The North East Rugby League is a summer
rugby league
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competition for amateur teams in
North East England
North East England, commonly referred to simply as the North East within England, is one of nine official regions of England. It consists of County DurhamNorthumberland, , Northumberland, Tyne and Wear and part of northern North Yorkshire. ...
. The competition was formed in 2001 as the
RLC North East Regional. Following the 2012 restructure of amateur rugby league in Great Britain, it was renamed to the North East Rugby League.
Position in Pyramid
* 1:
Super League
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* 2:
Championship
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Championship systems
Various forms of competition can be referred to by the term championship.
Title match system
In this sys ...
* 3:
League 1
* 4:
National Conference League
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Conference League South
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* 5: North East Rugby League
Participating teams by season
* 2005: Newcastle Knights, Durham Tigers, Club Catterick, Scarborough Pirates, Winlaton Vulcans, Whitley Bay Buccaneers
* 2010: Jarrow Vikings, Peterlee Pumas, Winlaton Warriors, Whitley Bay Barbarians, Sunderland Nissan, Newcastle Storm, Northallerton Stallions, Cramlington Rockets, Durham Demons, Wallsend Eagles
* 2011: Gateshead Spartans, Gateshead Storm, Jarrow Vikings, Peterlee Pumas, Sunderland City, Wallsend Eagles
* 2012: East Cumbria Crusaders, Gateshead Spartans, Gateshead Storm, Jarrow Vikings, Peterlee Pumas, Sunderland City, Wallsend Eagles
* 2013: Catterick Crusaders, Cramlington Rockets, Gateshead Storm, Jarrow Vikings, Sunderland City, Wallsend Eagles (Teesside Bulls failed to start the season and Miners failed to complete the season)
* 2015 Cramlington Rockets, Durham Demons, Jarrow Vikings, Peterlee Pumas, Wallsend Eagles (Darlington failed to complete the season)
Winners
North East Rugby League Premier Division
*2011
Peterlee Pumas
*2012
Gateshead Storm
*2013
Gateshead Storm
*2014
Jarrow Vikings
*2015
Wallsend Eagles
North East Cup
*2013
Gateshead Storm
*2014
Gateshead Storm
*2015
Wallsend Eagles
North East Plate
*2014
Cramlington Rockets
Cramlington Rockets are a rugby league team based in Cramlington, Northumberland. Recognised as one of the UK's leading clubs, they play in the North East Division of the Rugby League Conference
The Rugby League Conference, also known as t ...
*2015
Jarrow Vikings
References
External links
North East rugby league site
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Rugby League Conference
Sport in North East England
Rugby league in North Yorkshire
Sports leagues established in 2012
2012 establishments in England