2007 National League Cup
The 2007 National League Cup (known for commercial reasons as the Northern Rail Cup) was a British rugby league competition. The group stage of the competition began on 11 February[1] and the final, in which Widnes Vikings won 54−6 against Whitehaven, was played on 15 July. In January 2007, the Rugby Football League announced a change to the points system meaning that teams earned three points for a win, two for a draw, and one bonus point for a loss by 12 points or less.[1] However, in the final tables only one point was given for a draw.[2]
Results
Group stage
Group 1
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | BP | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Whitehaven | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 234 | 76 | 158 | 16 |
2 | Barrow Raiders | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 210 | 108 | 102 | 12 |
3 | Workington Town | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 136 | 210 | −74 | 9 |
4 | Blackpool Panthers | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 92 | 278 | −186 | 2 |
Source: [2]
Group 2
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | BP | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Castleford Tigers | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 246 | 58 | 188 | 18 |
2 | Featherstone Rovers | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 130 | 164 | −34 | 8 |
3 | Sheffield Eagles | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 110 | 176 | −66 | 7 |
4 | Doncaster Lakers | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 86 | 174 | −88 | 6 |
Source: [2]
Group 3
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | BP | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Dewsbury Rams | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 228 | 64 | 164 | 16 |
2 | Batley Bulldogs | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 100 | 137 | −37 | 8 |
3 | Hunslet Hawks | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 74 | 187 | −113 | 7 |
Source: [2]
Group 4
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | BP | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Widnes Vikings | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 256 | 70 | 186 | 15 |
2 | Celtic Crusaders | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 136 | 156 | −20 | 12 |
3 | Leigh Centurions | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 192 | 120 | 72 | 11 |
4 | London Skolars | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 72 | 310 | −238 | 0 |
Source: [2]
Group 5
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | BP | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Halifax | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 242 | 70 | 172 | 18 |
2 | York City Knights | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 188 | 144 | 44 | 12 |
3 | Keighley Cougars | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 136 | 184 | −48 | 7 |
4 | Gateshead Thunder | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 68 | 236 | −168 | 1 |
Source: [2]
Group 6
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | BP | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Rochdale Hornets | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 164 | 78 | 86 | 16 |
2 | Swinton Lions | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 118 | 172 | −54 | 7 |
3 | Oldham | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 104 | 150 | −46 | 6 |
Source: [2]
Group 7
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | BP | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Bramley Buffaloes | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 204 | 94 | 110 | 18 |
2 | Warington Wizards | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 170 | 158 | 12 | 8 |
3 | Dewsbury Celtic | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 142 | 180 | −38 | 7 |
4 | Hemel Stags | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 106 | 190 | −84 | 6 |
Source: [2]
Knockout stage
Round of 16 | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | |||||||||||
Widnes Vikings | 62 | |||||||||||||
Batley Bulldogs | 6 | |||||||||||||
Widnes Vikings | 24 | |||||||||||||
Rochdale Hornets | 0 | |||||||||||||
Rochdale Hornets | 30 | |||||||||||||
Swinton Lions | 16 | |||||||||||||
Widnes Vikings | 18 | |||||||||||||
Castleford Tigers | 12 | |||||||||||||
Castleford Tigers | 50 | |||||||||||||
Workington Town | 24 | |||||||||||||
Castleford Tigers | 42 | |||||||||||||
Leigh Centurions | 6 | |||||||||||||
Leigh Centurions | 46 | |||||||||||||
Dewsbury Rams | 30 | |||||||||||||
Widnes | 54 | |||||||||||||
Whitehaven | 6 | |||||||||||||
Whitehaven | 52 | |||||||||||||
Bramley | 4 | |||||||||||||
Whitehaven | 34 | |||||||||||||
Barrow Raiders | 14 | |||||||||||||
Barrow Raiders | 18 | |||||||||||||
York City Knights | 16 | |||||||||||||
Whitehaven | 34 | |||||||||||||
Halifax | 19 | |||||||||||||
Halifax | 76 | |||||||||||||
Featherstone Rovers | 16 | |||||||||||||
Halifax | 30 | |||||||||||||
Celtic Crusaders | 18 | |||||||||||||
Celtic Crusaders | 28 | |||||||||||||
Hunslet Hawks | 14 | |||||||||||||
Source:[3]
Final
The final was played at Bloomfield Road on 15 July 2007. The attendance was 8,326.[3]
15 July 2007 2:15 pm BST |
Widnes Vikings | 54 – 6 | Whitehaven |
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Tries: Grix, Blanch (2), Kohe-Love, Nanyn, Gaskell, Moran, Smith, Doran Goals: Nanyn (9) |
report scorers |
Tries: Rudd Goals: Rudd |
Bloomfield Road Attendance: 8,326 Player of the Match: Dennis Moran |
References
- ^ a b "RFL introduces new points system". BBC Sport. 10 January 2007. Retrieved 10 May 2024.
- ^ a b c d e f g h "League tables: Northern Rail Cup". RFL. Archived from the original on 12 October 2007.
- ^ a b "Co-operative National League Results 2007: Northern Rail Cup". RFL. Archived from the original on 12 October 2007.
External links
- Northern Rail Cup, Rugby Football League
- Northern Rail Cup, National Leagues