Season 2006
The 2006 competition operated on a merit table basis with teams organizing fixtures amongst themselves. The first fixtures were in April, with the final date for games to be included in the league table being Sunday 13th August.
The Grand Final for 2006 was held between the top two teams in the table on Sunday 13th August and took place a week later at Hillsborough Arena, home of the Sheffield Hillsborough Hawks. The final table (August 13th) was as follows:
| Position | Club | Played | H-Win | H-Draw | A-Win | A-Draw | Lost | Def. | Pts For | Pts Agst | Pair | Long | Points | Average |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | South Humber Rabbitohs | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 386 | 100 | 3 | 2 | 23 | 3.28571 |
| 2 | Nottingham Outlaws 'A' | 7 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 320 | 103 | 3 | 1 | 19 | 2.7143 |
| 3 | East Riding RLC | 10 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 320 | 164 | 4 | 2 | 24 | 2.4 |
| 4 | Scunthorpe Braves | 8 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 274 | 238 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 2.0 |
| 5 | Telford Trojans | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 149 | 232 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 1.0 |
| 6 | Sheffield Forgers | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 158 | 432 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 0.75 |
| 7 | Chesterfield Spires | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 150 | 496 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 0.7 |
| 8 | Lincoln City Knights 'A' | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 94 | 86 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1.0 |
In the Grand Final South Humber Rabbitohs beat the Nottingham Outlaws by 42 points to 18 and became the inaugural champions.
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