# 2007 National League Cup

The 2007 National League Cup (known for commercial reasons as the Northern Rail Cup) was a British rugby league competition. The group stage of the competition began on 11 February and the final, in which Widnes Vikings won 54−6 against Whitehaven, was played on 15 July. In January 2007, the Rugby Football League announced a change to the points system meaning that teams earned three points for a win, two for a draw, and one bonus point for a loss by 12 points or less. However, in the final tables only one point was given for a draw.

## Results
### Group stage
#### Group 1

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | BP | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
| 1 | Whitehaven | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 234 | 76 | 158 | 16 |
| 2 | Barrow Raiders | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 210 | 108 | 102 | 12 |
| 3 | Workington Town | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 136 | 210 | −74 | 9 |
| 4 | Blackpool Panthers | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 92 | 278 | −186 | 2 |

#### Group 2

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | BP | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
| 1 | Castleford Tigers | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 246 | 58 | 188 | 18 |
| 2 | Featherstone Rovers | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 130 | 164 | −34 | 8 |
| 3 | Sheffield Eagles | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 110 | 176 | −66 | 7 |
| 4 | Doncaster Lakers | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 86 | 174 | −88 | 6 |

#### Group 3

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | BP | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
| 1 | Dewsbury Rams | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 228 | 64 | 164 | 16 |
| 2 | Batley Bulldogs | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 100 | 137 | −37 | 8 |
| 3 | Hunslet Hawks | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 74 | 187 | −113 | 7 |

#### Group 4

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | BP | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
| 1 | Widnes Vikings | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 256 | 70 | 186 | 15 |
| 2 | Celtic Crusaders | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 136 | 156 | −20 | 12 |
| 3 | Leigh Centurions | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 192 | 120 | 72 | 11 |
| 4 | London Skolars | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 72 | 310 | −238 | 0 |

#### Group 5

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | BP | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
| 1 | Halifax | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 242 | 70 | 172 | 18 |
| 2 | York City Knights | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 188 | 144 | 44 | 12 |
| 3 | Keighley Cougars | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 136 | 184 | −48 | 7 |
| 4 | Gateshead Thunder | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 68 | 236 | −168 | 1 |

#### Group 6

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | BP | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
| 1 | Rochdale Hornets | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 164 | 78 | 86 | 16 |
| 2 | Swinton Lions | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 118 | 172 | −54 | 7 |
| 3 | Oldham | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 104 | 150 | −46 | 6 |

#### Group 7

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | BP | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
| 1 | Bramley Buffaloes | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 204 | 94 | 110 | 18 |
| 2 | Warington Wizards | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 170 | 158 | 12 | 8 |
| 3 | Dewsbury Celtic | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 142 | 180 | −38 | 7 |
| 4 | Hemel Stags | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 106 | 190 | −84 | 6 |

### Knockout stage

| Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final |
| Widnes Vikings | 62 | | | | |
| Batley Bulldogs | 6 | | | | |
| Batley Bulldogs | 6 | Widnes Vikings | 24 | | |
| | | Rochdale Hornets | 0 | | |
| Rochdale Hornets | 30 | Rochdale Hornets | 0 | | |
| Swinton Lions | 16 | | | | |
| Swinton Lions | 16 | | | Widnes Vikings | 18 |
| | | | | Castleford Tigers | 12 |
| Castleford Tigers | 50 | | | Castleford Tigers | 12 |
| Workington Town | 24 | | | | |
| Workington Town | 24 | Castleford Tigers | 42 | | |
| | | Leigh Centurions | 6 | | |
| Leigh Centurions | 46 | Leigh Centurions | 6 | | |
| Dewsbury Rams | 30 | | | | | | |
| Dewsbury Rams | 30 | | | | | Widnes | 54 |
| | | | | | | Whitehaven | 6 |
| Whitehaven | 52 | | | | | Whitehaven | 6 |
| Bramley | 4 | | | | | | |
| Bramley | 4 | Whitehaven | 34 | | | | |
| | | Barrow Raiders | 14 | | | | |
| Barrow Raiders | 18 | Barrow Raiders | 14 | | | | |
| York City Knights | 16 | | | | | | |
| York City Knights | 16 | | | Whitehaven | 34 | | |
| | | | | Halifax | 19 |
| Halifax | 76 | | | Halifax | 19 |
| Featherstone Rovers | 16 | | | | |
| Featherstone Rovers | 16 | Halifax | 30 | | |
| | | Celtic Crusaders | 18 | | |
| Celtic Crusaders | 28 | Celtic Crusaders | 18 | | |
| Hunslet Hawks | 14 | | | | |
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### Final

The final was played at Bloomfield Road on 15 July 2007. The attendance was 8,326.
* 15 July 2007 2:15 pm BST
| Widnes Vikings | 54 – 6 | Whitehaven |
| Tries: Grix, Blanch (2), Kohe-Love, Nanyn, Gaskell, Moran, Smith, Doran Goals: Nanyn (9) | report scorers | Tries: Rudd Goals: Rudd |
* Bloomfield Road Attendance: 8,326 Player of the Match: Dennis Moran