Competitions

The Co-operative Championship

The Co-operative Championship and Championship 1 form the second and third tier of Rugby League in the UK.

London Skolars currently play in the Championship 1 and are joined by the following teams in 2012:

Team	Ground	City / Town	Head Coach
Doncaster RLFC	Keepmoat Stadium	Doncaster	Tony Miller
Gateshead Thunder	Thunderdome	Gateshead	Kevin Neighbour
Barrow Raiders	Craven Park	Barrow	Darren Holt
Oldham	Whitebank Stadium	Oldham	Tony Benson
Rochdale Hornets	Spotland Stadium	Rochdale	John Stankevitch
South Wales Scorpions	The Gnoll	Neath	Dave Clark
North Wales Crusaders	The Racecourse	Wrexham	Clive Griffiths
Whitehaven	Recreation Ground	Whitehaven	Don Gailer
Workington Town	Derwent Park	Workington	Gary Charlton

Carnegie Challenge Cup

The Carnegie Challenge Cup is a knockout cup competition for rugby league clubs across Europe. Originally it was contested only by British teams, but in recent years the entry has been expanded to allow teams from across Europe to take part.

It has been held annually since 1896, with the exception of the duration of the First World War and it involves amateur, semi-professional and professional clubs that compete in it, though lower ranked teams rarely reach the final stages of the competition. For the 2007 competition ninety-four teams entered the tournament.

The final of the Challenge Cup is one of the most prestigious matches in world rugby league, and is traditionally held at Wembley Stadium, London. Despite London not being an area traditionally associated with rugby league, the final receives a lot of mainstream media coverage and is broadcast to many different countries around the world. Traditionally, Abide With Me is sung before the game, and has become somewhat of a rugby league anthem in the eyes of many.

London Skolars were knocked out of the competition in 2008 by St Helens who went on to lift the trophy, defeating Hull FC at Wembley.

Northern Rail Cup

The National League Cup is a rugby league competition for clubs in Great Britain’s National Leagues. From 2005 it has been sponsored by train operating company Northern Rail, and is known as the Northern Rail Cup.