Tier 3
- National Conference League Premier division
- National Conference League Division one
- National Conference League Division two
- Conference League South
The leading competition is the National Conference League which consists of three divisions (Premier Division, Division One and Division Two) of up to 14 teams each. There is promotion and relegation between each division:- three up and three down. The bottom two teams from Division Two face re-election, but usually they are both re-elected as enough teams resign from the league to allow any new teams to enter. From 2012 they will be summer based.
Division 3 in 2012 was a separate league directly administered by the Rugby Football League with the same format as the defunct Rugby League Conference National Division which from 2013 evolved into a separate Conference for teams in the South and Midlands.
Teams from regional leagues can apply for election to the Conference League if they meet minimum criteria. There is never automatic promotion or relegation from BARLA leagues into the National League structure
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