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Encyclopedia > 2005 Northern Rail Cup

The 2005 National League Cup in British rugby league was sponsored by train operating company Northern Rail, and was therefore known as the Northern Rail Cup. The 2005 competition was the first to feature side from National League Three: previously the competition had only featured side from National Leagues One and Two. The National League Cup is a rugby league competition for clubs in Great Britains National Leagues. ... Rugby league is a team sport, played by teams of 13 players per side (usually plus 4 substitutes). ... National Rail uses the BR double arrow logo National Rail is a brand name describing the passenger rail service previously provided by British Rail, the now defunct UK state-owned rail operator. ... Northern Rail is the new name of the passenger rail franchise operating local services in the North of England. ... The Rugby League National Leagues (currently known as the LHF Healthplan National Leagues as a result of sponsorship) form the basis for rugby league competition in Great Britain below Super League. ...


There were no cross-group games in the 2005 competition, each team therefore playing only six games in the group stages. The top team from each of the first five groups progressed to the quarter-final directly. The second-placed team in each of these groups, plus the top team from group six (the group of teams from National League 3), played an additional round to determine the remaining three spots in the quarter-finals.

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Results

Group Stages

Group 1

Team Played Won Drew Lost For Against Difference Points
Whitehaven
6
5
0
1
238
56
182
10
Workington Town
6
4
0
2
184
140
44
8
Gateshead Thunder
6
2
0
4
115
207
-92
4
Barrow Raiders
6
1
0
5
89
223
-134
2

Whitehaven RLFC is a rugby league team playing in Whitehaven in West Cumbria. ... Gateshead Thunder team shirt Gateshead Thunder are a rugby league team from Gateshead in Tyne and Wear. ... Barrow Raiders are a British rugby league team from Barrow-in-Furness in Cumbria. ...

Group 2

Team Played Won Drew Lost For Against Difference Points
Rochdale Hornets
6
5
0
1
288
118
170
10
Swinton Lions
6
4
1
1
171
150
21
9
Oldham
6
2
0
4
137
241
-104
4
Blackpool Panthers
6
0
1
5
116
203
-87
1

Swinton Lions traditional shirt design Swinton Lions are a British rugby league club from Swinton, Greater Manchester. ...

Group 3

Team Played Won Drew Lost For Against Difference Points
Halifax RLFC
6
5
0
1
240
95
145
10
Hull Kingston Rovers
6
5
0
1
244
104
140
10
Keighley Cougars
6
2
0
4
147
181
-34
4
London Skolars
6
0
0
6
62
313
-251
0

Halifax RLFC are a Rugby League club formed in 1873 in the Yorkshire town of Halifax. ... Hull Kingston Rovers are a rugby league team currently playing in League One of the National League. ... London Skolars are a rugby league team based at the New River Stadium in the Haringey area of north London. ...

Group 4

Team Played Won Drew Lost For Against Difference Points
Castleford Tigers
6
6
0
0
237
50
187
12
Featherstone Rovers
6
3
1
2
123
127
-4
7
York City Knights
6
1
1
4
104
141
-37
3
Hunslet Hawks
6
1
0
5
60
206
-146
2

Castleford Tigers are one of the most famous rugby league teams in England. ... Featherstone Rovers are a professional rugby league team, based at Post Office Road in Featherstone, West Yorkshire in England. ... York City Knights are a British rugby league team hailing from York. ...

Group 5

Team Played Won Drew Lost For Against Difference Points
Doncaster Dragons
6
5
0
1
244
105
139
10
Batley Bulldogs
6
4
0
2
124
140
-16
8
Dewsbury Rams
6
2
0
4
135
137
-2
4
Sheffield Eagles
6
1
0
5
93
214
-121
2

Dewsbury Rams RLFC are a Rugby League team based in the town of the same name. ...

Group 6

Team Played Won Drew Lost For Against Difference Points
Bradford Dudley Hill
6
5
0
1
327
96
231
10
Warrington Wizards
6
2
2
2
146
167
-21
6
Hemel Stags
6
2
1
3
100
190
-90
5
Bramley Buffaloes
6
1
1
4
80
200
-120
3

Knockout stages

Home team given first.


Play-off Round

Swinton Lions traditional shirt design Swinton Lions are a British rugby league club from Swinton, Greater Manchester. ... May 1 is the 121st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (122nd in leap years). ... Featherstone Rovers are a professional rugby league team, based at Post Office Road in Featherstone, West Yorkshire in England. ... May 1 is the 121st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (122nd in leap years). ... Hull Kingston Rovers are a rugby league team currently playing in League One of the National League. ... May 1 is the 121st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (122nd in leap years). ...

Quarter Finals

Featherstone Rovers are a professional rugby league team, based at Post Office Road in Featherstone, West Yorkshire in England. ... Castleford Tigers are one of the most famous rugby league teams in England. ... May 29 is the 149th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (150th in leap years). ... Halifax RLFC are a Rugby League club formed in 1873 in the Yorkshire town of Halifax. ... May 29 is the 149th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (150th in leap years). ... Whitehaven RLFC is a rugby league team playing in Whitehaven in West Cumbria. ... May 29 is the 149th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (150th in leap years). ... Hull Kingston Rovers are a rugby league team currently playing in League One of the National League. ... Swinton Lions traditional shirt design Swinton Lions are a British rugby league club from Swinton, Greater Manchester. ... May 29 is the 149th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (150th in leap years). ...

Semi Finals

Hull Kingston Rovers are a rugby league team currently playing in League One of the National League. ... June 19 is the 170th day of the year (171st in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 195 days remaining. ... Castleford Tigers are one of the most famous rugby league teams in England. ... Location within the British Isles. ... June 19 is the 170th day of the year (171st in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 195 days remaining. ...

Final


  Results from FactBites:
 
Hull Kingston Rovers - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (768 words)
In 1895 the Northern Football Union was founded, when the leading Rugby Union sides in the North of England broke away to form a league of their own, comprising 22 clubs.
Harvey Howard was dismissed shortly before the Northern Rail Cup Final, which Rovers went on to win 18-16 against Castleford Tigers (see 2005 Northern Rail Cup), with The Robins utilising the temporary player coaching abilities of James Webster.
October 2005 saw the club still in the National League, after failing to get past the semi final stage of the NL1 play offs.
2005 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (5339 words)
Based on estimates by NASA's Goddard Institute for Space Studies, 2005 was the warmest year since reliable wide-spread instrumental measurements became available in the late 1800s, beating the previous record set in 1998 by a few hundredths of a degree Celsius.
March 11 - In the UK, the controversial Prevention of Terrorism Act 2005 was finally given Royal Assent after one of the longest ever sittings by the House of Lords.
It is the thirteenth hurricane of 2005, breaking the 1969 record of 12 hurricanes.
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