# 2021 National Conference League

The 2021 National Conference League was the 36th season of the National Conference League, the top league for British amateur rugby league clubs.
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic the tournament had a temporary restructure from its traditional four tiers involving small local round robins across seven areas with the winners and runners-up of each group, as well as a further two teams, entering a playoff system cumulating in one grand final for all four divisions.

## Group A

Askam withdrew from the league during the middle of the season.
| POS | CLUB | P | W | L | D | PF | PA | DIFF | PTS | DIF% | WP% |
| 1 | Wath Brow Hornets | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 247 | 50 | 494.00 | 12 | 494.00 | 100.00 |
| 2 | Kells | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 309 | 156 | 198.08 | 12 | 198.08 | 75.00 |
| 3 | Egremont Rangers | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 201 | 134 | 150.00 | 10 | 150.00 | 62.50 |
| 4 | Barrow Island | 10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 186 | 234 | 79.49 | 10 | 79.49 | 50.00 |
| 5 | Millom | 9 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 134 | 331 | 40.48 | 4 | 40.48 | 22.22 |
| 6 | Hensingham | 7 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 106 | 226 | 46.90 | 2 | 46.90 | 14.29 |
| 7 | Askam | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 68 | 23.53 | 0 | 23.53 | 0.00 |

## Group B

| POS | CLUB | P | W | L | D | PF | PA | DIFF | PTS | DIF% | WP% |
| 1 | Thatto Heath Crusaders | 12 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 394 | 119 | 331.09 | 21 | 331.09 | 87.50 |
| 2 | Pilkington Recs | 12 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 332 | 174 | 190.0 | 16 | 190.80 | 66.67 |
| 3 | Leigh Miners Rangers | 13 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 356 | 264 | 134.85 | 16 | 134.85 | 61.54 |
| 4 | Wigan St Patricks | 14 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 315 | 233 | 135.19 | 17 | 135.19 | 60.71 |
| 5 | Ince Rose Bridge | 12 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 243 | 381 | 63.78 | 8 | 63.78 | 33.33 |
| 6 | Leigh East | 10 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 138 | 274 | 50.36 | 4 | 50.36 | 20.00 |
| 7 | Wigan St Judes | 12 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 174 | 432 | 40.28 | 2 | 40.28 | 8.33 |

## Group C

| POS | CLUB | P | W | L | D | PF | PA | DIFF | PTS | DIF% | WP% |
| 1 | Crosfields | 14 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 398 | 343 | 116.03 | 20 | 116.03 | 71.43 |
| 2 | Rochdale Mayfield | 13 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 395 | 310 | 127.42 | 18 | 127.42 | 69.23 |
| 3 | Clock Face Miners | 12 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 312 | 227 | 137.44 | 16 | 137.44 | 66.67 |
| 4 | Woolston Rovers | 13 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 291 | 256 | 113.67 | 16 | 113.67 | 61.54 |
| 5 | Oldham St Annes | 11 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 223 | 291 | 76.63 | 8 | 76.63 | 36.36 |
| 6 | Waterhead Warriors | 13 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 209 | 313 | 66.77 | 6 | 66.77 | 23.08 |
| 7 | Saddleworth Rangers | 14 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 228 | 434 | 52.53 | 6 | 52.53 | 21.43 |

## Group D

| POS | CLUB | P | W | L | D | PF | PA | DIFF | PTS | DIF% | WP% |
| 1 | Siddal | 14 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 476 | 118 | 403.39 | 26 | 403.39 | 92.86 |
| 2 | Hunslet Club Parkside | 12 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 466 | 120 | 388.33 | 22 | 388.33 | 91.67 |
| 3 | Stanningley | 12 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 309 | 266 | 116.17 | 16 | 116.17 | 66.67 |
| 4 | East Leeds | 11 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 239 | 176 | 135.80 | 12 | 135.80 | 54.55 |
| 5 | Hunslet Warriors | 11 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 143 | 376 | 38.03 | 6 | 38.03 | 27.27 |
| 6 | Oulton Raiders | 13 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 176 | 283 | 62.19 | 6 | 62.19 | 23.08 |
| 7 | Milford | 12 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 130 | 394 | 32.99 | 2 | 32.99 | 8.33 |

## Group E

Gateshead Storm withdrew from the league during the middle of the season.
| POS | CLUB | P | W | L | D | PF | PA | DIFF | PTS | DIF% | WP% |
| 1 | Normanton Knights | 13 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 379 | 208 | 182.21 | 20 | 182.21 | 76.92 |
| 2 | Dewsbury Moor Maroons | 13 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 256 | 216 | 118.52 | 15 | 118.52 | 57.69 |
| 3 | Eastmoor Dragons | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 208 | 227 | 91.63 | 11 | 91.63 | 55.00 |
| 4 | Dewsbury Celtic | 12 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 300 | 337 | 89.02 | 10 | 89.02 | 41.67 |
| 5 | Batley Boys | 10 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 183 | 340 | 53.82 | 6 | 53.82 | 30.00 |
| 6 | Gateshead Storm | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 66 | 176 | 37.50 | 2 | 37.50 | 25.00 |
| 7 | Shaw Cross Sharks | 11 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 194 | 288 | 67.36 | 4 | 67.36 | 18.18 |

## Group F

| POS | CLUB | P | W | L | D | PF | PA | DIFF | PTS | DIF% | WP% |
| 1 | West Bowling | 11 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 508 | 94 | 540.43 | 22 | 540.43 | 100.00 |
| 2 | Lock Lane | 13 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 411 | 191 | 215.18 | 18 | 215.18 | 69.23 |
| 3 | Bradford Dudley Hill | 12 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 255 | 250 | 102.00 | 12 | 102.00 | 50.00 |
| 4 | Underbank Rangers | 12 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 249 | 276 | 90.22 | 12 | 90.22 | 50.00 |
| 5 | Thornhill Trojans | 12 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 272 | 312 | 87.18 | 12 | 87.18 | 50.00 |
| 6 | Featherstone Lions | 13 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 248 | 356 | 69.66 | 8 | 69.66 | 30.77 |
| 7 | Drighlington | 13 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 142 | 474 | 29.96 | 0 | 29.96 | 0.00 |

## Group G

| POS | CLUB | P | W | L | D | PF | PA | DIFF | PTS | DIF% | WP% |
| 1 | Heworth | 11 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 276 | 167 | 165.27 | 18 | 165.27 | 81.82 |
| 2 | West Hull | 13 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 406 | 127 | 319.69 | 20 | 319.69 | 76.92 |
| 3 | York Acorn | 13 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 305 | 185 | 164.86 | 18 | 164.86 | 69.23 |
| 4 | Skirlaugh | 11 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 212 | 211 | 100.47 | 12 | 100.47 | 54.55 |
| 5 | Hull Dockers | 14 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 246 | 373 | 65.95 | 12 | 65.95 | 42.86 |
| 6 | Beverley | 12 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 146 | 310 | 47.10 | 6 | 47.10 | 25.00 |
| 7 | Myton Warriors | 14 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 188 | 548 | 34.31 | 4 | 34.31 | 14.29 |

## Playoffs
### Round of 16

* Thatto Heath Crusaders 74-6 Kells
* West Brow Hornets 60-12 Leigh Miners Rangers
* Siddal 20-8 West Hull
* Hunslet Club Parkside 32-12 Rochdale Mayfield
* Normanton Knights 22-32 Underbank Rangers
* Crossfield 20-42 Pilkington Recs
* West Bowling 28-8 Dewsbury Moor Maroons
* Heworth 34-38 Lock Lane

### Quarter Finals

* Thatto Heath Crusaders 14-12 Siddal
* Pilkington Recs 11-0 Lock Lane
* Underbank Rangers 0-42 Hunslet Club Parkside
* Wath Brow Hornets 18-8 West Bowling

### Semi Finals

* Thatto Heath Crusaders 18-16 Hunslet Club Parkside
* Wath Brow Hornets 44-8 Pilkington Recs

### Grand Final

* Thatto Heath Crusaders 18-10 Wath Brow Hornets