge Cup twice. History 1875–1887: Dewsbury Athletic and Football Club The idea of establishing a rugby football club in Dewsbury originated among a few friends at a meeting at the Little Saddle Inn in 1875. Established with immediate effect, Dewsbury Athletic and Football Club enrolled between 30 and 40 members. On 20 November 1875, the first recorded match of Dewsbury Athletic and Football Club took p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eddie Rombo
Edward Rombo is a Kenyan former rugby union and rugby league footballer. He was one of the few Kenya rugby players to turn professional, when he moved to Leeds Rhinos in 1990. Playing career Rombo was born in 1967 in Nairobi, Kenya. He started playing rugby union when he moved to Nairobi School for secondary school education, where he captained the 1986 school side. During his school years he also played for Barclays RFC, which won the Kenya Cup in 1987. After leaving school, he enrolled in the University of Nairobi, where he joined Mean Machine RFC. On a trip to Singapore with the Watembezi Pacesetters VII he was awarded the player of the tournament, and soon after was signed by English rugby league club Leeds. He also went on to play for Dewsbury and Featherstone Rovers. There have only been a few other players from Kenya that have played overseas, such as Benjamin Ayimba and Oscar Osir, who both had stints with the Cornish Pirates from 2005 to 2006 and Lucas Onyango who pl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dean Hanger
Dean may refer to: People * Dean (given name) * Dean (surname), a surname of Anglo-Saxon English origin * Dean (South Korean singer), a stage name for singer Kwon Hyuk * Dean Delannoit, a Belgian singer most known by the mononym Dean Titles * Dean (Christianity), persons in certain positions of authority within a religious hierarchy * Dean (education), persons in certain positions of authority in some educational establishments * Dean of the Diplomatic Corps, most senior ambassador in a country's diplomatic corps * Dean of the House, the most senior member of a country's legislature Places * Dean, Victoria, Australia * Dean, Nova Scotia, Canada * De'an County, Jiujiang, Jiangxi, China United Kingdom * Lower Dean, Bedfordshire, England * Upper Dean, Bedfordshire, England * Dean, Cumbria, England * Dean, Oxfordshire, England * Dean, a hamlet in Cranmore, Somerset, England * Dean Village, Midlothian, Scotland * Forest of Dean, Gloucestershire, England * Dene (valley) common topon ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brad Davis (rugby)
Brad Davis (born 13 March 1968) is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1990s and 2000s. He is a rugby league and current rugby union coach. He played club rugby league for Nottingham City, Huddersfield, the York Wasps, Wakefield Trinity Wildcats (two spells) (captain) ( Heritage No. 1081), Castleford Tigers ( Heritage No. 746) (two spells) (Heritage No. 746), and the Villeneuve Leopards, as a , or . He coached rugby league for the Villeneuve Leopards and was assistant coach of Castleford Tigers. Davis coached club level rugby union for Bath (defence and skills coach), Wasps (defence coach), Ospreys (defence coach), and London Irish London Irish RFC is a professional rugby union club which competes in the Premiership, the top division of English rugby union. The club has also competed in the Anglo-Welsh Cup, the European Champions Cup and European Challenge Cup. While .... Davis is a Tigers Hall of Fame Inductee. Referen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Darren Rogers (rugby League)
Darren Rogers (born 6 May 1974) is an English former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1990s and 2000s. He played at representative level for England, and at club level for Dewsbury Rams (two spells), Salford City Reds and the Castleford Tigers, as a or . Rogers also coached Huddersfield Blue Ghosts 2015 Varsity winning side. Darren was a regular try scorer for Castleford but left the club when they got relegated in 2004. He went on to play 2 seasons for Dewsbury Rams. Background Rogers was born on 6 May 1974 in Wakefield, West Yorkshire, England. He played junior rugby league at Stanley Rangers before being signed by Dewsbury in May 1991. Playing career International honours Darren Rogers won caps for England England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Wales to its west and Scotland to its north. The Irish Sea lies northwest and the Celtic Sea to the southwest. It is separated from continental Europe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nathan McAvoy
Nathaniel Joseph McAvoy (born 31 December 1976) is an English former professional rugby league footballer who played as a or . He spent most of his club career with Salford (1994–98 and 2004–05) and Bradford Bulls (1998–2002 and 2007), but also had short spells with Leeds Rhinos, Wigan Warriors and Leigh Centurions. At international level, he was capped four times for England between 1996 and 1999. He also played rugby union for Saracens in 2003–04. As of 2011, he is a qualified PE teacher and teaches in Manchester. Playing career Salford Born and brought up in Weaste, Salford, McAvoy's first professional contract was given to him by Salford. He joined Salford in 1994 from Eccles ARL, where he played alongside Adrian Morley, Ian Watson and Carlo Napolitano. He made 118 appearances for the Salford City Reds, scoring 75 tries during his five-year stint at the club. Bradford Bulls Super League giants Bradford Bulls signed McAvoy in July 1998 for a fee of £140,000. McAvo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jason Critchley
Jason Critchley (born 7 December 1970) is an English former professional rugby league and rugby union footballer who played the 1980s, 1990s and 2000s. He played representative rugby league for Great Britain at every age level from under 16's, 19's and 21's. He was also selected for England, Wales and Great Britain on the tour to Papua New Guinea, Fiji and New Zealand in 1996. At club level for the Castleford Tigers ( Heritage № 745) (1997/98), Keighley Cougars, Salford City Reds (≤1992), Wakefield Trinity Wildcats (2000), Whitehaven and the Widnes Vikings (≥1992) as a or , and top level club level rugby union for Newport RFC (1998/99), Leicester Tigers, Manchester (loan), US Dax and De La Salle Palmerston. Personal Information Critchley was born in St Helens, Lancashire, England. Playing career Critchley was the 1993 Salford Red Devils, 1996 Keighley Cougars and 1997 Castleford Tigers season's top try scorer. In 1996 Jason broke a 90+ year record for Keighley Cougar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stuart Cummings
Stuart Cummings (born 17 November 1960) is the former Match Officials Director of the Rugby Football League, and a former international referee. Career He played wicketkeeper for Cheshire County Cricket Club in the 1986 and 1987 seasons. He qualified as a rugby league referee in 1988 and was awarded senior referee status in 1991. In his refereeing career, he took charge of over 400 first-grade games, including 4 Challenge Cup finals, 2 World Cup finals and 2 Grand Finals. In 1998 he suffered bruised ribs at the end of a Challenge Cup semi-final during a crowd invasion. He was the former Rugby Football League Match Officials Director. In this position, he fielded questions from fans about refereeing decisions and explained the laws behind disputed or controversial decisions. His job also included appointing senior officials to matches and reviewing their performances. During his tenure he oversaw the transition to full-time referees in the Super League. He was also regularly ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Old Trafford
Old Trafford () is a football stadium in Old Trafford, Greater Manchester, England, and the home of Manchester United. With a capacity of 74,310 it is the largest club football stadium (and second-largest football stadium overall after Wembley Stadium) in the United Kingdom, and the eleventh-largest in Europe. It is about from Old Trafford Cricket Ground and the adjacent tram stop. Nicknamed "The Theatre of Dreams" by Bobby Charlton, Old Trafford has been United's home ground since 1910, although from 1941 to 1949 the club shared Maine Road with local rivals Manchester City as a result of Second World War bomb damage. Old Trafford underwent several expansions in the 1990s and 2000s, including the addition of extra tiers to the North, West and East Stands, almost returning the stadium to its original capacity of 80,000. Future expansion is likely to involve the addition of a second tier to the South Stand, which would raise the capacity to around 88,000. The stadium' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Simon Irving
Simon John Irving (born 22 March 1967) is a former professional rugby league and rugby union footballer who played in the 1990s and 2000s. He played at club level for Leeds, Keighley Cougars and Doncaster, as a . He usually played at centre and was a regular goal kicker. Playing career Born in Dewsbury, Irving started his career in rugby union, and played for the England B England B is a secondary football team run occasionally as support for the England national football team. At times they have played other nations' full teams; they have also played matches against 'B' teams from other football associations. Si ... team at international level. In 1990, he switched to rugby league, joining Leeds from Headingley RU. He played for Leeds in the 1991–92 Regal Trophy final against Widnes at Central Park, but the team were defeated 0–24. He left the club in 1994 to join Keighley Cougars. He returned to rugby union in 1998 to become player-coach at Huddersfield, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Phil Cantillon
Phil Cantillon (born 2 June 1976) is an England and Ireland dual international former professional rugby league footballer who played professionally from 1992 to 2007. He successfully captained Ireland and broke numerous try-scoring world records at club and international level. Playing career Early career Cantillon started his career at his hometown club Wigan in 1992. He captained the Great Britain Academy team while at Wigan, taking part in the 1994 tour to Australia. He was released by Wigan in 1995 without playing a first team game for the club. With the launch of Super League in 1995 and the move from winter to summer sport, Great Britain coach Phil Larder signed Cantillon for the then star studded Keighley Cougars – becoming an immediate star with his no nonsense style and try scoring ability. He scored a hat trick on his début against Wakefield, gaining star status and quickly gaining full international honours by the end of the year. Cantillon went on to play fo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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