Rugby Football League Championship Third Division
During certain periods Britain’s Rugby Football League Championship has been divided into three divisions, with promotion and relegation between each level.
After 1996, 11 clubs resigned from the championship to form Super League; the remaining clubs initially continued to play in what was now known as the first division, and the clubs that previously played in Division Three now played in a competition titled the Second Division. Despite this title, this competition formed the third tier of rugby league in Britain, and the results are collated here.
In 2003 rugby league beneath Super League were completely re-organised into the Rugby League National Leagues. National League Two effectively became the Third Division; a National League Three ran between 2003 and 2006 but this was a step below the old Third Division.
Read more about Rugby Football League Championship Third Division: Third Division Championship Winners
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