1998 RFL Division One

RFL Division One
Rugby Football League Division One
Duration 30 Rounds
Number of teams 11
1998 Season
Grand Final winners Wakefield Trinity
League leaders Wakefield Trinity
Player of the year Richard Chapman
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The 1998 Division One Championship season was the second tier of British rugby league during the 1998 season. The competition featured eleven teams, with Wakefield Trinity winning the league and the inaugural Grand Final.

Championship

The league was won by Wakefield Trinity. Wakefield also won the inaugural First Division Grand Final against Featherstone Rovers, and were awarded a place in the Super League. Despite being on the losing side, Richard Chapman won the Tom Bergin Trophy.

No teams were relegated, as the First and Second Divisions were merged to form a single division which would later become known as the Northern Ford Premiership.[1]

League table

Team Pld W D L PF PA Pts
1Wakefield Trinity 30221779050645
2Hull Kingston Rovers 30201974848041
3Dewsbury Rams 30192972348140
4Featherstone Rovers 301711277961335
5Swinton Lions 301711270254435
6Hunslet Hawks 301711271957535
7Keighley Cougars 301411558767529
8Whitehaven Warriors 301301763665726
9Widnes Vikings 30912060186219
10Rochdale Hornets 30612357191213
11Leigh Centurions 306024505105612
Champions Play-offs

Play-offs

Week 1

Featherstone Rovers 22–12 Swinton Lions

Hull Kingston Rovers 18–2 Dewsbury Rams

Week 2

Wakefield Trinity 19–16 Hull Kingston Rovers

Dewsbury Rams 10–20 Featherstone Rovers

Week 3

Hull Kingston Rovers 6–54 Featherstone Rovers

Grand Final

26 September 1998
Wakefield Trinity 24 – 22 Featherstone Rovers
Try: Southernwood, Bostock (2), Casey, Stephenson
Goal: Casey (2)
Report Try: Baker, Jackson, Collins, Hall
Goal: Chapman (3)
Alfred McAlpine Stadium, Huddersfield
Attendance: 8,224
Referee/s: Nick Oddy (Halifax)
Man of the Match: Richard Chapman

See also

References

  1. Hadfield, Dave. "Rugby League: Clubs opt for one division structure". The Independent. Retrieved 20 December 2014.

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