2021 National Conference League

2021 National Conference League
LeagueNational Conference League
2021 Season
ChampionsThatto Heath Crusaders
League LeadersN/A

The 2021 National Conference League was the 36th season of the National Conference League, the top league for British amateur rugby league clubs.

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic the tournament had a temporary restructure from its traditional four tiers involving small local round robins across seven areas with the winners and runners-up of each group, as well as a further two teams, entering a playoff system cumulating in one grand final for all four divisions.[1]

Group A

Askam withdrew from the league during the middle of the season.[2]

POS CLUB P W L D PF PA DIFF PTS DIF% WP%
1 Wath Brow Hornets 6 6 0 0 247 50 494.00 12 494.00 100.00
2 Kells 8 6 2 0 309 156 198.08 12 198.08 75.00
3 Egremont Rangers 8 5 3 0 201 134 150.00 10 150.00 62.50
4 Barrow Island 10 5 5 0 186 234 79.49 10 79.49 50.00
5 Millom 9 2 7 0 134 331 40.48 4 40.48 22.22
6 Hensingham 7 1 6 0 106 226 46.90 2 46.90 14.29
7 Askam 2 0 2 0 16 68 23.53 0 23.53 0.00

Group B

POS CLUB P W L D PF PA DIFF PTS DIF% WP%
1 Thatto Heath Crusaders 12 10 1 1 394 119 331.09 21 331.09 87.50
2 Pilkington Recs 12 8 4 0 332 174 190.0 16 190.80 66.67
3 Leigh Miners Rangers 13 8 5 0 356 264 134.85 16 134.85 61.54
4 Wigan St Patricks 14 8 5 1 315 233 135.19 17 135.19 60.71
5 Ince Rose Bridge 12 4 8 0 243 381 63.78 8 63.78 33.33
6 Leigh East 10 2 8 0 138 274 50.36 4 50.36 20.00
7 Wigan St Judes 12 1 11 0 174 432 40.28 2 40.28 8.33

Group C

POS CLUB P W L D PF PA DIFF PTS DIF% WP%
1 Crosfields 14 10 4 0 398 343 116.03 20 116.03 71.43
2 Rochdale Mayfield 13 9 4 0 395 310 127.42 18 127.42 69.23
3 Clock Face Miners 12 8 4 0 312 227 137.44 16 137.44 66.67
4 Woolston Rovers 13 8 5 0 291 256 113.67 16 113.67 61.54
5 Oldham St Annes 11 4 7 0 223 291 76.63 8 76.63 36.36
6 Waterhead Warriors 13 3 10 0 209 313 66.77 6 66.77 23.08
7 Saddleworth Rangers 14 3 11 0 228 434 52.53 6 52.53 21.43

Group D

POS CLUB P W L D PF PA DIFF PTS DIF% WP%
1 Siddal 14 13 1 0 476 118 403.39 26 403.39 92.86
2 Hunslet Club Parkside 12 11 1 0 466 120 388.33 22 388.33 91.67
3 Stanningley 12 8 4 0 309 266 116.17 16 116.17 66.67
4 East Leeds 11 6 5 0 239 176 135.80 12 135.80 54.55
5 Hunslet Warriors 11 3 8 0 143 376 38.03 6 38.03 27.27
6 Oulton Raiders 13 3 10 0 176 283 62.19 6 62.19 23.08
7 Milford 12 1 11 0 130 394 32.99 2 32.99 8.33

Group E

Gateshead Storm withdrew from the league during the middle of the season.[3]

POS CLUB P W L D PF PA DIFF PTS DIF% WP%
1 Normanton Knights 13 10 3 0 379 208 182.21 20 182.21 76.92
2 Dewsbury Moor Maroons 13 7 5 1 256 216 118.52 15 118.52 57.69
3 Eastmoor Dragons 10 5 4 1 208 227 91.63 11 91.63 55.00
4 Dewsbury Celtic 12 5 7 0 300 337 89.02 10 89.02 41.67
5 Batley Boys 10 3 7 0 183 340 53.82 6 53.82 30.00
6 Gateshead Storm 4 1 3 0 66 176 37.50 2 37.50 25.00
7 Shaw Cross Sharks 11 2 9 0 194 288 67.36 4 67.36 18.18

Group F

POS CLUB P W L D PF PA DIFF PTS DIF% WP%
1 West Bowling 11 11 0 0 508 94 540.43 22 540.43 100.00
2 Lock Lane 13 9 4 0 411 191 215.18 18 215.18 69.23
3 Bradford Dudley Hill 12 6 6 0 255 250 102.00 12 102.00 50.00
4 Underbank Rangers 12 6 6 0 249 276 90.22 12 90.22 50.00
5 Thornhill Trojans 12 6 6 0 272 312 87.18 12 87.18 50.00
6 Featherstone Lions 13 4 9 0 248 356 69.66 8 69.66 30.77
7 Drighlington 13 0 13 0 142 474 29.96 0 29.96 0.00

Group G

POS CLUB P W L D PF PA DIFF PTS DIF% WP%
1 Heworth 11 9 2 0 276 167 165.27 18 165.27 81.82
2 West Hull 13 10 3 0 406 127 319.69 20 319.69 76.92
3 York Acorn 13 9 4 0 305 185 164.86 18 164.86 69.23
4 Skirlaugh 11 6 5 0 212 211 100.47 12 100.47 54.55
5 Hull Dockers 14 6 8 0 246 373 65.95 12 65.95 42.86
6 Beverley 12 3 9 0 146 310 47.10 6 47.10 25.00
7 Myton Warriors 14 2 12 0 188 548 34.31 4 34.31 14.29

Playoffs

Round of 16

  • Thatto Heath Crusaders 74-6 Kells
  • West Brow Hornets 60-12 Leigh Miners Rangers
  • Siddal 20-8 West Hull
  • Hunslet Club Parkside 32-12 Rochdale Mayfield
  • Normanton Knights 22-32 Underbank Rangers
  • Crossfield 20-42 Pilkington Recs
  • West Bowling 28-8 Dewsbury Moor Maroons
  • Heworth 34-38 Lock Lane

Quarter Finals

  • Thatto Heath Crusaders 14-12 Siddal
  • Pilkington Recs 11-0 Lock Lane
  • Underbank Rangers 0-42 Hunslet Club Parkside
  • Wath Brow Hornets 18-8 West Bowling

Semi Finals

  • Thatto Heath Crusaders 18-16 Hunslet Club Parkside
  • Wath Brow Hornets 44-8 Pilkington Recs

Grand Final

  • Thatto Heath Crusaders 18-10 Wath Brow Hornets

References

  1. ^ "Rugby League". www.rugby-league.com. Retrieved 5 March 2023.
  2. ^ "Grassroots news round up: Askam pull out of National Conference League". Total Rugby League. 11 July 2021. Retrieved 9 April 2023.
  3. ^ "Gateshead Storm withdraw from NCL". Total Rugby League. 4 July 2021. Retrieved 9 April 2023.