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National Conference League - Definition and Overview
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The National Conference League is the top league in the pyramid of amateur rugby leagues run by the British Amateur Rugby League Association (BARLA). Unline the professional game, the majority of amatuer rugby league in Great Britain is played in the winter months, and the National Conference is therefore a 'winter' league.

Somewhat confusingly, the main amateur competition for clubs that wish to play a summer season is also titled conference: the Rugby League Conference (RLC).

The National Conference League consists of three division of 14 teams each, titled the Premier Division, Division One and Division Two. There is promotion and relegation between each division. Teams relegated from division two return to play in their appropriate regional BARLA league, and are replaced by teams coming up from that level of play.

The NCL is seen as being the top division for 'traditional' clubs from the 'heartland' areas of rugby league, whilst the RLC consists mostly of clubs from other areas of the country.

There is no formal link form the NCL to any semi-professional league, as all profession rugby league in the UK is now played in the summer. Some NCL clubs have however chosen to "move across" to the summer structure in order to progress towards the professional ranks, one example of this being Warrington Wizards (who formerly competed in the NCL as Woolston Rovers).

Many of the players from the amateur BARLA teams go on to play for teams in the national leagues or Super League.

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Competitions
Super League | National League | Challenge Cup | National League Cup
National Conference League | Rugby League Conference

National teams
Great Britain | England | Ireland | Scotland | Wales

Federations
RFL | BARLA

Former competitions
Championship | Premiership | Lancs/Yorks Cups | Lancs/Yorks League | Regal Trophy | Charity Shield | BBC2 Floodlit Trophy |

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