Rugby league season
2022 National Conference League League National Conference League Duration 5 March − 8 October[ 1] Teams 48 Champions Hunslet Club Parkside League Leaders West Hull
The 2022 National Conference League was the 37th season of the National Conference League , the top league for British amateur rugby league clubs.
The following are the results for each season:[ 2]
Following the withdrawal of Underbank Rangers prior to the start of the season, Thornhill Trojans were elevated to the Premier Division in their place.[ 3]
POS CLUB P W L D PF PA DIFF PTS 1 West Hull 23 20 2 1 711 265 446 41 2 Hunslet Club Parkside (C) 23 16 6 1 528 280 248 33 3 Thatto Heath Crusaders 24 15 8 1 639 448 191 31 4 Lock Lane 23 15 8 0 712 450 262 30 5 Siddal 24 15 9 0 590 352 238 30 6 Wath Brow Hornets 23 13 8 2 494 351 43 28 7 Leigh Miners Rangers 22 9 13 0 438 571 -133 18 8 York Acorn 22 7 14 1 404 552 -148 15 9 Rochdale Mayfield 22 7 15 0 448 584 -136 14 10 Pilkington Recs 22 7 15 0 365 527 -162 14 11 Thornhill Trojans 22 5 17 0 269 796 -527 10 12 Egremont Rangers 22 4 18 0 342 764 -422 8
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Eliminatiors Lock Lane 4−36 Siddal Thatto Heath Crusaders 28−12 Wath Brow Hornets Semi-finals West Hull 14−2 Hunslet Club Parkside Thatto Heath Crusaders 8−22 Siddal Preliminary Final Hunslet Club Parkside 18−14 Siddal Grand Final West Hull 14−18 Hunslet Club Parkside[ 5] POS CLUB P W L D PF PA DIFF PTS 1 Kells 22 17 5 0 721 350 371 34 2 Wigan St Patricks 24 17 7 0 658 401 257 34 3 Hull Dockers 22 17 5 0 592 337 255 34 4 Ince Rose Bridge 23 15 7 1 694 512 182 31 5 West Bowling 23 14 8 1 608 401 207 29 6 Skirlaugh 24 12 10 2 541 512 29 26 7 Stanningley 22 11 10 1 515 387 128 23 8 Oulton Raiders 22 11 10 1 432 453 -21 23 9 Featherstone Lions 22 9 13 0 436 670 -234 18 10 Saddleworth Rangers 22 4 18 0 373 687 -314 8 11 Myton Warriors 22 4 18 0 364 764 -400 8 12 Milford 22 1 21 0 303 763 -460 2
POS CLUB P W L D PF PA DIFF PTS 1 Heworth 22 19 2 1 745 276 469 39 2 Crosfields 22 16 6 0 624 500 124 32 3 Clock Face Miners 24 14 7 3 688 399 289 31 4 Barrow Island 23 15 8 0 610 554 56 30 5 Normanton Knights 23 14 8 1 631 510 21 29 6 Woolston Rovers 24 12 10 2 578 555 23 26 7 Dewsbury Celtic 22 10 12 0 504 453 51 20 8 Dewsbury Moor Maroons 22 8 12 2 436 625 -189 18 9 Wigan St Judes 22 7 14 1 403 567 -164 15 10 Beverley 22 6 16 0 336 616 -280 12 11 Hunslet Warriors 22 4 16 2 394 559 -165 10 12 Bradford Dudley Hill 22 4 18 0 317 652 -335 8
Two new teams were accepted into the National Conference League – Seaton Rangers and Bentley.[ 6] The division reverted to a 12-team format.
POS CLUB P W L D PF PA DIFF PTS 1 East Leeds 22 19 3 0 942 303 639 38 2 Waterhead Warriors 22 18 4 0 875 309 566 36 3 Oldham St Annes 24 16 8 0 712 436 276 32 4 Seaton Rangers 23 15 8 0 599 470 129 30 5 Shaw Cross Sharks 24 15 9 0 579 480 99 30 6 Bentley 23 10 11 2 458 544 -86 22 7 Leigh East 22 10 11 1 475 531 -56 21 8 Millom 22 9 13 0 474 742 -268 18 9 Drighlington 22 7 15 0 507 773 -266 14 10 Batley Boys 22 6 16 0 341 507 -166 12 11 Hensingham 22 6 16 0 396 713 -317 12 12 Eastmoor Dragons 22 2 19 1 297 847 -550 5